2026 Speakers - Detroit Regional Chamber

Speakers are still being added to the 2026 Conference agenda.

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Sandy K. Baruah

President and Chief Executive Officer, Detroit Regional Chamber

Winnie Brinks

Senate Majority Leader, State of Michigan

Pete Buttigieg

Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation

Jeff Donofrio

Jeff Donofrio

President and Chief Executive Officer, Business Leaders For Michigan

Matt Hall

Speaker of the House, State of Michigan

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Ron Hall

President and Chief Executive Officer, Bridgewater Interiors

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Venessa Keesler

President and Chief Executive Officer, Launch Michigan

Chandra Madafferi

President and Chief Executive Officer, Michigan Education Association

Minority Leader of the Michigan Senate Aric Nesbitt

Aric Nesbitt

Senate Minority Leader, State of Michigan

Mike Pence

48th Vice President of the United States

Gary Peters

U.S. Senator (D-MI)

Sandy Pierce

Corporate Board Executive, CEO Advisor, and Community Strategist

Ranjeev Puri

House Minority Leader, State of Michigan

Bob Riney

President and Chief Executive Officer, Henry Ford Health

Schuette

Bill G. Schuette

State Representative (R-Midland)

Devin Scillian

Journalist and Author

Mary Sheffield

Mayor, City of Detroit

Elissa Slotkin

U.S. Senator (D-MI)

Rick Snyder

Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, SensCy; Former Governor, State of Michigan

Chris Sununu

82nd Governor of New Hampshire; Chief Executive Officer, Airlines for America

Jon Tester

Former U.S. Senator

Randy Thelan

President and Chief Executive Officer, The Right Place

Gov. Whitmer

Gretchen Whitmer

Governor, State of Michigan