2023 Agenda

Location: Rocket Companies Exhibit Hall

Panelists: Willie Bell, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Family Assistance for Renaissance Men
Danielle North, Owner, Kidz Kingdom; Founder, Dream Studio Detroit
Moderator: Terry Rhadigan, Vice President, Corporate Giving, General Motors
Location: The Kresge Foundation Stage, Rocket Companies Exhibit Hall
Sponsor: The Kresge Foundation

Panelists: Nick Allen, Ph.D. Candidate, Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Anika Goss, Chief Executive Officer, Detroit Future City
Roderick Hardamon, Chief Executive Officer, URGE Development Group and URGE Imprint
Moderator: Luke Polcyn, Deputy Group Executive, Jobs and Economy, Mayor’s Office, City of Detroit
Location: The Kresge Foundation Stage, Rocket Companies Exhibit Hall
Sponsor: The Kresge Foundation

Panelists: Colleen Hau, Vice President, Applied Innovation, Newlab Detroit
Michael Healander, President and Chief Executive Officer, Airspace Link
Roshni Shokar, Startup Engagement, Michigan Central
Moderator: Glenn Stevens Jr., Executive Director, MichAuto; Vice President, Automotive and Mobility Initiatives, Detroit Regional Chamber
Location: The Kresge Foundation Stage, Rocket Companies Exhibit Hall
Sponsor: The Kresge Foundation

Speaker: Sandy K. Baruah, President and Chief Executive Officer, Detroit Regional Chamber
Location: Sound Board Stage

Speaker: Richard Florida, Co-founder, Creative Class Group
Introduction: Kerry Ebersole Singh, Chief Talent Solutions and Engagement Officer, Michigan Economic Development Corporation 
Interviewer: Christy McDonald, Special Correspondent and Anchor, WDIV-TV 4, NBC
Location: Sound Board Stage
Sponsor: Michigan Economic Development Corporation

Speaker: Antoine Bryant, Director, Planning and Development Department, City of Detroit
Location: Sound Board Stage
Sponsor: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan 

Speaker: Eric B. Larson, Chief Executive Officer, Downtown Detroit Partnership
Location: Sound Board Stage

Panelists: Cindy Pasky, President and Chief Executive Officer, Strategic Staffing Solutions
Gary Torgow, Chairman, Board of Directors, Huntington National Bank
Moderator: Dennis W. Archer Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, sixteen42 ventures
Location: Sound Board Stage
Sponsor: Huntington

Panelists: Kofi Bonner, Chief Executive Officer, Bedrock LLC
Larry Brinker Jr., Chief Executive Officer, Brinker Group
Christopher Jackson, Principal, Queen Lillian
Moderator: Dennis W. Archer Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, sixteen42 ventures
Location: Sound Board Stage

Speaker: Garlin Gilchrist II, Lieutenant Governor, State of Michigan
Interviewer: Stephen Henderson, Executive Advisor, BridgeDetroit; Host, Detroit Today and American Black Journal
Sponsor: DTE Energy

Pick-up Location: Rocket Companies Exhibit Hall
Sponsor: Delta Dental

Speaker: Melanie Markowicz, Executive Director, Greektown Neighborhood Partnership
Location: Sound Board Stage
Sponsor: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Speaker: Jason Hall, Founder, RiDetroit
Location: Sound Board Stage
Sponsor: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan 

Speaker: Bud Denker, President, Penske Corporation
Interviewer: Tammy Carnrike, Chief Operating Officer, Detroit Regional Chamber
Location: Sound Board Stage

Speaker: Claude Molinari, President and Chief Executive Officer, Visit Detroit
Interviewer: Rhonda Walker, Morning Anchor, WDIV-TV 4, NBC
Location: Sound Board Stage

Panelists: Laura Grannemann, Vice President, Rocket Community Fund; Executive Director, Gilbert Family Foundation
J.J. Tighe, Director, Parks and Trails Initiative, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation
Moderator: Rhonda Walker, Morning Anchor, WDIV-TV 4, NBC
Location: Sound Board Stage

Panelists: Michael Gray, Partner and Director, Operations, Four Man Ladder
Ping Ho, Chief Executive Officer, Backbone Hospitality
Moderator: Rhonda Walker, Morning Anchor, WDIV-TV 4, NBC
Location: Sound Board Stage

Speaker: Charity Dean, President and Chief Executive Officer, Metro-Detroit Black Business Alliance
Location: Sound Board Stage
Sponsor: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan 

Speaker: Mike Duggan, Mayor, City of Detroit
Interviewer: Dennis W. Archer Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, sixteen42 ventures 
Location: Sound Board Stage
Sponsor: MotorCity Casino Hotel

Guests of Honor: Mary Sheffield, President, District 5
James Tate, City Council President Pro Tem, District 1
Angela Whitfield Calloway, City Council District 2
Scott Benson, City Council District 3
Latisha Johnson, City Council District 4
Gabriela Santiago-Romero, City Council District 6
Fred Durhal III, City Council District 7
Mary Waters, City Council District At Large
Coleman A. Young II, City Council District At Large
Location: Rocket Companies Exhibit Hall
Sponsors: Chase, Comcast Business, Kroger, McDonald’s, Verizon

Panelists: Whitney Marx, Chief Executive Officer, MarxModa
Ashok Sivanand, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Integral
Moderator: Amanda Lewan, Co-founder, Bamboo
Location: The Kresge Foundation Stage, Rocket Companies Exhibit Hall
Sponsor: The Kresge Foundation

Moderator: Steve Ogden, Senior Vice President, Government Relations, Rocket Companies