Program Details

8 - 9 a.m. Networking and Continental Breakfast  
9 - 9:05 a.m. Introduction Mary Ellen Mazey, Ph.D.
President
Bowling Green State University
9:05 - 9:15 a.m. Opening Remarks State Representative Robert McColley
9:15 - 10 a.m. State of the Region Address Mark Schweitzer, Ph.D.
VP for Outreach and Regional Analytics
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
10 - 10:30 a.m. State of Region Reaction Panel Dean Monske, Regional Growth Partnership
Judith Cowan, Ohio Energy and Advanced Manufacturing Center
Mark Schweitzer, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Moderator: Jennifer Alford, Creative Financial Partners
10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Break  
10:45 - 11:30 a.m. Keynote Address: Strengthening Ties in the Multigenerational Workplace Lauren Stiller Rikleen
President
Rikleen Institute for
Strategic Leadership
11:30 a.m. - Noon Best Practices in Engaging Millennials Pamela Byrne, Welltower Inc.
Jen Murphy, Hyland Software
Lauren Stiller Rikleen, Rikleen Institute for Strategic Leadership
Moderator: Russell Mills, Ph.D., BGSU Center
for Regional Development

Updated: 08/20/2025 11:25AM