2020 Speakers

George Adams

Founder and President, 360 Detroit Inc.

David Alade

Founding Partner, Century Partners

Dennis W. Archer Jr.

CEO, Ignition Media Group; Founding Partner, Archer Corporate Services

Sandy K. Baruah

President and Chief Executive Officer, Detroit Regional Chamber

Clifford Brown

Managing Partner, Woodborn Partners

Mario Bueno

McNair Scholar and Graduate Assistant, University of Michigan; Co-founder, LUCK Inc.

David Coulter

County Executive, Oakland County

Matthew Cullen

Chair, Detroit Riverfront Conservancy

Mary Culler

Office of the Executive Chairman, Detroit Development Director, and Ford Fund President, Ford Motor Company

Shamyle Dobbs

CEO, Michigan Community Resources; LD XL

Mike Duggan

Mayor, City of Detroit

Hill Harper

Actor, Author, Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist

Kumar Kintala

Director, Development, Bedrock

Karen Knox

Executive Director, Eden Gardens Community Association

Wright L. Lassiter III

Chairman, 2021 Mackinac Policy Conference; President and Chief Executive Officer, Henry Ford Health System

Susan T. Mosey

Executive Director, Midtown Detroit Inc.

Huel Perkins

Anchor, WJBK-TV 2, FOX

Terry Rhadigan

Executive Director, Corporate Giving, General Motors Co.; LD XIX

Anqunette Sarfoh

Board Member, Michigan Cannabis Industry Association

Dug Song

Chief Strategy Officer, Cisco Secure, Co-founder, Duo Security

Arn Tellem

Vice Chairman, Detroit Pistons

Adrian Tonon

24-Hour Economy Ambassador, City of Detroit

Rhonda Walker

Anchor, WDIV-TV 4, NBC

Monica Wheat

Executive Director, Venture Catalysts; Managing Director, Detroit, Backstage Capital

Sam White

Founding Artistic and Executive Director, Shakespeare in Detroit