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2025 OCMA Annual Conference

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  • Start

    February 26, 2025
    All-day Event

  • End

    February 28, 2025
    All-day Event

Hilton at Easton

3900 Chagrin Drive, Columbus, OH 43219

Presented by Energy Systems Group

Registration coming soon!

2025 Conference Registration Rates

  • Emerging Leader/Student: $0
  • Lifetime Member: $25
  • OCMA Member 1st Time Attendee: $200
  • Full/Affiliate Member: $275
  • Consulting Member: $325
  • Nonmember: $375

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

10:00 – 5:00 PMConference Registration Open
10:00 – 2:00 PMPre-Conference Activities
More information will be shared soon!
1:30 – 2:30 PMBreakout Sessions #1
2:30 – 2:45 PMNetworking Break
2:45 – 3:45 PMBreakout Sessions #2
3:45 – 4:00 PMNetworking Break
4:00 – 5:00 PMGeneral Session Presentation
6:00 – 8:00 PMRestaurant Romp
Dine and unwind with fellow conference attendees at OCMA’s annual Restaurant Romp!
Sign up online for your restaurant preference based on the dining options available.
Dinner OYO. All dining venues are within walking distance from the conference hotel.
Sign-ups will be available in January 2025
8:00 – 10:00 PMPins Mechanical Social Activity
Stop by Pins Mechanical (4117 Worth Ave, Columbus, OH 43219) – Visit with fellow conference attendees and join in a round of bowling.

Thursday, February 27, 2025

8:00 – 5:00 PMConference Registration Open
8:00 AMBreakfast
8:30 AMWelcome
Amber Holloway, OCMA President, Assistant City Manager of Hilliard
Steven Craig, ESG President
8:45 – 10:15 AMKeynote Address: For the Love of Cities
Peter Kageyama

How to fall in love with your community, the economic benefits to emotional engagement and how to engage your citizens as development resources.
10:15 – 10:45 AMVendor Networking/Book Signing
10:45 – 11:45 AMBreakout Sessions #3
11:45 – 12:00 PMVendor Networking/Break
12:00 -1:30 PMICMA Update

Annual OCMA Awards Ceremony & Luncheon
1:30 – 2:30 PMBreakout Sessions #4
2:30 – 2:45 PMVendor Networking/Break
2:45 – 3:45 PMBreakout Sessions #5
3:45 – 4:00 PMVendor Networking/Break
4:00 – 5:00 PMGeneral Session Presentation
5:00 – 7:00 PMThe Jefferson Health Plan Reception
Network with colleagues, visit sponsor exhibit tables, and celebrate our Association!
EveningHospitality Suite
Join us for a drink, card game, and conversation at the Hilton Business Lounge
(Franklin Room, 1st Floor).

Friday, February 28, 2025

8:00 AMBreakfast
8:30 – 9:00 AMWelcome and Presentation of 2024-25 OCMA Officers
Welcome Remarks from Incoming OCMA President, Dan Wendt
9:00 – 10:00 AMBreakout Sessions #6
10:00 – 10:15 AMNetworking Break
10:15 – 11:30 AMGeneral Session
11:30 – 11:45 AMNetworking Break
11:45 – 1:00 PMGeneral Session
1:00 PMConference Close (tentative)

Keynote Address

Peter Kageyama is an urbanist and bestselling author of four nonfiction books on cities and placemaking. His first book, For the Love of Cities, was recognized as a Top 10 Book in Urban Planning and Development. He speaks all over the world about better placemaking that emphasizes small, inexpensive, and fun approaches to city building. He was a Senior Advisor to the Alliance for Innovation, a national network of city leaders, and is an Ambassador for America in Bloom. 

In 2023, St. Petersburg Press published his first novel, Hunters Point. The work of historic fiction draws upon the wartime experiences of his father and his Japanese family. The sequel, Midnight Climax, was published in early 2024. 

In his spare time Peter is an avid board gamer, comic book geek and classic rock nerd. He lives in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida with his wife, award winning architect Lisa Wannemacher and their dog Dobby.

More information about the conference hotel block will be available soon!