Wellington Futurist Symposium: Tomorrow’s World for Today’s Student
October 18, 6-8 p.m.
Tomorrow’s world is unknown, so how do we prepare students for career paths that don’t yet exist? Join us for an evening of energizing discussion and collaboration with entrepreneurs, business leaders, and education experts about emerging skill sets and trends in higher education, technology, the workplace, and beyond. Please register below.
Event Details
Enjoy the Student Showcase in the Jag Commons on your way to the BPAC.
Welcome and Introduction: Dr. Jeff Terwin, head of school
Keynote: Dr. David Staley, professor of history, design, and educational studies at The Ohio State University
Panel Discussion: Entrepreneurs & Innovators
- Rehgan Avon, AlignAI co-founder and CEO
- Matt Scantland, AndHealth founder and CEO
- Ben Sloneker ’15, WalterPicks co-founder
Panel Discussion: Considerations for Education
- Dr. Melissa Shivers, senior vice president for student life at The Ohio State University
- Dr. Brandon Sullivan, director of innovative programs at The Wellington School
Discussion & Refreshments in the Innovation Space
Featured Speakers
David Staley is an academic, writer, designer, futurist and journalist. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of History and (by courtesy) the Departments of Design and Educational Studies at The Ohio State University. He is the author of Alternative Universities: Speculative Design for Innovation in Higher Education, the co-author of Knowledge Towns: Colleges and Universities as Talent Magnets and author of Visionary Histories, a collection of futures essays. He is an Honorary Faculty Fellow at the Center for Higher Education Leadership and Innovative Practice (CHELIP) at Bay Path University, and a fellow at the Center for Science and the Imagination at Arizona State University. In 2022 he was awarded "Best Freelance Writer" by the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists for his "Next" futures column with Columbus Underground.
Rehgan Avon, AlignAI co-founder and CEO
Matt Scantland, AndHealth founder and CEO
Ben Sloneker ’15, WalterPicks co-founder
Dr. Melissa Shivers is the Senior Vice President for Student Life at The Ohio State University where she serves on the university’s senior administration team and provides leadership and strategic oversight on matters related to the student experience. She has broad leadership responsibility for numerous university operations affecting students outside the classroom, including the residential experience, dining services, the Ohio Union and student activities, student leadership and service, mental health support, career development, recreational sports, health care and wellness programs, disability services, the Center for Belonging and Social Change, off-campus and commuter student engagement, the student judicial process, student advocacy and crisis intervention. Read her full bio here.
Dr. Brandon Sullivan, director of innovative programs at The Wellington School