Mackinac Policy Conference

Barfield, DeVos, Van Elslander: Remembering the Legacies of Philanthropic Leader’s
May 30, 2019Michigan’s preeminent business people leave a legacy in their communities. From the revitalization of downtown Grand Rapids, to the saving…

Launch Michigan Partnership Brings Philanthropic, Education, and Business Leaders to the Table
May 30, 2019The Skillman Foundation’s Tonya Allen, Michigan Education Association’s Paula Herbart, and Business Leaders for Michigan’s Doug Rothwell explained their partnership…

Closing the Skills Gap Requires More Than Talk
May 30, 2019Michigan communities have been trying to fix school systems and boost talent pipelines for years without having all the proper…

John Kasich: Change from the Bottom Up, Not Top Down
May 30, 2019“Time is running. The clocking is winding down,” said John Kasich, former governor of Ohio and senior political commentator for…

Gehl and Porter: The American Political System Needs Competition
May 30, 2019Katherine M. Gehl, former CEO of Gehl Foods, and Michael E. Porter, the Bishop William Lawrence University Professor at Harvard Business…

Watch: Stacey Abrams Talks Civility in Leadership
May 30, 2019Stacey Abrams, founder and chair of Fair Fight Action, took to Michigan’s center stage to deliver a powerful keynote address…

Corporate Sustainability and Stewardship: What Are Business Leaders Doing to Protect Michigan’s Future?
May 29, 2019MPC19: A panel of business leaders discussed how Michigan businesses can be a force for good. Amazon’s Alicia Boler Davis,…

Leaders: Learning Doesn’t Stop After School
May 29, 2019Decades ago, afterschool programs and youth development opportunities were both plentiful and accessible to Michigan’s children.Those programs and opportunities were…

People of Detroit Are Why City’s Small Businesses Are Thriving
June 1, 2018Confidence in Detroit’s overall economic rebound remains high, driven by a boom in small business and retail activity. Forty-one percent…

John B. King Jr.: ‘Teachers Saw Opportunity and Saved My Life’
June 1, 2018When he was 12 years old and had lost both parents to illness, teachers in New York City Public Schools…

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