Detroit Economic Club

Rod Marinelli Head Coach
Detroit Lions

“ What you see is a team that's very physical, very tough mentally. ”

Ron Gettelfinger President
International Union, UAW

“ We don't think…the domestic auto industry is in an irreversable decline. ”

The Honorable Anna Escobedo Cabral U.S. Treasurer
The U.S. Department of Treasury

“ We need to keep the economy strong. ”

Jeffrey R. Immelt Chairman & CEO
General Electric Company

“ You've got to go where competitiveness takes you. ”

Dr. Glenn Mroz President
Michigan Technological University

Keith Pretty, J.D. President & CEO
Northwood University

Dr. Lou Anna K. Simon President
Michigan State University

Richard DeVos Jr. Gubernatorial Candidate
State of Michigan

The Honorable Jennifer Granholm Governor
State of Michigan

The Honorable Michael Bouchard Oakland County Sheriff
State of Michigan

The Honorable Debbie Stabenow United States Senator
State of Michigan

Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. Founder & President
Rainbow PUSH Coalition, Inc.

“ Affirmative action is not a minority issue, it is a majority issue. ”

Andrew N. Liveris Chairman & CEO
The Dow Chemical Company

“ Currently, there are plans to build more than eighty large-scale chemical plants…not one in the U.S. ”

Carlos Ghosn Chairman & CEO
Renault-Nissan Alliance

“ We could gain from a third party the benefits that we have already found in our current partnership.  ”

Dr. Sean McAlinden Ph.D. - Automotive Chief Economist & Vice President, Research
Center for Automotive Research

David Sowerby CFA Vice President
Loomis Sayles & Company

Ronald Hausmann P.E. - Construction President - Heavy, Civil and Special Construction Group
Walbridge Aldinger

Anita Lienert Syndicated Automotive Columnist

Edward Lapham Executive Editor
Automotive News

The Honorable Kwame Kilpatrick Mayor
City of Detroit

Ben Verwaayen Chief Executive Officer
BT Group

“ Economic wealth creation…is a fantastic opportunity for all of us. ”

The Honorable Michael Leavitt Secretary
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

“ …the Big Three automakers are joining together with the federal government to adopt this (value-driven health care system). ”

Samuel DiPiazza Jr. Chief Executive Officer
PricewaterhouseCoopers, International Limited

“ We're seeing more and more merger and acquisition buyers coming from emerging markets. ”

The Honorable Mitt Romney
2008 Presidential Candidate

“ It's critical that America maintain our lead in manufacturing if we want to maintain our lead in innovation. ”

Anthony F. Earley, Jr. Chairman & CEO
DTE Energy

“ With (the new nuclear plant) we will provide thousands of highly-paid jobs to skilled Michigan workers. ”

Hector Ruiz Ph.D Chairman & CEO
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

“ To be a leader of a public company today is truly to be a public servant. ”

The Honorable Michael Chertoff Secretary
U.S. Department of Homeland Security

“ By the end of next year, almost one hundred percent of containers arriving by sea will go through scanning detectors. ”

Dr. Daniel Hamilton Director, Center for Transatlanitc Relations
John Hopkins University

His Excellency Klaus Scharioth
German Ambassador to the United States

His Excellency John Bruton
European Union Ambassador to the United States

Michael Critelli Chairman & CEO
Pitney Bowes, Inc.

“ The employer is the only entity that has the combination of paybacks for investing in a culture of health. ”

Mike Babcock Head Coach
Detroit Red Wings

Ken Holland Executive Vice President & General Manager
Detroit Red Wings

Jim Leyland Manager
Detroit Tigers

David Dombrowski President, CEO & General Manager
Detroit Tigers

Harold McGraw III Chairman, President & CEO
The McGraw-Hill Companies

“ We need to work together to provide every American worker in every community the opportunity to succeed. ”

The Honorable Barack Obama U.S. Senator for Illinois
2008 Presidential Candidate

“ For the sake of our security, our economy, our jobs and our planet, the age of oil must end in our time. ”

The Honorable Alberto Gonzales Attorney General
U.S. Department of Justice

“ I accept full responsibility for the mistakes that I made. ”

The Honorable John Dingell U.S. House of Representatives, State of Michigan, 15th Congressional District
Chairman Emeritus, U.S. Committee on Energy and Commerce

“ I intended to write legislation before the court decision, and I will write legislation after the court decision. ”

Steven Ballmer Chief Executive Officer
Microsoft Corporation

“ Nothing happens without optimism. ”