Speakers

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Stacey Abrams

2018 Democratic Nominee for Governor of Georgia; Founder and Chair, Fair Fight Action
Rick Albin

Political Reporter, WOOD TV
Tonya Allen

President and CEO, The Skillman Foundation
Jim Ananich

Senate Minority Leader (D-27)
Gerry Anderson

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, DTE Energy
Laura Appel

Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, Michigan Health & Hospital Association
Dennis W. Archer Jr.

CEO, Ignition Media Group; Founding Partner, Archer Corporate Services
David W. Barfield

Group Development Officer, Impellam Group
Sandy Baruah

President and CEO, Detroit Regional Chamber
Johannes M. Bauer

Quello Chair, Media and Information Policy, Chairperson, Department of Media and Information, Michigan State University
Rose B. Bellanca

President and CEO, Washtenaw Community College
Jack Bergman

U.S. Representative (R-MI 1)
Donna Brazile

Contributor, Fox News; Veteran Democratic Political Strategist; Adjunct Professor; Author; Former Syndicated Columnist
David T. Brooks

Director of Health, Veterans and Community Wellness, Wayne County
Jeb Bush

Former Governor, State of Florida; Founder, President, and Chairman, Foundation for Excellence in Education
Renée Branch Canady

CEO, Michigan Public Health Institute
Lee Chatfield

Speaker of the House (R-107)
Jeffrey Connor-Naylor

Deputy Director, ReadyNation
Melanie D’Evelyn

Director, Education and Talent Initiatives, Detroit Regional Chamber
Richard L. DeVore

Regional President, Detroit and Southeast Michigan, PNC Financial Services Group
Daniel G. DeVos

Chairman and CEO, DP Fox Ventures LLC
Debbie Dingell

U.S. Representative (D-MI 12)
Matthew Dowd

Chief Political Analyst, ABC News; Best-selling Author; Campaign Strategist
Darienne Driver Hudson

President and CEO, United Way for Southeastern Michigan
Nolan Finley

Editorial Page Editor, The Detroit News; Host, 910 AM Superstation
Jim Fitterling

CEO, Dow
Katherine M. Gehl

Former President and CEO, Gehl Foods
Matt Gillard

President and CEO, Michigan’s Children; Former State Representative
Christine Greig

House Minority Leader (D-37)
Stephen Henderson

Host, Detroit Public Television and WDET 101.9 FM
Paula Herbart

President, Michigan Education Association
Daniel Howes

Columnist and Associate Business Editor, The Detroit News
Marc Hudson

Founder and CEO, Rocket Fiber
John Kasich

Former Governor, State of Ohio; Senior Political Commentator, CNN
Russell A. Kavalhuna

President, Henry Ford College
Christina L. Keller

President and CEO, Cascade Engineering
Steven Kiefer

Senior Vice President, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain, General Motors Co.
Dan Kildee

U.S. Representative (D-MI 5)
Brenda Lawrence

U.S. Representative (D-MI 14)
Tim Lawther

Deputy Director, Detroit Health Department
Andy Levin

U.S. Representative (D-MI 9)
Phillip D. Levy

Professor and Associate Chair for Emergency Medicine, Assistant Vice President, Wayne State University
Pamela Lewis

Director, New Economy Initiative
Amy Liu

Vice President and Director of the Metropolitan Policy Program, Adeline M. and Alfred I. Johnson Chair in Urban and Metropolitan Policy, Brookings Institution
Dan Loepp

President and CEO, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Antonio Lück

Managing Director, Endeavor Detroit
Tom Lutz

President, Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights
Alisyn Malek

Chief Operating Officer and Co-founder, May Mobility
Christy McDonald

Anchor, Detroit Public Television
Michael McGee

CEO, Miller Canfield Paddock and Stone
Darin McKeever

President and CEO, William Davidson Foundation
David E. Meador

Vice Chairman and Chief Administrative Officer, DTE Energy
Paul Mitchell

U.S. Representative (R-MI 10)
Nancy J. Moody

Vice President, Public Aﬀairs, DTE Energy; Chair, DTE Energy Foundation
Donna Murray-Brown

President and CEO, Michigan Nonprofit Association
Gary Peters

U.S. Senator (D-MI)
Bill Pink

President, Grand Rapids Community College
Karen J. Pittman

President and CEO, The Forum for Youth Investment
Patti Poppe

President and CEO, Consumers Energy and CMS Energy; Chair, 2019 Mackinac Policy Conference
Michael E. Porter

Bishop William Lawrence University Professor, Harvard Business School
Rip Rapson

President and CEO, The Kresge Foundation
Rochelle Riley

Director, Arts and Culture, City of Detroit
Doug Ross

Senior Advisor for Michigan Prosperity, State of Michigan
Doug Rothwell

President and CEO, Business Leaders for Michigan
Joe Sawasky

President and CEO, Merit Network
Devin Scillian

Anchor, WDIV-TV 4, NBC
Mike Shirkey

Senate Majority Leader (R-16)
Elissa Slotkin

U.S. Representative (D-MI 8)
Paul W. Smith

Host, WJR NewsTalk 760 AM
Debbie Stabenow

U.S. Senator (D-MI)
Haley Stevens

U.S. Representative (D-MI 11)
La June Montgomery Tabron

President and CEO, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Ray Telang

U.S. Automotive Leader, Detroit Managing Partner, PwC
Kim Trent

Chair, Board of Governors, Wayne State University; Senior Vice President, Corporate and Civic Engagement, Compass Strategies LLC
Fred Upton

U.S. Representative (R-MI 6)
David Van Elslander

Board Member, A.A. Van Elslander Foundation
Andy Van Kleunen

CEO, National Skills Coalition
Arturo Vargas

CEO, NALEO Educational Fund, NALEO
Jason Vazzano

CEO and Co-founder, Vectorform
Nikolai Vitti

Superintendent, Detroit Public Schools Community District
Ari Weinzweig

Co-founding Partner, Zingerman’s Community of Businesses
Ridgway White

President and CEO, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Gretchen Whitmer

Governor, State of Michigan
Sam White

Founding Artistic and Executive Director, Shakespeare in Detroit
Mario Bueno

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