The is holding its annual convention in Cleveland this year, bringing together thousands of business leaders from around the globe.
The development council is a non-profit, non-partisan group whose members work for governments, the private sector and universities. This year鈥檚 conference will feature about 250 speakers on topics including how to 鈥渦p-skill鈥� workers, re-purposing space for retail and attracting talent from the LGBT community.
Joe Marinucci is President of the , and he chaired the host committee for the conference. He says attendees will be able to see some of the initiatives this area has taken on in recent years.
鈥淔or example, University Circle. The Evergreen Initiatives of the . Some of the neighborhood-based activities that have gone on here.鈥�
Marinucci also says it鈥檚 a chance to both show-off, as well as learn, for Northeast Ohio.
鈥淗ow communities are marketing themselves across the country, I think, is really going to be one of the key educational things that we鈥檒l see across the board. A great opportunity to both share and learn in terms of what our colleagues are doing.鈥�
This year鈥檚 speakers will include Sen. Sherrod Brown and owner Dan Gilbert, and attendees will visit events the , and .
