Schedule

 

8:30 - 9:20 AM

Doors Open: Registration + Coffee Networking

It’s 8:30 am and the doors are open at John Carroll University’s Dolan Center for Science & Technology. First, you’ll register and get your Summit pass. Then, enjoy our morning coffee networking and meet someone new thanks to Marcum LLP - the Summit’s Networking Sponsor.

9:25 AM

Kick Off: Grab your seat

Let’s go. Getting this party started you’ll hear from JCU President Alan Miciak, JCU Professor Scott Allen, and OhioX President/CEO Chris Berry.

9:45 AM

Keynote: Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb

He's the 58th Mayor of Cleveland and the first millennial one. Mayor Bibb has a strong background in tech and innovation and we’re going to hear his vision for Cleveland’s future.

 
 

10:00 AM

Corporate Innovation: How Ohio's biggest names are building our future (PANEL)

You know their names. They’re some of Cleveland and Ohio’s most iconic brands and they’ve been around for decades. And now, we're going to learn about what’s next

 

Connect with David, Erin, and John on LinkedIn.

 

10:30 AM

Innovation Sprints (No. 01)

 

  • Mike’s Sprint: Disruption and Reinvention: Three Mega-Trends to Embrace Over the Next Decade

  • Elad’s Sprint: From Startup Nation to the Birthplace of Unicorns: Lessons for Ohio from Israel

  • David’s Sprint: Digitally Outside In

 

11:00 AM

Built in Ohio: Meet Ohio’s startups (PANEL)

 
 
 

Connect with Carrie, Calvin, Jess, Amanda, and Scott on LinkedIn.

 

11:30 AM

Innovation Sprints

 

  • Jamie’s Sprint: A FinTech meets an Iconic Ohio Company . . . A Story of Growth and Innovation

  • Cal’s Sprint: Designing High-Impact AI Solutions. Are You Ready to Take Action?

 

12:00 PM

Lunch + Networking

Grab Summit provided lunch and spend the hour meeting someone new. Thanks to Moveworks for being the Summit’s Lunch Sponsor.

1:30 PM

Fireside Chat with DJ Edison

 

Connect with DJ and Chris on LinkedIn.

2:00 PM

Innovation Sprints

 
 
 

  • Doug’s Sprint: Game of Skills - How the skill of learning will be the ‘one skill to rule them all’ fueling our future.

  • Ryan’s Sprint: The Metaverse of Work

  • Jacob’s Sprint: Future of IoT - Beyond Convenience

  • Lacey’s Sprint: How to Find and Keep Talent with a UX Approach

  • Ray’s Sprint: Reflecting and Looking Forward: What's Most Important for Ohio’s Future in Innovation and Technology

 

3:00 PM

Next: Building Cleveland and Ohio’s tech hubs (PANEL)

 
 
 

Connect with Carrie, Baiju, K.L., Michelle, and Chris on LinkedIn.

 

3:30 PM

Tech Expo w/ Happy Hour: Meet tech + innovation

 

Connect with Tonjia. onLinkedIn.

TECH EXPO Companies include…