Mackinac Policy Conference

Gov. Whitmer Outlines Strategy to Tackle Michigan’s Population Growth, Announces First-Ever Chief Growth Officer
June 1, 2023Gov. Gretchen Whitmer outlined her strategy to increase Michigan’s population growth, highlighting the new Growing Michigan Together Council and introducing…

Embracing Immigration, Increased Postsecondary Education Attainment Key to Region Winning ‘Fierce Competition for Talent’
June 1, 2023Decreasing population, labor force participation rates, and postsecondary enrollment and completion rates are just some of the macro-trends that pose…

PAC Reception: Speaker Tate, Legislative Leaders Discuss the Power of &, Developing Bipartisan Dynamic in a New Administration
June 1, 2023CNN Worldwide’s Fareed Zakaria takes the Mackinac Policy Conference Stage to discuss trade between the U.S. and China and leverage…

Bill Ford: ‘We Are Placing Our Bets the EV Future Will Come’
June 1, 2023Ford Motor Company’s Executive Chair, Bill Ford, sat down for a conversation with WDIV-TV's Christy McDonald. The pair discussed all…

Fareed Zakaria Contemplates “The Rise of Everybody Else” in the Wake of “Ahistorical” American Political and Economic Domination
June 1, 2023After a global wave of liberalization, democratization, and the spread of free markets led by the U.S. in the 1990s,…

Creative Partnerships Key to Delivering Innovative Gateway to Downtown Detroit, Improving Community Health
June 1, 2023Key Takeaways: Henry Ford Health will create a $2.5-billion-dollar connected community around the headquarters it shares with the Detroit Pistons…

Are Industry & Consumers Prepared for the Electric Revolution?
June 1, 2023Key Takeaways: In addition to charging ports, consumers are concerned with range anxiety and affordability. While electrification is here and…

Liz Cheney Calls for More Bipartisan ‘Substantive’ Debate, Wouldn’t ‘Rule Out’ Presidential Bid
June 1, 2023In a conversation with NBC’s Devin Scillian, former U.S. Representative Liz Cheney shared that substantive bipartisan debate, as well as…

Panel: Corporate America’s Role and Allyship in Creating Economic Equity
June 1, 2023Camille Lloyd joined diversity, equity, and inclusion experts for a panel discussing the role corporate America has in creating economic…

Detroit Regional Chamber Announces Suzanne Shank as the 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference Chair
June 1, 2023MACKINAC ISLAND (June 1, 2023) – Today, the Detroit Regional Chamber announced Suzanne Shank, President, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder…

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