2024 State of the Region

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7:30 – 8:00
Check-in & Networking Breakfast

8:00 – 8:30
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Opening Sponsor
Rodney K. Rogers, Ph.D. | President of Bowling Green State University
Ohio State Senator Rob McColley | Ohio Senate District 1

8:30 – 9:00
State of the Region Address
Nichole Fifer, Ph.D. | Director of the Center for Regional Development at BGSU

9:00 – 9:45
Keynote Address: Digital Inclusion
Angela Siefer | Executive Director of NDIA

9:45 – 10:00
Break

10:00 – 10:30
Regional Partnership Spotlight: Leading the Way on Digital Inclusion in Northwest Ohio
Lucas Camuso-Stall | Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, Northwest Ohio RDIA, Lucas County Digital Equity & Accelerator Program
Anna Miller | Manager of Digital Equity and Inclusion at BroadbandOhio

10:30 – 11:00
Featured Topic: The Web of Telehealth – Digital Inclusion & Telehealth
Danielle Renckly | Program Coordinator for Indiana Rural Health Association & Upper Midwest Telehealth Resource Center

11:00 – 12:00
Panel Discussion
Moderated by Peter Voderberg | Chief at Ohio Department of Development BroadbandOhio

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Adrienne Bradley | Healthcare Panelist | Director of Community Impact at ProMedica
David Zak | Rural Connectivity Panelist | Executive & Economic Development Director at Crawford Partnership
Tom Kroma | Workforce Panelist | Executive Director at LISC Toledo
Dr. Dawn Shinew | Education Panelist | Dean of the BGSU College of Education and Human Development

12:00
Conference Closing

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12:15 – 2:00
BroadbandOhio (BBOH) Regional Meeting (Optional)