The City of Columbus is home to a dynamic, robust, and growing economy that is poised to support the industries of the future.
Today, the Asian American Commerce Group hosted its annual Economic Summit, bringing together a diverse group of private- and public-sector professionals to explore a wide range of topics related to our local economy — from high-level forecasts of economic conditions to spurring business growth, promoting diversity and inclusion, investing in the science, technology, and manufacturing sectors, and more.
Thank you to the leadership of the Asian American Commerce Group — and, in particular, President and Executive Director Joy Kouns Lewis, Ph.D, SPHR, SHRM-SCP and Director of Marketing and Communications Marc Obregon — and to each of the speakers who offered their insights and perspectives — JP Nauseef, President and CEO of JobsOhio, Lydia Mihalik, Director of the Ohio Department of Development, Betsy Goldstein, Founder and CEO of Betsy Goldstein Consulting, Ramona Prioleau, Deputy Senior Advisor for Opportunity and Inclusion within the CHIPS for America initiative of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Cynthia Turner, Chief Diversity Officer at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, Everett M. Woodel, Jr., MBA, District Director of the Central and Southern Ohio District at the U.S. Small Business Administration, Monica L. Womack, MPA, Chief of Minority Business Development at the Ohio Department of Development, Rose Roman, Vice President of the Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority, and Damika Withers, MPA, Chief Economic Equity and Inclusion Officer at Franklin County.