Join to discuss the latest public policy updates
Join the Detroit Regional Chamber for the Advocacy in Action series. During these sessions, Chamber members will have the opportunity to discuss public policy issues impacting local businesses.
*Upcoming session dates and details are subject to change.
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Meet Michigan’s Legislative Leaders Friday, Jan. 28 at Noon This virtual session is complimentary for Chamber members and future members. |
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Watch Previous Sessions:
Meet Michigan’s Quad | April 30, 2021
Majority and minority leaders from Michigan’s Senate and House of Representatives join the conversation. Watch the recording and read a recap of the event.
Speakers:
Mike Shirkey, Senate Majority Leader (R-16)
Jason Wentworth, Speaker of the House (R-97)
Jim Ananich, Senate Minority Leader (D-27)
Donna Lasinski, House Minority Leader (D-52)
The Big Four | March 18, 2021
In the last 12 months, the region has been impacted not only by the COVID-19 pandemic, but also by the economic fallout of the virus, as well as major social justice movements. With the government at the center of all three, collaboration and cooperation have never been more important for these Metro Detroit leaders. Read more about their discussion.
Speakers:
David Coulter, Executive, Oakland County
Mike Duggan, Mayor, City of Detroit
Warren Evans, Executive, Wayne County
Mark Hackel, Executive, Macomb County
Moderator: Carol Cain, Senior Producer and Host, CBS 62 Michigan Matters; Columnist, Detroit Free Press
The Future of the Economy | Dec. 17, 2020
For the last nine months businesses and individuals have learned to operate differently. Now that vaccine development and distribution have become a reality, can businesses begin planning for a broader economic reopening? Are we getting closer to day-to-day activities and interaction going back to “normal?” This discussion will offer insight on what a “new, new normal” could be in 2021.
Speakers:
Charles Ballard, Professor of Economics, Michigan State University
Chad Livengood, Senior Editor, Politics, Policy, and Detroit Rising, Crain’s Detroit Business
Lisa Lunsford, Co-founder and CEO, Global Strategic Supply Solutions (GS3); Board Chair, MICHauto
