Women's Entrepreneurship Day Ohio Summit
Schedule
Thu Oct 30 2025 at 09:00 am to 04:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Tinkham Veale University Center | Cleveland, OH
About this Event
CREATE CHANGE
This is more than a day.
It’s a movement. A mindset. A mandate.
Each autumn, a powerful force gathers in Cleveland. Not to compete. Not to conform.
But to connect, collaborate, and create change.
We are entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs. Leaders and learners.
We come from corporate boardrooms, college classrooms, co-working spaces, and kitchen tables.
What we share is this:
A belief that business is one of the most powerful tools for good.
This year, Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Ohio returns to the World Café format that launched our movement in 2018.
But we’re not just talking about change—we’re using Appreciative Inquiry to ignite it.
Together, we’ll explore the questions that matter most.
We’ll build on what’s working, reimagine what’s possible, and spark ideas that ripple far beyond the room.
Because when women gather with intention, innovation follows.
And when women build businesses, they build better futures—for their families, their communities, and the world.
What to Expect
Dynamic World Café conversations designed to tap into your experience, wisdom, and vision
Appreciative Inquiry facilitation that helps you identify what’s strong, not just what’s wrong
Real stories from real women who are creating meaningful change
A room full of energy, collaboration, and breakthrough thinking
A renewed sense of purpose, power, and possibility. Change begins with you, on October 30
Agenda
🕑: 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Doors Open + Networking Continental Breakfast
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:15 AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
🕑: 09:15 AM - 10:00 AM
Morning Keynote: Amy Neumann, M.A. AI & the Future for Women Entrepreneurs
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Break
🕑: 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Introduction to Appreciative Inquiry: Megan Buchter, Fowler Center at CWRU
🕑: 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
World Cafe Sessions (see WEDOHIO.org for details)
🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:40 PM
Lunch
🕑: 12:40 PM - 01:10 PM
World Cafe Session 3
🕑: 01:10 PM - 01:40 PM
World Cafe Insights & Outcomes
🕑: 01:40 PM - 02:10 PM
Pioneer Awards Ceremony
🕑: 02:10 AM - 02:25 AM
Break
🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:15 PM
Creating Change in Our Communities: Panel Discussion with Danielle Locke
🕑: 03:15 PM - 03:45 PM
Networking + Final Reflections (Open Conversation, Connections, Closing Notes)
🕑: 03:45 PM - 04:00 PM
Closing Remarks + Call to Action
Where is it happening?
Tinkham Veale University Center, 11038 Bellflower Road, Cleveland, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 158.70


















