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Thursday, October 15, 2026, 11:30 a.m.
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Friday, October 16, 2026, 11:30 a.m.
Preparing Talent in the Age of AI: The 2026 Deborah Vesy Systems Change Champion Award Forum
Remarks from Dr. Cameron Sublett, Senior Director of Innovation and Incubation, Foundation for California Community Colleges
Everyone is thinking about the implications of AI on jobs and occupations – how occupations will change, what new skills will be required for each occupation, and how an occupation will be expected to use AI. Many organizations that teach...
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 11:30 a.m.
Understanding Addiction from the Inside: Youth Mental Health, Stigma, and Support
This is a youth-led forum, powered by student voices. Conversations about addiction often focus on what people see from the outside, while overlooking the mental health challenges, relationships, pressures, and stigma that can shape a young person's experience. For teens who...
Friday, October 23, 2026, 11:30 a.m.
It's not your imagination, and it's not hype. Your energy bill is up. A lot. According to analysis by Signal Ohio, electric bills are up an average of 12% over last year and they've risen 62% over the last decade....
Friday, October 30, 2026, 11:00 a.m.
Tangle: One Solution for Bridging the Partisan Divide
The 2026 City Club Annual Meeting
No media entity has targeted the partisan divide quite as directly as Tangle. A daily newsletter taking on just one topic each day, Tangle offers analysis of what each side is saying and then transparently offers a thoughtful and considered...
Thursday, November 05, 2026, 11:30 a.m.
At a Crossroads: The Future of LGBTQ Rights, Policy, and Public Life in America
Over the last several years, the legal and political landscape for the LGBTQ community has evolved, placing long-standing civil rights at the center of major policy changes across the nation. Whether in the workplace, schools, or public spaces, the country...
Friday, November 06, 2026, 11:30 a.m.
Derf Backderf on The Dissidents: Autocrats! Vigilantes! Communists! And Cartoonists!
A Conversation with Author Derf Backderf and Ideastream Public Media's Mike McIntyre!
For generations, political cartoonists have leveraged the versatility of art and satire to challenge politics of the time. Yet in the 1910s, a group of cartoonists and journalists called "The Masses" pushed back against a corrupt administration and found themselves...
Thursday, November 12, 2026, 7:30 a.m.
After the Election: What's Next for Greater Cleveland’s Economy?
A Breakfast Conversation on State Priorities for Growth and Opportunity
The election season may be ending, but the work of improving the environment for companies to grow, talent to prosper, and communities to thrive continues. Greater Cleveland is gaining momentum. In the rankings of Midwest regions, the region was 4th in...
Friday, November 13, 2026, 11:30 a.m.
We've Been Here The Whole Time! A Not So Sacred Guide to All Things Native America
A Conversation with Joey Clift, Author, Comedian, TV writer, and Producer
What would happen if The Onion's writers' room wrote a book about Indian Country? No, seriously. What if? We’ve Been Here The Whole Time! A Not So Sacred Guide to All Things Native America is a funny and deeply informative comedy...
Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 11:30 a.m.
School-to-Prison Pipeline: How Discipline Shapes Students' Futures
This is a youth-led forum, powered by student voices. A disciplinary decision at school can affect far more than what happens in a classroom. For some young people, repeated suspensions, exclusion from school, community violence, and contact with the juvenile justice...
Thursday, November 19, 2026, 11:30 a.m.
Reducing Mass Incarceration & Understanding Public Safety Beyond Policing
Remarks by Campaign Zero's DeRay Mckesson
At Campaign Zero, they know it will take deliberate action by policymakers at every level of government to end police violence. Launched in 2015, Campaign Zero serves as a research-based platform to move toward an understanding of public safety beyond...
Wednesday, December 09, 2026, 11:00 a.m.
Defining Success After High School: Purpose, Pressure, and the Paths We Choose
This is a youth-led forum, powered by student voices. College is often treated as the default next step after high school, but students face a much wider range of possibilities and very different barriers to accessing them. As graduation approaches, young...
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