The CYP Club is proud to present the 12th annual Columbus Emerging Leaders’ Summit, a leadership experience that brings together passionate, smart, and engaged young professionals from across Central Ohio to connect and grow while learning from local speakers and thought leaders.
This year’s summit will be hosted on Friday, March 27, 2026 from 8:00am-3:00pm at Capital Choice Office Furniture in partnership with Human Resources Association of Central Ohio (HRACO).
Supporting sponsors include Columbus Chamber, Fisher College of Business at OSU, Case Western University, Huntington National Bank, Owens Corning, Zipline Logistics, and more to come. If your company or organization is interested in a $250 vendor expo table, $500 VIP table (8 tickets), or other summit sponsorship options, please view our Sponsor Packet.
HERE IS OUR AGENDA:
8:00 – 8:45 am | Arrival, Breakfast & Networking
8:45 – 9:00 am | Welcome Remarks
9:00 – 10:30 am | Fireside Chat with Innovators & Impacters
10:30 – 10:45 am | Coffee & Networking Break
10:45 – 11:45 am | Executive Speed Networking (intro, 2–3 rotations, wrap-up)
11:45 am – 12:45 pm | Lunch (Open Networking + Sponsor Introductions)
Attendees can mingle while eating, visit vendor tables, and recharge
12:45 – 1:45 pm | Leadership in Real Time Talks
You’ll hear 5–7 minute talks from speakers in their 20s through 60s, sharing back-to-back stories of leadership, accomplishment, and learning across generations
Nicole Espinoza - Business owner and Board of Directors for the Hispanic Chamber of Columbus
Hannah McCorkle - Senior Manager of Marketing & Director of Marathon in Training at Fleet Feet Columbus
Ankit Shah - Manager of Organizational Development at EXPRESS and Vice President at Central Ohio Belonging Consortium
Kristy Wedel - Founder at ReMemora AI
Adero Robinson - Chief Executive Officer at Communities In Schools of Ohio
Anthony McIntosh - CEO at UpRys
1:45 – 2:30 pm | Open Networking, Mentor Corners, Sponsor Activations
2:30 – 3:00 pm | Closing & Call to Action
COST TO ATTEND: An "early bird" summit pass is $30. On December 1st the price will increase to $40 and on January 30th it will increase to $50 until we are sold out. Tickets include access to all speakers & presentations, networking with nonprofits and other attendees, light breakfast & coffee, catered lunch buffet, an Emerging Leaders Summit coffee tumbler, and free parking. Water, coffee, and snacks will be available throughout the summit.
Join the next generation of Columbus leaders for this special event - now in its twelfth year!
This event will sell out, so don’t wait until the last minute to register! Attire is business casual.