Thursday, May 24, 2018
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114
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Thursday, May 24, 2018
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114
When we hear the phrase "disruptive technologies," we often think of tools upending the status quo - companies like Uber or Airbnb or innovations like artificial intelligence or driverless cars. However, the algorithms and software architecture that powers these innovations are already in use every day - often with devastating consequences.
Today, decision-making for of social service and safety net programs...
Friday, June 24, 2022, 11:30 a.m.
Civil Rights Cold Cases: Uncovering the Restless and Relevant Truth
For months after three white men chased Ahmaud Arbery to his death, Georgia of 2020 looked disconcertingly like Georgia of 1950. Hank Klibanoff would know. He is a son of the South, professor at Emory University, and created the Georgia...
Tuesday, June 21, 2022, 12:00 p.m.
Up Next in State Policy Advocacy
According to Hannah Halbert, "Public policy put me here." She grew up in rural Kentucky, raised by her mother who held several jobs and wrote obituaries for the local paper. Social Security dependent benefits gave her mom security after losing...
Friday, June 17, 2022, 11:30 a.m.
GOJO Industries: 75 Years of Ingenuity and Innovation - Postponed
This forum has been postponed. For questions, please contact Amber Smith at asmith@cityclub.org. From its founding in 1946, ingenuity and innovation have been at the heart of GOJO Industries. At the time, tire and rubber manufacturers in Akron were cleaning...
Wednesday, June 15, 2022, 11:30 a.m.
A Conversation with Former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos
Online registration has closed, but tickets are still available. For tickets or questions, please contact Amber Smith at asmith@cityclub.org. Our country has just begun to emerge from one of the most significant mass disruptions to American education in our history. In...
Friday, June 10, 2022, 11:30 a.m.
Elder Care: Connecting through Imagination, Joy, and Wonder
Our elders, especially those experiencing dementia and Alzheimer’s are often isolated in nursing homes or segregated in elder-care settings, making the final years of life feel lonely and devoid of meaning. But what if we could radically change how we...
Friday, June 03, 2022, 11:30 a.m.
The Changing Reality of Human Resource Management
Over the past two years, few have had a better view of workplace upheaval than human resource managers. In their roles, they oversee constantly evolving COVID-19 policies, are managing a new hybrid workforce, are addressing workplace inequities, and are tasked...
Friday, May 20, 2022, 11:30 a.m.
Undelivered: The Never-Heard Speeches That Would Have Rewritten History
Speeches have the power to educate, incite, and inspire. But for almost every delivered speech, there exists an undelivered opposite. These “second speeches” provide a tantalizing, sometimes terrifying window into what could have been if not for changes of heart...
Friday, May 13, 2022, 11:30 a.m.
Laboratories of Autocracy: A Wake-Up Call from Behind the Lines
The greatest threat to American democracy, says David Pepper isn't the high-profile antics of national politicians. In his new book, Laboratories of Autocracy, he posits that the greatest danger to democracy is in our own statehouses, and the dismantling of...
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