Detroit Policy Conference

• Full Video: M. Roy Wilson Keynote

  The social mobility made possible by a college education is the key to a strong middle class, and the gateway to the American dream. That point was emphasized by Dr. M. Roy Wilson during his keynote address at the Conference.

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• Full Video: Startgrid Detroit

  Entrepreneurs with world-changing ideas abound in Southeast Michigan, and Startgrid is a free online community where they can build a circle of friends, mentors and industry experts to answer their questions and steer them in the right direction.

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• Full Video: Thomas Sugrue Keynote

  To come up with proper solutions for the Detroit’s course of action into the future, it is imperative that the origins of the city’s current status are properly understood. Thomas Sugrue, David Boies professor of history and sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, made that point to the audience as he delved into the historical circumstances that eventually led to Detroit’s bankruptcy.

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• Full Video – Panel: Re-Shaping Detroit’s Future

  There isn’t a city in the country poised for the growth and comeback like in Detroit. That was the inspirational message gleaned from the Conference’s closing panel discussion, “Shaping the Future: Detroit’s Next Chapter.”

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• Full Video – Breakout Session: The City Speaks: Revitalizing Detroit’s Neighborhoods

  Detroit residents must move past the negative perception of the city and work to re-invent and re-imagine what the inactive areas of the city can be. That was the message delivered by panelists in the morning breakout session, “The City Speaks: Revitalizing Detroit’s Neighborhoods.”

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• Full Video – Breakout Session: Rethinking Regionalism: The Collaborative Way Forward

  The Detroit region must proactively collaborate on a greater visualization for the future to maximize the strength of the entire region, not just specific cities or counties. Panelists reinforced the notion that no suburb of any region can be successful without a prosperous urban core during the breakout sessions, “Rethinking Regionalism: Regional Leaders Discuss Collaboration.”

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