For the past 33 years the Ohio Employee Ownership Center has hosted an annual conference that provides a one of a kind, one-day educational experience for existing and prospective employee owned companies.

The conference sessions cover a wide range of issues relevant to employee owners and their companies -  whether you are an employee owner, manager, business owner interested in selling to your employees,  service provider, or an economic development practitioner the annual conference is a great opportunity to learn from your peers.

The 2020 conference will include 20-plus breakouts sessions on everything employee ownership, including:

• Essential Employee Owner Education - Sessions for rank and file employee-owners of both ESOPs and Worker Cooperatives
• Legal and Technical - Sessions on legal, financial, fiduciary, and other technical employee ownership topics
• Company Culture and Communications- Sessions to help you maximize and grow the ownership culture in your company
• Governance, Leadership, and Best Practices - Sessions to help you manage your employee-owned company
• Selling Owner - Sessions for business owners (and their advisors) exploring a sale to employees.
• And More!!!

In addition we will be celebrating employee ownership excellence with our Annual Ohio Employee Ownership Awards, including the John Logue Employee Ownership Award, ESOP Company Milestone Awards, and more.

Conference Agenda

The Conference Agenda can be found here. We are making minor adjustments to the schedule to reflect the online experience. Look for an updated agenda soon.

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