Economic Summit 2022
Date and Time
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
11:30 AM - 7:00 PM EST
11:30 am — Registration/Box Lunch Provided
12:00 pm — Welcome
Welcome - Shyam Rajadhyaksha, AACG President
Introduction of MC Maria Durant
Joy Kouns Lewis, AACG Executive Director
12:15 pm — Keynote Speaker, Frank LaRose, Secretary of State
12:45 pm — Break
1:00 pm — Access to Capital To Grow Your Business
Moniqua Spencer, Advantage Capital
Tiffany Whitner, Vice President, First Merchants Bank
Monica L. Womack, Chief, Minority Business Development Division,
Ohio Department of Development
1:50 pm — Break
2:00 pm — Strategies for Logistics & Supply Chain For Your Business
Randy Rhodes, Vice President of Operations, MES
Suzanna Zhu, Procurement Supplement Executive, Bath & Body Works
Maxwell Posival, Senior Vice President, Advantage Capital
Vinita Mehra, Global Business Attorney, Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter
2:50 pm — Break
3:00 pm — Workforce Solutions for Your Business
Opal Brant, Director of Business Solutions, Workforce Development Board of Central Ohio
Tom Poole, Talent Acquisition Director, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Chris Ferruso, Legislative Director, National Federation of Independent Businesses
Kevin Boehner, Director of Small Business and Workforce Polity, Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Jeffery Johnson, Chief, Minority Business Development Division,
Ohio Development Services Agency
4:00 pm - Closing Keynote - Mark Fleming, Senior Portfolio Manager, Fifth Third Bank
4:30 pm — Economic Summit Reception - Market 65 Restaurant - 65 East State Street, 1st Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215
5:00 pm — Remarks - Lt. Governor Jon Husted
7:00 pm — Reception Ends
Location
Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter
65 E. State Street, 18th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Reception:
Market 65
65 E. State Street, 1st Floor
Fees/Admission
$59 for AACG Members
$99 for Non-members
Description
Join us for a day of discussion about the future of our economy. Our speakers will present ideas about accessing funding, the supply chain challenges, and address staffing shortages for everyone in Central Ohio.
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