Detroit Economic Club

2025 DEC Chair’s Dinner
2025-07-23 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Detroit) | Elevate at One Campus Martius, 1 Campus Martius Floor 16, Detroit, MI, 48226, United States
Diane Swonk

Chief Economist KPMG

BIO

Diane Swonk
Chief Economist, KPMG

Diane Swonk began her career with money-center bank First Chicago. She climbed from entry-level to Director of Research and Chief Economist at Bank One, the merged bank. She spent more than a decade as Senior Managing Director and Chief Economist at the financial services firm, Mesirow Financial. Before joining KPMG, Diane had her own economics consulting firm and worked at Grant Thornton. Diane now heads up the growing economics team at KPMG to serve partners and clients, and to engage with the media to help showcase the firm’s achievements.
She has served as an advisor to the National Economic Council (NEC) on a nonpartisan basis. She regularly briefs the regional Federal Reserve banks and the Board of Governors in Washington, DC. She has provided Congressional testimony on income inequality and how to preserve and bolster the quality of government economic statistics.
She was recently named by Barron’s as one of the 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance for 2026. In addition, she has been honored by her peers as Fellow of the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) for outstanding contributions to the field. She serves on the NABE statistics committee to advocate for better information on the economy. Diane serves on the board of the Posse Foundation in Chicago, an organization dedicated to increasing access to higher education. She is active in supporting scholarships and programs to diversify the ranks of economists with more women and underrepresented minorities with her alumni groups and work on the NABE Foundation. She is a member of many business groups, including the Economic Advisory Board of the US Chamber of Commerce, the Council on Foreign Relations, The Economic Club of Chicago and the Chicago Network, the oldest networking group for women executives in the country.

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About THIS MEETING

Join Diane Swonk for an executive-level briefing on the outlook for the US economy—and what it means for strategy, pricing, hiring and investment decisions. Swonk will cover the inflation and employment backdrop, the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy trajectory and the forces likely to shape growth in the year ahead, including implications for demand, credit conditions and operating costs.

PRESIDING OFFICER

Kevin VoigtMichigan Managing PartnerKPMG

MODERATOR

Dustin WalshSenior ReporterCrain’s Detroit Business

PODCAST

FULL MEETING VIDEO

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VENUE

MotorCity Casino Hotel

2901 Grand River Ave

Detroit,

MI

48201

United States

DETAILS

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

11:00 am

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1:20 pm

SOLD OUT | YL NETWORKING EVENT: Paddle & Par
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The LIV Golf Tour Comes to Michigan!
2025-06-09 11:00 - 13:30 | Saint John’s Resort, 44045 Five Mile Rd, Plymouth, MI, 48170, United States

SOLD OUT | DEC Peer Group: Business Development
2025-05-13 08:00 - 09:30 | WTW – Southfield, 26555 Evergreen Rd, Southfield, MI, 48076, United States

DEC Peer Group: IT
2025-05-08 08:00 - 09:30 | WTW – Southfield, 26555 Evergreen Rd, Southfield, MI, 48076, United States

Racing Toward Impact: The Grand Prix in Downtown Detroit
2025-05-06 11:00 - 13:30 | Huntington Place, 1 Washington Blvd,, Detroit, MI 48226, MI, 48070, United States

YL CEO SERIES: Gary Miles
2025-04-30 16:00 - 18:00 | Detroit News Sterling Heights Operations, 6200 Metropolitan Parkway, Sterling Heights, 48312, United States

Gold Member Dinner with Mike Bickers
2025-04-24 17:30 - 20:00 | Detroit Athletic Club, 241 Madison St, Detroit, MI, 48226, United States

SOLD OUT | YL NETWORKING EVENT: Mixology & Mingle
2025-04-24 16:00 - 18:00 | Syndicate Ferndale, 140 Vester Ave., Ferndale, 48220, United States

DEC Peer Group: Finance
2025-04-24 08:00 - 09:30 | WTW – Southfield, 26555 Evergreen Rd, Southfield, MI, 48076, United States

The 2025 Detroit Lions are On the Clock!
2025-04-21 11:00 - 13:30 | MotorCity Casino Hotel, 2901 Grand River Ave, Detroit, MI, 48201, United States

DEC Presents: The Honorable Gretchen Whitmer
2025-04-14 11:00 - 13:30 | MotorCity Casino Hotel, 2901 Grand River Ave, Detroit, MI, 48201, United States

DEC Peer Group: Marketing/Communications
2025-04-09 08:00 - 09:30 | WTW – Southfield, 26555 Evergreen Rd, Southfield, MI, 48076, United States

Cementing Michigan’s Leadership in National Security, Advanced Manufacturing, and Innovation
2025-03-31 11:00 - 13:30 | The Masonic, 500 Temple St, Detroit, MI, 48201, United States

Gold Member Dinner with Jeff Donofrio
2025-03-20 17:30 - 20:00 | Detroit Athletic Club, 241 Madison St, Detroit, MI, 48226, United States

YL CEO SERIES: Arn Tellem
2025-03-10 16:00 - 18:00 | Henry Ford Health Pistons Performance Center, 6201 2nd Avenue, Detroit, MI, 48202, United States

Gold Member Dinner with Mary Culler
2025-03-05 17:30 - 20:00 | Phoenicia, 588 S. Old Woodward, Birmingham, 48009, United States

A Climate Optimist’s Stand for Our Planet
2025-03-03 11:00 - 13:30 | MotorCity Casino Hotel, 2901 Grand River Ave, Detroit, MI, 48201, United States

YL CEO SERIES: Rachel Stewart
2025-02-06 16:00 - 18:00 | Gardner White, 4445 N Atlantic Blvd, Auburn Hills, 48326, United States

2025 Michigan Economic Outlook
2025-01-21 11:00 - 13:30 | MotorCity Casino Hotel, 2901 Grand River Ave, Detroit, MI, 48201, United States

YL CEO SERIES: Sam Klemet
2025-01-14 16:00 - 18:00 | Huntington Place, 1 Washington Blvd,, Detroit, MI 48226, MI, 48070, United States

DEC Peer Group - Marketing/Communications
2024-12-04 08:00 - 09:30 | WTW – Southfield, 26555 Evergreen Rd, Southfield, MI, 48076, United States

The State of the U.S. Economy
2024-12-03 11:00 - 13:30 | The Masonic, 500 Temple St, Detroit, MI, 48201, United States

YL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR: Unlock Your Potential in Work and Life
2024-11-21 08:30 - 10:00 | Lawrence Technological University, 21000 W 10 Mile Rd, Southfield, MI, 48025, United States

DEC Peer Group - IT
2024-11-20 08:00 - 09:30 | WTW – Southfield, 26555 Evergreen Rd, Southfield, MI, 48076, United States

YL CEO SERIES: Ray Scott
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DEC Peer Group - Finance
2024-11-13 08:00 - 09:30 | WTW – Southfield, 26555 Evergreen Rd, Southfield, MI, 48076, United States

YL NETWORKING EVENT: Dave & Buster's
2024-11-07 16:00 - 18:00 | Dave & Buster’s, 19375 Victor Pkwy, Livonia, 48152, United States

DEC Peer Group - Business Development
2024-10-29 08:00 - 09:30 | WTW – Southfield, 26555 Evergreen Rd, Southfield, MI, 48076, United States

A Conversation with Liz Cheney and Jonathan Karl
2024-10-22 11:00 - 14:00 | MotorCity Casino Hotel, 2901 Grand River Ave, Detroit, MI, 48201, United States
