The sixth annual Ohio Economic-Education Summit will bring business, industry and education together on February 26-27, 2013, in Columbus.
Registration deadline is Wednesday, February 20.
The Summit will feature the following industry sectors:
• Aerospace and Aviation
• Agribusiness and Food Processing
• Automotive
• BioHealth
• Energy (oil/gas, wind/solar)
• Financial Services
• Health
• Information Technology and Services
• Manufacturing
• Polymers and Chemicals
Conference headliner Richard O’Sullivan, principal and founder of Change Management Solutions, will start the dialog on the future of labor force demand and what relationships need to be developed among businesses, education and economic development leaders to ensure that the current skills gap is closed and new ones do not emerge.
The sixth annual Ohio Economic-Education Summit, sponsored by the Ohio Department of Education’s Office of Career-Technical Education, will be conducted at the Sheraton Columbus Hotel at Capitol Square (formerly the Hyatt on Capitol Square), 75 East State Street, Columbus.
The Summit, which costs $135, will open with an informal networking session at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 26, and conclude at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 27.
To reserve a room at the Sheraton Columbus Hotel at Capitol Square, please call the hotel at (614) 365-4500. There may be a few rooms available at the conference discounted rate of $119 a night. Reservations at the group rate depend upon availability.
For more information, visit the Summit website at:
www.economic.education.ohio.gov
Additional questions can be sent to Pat Huston at pat.huston@education.ohio.gov or Scott Ebright at scott@ebright.info.