2012 Conference Speakers
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Gerry Anderson |
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Red Elk Banks Executive Operations Coordinator Whole Foods Market |
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Dave Bing |
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Donna Brazile Vice Chair, Voter Registration, Participation and Former Chair, Voting Rights Institute Democratic National Committee |
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Carol Cain Journalist WWJ-TV, CBS |
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Stephen Clark News Anchor, Multimedia Journalist WXYZ-TV |
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Mary Sue Coleman President University of Michigan |
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Rick Devos CEO Start Garden |
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James Dunlap Senior Executive Vice President, Director of Regional and Commerce Banking and West Michigan Regional President Huntington Bank |
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Tucker Eskew Partner, Vianovo Former Deputy Assistant to President George W. Bush Former Director, White House Office of Global Communications |
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Robert Ficano County Executive Wayne County |
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Bill Ford Executive Chairman of the Board Ford Motor Company |
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Thomas L. Friedman |
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Angel Gambino Senior Vice President, Digital Innovations, Westfield Shoppingtowns Co-founder, nonopoly |
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Joesph C. Guyaux Senior Vice Chairman and Chief Risk Officer PNC |
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Mark Hackel County Executive Macomb County |
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Stephen Henderson Editorial Director Detroit Free Press |
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Daniel Howes Business Columist and Associate Business Editor The Detroit News |
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Mike Jandernoa Former Chairman and CEO Perrigo |
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Michael O. Leavitt Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Former Governor, State of Utah |
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Josh Linkner CEO and Managing Partner, Detroit Venture Partners Best-Selling Author |
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Chip McClure Chairman of the Board, Detroit Regional Chamber CEO and President, Meritor, Inc. |
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L. Brooks Patterson County Executive Oakland County |
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Roger Penske Founder and Chairman Penske Corporation |
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Chris Rizik CEO and Fund Manager Renaissance Venture Capital Fund |
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Nancy Schlichting |
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Conan Smith Chairman Washtenaw County Board of Comissioners |
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Rick Snyder Governor State of Michigan |
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Tom Walsh Business Columnist Detroit Free Press |
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Fareed Zakaria Host, "Fareed Zakaria GPS" Editor-at-Large, TIME Magazine Columnist, The Washington Post |

























