{"id":99496,"date":"2026-06-16T03:45:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T07:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/?p=99496"},"modified":"2026-06-25T10:16:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T14:16:22","slug":"utoledo-blade-to-continue-perspectives-series-with-june-24-discussion-on-future-of-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/06_16_2026\/utoledo-blade-to-continue-perspectives-series-with-june-24-discussion-on-future-of-economy","title":{"rendered":"UToledo, Blade to Continue Perspectives Series with June 24 Discussion on Future of Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Toledo and The Blade will present a panel discussion on the trends, technologies and ideas shaping the next generation of the U.S. economy on Wednesday, June 24, continuing the thought leadership series Perspectives.<\/p>\n<p>UToledo\u2019s Neff College of Business Dean Barbara Ritter will join four regional leaders to discuss technology, entrepreneurship, workforce transformation and the future of local communities in \u201cPerspectives: Is America Ready for the Economy of the Future?\u201d at 6 p.m. in Doermann Theatre.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-90508\" src=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/perspectives.png\" alt=\"Promotional graphic for Perspectives, a series of quarterly events in which national panelists discuss a variety of topics alongside UToledo experts that was launched by UToledo and The Blade in December. The graphic includes UToledo and Blade logos.\u00a0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/perspectives.png 748w, https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/perspectives-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>The discussion will be moderated by David Shribman, a Pulitzer Prize-winning, nationally syndicated columnist and executive editor emeritus of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.<\/p>\n<p>Panelists are:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0 Christopher Briem, an economist specializing in industry analysis, regional competitiveness and economic and demographic forecasting at the University of Pittsburgh\u2019s Center for Social and Urban Research;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0 Tom Bush, CEO at the locally based Actual Reality Technologies, an artificial intelligence consulting firm that helps manufacturers optimize operations, improve quality and drive innovation. Bush is also the founder of EmpoweredAI, a nonprofit focused on expanding access to technology careers;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0 Aravind Chandrasekaran, interim dean of the Ohio State University\u2019s Max M. Fisher College of Business;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0 Barbara Ritter, dean of UToledo\u2019s John B. and Lillian E.\u00a0Neff College of Business\u00a0and Innovation; and<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0 Thomas Winston, who oversees transportation infrastructure, economic development initiatives, redevelopment projects and other efforts that support regional growth as president and CEO of the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority.<\/p>\n<p>UToledo and The Blade launched Perspectives in 2024 to bring together campus and community experts in free, public panel discussions exploring a variety of timely topics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe economy our graduates are entering is in the midst of a transformation,\u201d said Dr. James Holloway, president of UToledo. \u201cUToledo is committed to preparing students to not only keep pace with these rapid changes, but to lead them. We&#8217;re proud to bring this vital conversation about the future of work and the economy to our community through the Perspectives series in partnership with The Blade.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Attendees are asked to register <a href=\"https:\/\/theblade.com\/perspectives\/?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=banner&amp;utm_campaign=677762&amp;utm_id=Toledo+Blade\">online<\/a> through The Blade.<\/p>\n<p>Event parking is free in Area 1N.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/06_16_2026\/utoledo-blade-to-continue-perspectives-series-with-june-24-discussion-on-future-of-economy\"><img width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/perspectives-150x150.png\" class=\"alignright tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"Promotional graphic for Perspectives, a series of quarterly events in which national panelists discuss a variety of topics alongside UToledo experts that was launched by UToledo and The Blade in December. The graphic includes UToledo and Blade logos.\u00a0\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><p>Neff College of Business Dean Barbara Ritter will join four regional panelists to discuss the trends, technologies and ideas shaping the next generation of the U.S. economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":908,"featured_media":90508,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,32,1,7],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99496"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/908"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99496"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":99498,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99496\/revisions\/99498"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}