2025 Speakers - Detroit Regional Chamber

Rick Albin

Political Reporter, WOOD-TV 8

Jamon Alexander

President and Chief Executive Officer, West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology

Dennis W. Archer Jr.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sixteen42 Ventures

Carmen Argersinger

Manager, Strategic Partnerships, Delta Dental of Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana

Tom Barrett

U.S. Representative (R-MI 7)

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Sandy K. Baruah

President and Chief Executive Officer, Detroit Regional Chamber

Jocelyn Benson

Jocelyn Benson

Secretary of State, State of Michigan

Jack Bergman

U.S. Representative (R-MI 1)

Ian Bremmer

Ian Bremmer

President and Founder, Eurasia Group and GZERO Media

Winnie Brinks

Senate Majority Leader, State of Michigan

Darrin Camilleri

Michigan Senator (D-Brownstown Township)

Swin Cash-Canal

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer; Founder, She’s Got Time

Carolyn Cassin

President and CEO, Michigan Women Forward; General Partner, BELLE Michigan Impact Fund

Anthony Chang

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, BAMF Health

Jason Colthorp

Anchor, WDIV-TV 4, NBC

Ian Conyers

Head, Community Affairs, Amazon

Howard Crawford

Senior Scientist and Scientific Director, Henry Ford + MSU Pancreatic Cancer Alliance

S.E. Cupp

Nationally Syndicated Columnist, Author, Podcaster, and TV Commentator

Pat D’Eramo

Chief Executive Officer, Martinrea International Inc.

Kyle DeGiulio

Senior Manager, Economic Development Policy, Amazon

Debbie Dingell

Debbie Dingell

U.S. Representative (D-MI 6)

Marty Dobek

Executive Director, Detroit Sports Commission

Kelli Dobner

Chief Growth and Strategy Officer, Samaritas

Mike Duggan

Mayor, City of Detroit

Matt Elliott

Founder, Blue Lake Ideas; Past Chair, Board of Directors, Detroit Regional Chamber

Meagan Elliott

President and Chief Executive Officer, Belle Isle Conservancy

David Egner

President and Chief Executive Officer, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

Ryan Fewins-Bliss

Executive Director, Michigan College Access Network

Nolan Finley

Nolan Finley

Editorial Page Editor, The Detroit News; Contributor, One Detroit, Detroit PBS

Bill Ford

Bill Ford

Executive Chair, Ford Motor Company

Alexandra Ford English

Member, Board of Directors, Ford Motor Company

Tina Freese Decker

President and Chief Executive Officer, Corewell Health

Dan Gilbert

Founder and Chairman, Rocket Companies

Austan Goolsbee

President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Laura Grannemann

Executive Director, Rocket Community Fund and Gilbert Family Foundation

Kevin M. Guskiewicz

President, Michigan State University

John Gutierrez

Retired Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps; Executive Director, Office of Defense and Aerospace Innovation, State of Michigan

Matt Hall

Speaker of the House, State of Michigan

Greg Handel

Greg Handel

Chief Education and Talent Officer, Detroit Regional Chamber

Mona Hanna

Associate Dean and C.S. Mott Endowed Professor, Public Health, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University

Stephen Henderson

Executive Advisor, BridgeDetroit; Host, Detroit PBS

Grant Hill

Managing Director, USA Basketball; Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer; Detroit WNBA Investor

Pete Hoekstra

U.S. Ambassador to Canada

Sharon Hopkins

Assistant Director, Dual Enrollment and Advanced Placement, Office of Accelerated Programs, Detroit Public Schools Community District 

Amy Hovey

Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Michigan State Housing Development Authority

Daniel Howes

Senior Editor/Business & Columnist, The Detroit News

Linda Hubbard

President and Chief Executive Officer, Carhartt Inc.

Rep. Bill Huizenga

Bill Huizenga

U.S. Representative (R-MI 4)

Arthur Jemison

Executive Director, Detroit Housing Commission

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Russell Kavalhuna

President, Henry Ford College

Tricia A. Keith

President and Chief Executive Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Nick Khouri

Former Treasurer, State of Michigan; Former Chief, Economic Development, City of Detroit

Dan Kildee

President and Chief Executive Officer, Community Foundation of Greater Flint

Alex Kotran

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, aiEDU

Tina Kozak

Chief Executive Officer, Franco

Jeannine Kunz

Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, SME

Tu Le

Chief Executive Officer, Sino Auto Insights; Expert-in-Residence, TechTown Detroit

Robert Lee

Corporate Executive Vice President and President, North America LG Energy Solution

Chad Livengood

Politics Editor and Columnist, The Detroit News

Josh Lunger

Vice President, Government Affairs, Grand Rapids Chamber

Brandy Lovelady Mitchell

Deputy Superintendent, Grand Rapids Public Schools

Randy Maiers

President and Chief Executive Officer, Community Foundation of St. Clair County

Ed McBroom

Michigan Senator (R-Vulcan)

Christy McDonald

Chief Executive Officer, Sammac Communications Inc.

Kristen McDonald Rivet

U.S. Representative (D-MI 8)

John McElroy

John McElroy

Amy McMillan

Chief Executive Officer, Huron-Clinton Metroparks

Leona Medley

Executive Director, Joe Louis Greenway Partnership

Kylee Mitchell Wells

Executive Director, Southeast Michigan, Ballmer Group

Claude Molinari

Claude Molinari

President and Chief Executive Officer, Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau

Yazeed Moore

Director, Michigan Programs, W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Jeffrey Nelson

Jeff Nelson

Executive Vice President, Strategic Staffing Solutions

Minority Leader of the Michigan Senate Aric Nesbitt

Aric Nesbitt

Senate Minority Leader, State of Michigan

Jerry Norcia

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, DTE Energy

Gary Peters

U.S. Senator (D-MI)

Sandy Pierce

Corporate Board Executive, CEO Advisor, and Community Strategist

Bryan Posthumus

State Representative, (R-Rockford)

Angelique Power

President and Chief Executive Officer, The Skillman Foundation

Ranjeev Puri

House Minority Leader, State of Michigan

Peter Quigley - Featured

Peter Quigley

President and Chief Executive Officer, Kelly; Chair, 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference

Roop Raj

Evening Anchor and Host, The Pulse, Fox 2 Detroit

Terry Rhadigan

Terry Rhadigan

Strategic Advisor, Detroit Regional Chamber

Kevin Rudd

Ambassador of Australia to the U.S; Former Prime Minister, Australia

Jermaine R. Ruffin

Senior Vice President, Neighborhoods, Invest Detroit

Jim Runestad

State Senator (R-White Lake)

April Ryan

White House Correspondent, Black Press USA; Author, Black Women Will Save the World: An Anthem

Greg Schwartz

Greg Schwartz

Co-founder, StockX

Devin Scillian

Journalist and Author

Suzanne Shank

President and Chief Executive Officer, Siebert Williams Shank & Co.; Chair, Board of Directors, Detroit Regional Chamber

Nicole Sherard-Freeman

President and Chief Executive Officer, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

Elissa Slotkin

U.S. Senator (D-MI)

Erik Smith

President and Chief Executive Officer, Saab Inc.

Haley Stevens

Haley Stevens

U.S. Representative (D-MI 11)

Ryan Sullivan

Chief Executive Officer, Detroit Riverfront Conservancy

Tiffany Taylor

Chief People and Impact Officer, GSV Ventures; Co-president, ASU+GSV Summit

Arn Tellem

Vice Chairman, Pistons Sports and Entertainment; Past Chair, Board of Directors, Detroit Regional Chamber

Terence Thomas

Co-founder, Activate Detroit

J.J. Tighe

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

Mike Tirico

Host, NBC Sports

Gary Torgow

Chairman, Board of Directors, Huntington National Bank

Nikolai Vitti

Superintendent, Detroit Public Schools Community District

Andrea Wallace

Andrea Wallace

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Opnr

Walter Ward III

Walter Ward III

Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, TiiCKER

Gov. Whitmer

Gretchen Whitmer

Governor, State of Michigan

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