SPEAKER
Mike Wall, Executive Director, Automotive Analysis at S&P Global
PANELISTS
Tobias Banik, President, tesa North America
Christina Keller, CEO & Chair, Cascade Engineering
Jon Husby, President & CEO, ADAC Automotive
TOPIC: The Road Ahead: Navigating the Current State of the Auto Industry
November 11, 2023
Greg Williams
Co-founder, Chairman & CEO, Acrisure
TOPIC: Casting Aside the Status Quo… Acrisure’s Transformational Journey
November 6, 2023
SPEAKER
Jeff Donofrio, President & CEO, Business Leaders for Michigan
PANELISTS
Tina Freese Decker, President & CEO, Corewell Health
Ronald Hall, President & CEO, Bridgewater Interiors
Rick Keyes, President & CEO, Meijer
TOPIC: Compete to Win: Michigan’s Path to Top 10
October 23, 2023
Peter Zeihan
Geopolitical Strategist & Best-Selling Author
TOPIC: No Assembly Required: The Future of Global Manufacturing
October 9, 2023
BEER CITY PANEL
MODERATOR
Joe Boomgaard, Crain's Grand Rapids Business
PANELISTS
Kris Spaulding, Brewery Vivant
Dave Engbers, Founders Brewing Co.
Matthew Hoeksema, New Holland Brewing Co.
John Miller, Saugatuck Brewing Co.
TOPIC: Beer City USA – How does GR maintain this title?
September 25, 2023
Dr. Marcus Collins
Award-Winning Marketer and Best-Selling Author
Marketing Professor, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
TOPIC: Back to The Future: The Evolution of Brand
September 18, 2023
Malcolm Gladwell
Journalist
Best-selling Author
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Tech Week Kick-Off
September 11, 2023
Dr. Marci Rossell
Former Chief Economist, CNBC
TOPIC: The Economy 2024: A Pivotal Year for Inflation, Global Demographics and Technological Disruption from AI
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Tom Standage
Deputy Editor, The Economist
Editor, The World Ahead 2023
May 01, 2023
TOPIC: Ten Global Trends to Watch
Tim Brown
Co-Chair, IDEO
April 17, 2023
TOPIC: Creativity as Competitive Advantage: a Leadership Challenge
Moderated by Terry Barclay
President & CEO, Inforum
Sara Armbruster
President & CEO, Steelcase
Philomena Mantella
President, Grand Valley State University
Ana Ramirez-Saenz
CEO & Founder, La Fuente Consulting, LLC
March 27, 2023
TOPIC: Leading in an Era of Disruptive Change
Mahendra Ramsinghani
Founder, Secure Octane
March 13, 2023
TOPIC: Web 3.0 is Here. Is Grand Rapids Ready?
Sheryl Connelly
Leading Futurist & Global Consumer Trends Expert
Legendary Chief Futurist at Ford Motor Company
February 27, 2023
TOPIC: Confessions of a Futurist – How Businesses Can Learn to Expect the Unexpected
Moderated by Tasha Blackmon
President & CEO, Cherry Health
Gina Coleman
Chief Diversity Officer, The PNC Financial Services Group
Carlos Cubia
Chief Inclusion, Equity, Diversity and Sustainability Officer, Corewell Health
Donna Flynn
Vice President, Global Talent, Steelcase
December 05, 2022
TOPIC: The Value of Innovative DEI Strategies in Your Organization
Cyril Perducat
Senior VP & Chief Technology Officer, Rockwell Automation
October 31, 2022
TOPIC: The Future of Manufacturing Technology
Kevin Speicher & Dan Swan
Senior Partners, McKinsey & Company
October 17, 2022
TOPIC: Manufacturing in Michigan – A Resilient New Era
Dr. Marci Rossell
Former Chief Economist, CNBC
September 19, 2022
TOPIC: Economic Forecast – Recession or Not?
Jim VandeHei
Co-Founder & CEO, Axios
Co-Founder & Former CEO, POLITICO
October 03, 2022
TOPIC: Up-to-the-Minute Politics
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