The Big Four discussed their plans to drive southeast Michigan forward at the annual Detroit Economic Club meeting on Tuesday, January 23, 2018. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, Wayne County Executive Warren C. Evans, Macomb County Executive Mark A. Hackel and Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson touched on a variety of topics including regional transportation, infrastructure, education, and mobility.

On Monday, February 5, 2018, U.S. Senator Gary Peters addressed the Detroit Economic Club on Michigan’s opportunity to become a hub for transformative technologies, including self-driving vehicles, artificial intelligence, and robotics, and the implications these technologies will have on our state’s economic future.