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Early Arrivers

The 2013 Conference kicks off at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 29, but Conference registration will officially open at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28. Head to the island on Tuesday to join the Early Arrivers. Arrive early, beat the line and avoid rushing to the island.

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The 2013 Conference

The 2013 Mackinac Policy Conference, held Wednesday, May 29 – Friday, May 31, will spur a comprehensive dialogue on culture, education and the 21st century global market. The 2013 Conference will bring together more than 1,500 attendees including Michigan’s top business professionals, government leaders, corporate CEOs, entrepreneurs and veteran regional champions.

The 2013 Conference will feature national experts and innovative change-makers who will challenge us to work collaboratively to create a globally competitive, financially attractive business environment in Michigan.

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View this year’s Conference Vision and Pillars or visit the 2012 Conference website for all of last year’s Conference coverage.

  • Snyder downplays re-election, says Mackinac must bridge divide

    Michigan Chronicle: May 21, 2013

    Gov. Rick Snyder isn’t that concerned right now about his re-election prospects. At least that is what the governor wants people to believe even as Democrats scramble to look for a suitable and stately candidate who can stake a claim on the state’s highest office.

  • Juicer squeezes into policy forum

    The Observer & Eccentric: May 20, 2013

    Since launching their juice business in downtown Plymouth with just $13,000 barely a year ago, Caitlin James and her sisters have propelled it to perhaps Michigan’s biggest economic stage. Drought, which cold-presses, bottles and sells organic, raw fruit and vegetable juices from a kitchen on Forest, experienced serious growth in its first year and has attracted regional and national media attention.

  • Protecting Republicans from the ghosts of GOP past: Q&A with Carlos Gutierrez

    Detroit Free Press: May 19, 2013

    During his tenure as President George W. Bush’s Secretary of Commerce, Cuban-born Carlos Gutierrez was the Bush administration’s point man on immigration reform. Gutierrez, a former chairman and CEO of Kellogg, advised GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney on outreach to Hispanics, but he was dismayed by the anti-immigrant tone of Romney’s campaign.

  • A cheap, fair way to give African Americans a fair chance: Robert L. Johnson

    Detroit Free Press: May 19, 2013

    If you could improve the economic and financial well-being of minority Americans and increase employment opportunities without enacting new legislation or creating new taxes, would you do it? Most people answer yes. Next week, when I address the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Mackinac Policy Conference, I’ll detail two proposals addressing minority employment and access to capital that will not require new legislation or increase taxes.

  • Talent, education, culture change on menu of Mackinac conference

    Crain’s Detroit Business: May 10, 2013

    Tackling the state’s gap between employer talent needs and the skills of the workforce is bubbling to the top as a priority for discussion at this month’s Mackinac Policy Conference. The conference this year is focused on three topical pillars: talent, education and culture change.