2026 Agenda

Breakfast Sponsor: Corewell Health

Speaker: Sandy K. Baruah, President and Chief Executive Officer, Detroit Regional Chamber

Speaker: Joi Harris, President and Chief Executive Officer, DTE Energy

Speaker: Diallo Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer, Life Remodeled

Speaker: Mark Hackel, Executive, Macomb County

Sponsor: HNTB

Speaker: Mike Duggan, Mayor, City of Detroit

Speaker: Jared Fleisher, Incoming President, Bedrock

Sponsor: General Motors

Speaker: David Coulter, Executive, Oakland County

Sponsor: DTE Energy

Speaker: Ellen Gilchrist, Chief Executive Officer, BasBlue

Speakers: Mark de la Vergne, Director, Economic Innovation and Policy, Michigan Central

Ned Staebler, Vice President, Economic Development, Wayne State University; President and Chief Executive Officer, TechTown

 Sponsors: Enbridge, The Ideal Group

Speaker: Warren Evans, Executive, Wayne County

Sponsor: Comcast Business

Sponsors: Downtown Detroit Partnership, Enbridge, Hollywood Casino at Greektown, Moment Strategies, NAF, Sheetz