EPN Breakfast Club
The Environmental Professionals Network hosts a monthly breakfast series with compelling speakers on important innovative topics at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center on Ohio State’s campus - open to all!
Registration
OSU students may register for free by selecting the "student scholarship" option on the registration page
Breakfast Program - Beyond Boundaries, Rural, Urban, Political - Acting on Shared Interests Can Promote Prosperity and Sustainability
Relatively rapid growth of urban centers even during periods of economic downturn has often led to competition and even resentment over private and public investments by those in more rural areas, some of which are losing population. Economic situations vary widely across rural and urban areas around Ohio and beyond, but there are examples of shared interests that cross these boundaries, indeed need to cross these boundaries, to broadly increase prosperity and sustainability. These include economic development, water quality, transportation, and workforce development. Attend this EPN breakfast program to learn how to move beyond boundaries and hear of success stories in Ohio and elsewhere that promote shared values and recognize the many levels of interdependence across rural and urban areas – valuable lessons that could foster cooperation in our own communities.
Moderator
Suzanne Dulaney - Executive Director of the County Commissioners Association of Ohio
Panelists
William Murdock - Executive Director, Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission
Jeff Sharp - Director of OSU's School of Environment and Natural Resources
Debbie Lieberman - Montgomery County Commissioner
Steve Stolte - Union County Commissioner/former County Engineer
Agenda
7:15 Networking with beverages
7:15-8:00 Environment Economy Development and Sustainability Capstone Poster Presentations
7:40 Warm buffet breakfast
8:10 Welcome/Program
9:15 Q&A /Discussion
9:30 Wrap-up
For further information about these 2nd Tuesdays Breakfasts or the EPN, please contact Joe Campbell at campbell.844@osu.edu or 614-634-6363.