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All agenda times are tentative and subject to change.

Tuesday, May 26
  • 12:00 p.m.
  • Conference Registration Open

  • Location: Grand Terrace

  • 2:30 p.m.
  • Hosted Session

  • Location: Brighton Pavilion

  • 3:30 p.m.
  • Break
  • 4:00 p.m.
  • Hosted Session

  • Location: Brighton Pavilion

  • 4:00 p.m.
  • Mackinac 101 Attendee Orientation: Making the Most of the Conference

  • Location: Michigan Health & Hospital Association Audubon Wine Bar

  • 5:00 p.m.
  • Michigan Congressional Reception

  • Location: Parlor

    Sponsor: Enbridge Energy 

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

  • Location: Grand Hotel Stables

    Sponsor:
    Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Crain’s Detroit Business, Davenport University, Henry Ford Health System, PwC

Wednesday, May 27
  • 7:30 a.m.
  • Conference Registration Open

  • Location: Grand Terrace

  • 9:00 a.m.
  • W.K. Kellogg Foundation Session

  • Location: Brighton Pavilion 

  • 10:30 a.m.
  • The Kresge Foundation Session

  • Location: Grand Pavilion 

  • 10:30 a.m.
  • The Skillman Foundation Session

  • Location: Brighton Pavillion

  • 11:00 a.m.
  • Lunch

  • Location: Parlor

  • 11:45 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
  • General Sessions
  • Welcome

  • Speakers: Sandy K. Baruah, President and CEO, Detroit Regional Chamber
    Ryan Maibach, President and CEO, Barton Malow; Chair, 2020 Mackinac Policy Conference

    Location: Theatre

  • Keynote Address: Gretchen Whitmer

  • Speaker: Gretchen Whitmer, Governor, State of Michigan

  • Keynote Address: Jim Farley

  • Speaker: Jim Farley, Chief Operating Officer, Ford Motor Company

  • Discussion with Harold Ford Jr., Margaret Hoover, and Eugene Robinson

  • Speakers: Harold Ford Jr., Former U.S. Representative; Political Pundit
    Margaret Hoover, Political Contributor, CNN; Best-selling Author
    Eugene Robinson, Pulitzer Prize-winning Columnist, The Washington Post; Political Analyst, MSNBC

    Location: Theatre

  • Keynote Address: Mike Duggan

  • Speaker: Mike Duggan, Mayor, City of Detroit

    Location: Theatre

  • 5:00 p.m.
  • The Grand Event

  • Location: Parlor and Porch

    Sponsors: Detroit Medical Center, Ernst & Young LLP (EY), FCA US LLC, Greektown Casino-Hotel, McDonald’s Michigan

Thursday, May 28
  • 7:30 a.m.
  • Conference Registration Open

  • Location: Garden Terrace

  • 7:45 a.m.
  • Merit Network Session

  • Location: Brighton Pavilion

  • 7:45 a.m.
  • Hosted Session

  • Location: Grand Pavilion 

  • 8:45 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  • General Sessions
  • Session Led by Tracy Chou

  • Entrepreneur and Software Engineer; Founder and CEO, Block Party; Co-founder, Project Include

    Location: Theatre

  • Session Led by Rebecca Jarvis

  • Emmy Award-winning Journalist; Chief Business, Technology, and Economics Correspondent, ABC News

    Location: Theatre

  • 11:50 a.m.
  • Comcast Business Hosted Session

  • Location: Grand Pavilion 

  • 11:50 a.m.
  • Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation Hosted Session

  • Location: Brighton Pavilion

  • 4:00 p.m.
  • Evening View: Mackinac Uncensored

  • Location: Parlor

    Sponsor: Accenture

  • 7:00 p.m.
  • On the Island. Off the Record.

  • Location: Tea Garden Tent

    Sponsor: Dow

     

Friday, May 29
  • 9:00 a.m.
  • General Session
All agenda times are tentative and subject to change.
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