2023 Agenda

Sponsor: Infor

Speaker: Glenn Stevens Jr., Executive Director, MICHauto; Vice President, Automotive and Mobility Initiatives, Detroit Regional Chamber
Sponsor: Walker-Miller Energy Services

Speaker: Quentin Messer Jr., Chief Executive Officer, Michigan Economic Development Corporation; President and Chair, Michigan Strategic Fund

Speaker: Jonathan Prantner, Chief Analytics Officer, OneMagnify

Panelists: Jennie Ecclestone, Director, Talent Attraction and Employer Branding, Magna International

Leo Kempel, Dean, College of Engineering, Michigan State University

Ashok Sivanand, Chief Executive Officer, Integral

Moderator: Drew Coleman, Senior Director, MICHauto 

Sponsor: Michigan State University 

Panelists: Nando Felten, Community Manager, Google Code Next Detroit

Caroline McDade, Apprentice, Controls Software, Intec Automated Controls Inc.

Moderator: Jer Staes, Co-founder, Producer, and Host, Daily Detroit

Recipients: Steve Hilfinger, Senior Business Counselor, Foley & Lardner LLP

John Kerr, Senior Manager, Government Affairs, DENSO International

Barb Land, Executive Director, Square One Education Network

Presenter: Paul Corbett, Director, Government and Community Affairs, MICHauto

Speaker: Cathy Staelgraeve, Plant Director, Factory ZERO, General Motors

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

Keynote: Joseph McCabe, President and Chief Executive Officer, AutoForecast Solutions LLC

Keynote: John McElroy, Host, Autoline

Keynotes will be followed by a conversation between the speakers.

Panelists: Patrick L. Anderson, Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Anderson Economic Group LLC

Michelle Krebs, Executive Analyst, Cox Automotive 

Michael Robinet, Executive Director, Consulting, S&P Global Consulting

Moderator: Guy Gordon, Host, ‘JR Morning 

Sponsor: Michigan Economic Development Corporation Office of Future Mobility and Electrification 

Glenn Stevens Jr., Executive Director, MICHauto; Vice President, Automotive and Mobility Initiatives, Detroit Regional Chamber