Spotlight on Events

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The Northeast Ohio Health Care Transformation Forum is a premier regional event that brings together health care professionals, clinicians, educators, public health leaders, and system partners to advance meaningful, actionable change across Northeast Ohio’s health care ecosystem. This year’s theme is Transforming the Future of Health Care Together!, reinforcing our belief that radical collaboration will always lead to transformative and sustainable change.

Hosted by Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED), the Forum serves as a neutral, trusted space for cross-sector collaboration—connecting strategy, quality improvement, innovation, and leadership to contribute to the ideas that will drive change across Northeast Ohio. This event stands alone as an immersive day of engaging conversations, hands-on sessions, and opportunities to collaborate across systems, disciplines, and experiences. Event focus areas include:

1. Quality improvement
2. Innovation
3. Patient safety & experience
4. Infection prevention
5. Technology
6. Leadership

LOCATION

Northeast Ohio Medical University
NEW Center | 4211 State Route 44 Rootstown, Ohio

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For four straight years, the Ohio Tech Summit presented by Verizon brings together Fortune 500 execs, startup founders, and state tech leaders from every Ohio market.  Beyond the stage, the Summit is about the connections made between sessions. Whether you're looking for your next partner, investor, or hire, this is a statewide gathering of decision-makers.

Our 5th anniversary Summit features high-energy, multi-track content designed for every part of our state’s growing tech sector:

1. Enterprise: Conversations and sessions with tech execs from some of Ohio’s biggest name brands.
2. Startup: Showcasing up and coming new ideas being built in real time.
3. Talent: Designing strategies to attract, train, and retain the elite tech talent needed to power Ohio's future.

LOCATION

The Ohio Union, 1739 N. High Street,  Columbus, OH 43210

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The Ohio Federal Research Network (OFRN) Opportunity Days are brought to you by Parallax Advanced Research in collaboration with The Ohio State University, and the Ohio Department of Higher Education. OFRN Opportunity Days are geared toward government, academic, and industry innovators and researchers in Ohio as well as anyone interested in collaborating on innovative ideas to solve government challenges. The OFRN Opportunity Day will feature thought leader presentations, Q&A, and R&D funding opportunities. 

Event focus: Advanced Manufacturing. 

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The 2026 Digital Transformation Summit draws over 500 nationwide leaders and researchers at the intersection of Engineering, Manufacturing, Defense, Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), and the transformative potential of cross-sector collaboration in shaping our future. This year’s summit will explore the crucial advancements in next-generation technologies, including, but not limited to, digital engineering, Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), cybersecurity, and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS).

Through thought-provoking panels, visionary keynotes, and collaborative breakout sessions, participants will discover how Digital Transformation is enabling advancements in various fields and disciplines. This year, each session is geared toward current and ongoing critical and integral digital-based state and federal initiatives regarding research and development and workforce efforts, with opening remarks from J.P. Nauseef, President and CEO of JobsOhio.

Our expert speakers will be delivering high-level and engaging papers, panels, and fireside chats about these efforts, particularly concerning Artificial Intelligence (AI), Aerospace, Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), UAS, and Cybersecurity. Current participants comprise speakers from BAE Systems, Siemens, Southwest Research Institute, the National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence, University of Dayton Research Institute, STC Arcfield, Mile 2, Galois, MTSI, and top leadership from the Air Force Materials Command headquarters to name a few.

This summit presents a unique opportunity to connect with leaders, researchers, and innovators in government, industry and academia. Don’t miss this year’s pivotal event at the forefront of digital innovation!

LOCATION

Sinclair Community College Conference Center | 12 W 4th St, Dayton, OH, 45402 US