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The Columbus Metropolitan Club

Each week, the Columbus Metropolitan Club hosts a forum discussion on topics that range that gamut, from business to policy to social services and more. The discussions might feature a diverse panel of experts, or it could be an interview with a high-level community or business leader, with our customary audience Q&A at the end. Whether it's something that impacts the local community or has global implications, listeners walk away educated, informed, and engaged. (All forums are recorded live in Columbus, Ohio.)

Apr 24, 2023

How can we close the gender and pay gap and fuel Ohio’s workforce growth, particularly in high demand science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields? Ohio’s high-tech employers will need ever-growing numbers of trained and passionate STEM employees as the state welcomes two Intel semiconductor...


Apr 17, 2023

David A. Chikvaidze, Ph.D. returns to the CMC stage after five tumultuous years in the world of international relations and diplomacy.

Chikvaidze serves as the Chef de Cabinet to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva and has worked in foreign service for more than 34 years. Georgian by birth,...


Apr 14, 2023

As reported by Axios Columbus last year, average annual temperatures in Ohio have increased by almost three degrees since the first Earth Day in April 1970. As Earth Day 2023 approaches on April 22, this week’s CMC forum looks at the impact of climate change in Ohio.

The panelists are: 

Ja’net Graham,...


Apr 5, 2023

This CMC forum features an in-depth conversation with former Ohio governor Richard F. Celeste, author of the recent book, In the Heart of It All.

Celeste rose from humble beginnings in northeast Ohio to reach the Ohio governor’s residence and beyond. His new book recounts Celeste’s childhood in Lakewood, Ohio,...