James Glassman will speak on "The Grand Conversation: How the Revolution in Communications Can Get the Economy Moving Again." He will discuss the role of innovative technology in encouraging state, national, and global communication -- the work he became renowned for while he served as Under Secretary of State Department. He will show how this approach can have a positive impact on the economy and share ways to encourage investment in new technologies, focusing on the expansion of communication networks specific to Ohio.

James Glassman is a former CNN talk show moderator, a State Deptment official, a syndicated columnist and the renowned author of Dow 36,000 and more recently The Secret Code of the Superior Investor.