Marc Morial, President and CEO of the National Urban League, addressed the Detroit Economic Club on February 7, 2019 and distinguished patriotism vs. nationalism. He explained nationalism creates first and second-class citizens based on ethnicity, religion, or national origin; while patriotism is about our values and understanding America’s imperfect history to work towards improving democracy and the American system.

Exponential technology change and global forces can quickly rattle any industry, reasons businesses must race toward innovation and transformation, said Jim Hannan, Executive Vice President of Koch Industries & CEO of Enterprises during his talk at February 26th’s DEC meeting.

The national opioid epidemic is heavily impacting not only individuals and communities but also businesses of every size, said Chris Swift, Chairman and CEO of The Hartford, while addressing the Detroit Economic Club yesterday.

Theatre has the power to impact lives – and to leave a lasting mark, Jeffrey Seller, the four-time Tony Award-winning producer of Rent and Hamilton, told the Detroit Economic Club Wednesday.

Ford President & CEO Jim Hackett described the ways Ford — and all organizations — can manage industry transformation by intentionally viewing the world in new ways.

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On May 2, PGA TOUR Commissioner Jay Monahan visited the Detroit Economic Club for a late afternoon meeting held at the Detroit Golf Club.

In today’s digital, media-driven landscape, it has become tougher to build genuine social connections with others, especially in the workplace. Scripps Interactive Networks and HGTV Co-Founder Susan Packard, and author of Fully Human, created EQ Fitness (a method to harness emotional intelligence) to address this challenge. She shared her solution at a DEC meeting Wednesday.

“Science is what makes the middle class,” explained co-authors of Jump-Starting America and MIT professors, Jonathan Gruber and Simon Johnson, during the Detroit Economic Club meeting on Tuesday.

Ronna McDaniel, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, addressed the Detroit Economic Club Monday and stressed the need for continued bipartisan effort as well as a culture of civility between political parties.

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence addressed the Detroit Economic Club in an exclusive members-only meeting yesterday. Pence reflected on his three years in office with President Donald Trump, while sharing his hopes for the country’s future – and how new trade agreements and the potential passing of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) can play a key role.

At Thursday’s Detroit Economic Club meeting, General John Murray, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Futures Command, described how the Army seeks partnerships to identify innovative solutions to complex problems facing the defense industry.