Please note: this is not the complete and final schedule for the conference. Start times for sessions will be updated soon.
Tuesday, September 15
Microbusiness Summit (requires separate registration)
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Building as Community Development Strategy Feature talk by Thrive Community Partners
Behind the Lending Curtain- It's Not You, It's Me Feature talk by Commstar Credit Union
Legal Support and Tips for Small Businesses Feature talk by The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio
Member Meeting Reception
Wednesday, September 16
Sessions Operationalizing Single Family Housing Feature talk by PNC Bank, Canton for All People
From Fragmentation to Ecosystem: Building a Community-Led Development Model in Disinvested Neighborhoods Workshop by Miles Heights Development Corporation
From Sidewalk to Systems: How Downtown Ambassadors Turn Real-Time Insight into Systemic Community Change Short talk by Economic Action Group
More Than a Gathering Place: How Public Space Builds Voice, Value, and Pathways Short Talk by Price Hill Will
CDFIs 101: What They Are and How They Can Support Your Work Short talk by OCCH
Wonderful Waterfronts: Connecting Appalachian Ohio Communities Feature talk by Ironton-Lawrence Community Action Organization, City of Portsmouth
Place-Based Celebration: Using Festivals to Build Belonging, Tourism, and Local Pride Feature talk by KO Consulting LLC
Cultural Hybridization: How the Interaction of Producers and Consumers Can Generate New Products and Practices Critical to the Vitality of Farmers Markets Feature talk by Ohio University
Keynote Lunch
Regional Tours- Arts, Housing, Food Systems, History
Reception
Thursday, September 17
Awards Breakfast
Sessions Playing with the Ecosystems Analogy--Discovering and Applying Lessons from Natural Systems in Appalachia Workshop by Rural Action
Succession Planning: Adding Capacity, Subtracting Stress Workshop by The Well CDC
Using Local Data to Understand Black Homeownership and Wealth-Building Barriers Short Talk by Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group (PCRG)
The Role of Community Design in Community Development Short Talk by Toledo Design Collective, Kent State University - Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative
An Introduction to Justice Built Short talk by Ohio Access to Justice Foundation
