Where Education Meets Ohio’s Innovation Economy

Ohio’s Future Workforce Summit brings together education, industry, workforce, and government leaders to build the talent behind Ohio’s innovation economy.

[Dublin • October 28, 2026]

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Building Ohio’s Workforce for What’s Next.

As technology reshapes every industry, Ohio must rethink how people are educated, trained, and connected to opportunity. The Summit will explore the skills, partnerships, and career pathways needed to prepare Ohioans for technology-driven jobs and help employers find the talent to grow.

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Where Education Meets Ohio’s Innovation Economy

The jobs are changing. The way we prepare people for them must change, too. Ohio’s Future Workforce Summit brings together educators, employers, workforce leaders, and policymakers to build stronger pathways from learning to opportunity.

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Agenda Highlights

Ohio’s Future Workforce Summit brings together leaders from education, industry, workforce, and government to examine how Ohio can better prepare people for a technology-driven economy.

Education Meets Industry

Practical ways schools, colleges, employers, and workforce organizations can build stronger connections from classroom to career.

AI in the Classroom

How educators are using AI to improve teaching, personalize learning, rethink assessment, and prepare students for a changing world.

Skills + Re-Skilling for What’s Next

A closer look at the technical skills, durable capabilities, and real-world experiences employers increasingly expect.

Pathways to Technology Careers

Models that are working across Ohio, including internships, apprenticeships, employer partnerships, TechCred, and college-to-career programs.

Innovators in Action

Fast-paced presentations highlighting education and workforce initiatives already producing results across the state.

Ohio’s Workforce of Tomorrow

A forward-looking conversation about how Ohio can align education, talent, and economic development to support long-term growth.

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Join leaders from education, industry, workforce, and government for a statewide conversation about how Ohio prepares people for the jobs of tomorrow. Be part of the ideas, partnerships, and decisions shaping the future of learning, talent, and innovation across Ohio.

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