2018 Conference

• Detroit Regional Chamber Announces Gubernatorial Primary Poll Findings, To Host First Bipartisan Debate

  DETROIT (April 26, 2018) – The Detroit Regional Chamber Political Action Committee (PAC) will host the first debate featuring both the top Democratic and Republican candidates for Michigan governor at the 2018 Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island. The debate …

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• Tammy Carnrike Named New Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army to Represent Michigan

  DETROIT — (April 17, 2018) — The newest Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army was invested during a ceremony conducted this week at the Pentagon. Tammy Carnrike was selected by Mark T. Esper, U.S. Secretary of the Army, to represent Michigan (South). Carnrike will be afforded a three-star protocol status in accordance with the U.S. Department of the Army Protocol Precedence List.

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• The Ubimobility acceleration program strengthens the French autonomous vehicle and connected cars presence in the United-States

  France is leading the way in the autonomous vehicle and connected cars segments with emerging and innovative technologies With over 40 experimental projects in progress and an investment of over 200 million euros, the French government is in the process of establishing a national strategy to develop its local expertise which in turn, would contribute to the development of the European industrial fabric in these fields.  With this ambition and an emerging innovative start-up ecosystem, French industry is developing new technologies to improve the safety, reliability as well as operative functions of the future autonomous and connected vehicles.

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• Macomb, Oakland and Wayne County Students Participating in FAFSA Challenge to Receive Nearly $54 Million in Student Aid

  Detroit, Mich. (April 3, 2018) – More than 6,500 students in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties that participated in the Detroit Regional Chamber’s annual “Race to the FAFSA Line” challenge will receive an estimated $53.5 million in funding from completing their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). For the second year, the Chamber’s Detroit Drives Degrees initiative held the challenge to encourage high school seniors to apply for college aid and increase the regional completion rate.

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