2022 Agenda

Sponsor: Enbridge Energy

*Credentialed Media Only

Sponsor: Consumers Energy

*Government Officials Only

Sponsor: Comcast

Speaker: Tiffany King, Equity Inclusion Officer, Michigan State Housing Development Authority

Panelists:

Brian Calley, President, Small Business Association of Michigan

Mike Duggan, Mayor, City of Detroit

Amy Hovey, Contractor, Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity

Host: Michigan State Housing Development Authority

Sponsor: Enbridge Energy

Special Guests: Gary Peters, U.S. Senator (D-MI)
Debbie Stabenow, U.S. Senator (D-MI)
Debbie Dingell, U.S. Representative (D-MI 12)
Bill Huizenga, U.S. Representative (R-MI 2)
Dan Kildee, U.S. Representative (D-MI 5)
Brenda Lawrence, U.S. Representative (D-MI 14)
Elissa Slotkin, U.S. Representative (D-MI 8)
Haley Stevens, U.S. Representative (D-MI 11)

Sponsors: Crain’s Detroit Business, Michigan State Housing Development Authority, University of Michigan

*Breakfast available 6-9 a.m.

*Credentialed Media Only

Sponsor: Consumers Energy

*Government Officials Only

Sponsor: Comerica

Sponsor: Enbridge Energy

Speaker: Van Jones, Host, CNN; Founder, Dream Corps

Panelists: Morela Hernandez, Ligia Ramirez de Reynolds Collegiate Professor of Public Policy, University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Elissa Slotkin, U.S. Representative (D-MI 8)
Moderator: Rip Rapson, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Kresge Foundation

Host: The Kresge Foundation

Speakers: Susan Corbin, Director, Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity
Kerry Ebersole Singh, Chief Talent Solutions and Engagement Officer

Host: Michigan Economic Development Corporation

Speaker: Sam Katz, Director and Producer

Light refreshments will be provided.

Sponsor: Comerica

Panelists: Cheryl Bergman, Executive Director, Michigan Women’s Commission
Shana Lewis, Vice President of Talent Acquisition and Workforce Programs, Trinity Health
La June Montgomery Tabron, President and Chief Executive Officer, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Moderator: Candice Fortman, Executive Director, Outlier Media, Detroit

Host: W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Panelists:

Mohammad Muntakim, Member, The Skillman Foundation’s Youth Council

Logan Newman, Member, The Skillman Foundation’s Youth Council

Jeremiah Steen, Member, The Skillman Foundation’s Youth Council

Moderator: Angelique Power, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Skillman Foundation

Host: The Skillman Foundation

Speaker: Quentin Messer Jr., Chief Executive Officer, Michigan Economic Development Corporation; President and Chair, Michigan Strategic Fund

Host: Michigan Economic Development Corporation

Speakers: 

Arn Tellem, Vice Chairman, Pistons Sports and Entertainment; Chair, 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference

Sandy K. Baruah, President and Chief Executive Officer, Detroit Regional Chamber

Speaker: Ted Koppel, Legendary Anchor, ABC News’ Nightline; Senior Contributor, CBS Sunday Morning Show; Contributing Columnist, Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal

Speaker: Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Secretary of Transportation
Interviewer: Devin Scillian, Anchor, WDIV-TV 4, NBC

Sponsor: Meta

Speaker:Jon Meacham, Presidential Historian; Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author

Interviewer: Devin Scillian, Anchor, WDIV-TV 4, NBC

Sponsor: PNC Bank

Panelists:

Segment One:
Gary Peters, U.S. Senator (D-MI)
Debbie Stabenow, U.S. Senator (D-MI)

Segment Two:
Debbie Dingell, U.S. Representative (D-MI 12)
Peter Meijer, U.S. Representative (R-MI 3)
Elissa Slotkin, U.S. Representative (D-MI 8)

Moderator: Harold Ford Jr., Political Analyst, Fox News and MSNBC

*Invitations with Republican members of Congress are pending.

Sponsor: Delta Air Lines

Sponsor: Plunkett Cooney

Panelists: Keith Bradford, President, Olympia Development of Michigan and the District Detroit
Andrew Cantor, Executive Vice President of Development, Related Companies
Garlin Gilchrist II, Lieutenant Governor, State of Michigan
Stephen M. Ross, Chairman and Founder, Related Companies
Moderator: Mike Tirico, Host, NBC Sports

Speaker:Mike Duggan, Mayor, City of Detroit

Sponsor: DTE Energy

Sponsors: CGI Technologies, Detroit Medical Center, EY, Greektown Casino-Hotel, PwC

Sponsor: Rocket Mortgage

Featuring DJ Tom T

Sponsor: Strategic Staffing Solutions

*Breakfast available 6-9 a.m.

*Government Officials Only

*Credentialed Media Only

Sponsor: Priority Health

Sponsor: Consumers Energy

Sponsor: Michigan State Housing Development Authority

Special Guests: Rejji Hayes, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, CMS and Consumers Energy; Member, Detroit Regional Chamber Board of Directors
Brandon Hofmeister, Senior Vice President, Governmental, Regulatory, and Public Affairs, CMS and Consumers Energy
Garrick Rochow, President and Chief Executive Officer, CMS and Consumers Energy

Sponsor: Consumers Energy

Panelists:

Nolan Finley, Contributor, One Detroit and DPTV; Editorial Page Editor, The Detroit News

Russell A. Kavalhuna, President, Henry Ford College

Cindy Pasky, President and Chief Executive Officer, Strategic Staffing Solutions

Moderator: Margaret Trimer, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, Delta Dental

Host: Delta Dental

Speakers: Aileen Cohen, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity Officer, Executive Office
Fred Molnar, Senior Vice President, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Michele Wildman, Executive Vice President, Economic Development Incentives

Host: Michigan Economic Development Corporation

Speaker: Wright L. Lassiter III, President and Chief Executive Officer, Henry Ford Health

Recognition and Toast in Honor of
Wright L. Lassiter III
Speakers: Sandy K. Baruah, President and Chief Executive Officer, Detroit Regional Chamber
Wright L. Lassiter III, President and Chief Executive Officer, Henry Ford Health
Arn Tellem, Vice Chairman, Pistons Sports and Entertainment; Chair, 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference

Panelists:

Linda Apsey, President and Chief Executive Officer, ITC Holdings Corp.

Wright L. Lassiter III, President and Chief Executive Officer, Henry Ford Health

Cindy Pasky, Chief Executive Officer, Strategic Staffing Solutions

Garrick Rochow, President and Chief Executive Officer, CMS and Consumers Energy

Moderator: Rick Albin, Political Reporter, WOOD-TV 8

Speaker: Steve Ballmer, Co-Founder, Ballmer Group; Owner, Los Angeles Clippers

Interviewer: Arn Tellem, Vice Chairman, Pistons Sports and Entertainment; Chair, 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference

Sponsor: Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

Speaker: Veronika Scott, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, The Empowerment Plan

Panelists: Jeanette M. Abraham, Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer, JMA Global, LLC
Joi M. Harris, President and Chief Operating Officer, DTE Gas
Nancy Tellem, Executive Chair, Eko; Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, BasBlue
Moderator: Rhonda Walker, Anchor, WDIV-TV 4, NBC

Sponsor: Michigan State Housing Development Authority

Panelists: Garlin Gilchrist II, Lieutenant Governor, State of Michigan
Tammy Golden, Executive Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, General Motors
Dana Williams, Chief Strategy Officer, Detroit at Work
Moderator: Jason Tinsley, Michigan Market President, JPMorgan Private Wealth Management

Host: JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Panelists: Dante Boutell, Vice President, Powertrain Design Division, Toyota North America
Curtis Ivery, Chancellor, Wayne County Community College District
Kim Trent, Deputy Director of Prosperity, Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity
Kylee Mitchell Wells, Executive Director, Southeast Michigan, Ballmer Group
Moderator: David Egner, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

Host: Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

Speakers: Paul Ajegba, Director, Michigan Department of Transportation
Liesl Clark, Director, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
Trevor Pawl, Chief Mobility Officer, State of Michigan

Host: Michigan Economic Development Corporation

Special Guests: Alena Casey, Public Policy, Meta
Haley Lickstein, Policy Programs, Meta
Tracy Rohrbach, Politics and Government Outreach, Meta

Sponsor: Meta

Host: Darnell Adams, Director, Detroit Community Initiatives, Gilbert Family Foundation

Keynote Address: Camille Lloyd, Executive Director, Gallup Center on Black Voices
Panelists: Matt Elliott, President, Bank of America Michigan
Camille Lloyd, Executive Director, Gallup Center on Black Voices
Angelique Power, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Skillman Foundation
Moderator: Sandy K. Baruah, President and Chief Executive Officer, Detroit Regional Chamber

Sponsor: Detroit Regional Chamber Foundation

Panelists:

Segment One:

Awenate Cobbina, Chief Executive Officer, Bedrock Group LP; Chairman, Michigan Economic Development Corp. Executive Committee

Maureen Krauss, President and Chief Executive Officer, Detroit Regional Partnership

Sandy Pierce, Senior Executive Vice President, Private Bank and Regional Banking Director and Chair, Huntington Michigan

Dug Song, Chief Strategy Officer, Cisco Secure; Co-Founder, Duo Security

Segment Two:

Sandy K. Baruah, President and Chief Executive Officer, Detroit Regional Chamber

Tina Freese Decker, President and Chief Executive Officer, Spectrum Health

Quentin Messer Jr., Chief Executive Officer, Michigan Economic Development Corp.; President and Chair, Michigan Strategic Fund

Howard Ungerleider, President and Chief Financial Officer, Dow

Sponsor: Business Leaders for Michigan

Speaker: Tom Gores, Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer, Platinum Equity; Owner, Detroit Pistons

Interviewer: Mike Tirico, Host, NBC Sports

Sponsor: Protect Culture

Speaker: Gretchen Whitmer, Governor, State of Michigan

Sponsor: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Sponsor: General Motors

Welcome: Jeff Stoutenburg, Director, State Government Affairs, Dow
Sandy K. Baruah, President and Chief Executive Officer, Detroit Regional Chamber

Performer: Devin Scillian, Anchor, WDIV-TV 4, NBC

Speakers: Nolan Finley, Contributor, One Detroit and DPTV; Editorial Page Editor, The Detroit News
Stephen Henderson, Executive Editor, BridgeDetroit; Host, Detroit Today, American Black Journal

Sponsor: Dow

*Separate Ticket Required

Sponsor: Michigan Health & Hospital Association