GCP’s Big Ideas, Bold Ventures webinar series invites high school students (grades 9–12) to connect virtually with professionals from innovative and forward-thinking companies across Northeast Ohio. These interactive webinars provide students with an opportunity to learn about IT/Tech and Financial Services careers from near-peers working in NEO’s most innovative companies.
Each webinar is facilitated via Zoom and led by GCP’s high school interns, giving participating students the chance to learn and interact with local professionals. These professionals share information about their company’s origin story, day-to-day responsibilities, career journeys, educational pathways, and what they love about living and working in Northeast Ohio.
GCP’s Big Ideas, Bold Ventures webinar series invites high school students (grades 9–12) to connect virtually with professionals from innovative and forward-thinking companies across Northeast Ohio. These interactive webinars provide students with an opportunity to learn about IT/Tech and Financial Services careers from near-peers working in NEO’s most innovative companies.
Each webinar is facilitated via Zoom and led by GCP’s high school interns, giving participating students the chance to learn and interact with local professionals. These professionals share information about their company’s origin story, day-to-day responsibilities, career journeys, educational pathways, and what they love about living and working in Northeast Ohio.
GCP’s Big Ideas, Bold Ventures webinar series invites high school students (grades 9–12) to connect virtually with professionals from innovative and forward-thinking companies across Northeast Ohio. These interactive webinars provide students with an opportunity to learn about IT/Tech and Financial Services careers from near-peers working in NEO’s most innovative companies.
Passport to IT Careers is Northeast Ohio’s premiere youth talent event and a signature program of a regional portfolio of offerings available to local high schools.
The program, celebrating its 12th anniversary in November 2025, is an expanded event that builds on the success of Passport to IT Careers by now including Finance career pathways alongside IT/Tech.
A one-day intensive program where students rotate through a series of interactive experiences including speed networking with IT professionals from a wide array of companies, researching and interviewing college and university reps to learn about regional educational options, and exploring NEO/local employment opportunities. Passport to IT Careers happens as part of the GCP’s All In for Tech Day and will be held at the Renaissance Downtown Cleveland.
GCP’s Big Ideas, Bold Ventures webinar series invites high school students (grades 9–12) to connect virtually with professionals from innovative and forward-thinking companies across Northeast Ohio. These interactive webinars provide students with an opportunity to learn about IT/Tech and Financial Services careers from near-peers working in NEO’s most innovative companies.
Each webinar is facilitated via Zoom and led by GCP’s high school interns, giving participating students the chance to learn and interact with local professionals. These professionals share information about their company’s origin story, day-to-day responsibilities, career journeys, educational pathways, and what they love about living and working in Northeast Ohio.
GCP’s Big Ideas, Bold Ventures webinar series invites high school students (grades 9–12) to connect virtually with professionals from innovative and forward-thinking companies across Northeast Ohio. These interactive webinars provide students with an opportunity to learn about IT/Tech and Financial Services careers from near-peers working in NEO’s most innovative companies.
GCP’s Big Ideas, Bold Ventures webinar series invites high school students (grades 9–12) to connect virtually with professionals from innovative and forward-thinking companies across Northeast Ohio. These interactive webinars provide students with an opportunity to learn about IT/Tech and Financial Services careers from near-peers working in NEO’s most innovative companies.
Each webinar is facilitated via Zoom and led by GCP’s high school interns, giving participating students the chance to learn and interact with local professionals. These professionals share information about their company’s origin story, day-to-day responsibilities, career journeys, educational pathways, and what they love about living and working in Northeast Ohio.
GCP’s Big Ideas, Bold Ventures webinar series invites high school students (grades 9–12) to connect virtually with professionals from innovative and forward-thinking companies across Northeast Ohio. These interactive webinars provide students with an opportunity to learn about IT/Tech and Financial Services careers from near-peers working in NEO’s most innovative companies.
Looking for a hands-on Challenge to introduce cyber? Join us virtually for Capture the Flag! Use your own computer and tools! Teams of up to 4 students will attack systems and solve cybersecurity, networking and programming challenges! Schools can enter multiple teams, no maximum on total teams participating. Teams will have a total of 2 hours to capture as many flags as they can.
Note – Once you team starts the clock they cannot pause. So the commitment must be a consecutive 2-hour time frame over the course of the competition dates.
Teams will be graded on score and time (time will be looked at should there be a tie).
To enroll in Capture the Flag, please contact Joy Childress (jchildress@greatercle.com)
Discover IT is a new activity for students to demonstrate their understanding of Information Technology roles and functional areas, the requirements for success in IT careers, and the education they will need to pursuit a career in IT.
Discover Finance is an interactive classroom activity that introduces students to career opportunities in the world of financial services, focusing on four key sectors: Banking, Insurance, Accounting, and Securities & Investments. Students research careers and create an engaging infographic that showcases their findings. Designed for all high school students, this activity helps them explore Financial Services careers, education paths leading into financial services, and the Northeast Ohio companies where they can work.Discover IT is an engaging classroom activity that introduces students to the exciting world of information technology careers. In this activity, each student creates their own Discover IT visualizer, showcasing what they’ve learned about IT jobs. The program is designed for all high school students, whether they’re tech novices or already have some experience in IT and tech programs.
GCP’s Big Ideas, Bold Ventures webinar series invites high school students (grades 9–12) to connect virtually with professionals from innovative and forward-thinking companies across Northeast Ohio. These interactive webinars provide students with an opportunity to learn about IT/Tech and Financial Services careers from near-peers working in NEO’s most innovative companies.
Each webinar is facilitated via Zoom and led by GCP’s high school interns, giving participating students the chance to learn and interact with local professionals. These professionals share information about their company’s origin story, day-to-day responsibilities, career journeys, educational pathways, and what they love about living and working in Northeast Ohio.
GCP’s Big Ideas, Bold Ventures webinar series invites high school students (grades 9–12) to connect virtually with professionals from innovative and forward-thinking companies across Northeast Ohio. These interactive webinars provide students with an opportunity to learn about IT/Tech and Financial Services careers from near-peers working in NEO’s most innovative companies.
Join us at the Greater Cleveland Partnership building for a casual networking event. We’ll share info about our Tech Talent Programs and provide an opportunity for everyone to network and enjoy some food and beverages.
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Join us for a panel discussion on financial tech with panelists from Deloitte, Ohio Insurance Institute and InsurTech Ohio discussing careers in financial services and fintech.
Join us for an exciting IT Career Conversation featuring Cleveland Clinic and IBM caregivers who are at the forefront of using technologies such as the world’s first quantum computer dedicated to healthcare and life sciences research in Cleveland, Ohio to revolutionize healthcare. The panel will discuss the fascinating intersection of artificial intelligence and quantum computing in research and the emerging career paths in these fields including cybersecurity.
Learn about the exciting world of IT at Park Place Technologies. The Park Place team shared insights on how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping data center operations and shared info about info IT careers at Park Place Technologies, ranging from network engineering to cybersecurity.
Educators will receive information about our upcoming portfolio of programs (like Passport to IT Careers, Discover IT, and IT Career Conversations) and provide an opportunity for everyone to network and enjoy some food and beverages.
This IT Career Conversation focused on Youth Opportunities Unlimited’s (Y.O.U.) High School internship programs. Y.O.U. has several summer internship opportunities including the High School Tech Internship Program, which provides students with internships in technology roles, including artificial intelligence (AI), software development, data, and IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, broadband/5G, and other tech-focused fields.
The GCP Early Career Exploration Program team would like your students to join the Capture the Flag Competition. Last year there were 86 teams from 10 schools that participated. High School students had the opportunity to work through hands-on challenges as teams to find the hidden flags.
Students who participate in the Capture the Flag competition will have the opportunity to compete with other schools and the teams with the most points wins a prize.
Tune in to this insightful conversation as cybersecurity professionals share their knowledge and experience of careers in Cybersecurity—a rapidly growing field of technology that continues to advance and provide lots of IT career opportunities.
Artificial Intelligence is going to have a dramatic impact on the entire Information Technology workforce. Join us for an IT Career Conversation with female IT professionals sharing their insights on how AI will impact Northeast Ohio’s Information Technology workforce.
This IT Career conversation features IT professionals sharing their experiences in participating in Sherwin William’s IT Rotational Development Program. The IT Rotational Development program is a full-time program, where participants experience 2-3 rotations, spanning across 4 IT organizations at Sherwin-Williams. The program focuses on cross functional training, leadership growth and design thinking.
Discover how advancements in artificial intelligence and robotics are shaping the future, as David Brown, from NextGen Interactive shares real-world applications and innovations in humanoid robots. Gain a deeper understanding of the technology behind these robots, their potential impact on various industries, and the challenges and opportunities they present.
Work Session – Ohio Learning Standards for Technology (K-12)
The Greater Cleveland Partnership is convening a workgroup of industry professionals to review and provide feedback to the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce on the revision of their K-12 Technology Standards. These standards haven’t been updated since 2017 and need input from Northeast Ohio employers to ensure that students are graduating ready with future proof technology skills.
Please join us on Thursday, May 30, 2024 from 3:00 – 4:30 at GCP for a work session to develop a set of recommendations on how the Technology Standards can be modified to create the next generation of a technology literate workforce. The results of the work session will be compiled and submitted as part of the ODEW’s public comment survey.
This IT Career Conversation features information about how an IT Project Manager plays a crucial role in planning, executing, and overseeing information technology projects within an organization. Their primary responsibility is to ensure that projects are completed on time, within budget, and meet the specified requirements. They play a multifaceted role, requiring a combination of technical expertise, leadership skills, and effective communication to successfully deliver IT projects.
Data is in Progressive’s DNA. This IT Career Conversation features a team from Progressive’s Data Solutions Department and explores how data is at the center of their customer experience strategy. The team from Progressive will include IT professionals that have experience as Data/Business Intelligence Analysts.
This career conversation will feature information about how to understand business problems and opportunities and recommend solutions that enable an organization to achieve its goals by implementing an Oracle Cloud Module that focuses on accounts payable in Finance. Maanasa Humchad, an Oracle Applications Analyst will discuss supply chain management and the ways she implements Oracle Cloud at Sherwin Williams in IT Finance.
Democracy, by definition, is very participatory. Data Analysis can help. Join us for a career conversation focused on how large data sets can be used to foster civic engagement and positive change.
Blockchain technology is the foundational technology behind cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Join us for an IT Career Conversation focused on blockchain technology with Joe Ketcham, Senior Software Developer from the Federal Reserve Back of Cleveland to learn more about this dynamic and growing field of technology.
Join us at the Greater Cleveland Partnership building for a casual networking event. We’ll share info about our Early Career Exploration and provide an opportunity for everyone to network and enjoy some food and beverages.
IT support is as essential to a small company as it is to large corporations. In this IT Career Conversation, you’ll meet with a local IT support company called NetworkinGuy’s, a small business IT support outsourcing company which has been in business for 20 years.
This IT Career Conversation is focused on augmented and virtual reality with the creator of Spherio, a customizable AR/VR creation app. The conversation explores AR/VR, the possibilities to become an AR/VR creator today, and the jobs/career opportunities associated with AR/VR in the future.
This IT Career Conversation features an engaging and thought-provoking conversation with Jeff Arko, from Sherwin-William’s Digital Innovation Accelerator. The conversation explores the dynamic landscape of digital innovation and its impact on businesses.
This IT Career Conversation features panelists Yasmin Abdul-Khaliq, Tim Thompson, and Melissa Jolly sharing their knowledge and experiences in Cybersecurity.
Join David Brown (Co-founder of NexGen Interactive and Founder of the Minority Tech Alliance) in an engaging session as he dives into the world of Electric Vehicles. This session will provide valuable information about IT careers in the rapidly growing electric vehicle sector.
Discover the journey of women in IT during this IT Career Conversation. Our panelists Aerin Kerbs, Jennifer Zacharia, Gwen Davis, and DeAngela Townsend-Brooks will share their journeys and insights about the Information Technology industry. Join our session to gain valuable information to fuel your own success.
To kick off the 2023-24 school year we invite secondary teachers, educators, counselors, and administrators to join us at Market Garden Brewery for a casual networking event. This is an opportunity for everyone to network and enjoy some food and beverages. This event is free and open to all educators interested in engaging their students in IT/Tech related career exploration.
Headlines in 2019 declared Cleveland to be one of the “worst connected US cities” for access to high-speed broadband. Digital C, a local non-profit fixed wireless Internet provider is working to build networks in unserved and underserved neighborhoods in Cleveland. In this IT Career Conversation, you’ll meet Digital C’s Lead Network Technician discussing networking solutions they are using to reduce Cleveland’s digital divide.
It’s estimated that we take around 93 million selfies each year and that 2/3rds of them are taken on smartphones. That’s a lot of data moving from smartphones, through cellular networks, to data centers worldwide. In this IT Career Conversation, you’ll meet a team from Verizon who design the networks and engineer the data centers that move and store all those selfies.
Will advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) make knowledge workers obsolete? In this IT Career Conversation, members of Hyland Software’s Innovation Team (who started their careers as software developers) discuss how AI is changing the IT world. They also discuss some of the practicalities of using AI tools like GPT-3 and DALL-E.
Web Developers Anyone can build a website, right? Well, that might be true, but to do it right, you need a lot of behind-the-scenes people working to make sure the site runs smoothly. In this IT Career Conversation, you’ll meet a full-stack developer and a Quality Assurance engineer that are graduates from Urban City Codes, a community-based tech training company that is working with under-represented, under-resourced individuals to teach them how to be competitive in our tech-driven economy. These graduates from Urban City Codes will explain how they design websites and keep them humming long, error free.
Virtual Reality game developers share their experience of developing and releasing their award-winning VR Game Straylight in early 2023.
The shift to remote work has created new challenges for IT professionals providing help desk and technical supports to employees that now work at home. Learn how the Technical Support Team from FIT Technologies employs critical thinking and problem-solving strategies to support a growing remote workforce.
CyberSecurity Career Conversation featuring Austin Schweikert, Student Moderator from Baldwin Wallace University, Grace Hannaman, Manager, Incident Response from Eaton, Tracey Touma, Senior Cybersecurity Specialist from Cleveland Clinic, and Nathan Walker, Enterprise Security Analyst from Avient
IT Career Conversations V with Essense Doucet Lead Information Technology Program Manager, KeyBank, Bill Cook, Senior Director, IT Operations & Service Management, General Electric, and Nadia Heard, IT Project Manager, Eaton.
IT Career Conversations IV featuring with Katie Starr, Information Assurance Analyst, Case Western Reserve University; Jennifer Zacharias, Information Security Senior Manager, KeyBank; and Latrecia Hunter, IT Security Project Manager Lead, Progressive Insurance
IT Career Conversations III featuring with Roleen Crane, Manager, Site IT Support, Eaton Corporation and Anusha Kandel, IT Global Support services, The Sherwin Williams Company.
IT Career Conversations II featuring Grady Burrows, Executive Director, HIT in the CLE; Alicia Stone, Senior Vice president, KeyBank; and William Fudge, VP Software Engineering, OEConnections
