Emcees: Dennis Archer Jr., President, Archer Corporate Services; CEO, Ignition Media Group
Tammy Carnrike, COO, Detroit Regional Chamber
More than 20 opinionated and disruptive thought leaders with opposing viewpoints will emphatically close the Conference with good-natured banter about Michigan’s hot-button issues. Segments will not occur in the order displayed below. Check back later for additional speaker confirmations.
Topics:
Does Business Have a Political Party?
Host: Lindsay VanHulle, Capitol Correspondent, Bridge Magazine
Panelists: Dennis Cowan, Partner, Plunkett Cooney
Ron Hall, President and CEO, Bridgewater Interiors LLC
Predicting the Gubernatorial Election
Host: Rick Pluta, Managing Editor and State Capitol Bureau Chief, Michigan Public Radio
Panelists: Bill Nowling, Managing Director and Partner, Lambert, Edwards & Associates
Shaun Wilson, Senior Vice President, Truscott Rossman
Forecasting Congressional Races
Host: Rick Albin, Political Reporter, WOOD TV
Panelists: Zoe Clark, Program Director; Co-Host, “It’s Just Politics”
Howard Edelson, President, The Edelson Group
The Urban-Rural Divide
Host: Nolan Finley, Editorial Page Editor, The Detroit News
What Issues are on the Ballot?
Host: Stephen Henderson, Host, Detroit Public Television and WDET 101.9
Panelists: John Pirich, Partner, Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP
Shelli Weisberg, Political Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan
Regional Transit
Host: Craig Fahle, Host, “The Craig Fahle Show,” New Radio Media
Panelists: Khalil Rahal, Assistant Executive, Wayne County
Paul Glantz, Co-founder and Chairman, Emagine Entertainment Inc.
Living in the Trump Era
Host: Sarah Hubbard, Principal, Acuitas
Panelists: Stu Sandler, Co-founder, Grand River Strategies
Bart Stupak, Former U.S. Representative; Partner, Venable LLP
Fix Our Roads
Host: Charlie Langton, Legal Analyst, WWJ Newsradio 950
Panelist: Dennis Muchmore, Government Relations and Regulatory Advisor, Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP