Becky Burtka, VP of Member Engagement for the Michigan Chamber, leads the discussion on unleashing courage for women leaders. Joining her are a couple of special leaders who have forged their own unique paths. They are:

• Shaquila Myers, Chief of Staff to Michigan House Speaker Joe Tate – shepherding public policy issues for one of the top elected official positions in the state.
• Tiffany Dowling, President & CEO of M3 Group – a full service marketing agency she started more than 20 years ago and publisher of 517 Magazine.

Amanda Toy, VP of membership and partnerships for the Michigan Chamber, leads the discussion on the state of Michigan’s talent and workforce. Is it still shrinking and tighter than ever? Getting better? Evolving in different ways? Joining her in the discussion are two leaders at the forefront of the latest trends and best practices on this important issue that affects virtually every employer across industries.

Wendy Block, Senior VP of Business Advocacy for the Michigan Chamber, leads the discussion on something called carbon capture – or decarbonization – what it really is, how it works and why it’s a fast-growing part of our environmental and energy future.

Wendy Block, SVP of business advocacy for the Michigan Chamber, leads the discussion on the 2024 election landscape and the intrinsic tie races, candidates and politics have in shaping and influencing our country and state’s economic sentiment and 2025 outlook. Joining her are two key policy and politics observers:

• Dave Eggert, the policy and politics reporter for Crain’s Detroit Business – our state’s largest business publication
• Jenell Leonard, owner of Marketing Resource Group (MRG) – a full-service strategic communications firm

Jim Holcomb, president & CEO for the Michigan Chamber, leads the discussion on an issue many of us don’t spend a lot of time thinking about but that effects our daily lives in so many ways without us even realizing it – and that’s innovation, intellectual property, and patents.

Joining him in this discussion are:

• Brad Watts, Vice President for Patents and Innovation Policy at the U.S. Chamber’s Global Innovation Policy Center
• Leah Robinson, Director of Legislative Affairs for the Michigan Chamber

Jim Holcomb, president & CEO for the Michigan Chamber, is joined by Sarah Messa, the River Rouge Plant Manager for U.S. Gypsum and Sara Kaltunas – the director of environmental operations for the Packaging Corporation of America as we celebrate National Manufacturing Month.