2014 Speakers

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  Dave Anderson

  Co-Founder, Bamboo Detroit

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  Dennis Archer Jr.

  Founding Principal and President, Archer Corporate Services

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  Jeff Aronoff

  Executive Director, D:hive

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  Sandy Baruah

  President and CEO, Detroit Regional Chamber

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  Dan Carmody

  President, Eastern Market Corporation

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  Candy Chang

  TED Senior Fellow; Urban Space Artist and Designer

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  Sheila Cockrel

  President and CEO, Crossroads Consulting Group

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  Phil Cooley

  Co-Owner, Slows Bar BQ

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  James Craig

  Chief of Police, Detroit Police Department

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  Maggie DeSantis

  President, Warren/Conner Development Coalition

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  Richard DeVore

  Regional President, Detroit and Southeast Michigan, PNC Bank

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  Mike Duggan

  Mayor, City of Detroit

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  David Egner

  President and CEO, Hudson-Webber Foundation

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  John Gallagher

  Business Writer, Detroit Free Press

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  Don Graves

  Executive Director, President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, The White House

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  Mark Hackel

  County Executive, Macomb County

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  Linglong He

  Chief Information Officer, Quicken Loans

• Stephen Henderson

  Editorial Director, Detroit Free Press

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  Adam Hollier

  Vice President, Hantz Woodlands

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  Evette Hollins

  Manager, Urban Initiatives, Detroit Regional Chamber

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  George Jackson

  President and CEO, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation

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  Lorron James

  Vice President, Business Affairs, James Group International

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  Tricia Keith

  Senior Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Services, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

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  Benjamin Kennedy

  Deputy Director, Community Development and Detroit Program, Kresge Foundation

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  Elias Khalil

  Owner and General Manager, La Feria – Spanish Tapas Restaurant

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  Dan Kinkead

  Director of Projects, Detroit Future City

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  Maria LaLonde

  Recruiting and Development Leader, Bizdom

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  Eric Larson

  President and CEO, Larson Realty Group

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  Saundra Little

  Founding Partner, Centric Design Studio

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  Christy McDonald

  MiWeek Anchor, Detroit Public Television

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  Kurt Metzger

  Mayor, Pleasant Ridge; Director Emeritus, Data Driven Detroit

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  Spencer Olinek

  Business Development Manager, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation

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  Bill Pulte

  Chairman, Detroit Blight Authority

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  Thomas Sugrue

  David Boies Professor of History and Sociology, University of Pennsylvania

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  Paul Tait

  Executive Director, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments

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  Tammy Tedesco

  President and CEO, Edibles Rex

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  Espy Thomas

  Owner, Sweet Potato Sensations

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  Frank Venegas

  Chairman and CEO, Ideal Group

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  M. Roy Wilson

  President, Wayne State University

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  Tom Wilson

  President and CEO, Olympia Entertainment

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  Sommer Woods

  Director of External Relations, M-1 Light Rail