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Tuesday, May 31

Tuesday, May 31

  • Services

  • 12:00 p.m.
  • Conference Registration Open

  • Garden Terrace

  • 12:00 p.m.
  • Refreshments

  • Sponsor: Enbridge Energy
    Parlor

  • 12:00 p.m.
  • Kroger Conference App Help Desk Open

  • Grand Coffee and Provisions

  • 12:00 p.m.
  • PAC Reception Ticket Sales

  • Garden Terrace

  • 12:00 p.m.
  • ITC Media Center Open

  • Terrace Room

    *Credentialed Media Only

  • 2:30 p.m.
  • Love Michigan Experience

  • Sponsor: Consumers Energy
    Gallery

  • 3:00 p.m.
  • UPS Business Center Open
  • 3:00 p.m.
  • Rocket Companies Government Center Open

  • *Government Officials Only

  • Programming and Events

  • 2:00 p.m.
  • Champagne and Chocolate Arrival

  • Sponsor: Comcast Business

    Grand Coffee and Provisions

  • 2:30 p.m.
  • Fixing 'Help Wanted' Requires Housing Solutions

  • Speaker: Tiffany King, Equity and Inclusion Officer, Michigan State Housing Development Authority
    Panelists: Brian Calley, President and Chief Executive Officer, Small Business Association of Michigan
    Mike Duggan, Mayor, City of Detroit
    Amy Hovey, Housing Specialist, Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity

    Moderator: Jason L. Paulateer, Senior Vice President, Market Manager, North Region, Community Development and Social Responsibility, Fifth Third Bank

    Host: Michigan State Housing Development Authority
    Brighton Pavilion

  • 5:00 p.m.
  • Welcome Back Reception Featuring Michigan's Congressional Delegation

  • Special Guests: Gary Peters, U.S. Senator (D-MI)
    Debbie Stabenow, U.S. Senator (D-MI)
    Debbie Dingell, U.S. Representative (D-MI 12)
    Bill Huizenga, U.S. Representative (R-MI 2)
    Dan Kildee, U.S. Representative (D-MI 5)
    Brenda Lawrence, U.S. Representative (D-MI 14)
    Elissa Slotkin, U.S. Representative (D-MI 8)
    Haley Stevens, U.S. Representative (D-MI 11)

    Sponsor: Enbridge Energy
    Porch and Parlor

  • 6:00 p.m.
  • Opening Night at the Stables

  • Sponsors: Crain’s Detroit Business, MGM Grand Detroit, Michigan State Housing Development Authority, University of Michigan

    Grand Hotel Stables

Wednesday, June 1

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

  • Services

  • 6:00 a.m.
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
    Media Row Open

  • *Breakfast available 6-9 a.m.

  • 7:00 a.m.
  • ITC Media Center Open

  • Terrace Room

    *Credentialed Media Only

  • 7:30 a.m.
  • Conference Registration Open

  • Grand Terrace

  • 8:00 a.m.
  • Coffee

  • MHA Bar

  • 8:00 a.m.
  • PAC Reception Ticket Sales

  • Parlor

  • 8:00 a.m.
  • UPS Business Center Open
  • 9:00 a.m.
  • Love Michigan Experience

  • Sponsor: Consumers Energy

    Gallery

  • 9:00 a.m.
  • Rocket Companies Government Center Open

  • *Government Officials Only

  • 10:30 a.m.
  • Lunch

  • Sponsor: Comerica
    Parlor

  • 11:00 a.m.
  • Refreshments

  • Sponsor: Enbridge Energy
    Parlor

  • 11:45 a.m.
  • Alternative Theatre Session Viewing

  • Brighton Pavilion, Parlor

  • Programming and Events

  • 9:00 a.m.
  • Divided We Fall: Confronting the Perils
    of Polarization

  • Speaker: Van Jones, Host, CNN; Founder, Dream Corps

    Panelists: Morela Hernandez, Ligia Ramirez de Reynolds Collegiate Professor of Public Policy, University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
    Elissa Slotkin, U.S. Representative (D-MI 8)
    Moderator: Rip Rapson, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Kresge Foundation

    Host: The Kresge Foundation
    Brighton Pavilion

  • 9:00 a.m.
  • Meet the MEDC: A Conversation on Growing Michigan’s Talent Pipeline

  • Speakers: Susan Corbin, Director, Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity
    Kerry Ebersole Singh, Chief Talent Solutions and Engagement Officer

    Host: Michigan Economic Development Corporation
    MEDC Bar

  • 9:45 a.m.
  • Viewing and Conversation | Gradually, Then Suddenly: The Bankruptcy
    of Detroit

  • Speaker: Sam Katz, Director and Producer

    Light refreshments will be provided.

    The Lilac Room, Esther Williams Pool House

  • 10:30 a.m.
  • Lunch

  • Sponsor: Comerica
    Parlor

  • 10:30 a.m.
  • Advancing Equitable Workplace Strategies for Michigan’s Success

  • Panelists: Cheryl Bergman, Executive Director, Michigan Women’s Commission
    Shana Lewis, Vice President of Talent Acquisition and Workforce Programs, Trinity Health
    La June Montgomery Tabron, President and Chief Executive Officer, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
    Moderator: Candice Fortman, Executive Director, Outlier Media, Detroit

    Host: W.K. Kellogg Foundation
    Brighton Pavilion

  • 10:30 a.m.
  • The Vision of Youth: Engaging Gen Z
    in Future Building

  • Panelists: Mohammad Muntakim, Member, The Skillman Foundation’s Youth Council
    Logan Newman, Member, The Skillman Foundation’s Youth Council
    Jeremiah Steen, Member, The Skillman Foundation’s Youth Council
    Moderator: Angelique Power, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Skillman Foundation

    Host: The Skillman Foundation
    Grand Pavilion

  • 11:10 a.m.
  • Meet the MEDC: A Conversation on Michigan’s Journey to Economic Greatness

  • Speaker: Quentin Messer Jr., Chief Executive Officer, Michigan Economic Development Corporation; President and Chair, Michigan Strategic Fund

    Host: Michigan Economic Development Corporation
    MEDC Bar

  • 11:45 a.m.
  • Conference Open

  • Speakers: Sandy K. Baruah, President and Chief Executive Officer, Detroit Regional Chamber
    Arn Tellem, Vice Chairman, Pistons Sports and Entertainment; Chair, 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference

    Theatre

  • 12:15 p.m.
  • Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Welcome

  • Theatre

  • 12:30 p.m.
  • Keynote Address: Ted Koppel

  • Speaker: Ted Koppel, Legendary Anchor, ABC News’ Nightline; Senior Contributor, CBS Sunday Morning Show; Contributing Columnist, Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal

    Theatre

  • 1:15 p.m.
  • Keynote Address: Pete Buttigieg

  • Speaker: Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Secretary of Transportation
    Interviewer: Devin Scillian, Anchor, WDIV-TV 4, NBC

    Sponsor: Meta

  • 1:50 p.m.
  • Keynote Address: Jon Meacham

  • Speaker: Jon Meacham, Presidential Historian; Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author
    Interviewer: Christy McDonald, Anchor, Detroit Public Television

    Sponsor:     PNC Bank
    Theatre

  • 2:30 p.m.
  • Michigan’s Congressional Leaders:
    Civility is a Priority for Progress

  • Panelists:
    Segment One: Gary Peters, U.S. Senator (D-MI)
    Debbie Stabenow, U.S. Senator (D-MI)

    Segment Two: Debbie Dingell, U.S. Representative (D-MI 12)
    Bill Huizenga, U.S. Representative (R-MI 2)
    Elissa Slotkin, U.S. Representative (D-MI 8)
    Moderator: Harold Ford Jr., Vice Chair, Corporate and Institutional Banking, PNC Bank

    *Invitations with Republican members of Congress are pending.

    Sponsor: Delta Air Lines
    Theatre

  • 3:15 p.m.
  • Ice Cream Social

  • Sponsor: Plunkett Cooney
    Sadie’s Ice Cream Parlor

  • 3:35 p.m.
  • Talent Driven Development

  • Panelists: Keith Bradford, President, Olympia Development of Michigan and the District Detroit
    Andrew Cantor, Executive Vice President of Development, Related Companies
    Garlin Gilchrist II, Lieutenant Governor, State of Michigan
    Stephen M. Ross, Chairman and Founder, Related Companies
    Moderator: Mike Tirico, Host, NBC Sports

    Theatre

  • 4:20 p.m.
  • A Conversation with Mike Duggan

  • Speaker: Mike Duggan, Mayor, City of Detroit

    Introduction: Jerry Norcia, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, DTE Energy

    Speakers: Mike Duggan, Mayor, City of Detroit
    James White, Chief, Detroit Police Department
    Moderator: Stephen Henderson, Executive Editor, BridgeDetroit; Host, Detroit Today, American Black Journal

    Sponsor: DTE Energy
    Theatre

  • 5:00 p.m.
  • The Grand Event

  • Sponsors: CGI Technologies, Detroit Medical Center, EY, Hollywood Casino at Greektown, PwC
    Esther Williams Swimming Pool Terrace

  • 5:30 p.m.
  • Women and Leadership Reception

  • Panelists: Christine Estereicher, President, Stellantis Foundation
    Katy Locker, Chief Operating Officer, The Center for Michigan
    Candice Miller, Commissioner, Macomb County Works
    Shaquila Myers, Senior Advisor to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
    Moderator: Jared Fleisher, Vice President, Government Affairs, Rocket Companies

    Sponsor: Rocket Companies
    Lilac Room, Esther Williams Pool House

  • 8:00 p.m.
  • Evening Reception: All Roads Lead to Detroit

  • Featuring DJ Tom T

    Sponsor: Strategic Staffing Solutions
    Tea Garden Tent

Thursday, June 2, 2022

Thursday, June 2

  • Services

  • 6:00 a.m.
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
    Media Row Open

  • *Breakfast available 6-9 a.m.

  • 7:00 a.m.
  • Conference Registration Open

  • Grand Terrace

  • 7:00 a.m.
  • Rocket Companies Government Center Open

  • *Government Officials Only

  • 7:00 a.m.
  • UPS Business Center Open
  • 7:00 a.m.
  • ITC Media Center Open

  • Terrace Room

    *Credentialed Media Only

  • 8:00 a.m.
  • Coffee

  • MHA Bar

  • 8:00 a.m.
  • PAC Reception Ticket Sales

  • Parlor

  • 8:45 a.m.
  • Alternative Theatre Session Viewing

  • Brighton Pavilion, Parlor

  • 9:00 a.m.
  • Refreshments

  • Sponsor: Priority Health
    Parlor

  • 9:00 a.m.
  • Love Michigan Experience

  • Sponsor: Consumers Energy
    Gallery

  • 12:10 p.m.
  • Lunch

  • Sponsor: Michigan State Housing Development Authority
    Parlor

  • Programming and Events

  • 8:45 a.m.
  • Coffee and Tea with Consumers Energy

  • Special Guests: Rejji Hayes, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, CMS and Consumers Energy; Member, Detroit Regional Chamber Board of Directors
    Brandon Hofmeister, Senior Vice President, Governmental, Regulatory, and Public Affairs, CMS and Consumers Energy
    Garrick Rochow, President and Chief Executive Officer, CMS and Consumers Energy

    Sponsor: Consumers Energy
    MHA Bar

  • 8:45 a.m.
  • A Case Study in Next-Generation Civility

  • Panelists: Nolan Finley, Contributor, One Detroit and DPTV; Editorial Page Editor, The Detroit News
    Ora Pescovitz, President, Oakland University
    Cindy Pasky, President and Chief Executive Officer, Strategic Staffing Solutions
    Moderator: Margaret Trimer, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, Delta Dental

    Host: Delta Dental
    Grand Pavilion

  • 9:00 a.m.
  • Meet the MEDC: A Conversation on Supporting Michigan’s Small Businesses

  • Speakers: Aileen Cohen, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity Officer, Executive Office
    Fred Molnar, Senior Vice President, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
    Michele Wildman, Executive Vice President, Economic Development Incentives

    Host: Michigan Economic Development Corporation
    MEDC Bar

  • 10:00 a.m.
  • 2021 Mackinac Policy Conference
    To-Do Report

  • Speaker: Wright L. Lassiter III, President and Chief Executive Officer, Henry Ford Health

    Recognition and Toast in Honor of
    Wright L. Lassiter III
    Speakers: Sandy K. Baruah, President and Chief Executive Officer, Detroit Regional Chamber
    Wright L. Lassiter III, President and Chief Executive Officer, Henry Ford Health
    Arn Tellem, Vice Chairman, Pistons Sports and Entertainment; Chair, 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference

    Theatre

  • 10:20 a.m.
  • How COVID-19 and Social Change
    Altered the Role of CEOs

  • Panelists: Linda Apsey, President and Chief Executive Officer, ITC Holdings Corp.
    Wright L. Lassiter III, President and Chief Executive Officer, Henry Ford Health
    Cindy Pasky, President and Chief Executive Officer, Strategic Staffing Solutions
    Garrick Rochow, President and Chief Executive Officer, CMS and Consumers Energy
    Moderator: Rick Albin, Political Reporter, WOOD-TV 8

    Theatre

  • 10:55 a.m.
  • A Discussion with Steve Ballmer
    and Arn Tellem

  • Speaker: Steve Ballmer, Co-Founder, Ballmer Group; Owner, Los Angeles Clippers
    Interviewer: Arn Tellem, Vice Chairman, Pistons Sports and Entertainment; Chair, 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference

    Sponsor: Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation
    Theatre

  • 11:25 a.m.
  • Keynote Address: Veronika Scott

  • Speaker: Veronika Scott, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, The Empowerment Plan

    Theatre

  • 11:35 a.m.
  • The Future of Women in the Post-Pandemic Workplace

  • Panelists: Jeanette M. Abraham, Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer, JMA Global, LLC
    Joi M. Harris, President and Chief Operating Officer, DTE Gas
    Nancy Tellem, Executive Chair, Eko; Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, BasBlue
    Moderator: Rhonda Walker, Anchor, WDIV-TV 4, NBC

    Theatre

  • 12:10 p.m.
  • Lunch

  • Sponsor: Michigan State Housing Development Authority
    Parlor

  • 12:10 p.m.
  • Workforce Diversity and Equity as Michigan’s Competitive Edge

  • Panelists: Garlin Gilchrist II, Lieutenant Governor, State of Michigan
    Tammy Golden, Executive Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, General Motors
    Dana Williams, Chief Strategy Officer, Detroit at Work
    Moderator: Jason Tinsley, Michigan Market President, JPMorgan Private Wealth Management

    Host: JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    Grand Pavilion

  • 12:10 p.m.
  • Community College and the Path to a More Equitable Economy

  • Panelists: Dante Boutell, Vice President, Powertrain Design Division, Toyota North America
    Curtis Ivery, Chancellor, Wayne County Community College District
    Kim Trent, Deputy Director of Prosperity, Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity
    Kylee Mitchell Wells, Executive Director, Southeast Michigan, Ballmer Group
    Moderator: David Egner, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

    Host: Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation
    Brighton Pavilion

  • 12:10 p.m.
  • Meet the MEDC: A Conversation on the Future of Mobility, Electrification, and Sustainability

  • Speakers: Paul Ajegba, Director, Michigan Department of Transportation
    Liesl Clark, Director, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
    Trevor Pawl, Chief Mobility Officer, State of Michigan

    Host: Michigan Economic Development Corporation
    MEDC Bar

  • 12:10 p.m.
  • Meet with Meta

  • Special Guests: Alena Casey, Public Policy, Meta
    Haley Lickstein, Policy Programs, Meta
    Tracy Rohrbach, Politics and Government Outreach, Meta

    Sponsor: Meta
    MHA Bar

  • 12:10 p.m.
  • Philanthropy at the Intersection of
    Policy and Practice

  • Host: Darnell Adams, Director, Detroit Community Initiatives, Gilbert Family Foundation

    Rocket Companies Government Center

  • 1:20 p.m.
  • Gallup Center on Black Voices: Data to Make a Difference

  • Keynote Address: Camille Lloyd, Executive Director, Gallup Center on Black Voices
    Panelists: Matt Elliott, President, Bank of America Michigan
    Camille Lloyd, Executive Director, Gallup Center on Black Voices
    Angelique Power, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Skillman Foundation
    Moderator: Sandy K. Baruah, President and Chief Executive Officer, Detroit Regional Chamber

    Sponsor: Detroit Regional Chamber Foundation
    Theatre

  • 1:50 p.m.
  • Making Michigan More Competitive

  • Panelists:
    Segment One: Awenate Cobbina, Chief Executive Officer, Bedrock Manufacturing Company; Chairman, Michigan Economic Development Corporation Executive Committee
    Maureen Krauss, President and Chief Executive Officer, Detroit Regional Partnership
    Sandy Pierce, Huntington Bank
    Dug Song, Chief Strategy Officer, Cisco Secure; Co-Founder, Duo Security

    Segment Two:
    Sandy K. Baruah, President and Chief Executive Officer, Detroit Regional Chamber
    Tina Freese Decker, President and Chief Executive Officer, BHSH System
    Quentin Messer Jr., Chief Executive Officer, Michigan Economic Development Corporation; President and Chair, Michigan Strategic Fund
    Howard Ungerleider, President and Chief Financial Officer, Dow

    Moderator: Paul W. Smith, Host, WJR NewsTalk 760 AM

    Sponsor: Business Leaders for Michigan

    Theatre

  • 2:30 p.m.
  • A Discussion with Tom Gores and Mike Tirico

  • Speaker: Tom Gores, Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer, Platinum Equity; Owner, Detroit Pistons

    Interviewer: Mike Tirico, Host, NBC Sports

    Theatre

  • 3:00 p.m.
  • Popcorn Break

  • Sponsor: Protect Culture
    Gallery

  • 3:20 p.m.
  • Keynote Address: Gretchen Whitmer

  • Speaker: Gretchen Whitmer, Governor, State of Michigan

    Introduction and Interviewer: Daniel J. Loepp, Chief Executive Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

    Sponsor: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
    Theatre

  • 4:30 p.m.
  • Debate featuring Michigan Republican Gubernatorial Candidates

  • Invited Candidates: Tudor Dixon
    Ralph Rebandt
    Kevin Rinke
    Garrett Soldano

    Introduction: Sandy K. Baruah, President and Chief Executive Officer, Detroit Regional Chamber

    Moderators: Rick Albin, Political Reporter, WOOD-TV 8
    Rick Pluta, Senior Capitol Correspondent, Michigan Public Radio Network

    Sponsor: DTE Energy
    Tea Garden Tent

  • 5:30 p.m.
  • Happy Hour

  • Sponsor: General Motors
    The General Motors House

  • 6:30 p.m.
  • On the Island. Off the Record.

  • Welcome: Jeff Stoutenburg, Director, State Government Affairs, Dow
    Sandy K. Baruah, President and Chief Executive Officer, Detroit Regional Chamber

    Performer: Devin Scillian, Anchor, WDIV-TV 4, NBC

    Speakers: Nolan Finley, Contributor, One Detroit and DPTV; Editorial Page Editor, The Detroit News
    Stephen Henderson, Executive Editor, BridgeDetroit; Host, Detroit Today, American Black Journal

    Sponsor: Dow
    Tea Garden Tent

  • 8:00 p.m.
  • PAC Reception: Mackinac-a-Glow

  • *Separate Ticket Required. Learn more here.

    Sponsor: DTE Energy
    Esther Williams Swimming Pool Terrace

  • 9:00 p.m.
  • A Toast to Your Health

  • Sponsor: Michigan Health & Hospital Association

    MHA Bar

Friday, June 3, 2022

Friday, June 3

  • Departure
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