Thursday, February 27th, 2025

9:00 am – 4:00 pm

at The Ohio Aerospace Institute

The event’s objectives are to identify current and future workforce needs in Ohio and Michigan and to provide a setting for networking with pertinent companies and organizations that are involved in the region’s hydrogen economy. The information gathered and shared at this event will be crucial as we develop pertinent workforce training and certificate programs, curricula for upskilling, and new academic programs at the community college and university levels.

This is the first of two events that are being held as part of the “Academic Programs to Enhance the Hydrogen Economy” program funded by the Department of Energy. The project is led by the University of Toledo in partnership with the Ohio Aerospace Institute, Case Western Reserve University, Cuyahoga Community College, Lorain County Community College, Northwest State Community College, Owens Community College and the Workforce Intelligence Network.

This first event will be held at the Ohio Aerospace Institute in Cleveland, Ohio. The event’s objectives are to identify current and future workforce needs in Ohio and Michigan and to provide a setting for networking with pertinent companies and organizations that are involved in the region’s hydrogen economy. The information gathered and shared at this event will be crucial as we develop pertinent workforce training and certificate programs, curricula for upskilling, and new academic programs at the community college and university levels.

The full-day of activities will feature talks from recognized industry experts, NASA scientists, as well as interactive panels aimed at capturing the voice of key stakeholders. The detailed agenda and speaker list for the event will be available soon.

This project is supported by the United States Department of Energy’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office, University of Toledo, Hydrogen Academic Programs to Enhance the Hydrogen Economy.