2022 Speakers - Detroit Regional Chamber

2022 Mackinac Policy Conference

Jeanette-Abraham

Jeanette Abraham

Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer, JMA Global, LLC

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Rick Albin

Political Reporter, WOOD-TV 8

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Linda Apsey

President and Chief Executive Officer, ITC Holdings Corp.

Steve Ballmer

Steve Ballmer

Co-Founder, Ballmer Group; Owner, Los Angeles Clippers NBA Basketball Team Co-Founder, Ballmer Group; Owner, Los Angeles Clippers NBA Basketball Team

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Sandy K. Baruah

President and Chief Executive Officer

Cheryl-Bergman

Cheryl Bergman

Executive Director, Michigan Women’s Commission

Keith-Bradford

Keith Bradford

President, Olympia Development of Michigan and the District Detroit

Pete-Buttigieg

Pete Buttigieg

U.S. Secretary of Transportation

Brian-Calley

Brian Calley

President and Chief Executive Officer, Small Business Association of Michigan

Andrew-Cantor

Andrew Cantor

Executive Vice President of Development, Related Companies

Tammy Carnrike

Chief Operating Officer, Detroit Regional Chamber

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Awenate Cobbina

Chief Executive Officer, Bedrock Manufacturing Company; Chairman, Michigan Economic Development Corporation Executive Committee

Tina Freese Decker

President and Chief Executive Officer, Corewell Health

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Debbie Dingell

U.S. Representative (D-MI 12)

Mike Duggan

Mayor, City of Detroit

Matt Elliott

President, Bank of America Michigan

Harold Ford Jr.

Vice Chairman, Corporate Banking, PNC Bank

Candace-Fortman

Candice Fortman

Executive Director, Outlier Media

Garlin Gilchrist II

Lieutenant Governor, State of Michigan

Tom-Gores

Tom Gores

Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer, Platinum Equity; Owner, Detroit Pistons

Joi-Harris

Joi M. Harris

President and Chief Operating Officer, DTE Gas

Stephen Henderson

Executive Editor, BridgeDetroit; Host, Detroit Today, American Black Journal

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Morela Hernandez

Ligia Ramirez de Reynolds Collegiate Professor of Public Policy, University of Michigan

Amy Hovey

Executive Director, Michigan State Housing Development Authority

Rep. Bill Huizenga

Bill Huizenga

U.S. Representative (R-MI 4)

Van Jones

Van Jones

Host, CNN; Founder, Dream Corps

Tiffany King

Tiffany King

Equity and Inclusion Officer, Michigan State Housing Development Authority

Ted-Koppel

Ted Koppel

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

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Maureen Krauss

President and Chief Executive Officer, Detroit Regional Partnership

Wright L. Lassiter III

Wright L. Lassiter III

Chairman, 2021 Mackinac Policy Conference; President and Chief Executive Officer, Henry Ford Health System

Shana-Lewis

Shana Lewis

Vice President of Talent Acquisition and Workforce Programs, Trinity Health

Camille Lloyd

Executive Director, Gallup Center on Black Voices

Christy McDonald

Special Correspondent and Anchor, WDIV-TV 4, NBC

Jon Meacham

Jon Meacham

Presidential Historian; Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author

Quentin Messer

Quentin Messer Jr.

Chief Executive Officer, Michigan Economic Development Corporation; President and Chair, Michigan Strategic Fund

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Mohammad Muntakim

Member, Youth Council, The Skillman Foundation

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Logan Newman

Member, Youth Council, The Skillman Foundation

Jerry Norcia

Jerry Norcia

President and CEO, DTE Energy

Cindy Pasky

President and Chief Executive Officer, Strategic Staffing Solutions

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Gary Peters

U.S. Senator (D-MI)

Sandy Pierce

Sandy Pierce

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

Angelique Power

President and Chief Executive Officer, The Skillman Foundation

Garrick Rochow

Garrick J. Rochow

President and CEO of CMS Energy Corporation and Consumers Energy Company

Stephen-M.-Ross

Stephen M. Ross

Chairman and Founder, Related Companies

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Veronika Scott

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Empowerment Plan

Elissa Slotkin

Elissa Slotkin

U.S. Representative (D-MI 7)

Paul Smith

Paul W. Smith

Host, WJR NewsTalk 760 AM

Dug Song

Dug Song

Co-Founder and President, The Song Foundation

debbie stabenow

Debbie Stabenow

U.S. Senator (D-MI)

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Jeremiah Steen

Member, Youth Council, The Skillman Foundation

Tabron, La June

La June Montgomery Tabron

President and CEO, W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Nancy Tellem

Nancy Tellem

Executive Chair, Eko; Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, BasBlue; Former President, CBS Network

Arn Tellem

Vice Chairman, Pistons Sports and Entertainment

Mike Tirico

Host, NBC Sports

Howard-Ungerleider

Howard Ungerleider

President and Chief Financial Officer, Dow

Rhonda Walker

Rhonda Walker

Anchor, WDIV-TV 4, NBC

Gretchen Whitmer

Gretchen Whitmer

Governor, State of Michigan

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The 2023 Conference will be held May 30 – June 2, 2023.

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