2017 Impact Ohio Cincinnati Conference

Thursday, October 5
8:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Renaissance Cincinnati Downtown Hotel

In 2017, Impact Ohio held its first regional conferences. At the Impact Ohio 2017 Cincinnati Conference, key government officials, business leaders, and community members discussed issues important to the city.

At the conference, attendees heard first-hand from government leaders, political analysts, pundits, and policy experts on issues that affect their community.

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Registration, Continental Breakfast & Networking
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM	Conference Welcome Jennifer Flatter, Chief Executive Officer, Impact Ohio Jason Kershner, Vice President of Government Affairs, Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber of Commerce
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM	Observations from the Fourth Estate in the Age of "Fake News" Moderator Tom McKee, Reporter, WCPO TV Channel 9 Panelists Jessie Balmert, State Government and Politics Reporter, The Cincinnati Enquirer Rob Daumeyer, Editor, Cincinnati Business Courier Byron McCauley, Columnist, The Cincinnati Enquirer Jason Williams, Political Columnist, The Cincinnati Enquirer
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM	Coffee Break
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Opiates: New Solutions for Attacking the Epidemic Moderator Shannon Jones, Executive Director of Groundwork Ohio and Warren County Commissioner Panelists Lori Criss, Chief Executive Officer, The Ohio Council of Behavioral Health & Family Services Providers Denise Driehaus, Commissioner, Hamilton County Dr. Shawn Ryan, President, Ohio Society of Addiction Medicine and Chief Medical Officer, Brightview Health Representative Robert Sprague, Member, Ohio House Finance Committee and Finance Subcommittee on Health & Human Service
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Smart Cities and the Future of Transportation Moderator Brendon Cull, Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber of Commerce Panelists Senator Frank LaRose, Chair, Ohio Senate Transportation Committee Mark Policinski, CEO, OKI Regional Council of Governments P.G. Sittenfeld, Council Member, City of Cincinnati Jamie Sullivan, Digital Infrastructure Specialist, Internet of Things, AT&T
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM	Break
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM	Keynote Luncheon: Political Insight: The State of the Parties Moderator Brian Hodgett, Director Ohio Government & Community Relations, Procter & Gamble Panelists David Pepper, Chairman, Ohio Democratic Party Jane Timken, Chairman, Ohio Republican Party