2023 Detroit Policy Conference Speakers - Detroit Regional Chamber

2023 Speakers

Nick Allen

Nick Allen

PhD Candidate, Urban Development and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Dennis W. Archer Jr.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, sixteen42 ventures

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Sandy K. Baruah

President and Chief Executive Officer, Detroit Regional Chamber

Willie Bell

Willie Bell

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Family Assistance for Renaissance Men

Kofi Bonner

Kofi Bonner

Chief Executive Officer, Bedrock LLC

Larry Brinker Jr.

Larry Brinker Jr.

Chief Executive Officer, Brinker Group

Antoine Bryant

Director, Planning and Development Department, City of Detroit

Tammy Carnrike

Chief Operating Officer, Detroit Regional Chamber

Charity Dean

President and Chief Executive Officer, Metro-Detroit Black Business Alliance

Bud Denker

Bud Denker

President, Penske Corporation

Mike Duggan

Mayor, City of Detroit

Richard Florida

Founder, Creative Class Group

Garlin Gilchrist II

Lieutenant Governor, State of Michigan

Anika Goss

Anika Goss

Chief Executive Officer, Detroit Future City

Laura Grannemann

Executive Director, Rocket Community Fund and Gilbert Family Foundation

Michael Gray

Michael Gray

Partner and Director, Operations, Four Man Ladder

Jason Hall

Founder, RiDetroit

Roderick Hardamon

Roderick Hardamon

Chief Executive Officer, URGE Development Group and URGE Imprint

Stephen Henderson

Executive Advisor, BridgeDetroit; Host, Detroit Today and American Black Journal

Christopher Jackson

Christopher Jackson

Partner, Queen Lillian

Eric B. Larson

Chief Executive Officer, Downtown Detroit Partnership

Amanda Lewan

Co-founder, Bamboo

Melanie Markowicz

Executive Director, Greektown Neighborhood Partnership

Whitney Marx

Whitney Marx

Chief Executive Officer, MarxModa

Christy McDonald

Special Correspondent and Anchor, WDIV-TV 4, NBC

Claude Molinari

Claude Molinari

President and Chief Executive Officer, Visit Detroit

Danielle North

Danielle North

Owner, Kidz Kingdom; Founder, Dream Studio Detroit

Cindy Pasky

President and Chief Executive Officer, Strategic Staffing Solutions

Luke Polcyn

Luke Polcyn

Deputy Group Executive, Jobs and Economy, Mayor’s Office

Terry Rhadigan

Terry Rhadigan

Vice President, Corporate Giving, General Motors

Ashok Sivanand

Ashok Sivanand

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Integral

Glenn Stevens Jr.

Glenn Stevens Jr.

Executive Director, MICHauto; Vice President, Automotive and Mobility Initiatives, Detroit Regional Chamber

J.J. Tighe

J.J. Tighe

Director, Parks and Trails Initiative, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

Gary Torgow

Chairman, Board of Directors, Huntington National Bank

Rhonda Walker

Rhonda Walker

Anchor, WDIV-TV 4, NBC

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