Calfee NOW

12.17.2020 - Episode 16 With Marty McGann, Executive Vice President, Advocacy & Strategic Initiatives With the Greater Cleveland Partnership 

On episode 16 of Calfee NOW, Michael Bowen, Associate with Calfee's Government Relations and Legislation practice group spoke with Marty McGann, Executive Vice President, Advocacy & Strategic Initiatives with the Greater Cleveland Partnership. 

Topics discussed included:

• Marty's involvement in Northeast Ohio politics prior to joining Greater Cleveland Partnership. 
• What his role with advocacy and strategy initiatives with the Greater Cleveland Partnership entails. 
• How Greater Cleveland Partnership navigates working at the federal, state and local levels to advance the Northeast Ohio region. 
• How economic development is evolving in Cuyahoga County and what role does government play in that. 
• What initiatives the Greater Cleveland Partnership anticipates focusing on in the future.

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12.16.2020 - Episode 15 With Cleveland City Councilman Kerry McCormack

On episode 15 of Calfee NOW, Raymond Tarasuck, Senior Counsel with Calfee's Government Relations & Legislation practice group, spoke with Cleveland City Councilman Kerry McCormack (Ward 3).  

Topics Discussed Included:

• A detailed breakdown of each area Councilman McCormack represents: Tremont, Ohio City, The Stockyards, and Downtown. 
• Councilman McCormack's role as Chair of the Health and Human Services Committee and the important work he is doing. 
• The importance of working with grassroots organizations and neighborhood leaders in order to get the message out about taking the COVID-19 vaccine. 
• How much potential Cleveland and Northeast Ohio have and how the region can be even better coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic by focusing on health, job growth and reducing poverty. 

12.10.2020 - Episode 14 With Senator Nickie J. Antonio 

On episode 14 of Calfee NOW, Raymond Tarasuck, Senior Counsel with Calfee's Government Relations & Legislation practice group, spoke with Ohio State Senator Nickie J. Antonio (D - District 23). 

Topics discussed included:

• The makeup of District 23.
• Senator Antonio's work with higher education, workers' rights, equal rights for women and the LGBTQ community, and health care.
• Senator Antonio's experience working to combat the state's opioid crisis.
• Where Ohio is heading politically on a statewide and local level. 

12.09.2020 - Episode 13 With U.S. Congressman Anthony Gonzalez 

On episode 13 of Calfee NOW, Brent Pietrafese (Partner, Calfee's Corporate and Capital Markets practice group) and Christine Hesse (Lead Principal, Calfee Strategic Solutions Federal Government Relations and Policy) were joined by U.S. Congressman Anthony Gonzalez (R - OH, District 16). 

Topics discussed included:

• The PPP (paycheck protection program) loan program 
• The impact of COVID on small businesses and how the PPP has helped small businesses
• Recent guidance issued by the IRS concerning the PPP loan program
• The letter Congressman Gonzalez recently authored which was co-signed by 50 other members of the freshman class calling for restoring the deductibility of forgiven PPP loans to help small businesses. 

12.04.2020 - Episode 12 With Ohio Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted

On episode 12 of Calfee NOW, Leah Pappas Porner, Chair, and Josh Sanders, Vice Chair of Calfee's Government Relations and Legislation practice group spoke with Ohio Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted. 

Topics discussed included:

• What the Lieutenant Governor hopes to see accomplished by the lame duck session of the Ohio General Assembly 
• The Lieutenant Governor's policy priorities heading into 2021
• Planning for Ohio's 2021 budget
• Keeping the attention and focus on accessible broadband

12.02.2020 - Episode 11 With Eric Ellman, Senior Vice President for Public Policy and Legal Affairs at the Consumer Data Industry Association

On episode 11 of Calfee NOW, Tim Day, Principal with Calfee Strategic Solutions, spoke with Eric Ellman, Senior Vice President for Public Policy and Legal Affairs at the Consumer Data Industry Association (CDIA) in Washington, DC.

Topics discussed included: 

• Eric's work at CDIA and what he's looking toward for 2021 concerning data protection and data privacy 
• The impact of the California Consumer Privacy Act on other states
• What to expect from the new Congress when it comes to privacy and data security legislation
• Where the incoming Biden administration could focus their attention when it comes to the data privacy debate 
• Other policy and legislative issues CDIA will be focusing on in the future 

11.18.2020 - Episode 10 With Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin

On episode 10 of Calfee NOW, Michael Bowen, Associate with Calfee's Government Relations and Legislation practice group spoke with Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin. 

Topics Discussed Included:

• How Council President Hardin got his start in politics
• His working relationship with former Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman 
• How the Columbus business community impacts his role as Council President 
• The strengths, assets and weaknesses of the City of Columbus 

11.2.2020 - Episode 9 With Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein

On episode 9 of Calfee NOW, Michael Bowen, Associate with Calfee's Government Relations and Legislation practice group spoke with Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein. 

Topics discussed included: 

• Why City Attorney Klein decided to become involved in politics
• The role and responsibilities of a city attorney
• How the city attorney and the city council interact with businesses in the community
• The current assets of Columbus and what is in store for the future

10.30.2020 - Episode 8 With Ohio State Representative Terrence Upchurch

On episode 8 of Calfee NOW, Michael Bowen, Associate with Calfee's Government Relations and Legislation practice group spoke with Ohio State Representative Terrence Upchurch (D - District 10). 

Topics discussed included:

• The makeup of District 10
• What the state of Ohio is doing to widen access to broadband 
• How he effectively legislates as a member of the minority party 
• Legislative Priorities for Representative Upchurch’s second term
• The assets and challenges in the community of District 10

10.29.2020 - Episode 7 With Cleveland City Council President Kevin Kelley

On episode 7 of Calfee NOW, Michael Bowen, Associate with Calfee's Government Relations and Legislation practice group spoke with Cleveland City Council President Kevin Kelley. 

Topics discussed included:

• The makeup of Ward 13
• The current state of Cleveland during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Legislative priorities for the city of Cleveland going forward
• How clients and the community can get involved with local government

10.28.2020 - Episode 6 With Congressman Steve Stivers

On episode 6 of Calfee NOW, Tim Day, Principal with Calfee Strategic Solutions, spoke with U.S. Congressman Steve Stivers (R-OH, District 15). 

Topics discussed included:

• The makeup of District 15.
• How his work on the House Financial Services Committee helps his district.
• His role on the Congressional Civility and Respect Caucus with Congresswoman Joyce Beatty and his bi-partisan approach to issues.
• How he's helped his district through the COVID-19 pandemic.
• What he hopes to see in the next COVID-19 relief bill.

10.27.2020 - Episode 5 With Ohio State Senator Sandra Williams

On episode 5 of Calfee NOW, Michael Bowen, Associate with Calfee's Government Relations and Legislation practice group spoke with Ohio State Senator Sandra Williams (D - District 21). 

Topics discussed included:

• Her journey into politics
• The diverse makeup of District 21
• How she effectively legislates as a member of the minority party
• Her legislative priorities and what she hopes to accomplish

10.6.2020 - Episode 4 With Ohio State Representative Niraj Antani

On episode 4 of Calfee NOW, Josh Sanders, Vice Chair of Calfee's Government Relations and Legislation practice group spoke with Ohio State Representative Niraj Antani (R - District 42). 

Topics Discussed Included:

• Why Representative Antani decided to become an elected official 
• The makeup of District 42
• How bi-partisanship is a part of the state legislative process

10.2.2020 – Episode 3 “Applying Artificial Intelligence Solutions to Problems in Medicine” With Timothy W. Deyer, M.D.

On episode 3 of Calfee NOW, Tim Day (Principal, Federal Government Relations, Calfee Strategic Solutions) and Jack Smith (Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property) spoke with Timothy W. Deyer, M.D., Head of Musculoskeletal Interventional Procedures, East River Medical Imaging and Assistant Clinical Professor at Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University in New York City. 

Dr. Deyer is also a founder of the company RadImageNet that develops artificial intelligence solutions for treatment and diagnosis based on radiological image data.  Dr. Deyer recently co-authored a paper in the scientific journal Nature presenting an artificial intelligence routine that diagnoses early stage COVID-19.  He discusses implementation of artificial intelligence in medicine, the peculiar problem of obtaining structured data in medical applications, and his international collaborations in pursuit of that data.  Dr. Deyer also discusses how standardization of medical data (e.g., via public policy) would advance the use and effectiveness of artificial intelligence in medicine.

10.1.2020 – Episode 2 “Practical Artificial Intelligence:  New Approaches to Development, Funding, and Security” With Jon Myers, CEO of DataShapes

On episode 2 of Calfee NOW, Tim Day (Principal, Federal Government Relations, Calfee Strategic Solutions) and Jack Smith (Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property) spoke with Jon Myers, CEO and Founder of DataShapes, a Silicon Valley company devoted to finding practical, portable, and light weight artificial intelligence solutions with minimal computational overhead for the analysis of unstructured data in real time. The solutions provide an alternative to deep learning algorithms that are not readily adaptable for field use in defense applications. Jon discusses his company’s revolutionary technology, national security issues in artificial intelligence, maintaining US competitiveness, and the current state of startup funding in the artificial intelligence space. 

9.29.2020 – Episode 1 With U.S. Congressman Troy Balderson 

During Episode 1 of Calfee NOW, Tim Day, Principal with Calfee Strategic Solutions, spoke with U.S. Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH, 12th District). 

Topics discussed included: The makeup of Ohio’s 12^th Congressional District

• Congressman Balderson's work on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, and the House Small Business Committee benefit his district
• Congressman Balderson's bi-partisan work in Washington
• How Congressman Balderson is addressing the timely concerns of his constituents