Tuesday, June 20, 2017
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Cleveland Public Square
1 Public Square Cleveland, Ohio 44114
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Tuesday, June 20, 2017
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Cleveland Public Square
1 Public Square Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Anchor institutions like Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic, and University Hospitals purchase upwards of $3 billion in goods and services per year. Their growth as contributed to Cleveland’s emerging identity as a hotspot for jobs in healthcare and higher education - “eds and meds.” This, coupled with millennials’ renewed interest in city living, has positively impacted our...
Monday, October 16, 2017, 6:00 p.m.
Global climate change is not just an emerging threat to the environment and public health, it is a current threat to both. Climate change stresses natural ecosystems, undermines our health and wellbeing by contaminating the air we breathe, the water...
Science, Technology & Innovation
Friday, October 13, 2017, 12:00 p.m.
The Future of Imagination: Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and How We Shape Our World
Last summer, U.S. cities found themselves overwhelmed with thousands of people disrupting public spaces while playing Pokémon GO, an augmented reality (AR) game which overlays digital images onto what is seen in real life. Virtual reality (VR), which places the...
Wednesday, October 11, 2017, 12:00 p.m.
Ohio 2018: Meet the Candidates
In 2018, Ohio will elect new statewide office holders. Leading up to the election, the City Club will be hosting conversations with candidates seeking statewide office. On March 13, Connie Pillich announced her candidacy for Governor of Ohio. An Air Force...
Friday, October 06, 2017, 12:00 p.m.
The Future of Puerto Rican Statehood
This forum is canceled. Congressman Gutierrez and Oscar Lopez Riveria will remain in Puerto Rico to assist in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. In January 2017, President Obama commuted the sentence of perhaps the most recognizable Puerto Rican nationalist, Oscar...
Tuesday, October 03, 2017, 6:30 p.m.
Happy Dog Takes on the World: What Can the U.S. Learn from Healthcare Models Around the World?
Compared to other rich democracies, the U.S. spends much more of its national wealth on healthcare, has among the lowest life expectancy statistics, and is the only nation with large portions of its citizens uninsured. Yet, crafting major legislation to...
Friday, September 29, 2017, 12:00 p.m.
LinkedIn and the Future of Work
Seventy nine percent of Americans who have looked for work in the last two years utilized online resources. Looming large is LinkedIn which consists of nearly 500 million registered users in 200 countries and territories. There are many issues facing our...
Wednesday, September 27, 2017, 12:00 p.m.
In November 2016, the city of Cleveland voted overwhelmingly to renew the 15-mill levy that funded the first four years of The Cleveland Plan. The last five State of the Schools addresses have focused on the progress the Cleveland Metropolitan...
Tuesday, September 26, 2017, 5:00 p.m.
Dinner + Dialogue: Innovation in Urban Education
The future of urban public education is the subject of much debate at the federal, state, and local levels. As the economic divide between the rich and poor continues to deepen, the ability to guarantee quality education of many low-income...
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