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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.)

May 31, 2023

Can a spectacular new piece of public art help to revitalize downtown Columbus? 

This week, we explore the role of public art in Columbus and how a new addition to the city’s public art scene became reality. “Current,” made from 78 miles of twine and bound together with more than a half-million knots, is the...


May 24, 2023

This week’s special evening program is a farewell to CMC’s longtime CEO Jane Scott, who retires at the end of May 2023 after more than nineteen years leading the nonprofit Columbus Metropolitan Club, and a chance to meet CMC’s next leader, incoming President and CEO Sophia Fifner, and learn about her vision for...


May 17, 2023

The impact of Intel’s two new massive semiconductor manufacturing facilities in Licking County, Ohio, will go far beyond the $20 billion investment itself. The two new plants – with more likely to follow – will generate tens of thousands of new jobs across Ohio and will in turn draw contractors and other...


May 10, 2023

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the nation saw an increase in substance misuse, alcohol consumption, depression, and suicide rates. One in thirteen Ohioans live with addiction, and nearly 1 in 4 struggle with a mental health condition. To help address this crippling issue, Ohio has created the “Beat the Stigma”...


May 3, 2023

The future of personal mobility isn’t yet clear, but it's not likely to be based on privately-owned gas-powered cars forever. Personal mobility will come many future forms: autonomous cars, improved mass transit, high-speed rail, new modes of electric aerial transportation, and urban street infrastructure that...