2019 Impact Ohio Toledo Conference

Thursday, March 14
8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Renaissance Toledo Downtown Hotel

At the Impact Ohio 2019 Toledo Regional Conference, key government officials, business leaders, and community members will discuss issues important to the region.

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

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Registration, Networking & Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM	Conference Welcome Jennifer Flatter, Chief Executive Officer, Impact Ohio William McDonnell, Chairman of the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce and Regional President of PNC McKenzie Davis, Partner, The Success Group
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM	Welcome from the Mayor The Honorable Wade Kapszukiewicz, Mayor of Toledo
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM	Priorities & Plans for Ohio's 49th Treasurer of State The Honorable Robert Sprague, Ohio Treasurer of State
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM	Improving Childhood Experiences to Improve Communities Moderator Lauren Lindstrom, Staff Writer, Toledo Blade Panelists Gretchen DeBacker, Legislative Director, City of Toledo Shannon Jones, Executive Director of Groundwork Ohio and Warren County Commissioner Robin Reese, Director, Lucas County Children Services
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM	Keynote Address The Honorable Mike DeWine, Governor of Ohio
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM	Coffee Break & Networking
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	The Road Ahead: Solving Ohio's Transportation & Infrastructure Issues Moderator Brian Dicken, Vice President, Advocacy and Strategic Initiatives, Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce Panelists Tim Brown, President, Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments Leadership (TMACOG) Nicole Busey, Member of Governor’s Advisory Committee on Transportation Infrastructure and Tax Director Indirect Tax Compliance & Planning, Marathon Petroleum Company LP Greg Lawson, Research Fellow, Buckeye Institute Chris Runyan, Coalition Member, Fix Our Roads Ohio
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM	Lunch, Networking, & Recognition of Elected Officials and Sponsors Mike Toman, Partner, The Success Group
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	The Future of Lake Erie & the Quality of Our Water Moderator Tom Henry, Environmental-Energy Writer, Toledo Blade Panelists Crystal M.C. Davis, Policy Director, Alliance for the Great Lakes Jordan Hoewischer, Director of Water Quality and Research, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Dr. Gary Pierzynski, Associate Dean, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University Frank Szollosi, Great Lakes Climate Policy Director & Regional Field Director at National Wildlife Federation