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2025 Agenda

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Agenda details are tentative and subject to change.

Tuesday, May 27

Services

11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Conference Registration Open

Location: Garden Terrace

12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Refreshments

Sponsor: Enbridge Energy

Location: Parlor

12:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

ITC Media Center Open

Location: Terrace Room

*Credentialed Media Only 

3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Dow Business Center Open

Programming and Events

12:00 p.m.

Champagne and Chocolate Arrival

12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Welcome Lunch

Sponsor: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

Location: Porch

2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

General Sessions

Location: Brighton Pavilion

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Welcome Back Reception Featuring Michigan’s Congressional Delegation and State Government Officials

Sponsors: Dow, Miller Johnson

6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Opening Night at the Stables

Sponsors: Meijer, Inc., MGM Grand Detroit

Location: Grand Hotel Stables

Wednesday, May 28

Services

7:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.

ITC Media Center Open

Sponsors: Meijer, Inc., MGM Grand Detroit

Location: Grand Hotel Stables

8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Dow Business Center Open

11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Refreshments

Sponsor: Enbridge Energy

Location: Parlor

Programming and Events

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

General Sessions

Locations: Brighton Pavilion, Grand Pavilion

10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Lunch

Sponsor: Comerica

Location: Parlor

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Conference Open

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

Peter Quigley, President and Chief Executive Officer, Kelly; Chair, 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference

Location: Theatre

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12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

General Sessions

Location: Theatre

1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Break

1:45 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.

General Sessions

3:10 p.m. – 3:40 p.m.

Break

3:10 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.

Ice Cream Social

Sponsor: Plunkett Cooney

Location: Sadie’s Ice Cream Parlor

3:40 p.m. – 4:20 p.m.

General Session

Location: Theatre

4:20 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Keynote Address: Mike Duggan

Speaker: Mike Duggan, Mayor, City of Detroit

Sponsor: Strategic Staffing Solutions

Location: Theatre

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5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

The Grand Event

Sponsors: Comcast Business, EY, First Merchants Bank, Gardner White, Hollywood Casino at Greektown, McKinsey & Co., UWM

Location: Porch and Parlor

5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Women in Leadership Reception

Host: Rocket Companies

Location: Tea Garden Tent, Grand Hotel

Thursday, May 29

Services

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Dow Business Center Open

7:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.

ITC Media Center Open

Location: Terrace Room

*Credentialed Media Only 

9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Refreshments

Sponsor: Priority Health

Location: Parlor

Programming and Events

8:45 a.m. – 9:45 p.m.

General Sessions

Location: Brighton Pavilion, Grand Pavilion

10:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

General Sessions

Location: Theatre

12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Lunch

Sponsor: Michigan State Housing Development Authority

Location: Parlor

1:15 p.m. – 2:40 p.m.

General Sessions

Location: Theatre

2:40 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.

Break

3:10 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.

Keynote Address: Gretchen Whitmer

Speaker: Gretchen Whitmer, Governor, State of Michigan

Location: Theatre

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4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

PAC Reception: A Toast to Michigan

*Separate ticket required* 

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

On the Island. Off the Record.

Location: Tea Garden Tent, Grand Hotel

Friday, May 30

Departure

7:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

ITC Media Center Open

 Location: Terrace Room

*Credentialed Media Only 

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