BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Detroit Economic Club - ECPv6.14.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Detroit Economic Club X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.econclub.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Detroit Economic Club REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260527T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260527T213000 DTSTAMP:20261027T223118 CREATED:20260401T130626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T222631Z UID:15028-1779901200-1779917400@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:YL NETWORKING: Detroit Tigers vs Los Angeles Angels DESCRIPTION:Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentWayne State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nWayne State University \n\nKimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\, is the 13th president of Wayne State University. She is the first woman to serve in this role in the institution’s history. \nPresident Espy previously served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas at San Antonio. \nPresident Espy is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Her work has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since 2002\, and she has earned more than $22 million in funding to study how young children control their attention to promote later learning\, academic and health outcomes\, and how such skills can be affected by medical\, environmental or social factors. \nShe is a licensed clinical psychologist\, and a native of Cincinnati. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentUniversity of Michigan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nUniversity of Michigan \n\nSanta J. Ono\, Ph.D.\, is the 15th president of the University of Michigan. He began a five-year term on Oct. 14\, 2022. \nA recognized leader in higher education in the United States and Canada\, President Ono is an experienced vision researcher whose pioneering work in experimental medicine focuses on the immune system and eye disease. At U-M he is professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences\, and microbiology and immunology in the Medical School\, and molecular\, cellular and developmental biology in the College of Literature\, Sciences and the Arts. \nHe currently serves as the chair of the U-M Health Board\, the chair of Fulbright Canada\, and the chair of the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3). He also serves on a range of other boards including the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors\, the American Association of Colleges and Universities\, the American Council on Education\, the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities\, the U7+ Alliance\, the Council on Competitiveness\, the University Musical Society\, Terramera\, the Detroit Economic Club and Business Leaders of Michigan. \nHe joined U-M from the University of British Columbia\, where he served as president and vice chancellor since 2016. \nWhile at UBC\, he chaired the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities and the Research Universities of British Columbia\, and served on the board of Universities Canada. He also served on the steering committee of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities; Government of Canada’s Industry Advisory Ad Hoc Roundtable on COVID-19 Testing; and the boards of Fulbright Canada and Mitacs. \nPrior to his appointment at UBC\, he was president of the University of Cincinnati\, where he also served as professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. While at the University of Cincinnati\, he was appointed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich to lead the state’s Biopharmaceutical Task Force and to the Board of the Ohio Third Frontier\, the state’s technology-based economic development program. \nDr. Ono has served as senior vice provost and deputy to the provost at Emory University. He also has taught at Johns Hopkins University\, Harvard University and University College London. \nHe is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science\, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences\, the National Academy of Inventors\, USA and the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars. In 2022\, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.\nHe has advised national and regional governments on higher education and mental health. He also has advised companies such as GSK\, Johnson & Johnson\, Merck and Novartis\, and served as director and chief scientific officer of iCo Therapeutics. \nPresident Ono has served on the editorial boards for several peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals\, including Immunology\, The Journal of Biological Chemistry\, The Journal of Immunology and The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology. \nHe holds honorary doctorates from Chiba University and the Vancouver School of Theology and is a recipient of the Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award from the American Council on Education\, the Professional Achievement Award from University of Chicago\, a Grand Challenges Hero Award from UCLA\, and the NAAAP 100 Award from the National Association of Asian American Professionals. \nHe earned his B.A. in biological sciences from the University of Chicago in 1984\, and a Ph.D. in experimental medicine from McGill University in 1991.\nPresident Ono is married to Wendy Yip\, an immunologist and lawyer. They are the parents of two daughters\, Sarah Yip-Ono and Juliana Yip-Ono. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentMichigan State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nMichigan State University \n\nKevin M. Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\, is a neuroscientist and academic leader who assumed the presidency of Michigan State University on March 4\, 2024. \nFollowing his arrival at MSU\, Guskiewicz embarked on a 48-plus-stop listening and learning tour of the university’s colleges and administrative units. The tour was a key component of his work to help identify an institutional “true north” that will lead MSU to provide the best education and workplace culture for Spartans and bold service to the public in the land-grant tradition. \nHe previously served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a nationally recognized expert on sport-related concussions. His research team’s groundbreaking work influenced concussion guidelines in the NFL and NCAA. \nIn 2011\, Guskiewicz received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for his innovative work on the diagnosis\, treatment and prevention of sport-related concussions. In 2013\, Time magazine named him a Game Changer\, one of 18 “innovators and problem-solvers that are inspiring change in America.” \nGuskiewicz earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from West Chester University\, a master’s in exercise physiology/athletic training from the University of Pittsburgh and a doctorate in sports medicine from the University of Virginia. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About This Meeting \n \n \n \n Our esteemed university Presidents will discuss how their institutions are collaborating to lead groundbreaking research and attract and support companies across four key industry areas:\n\n artificial intelligence\n advanced manufacturing\n life and health sciences\n sustainability\n\nThe universities\, which make up the University Research Corridor (URC)\, are critical competitive assets for the state’s economy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PRESIDING OFFICER \n \n \n \n Ronia KrusePresident & CEOOpTech \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MODERATOR \n \n \n \n Matt ElliottBoard MemberDetroit Economic Club \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PODCAST \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FULL MEETING VIDEO \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Masonic\n \n \n\n500 Temple St\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48201\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\, October 15\, 2024\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n11:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n1:30 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/yl-networking-detroit-tigers-vs-los-angeles-angels/ LOCATION:Comerica Park\, 2100 Woodward Ave\, Detroit\, 48201\, United States CATEGORIES:Members Only,Young Leader ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Detroit-Tigers_etix.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T100000 DTSTAMP:20261027T223118 CREATED:20260317T132946Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260824T155030Z UID:14560-1780473600-1780480800@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:Practical AI for Young Leaders DESCRIPTION:Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentWayne State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nWayne State University \n\nKimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\, is the 13th president of Wayne State University. She is the first woman to serve in this role in the institution’s history. \nPresident Espy previously served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas at San Antonio. \nPresident Espy is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Her work has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since 2002\, and she has earned more than $22 million in funding to study how young children control their attention to promote later learning\, academic and health outcomes\, and how such skills can be affected by medical\, environmental or social factors. \nShe is a licensed clinical psychologist\, and a native of Cincinnati. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentUniversity of Michigan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nUniversity of Michigan \n\nSanta J. Ono\, Ph.D.\, is the 15th president of the University of Michigan. He began a five-year term on Oct. 14\, 2022. \nA recognized leader in higher education in the United States and Canada\, President Ono is an experienced vision researcher whose pioneering work in experimental medicine focuses on the immune system and eye disease. At U-M he is professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences\, and microbiology and immunology in the Medical School\, and molecular\, cellular and developmental biology in the College of Literature\, Sciences and the Arts. \nHe currently serves as the chair of the U-M Health Board\, the chair of Fulbright Canada\, and the chair of the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3). He also serves on a range of other boards including the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors\, the American Association of Colleges and Universities\, the American Council on Education\, the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities\, the U7+ Alliance\, the Council on Competitiveness\, the University Musical Society\, Terramera\, the Detroit Economic Club and Business Leaders of Michigan. \nHe joined U-M from the University of British Columbia\, where he served as president and vice chancellor since 2016. \nWhile at UBC\, he chaired the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities and the Research Universities of British Columbia\, and served on the board of Universities Canada. He also served on the steering committee of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities; Government of Canada’s Industry Advisory Ad Hoc Roundtable on COVID-19 Testing; and the boards of Fulbright Canada and Mitacs. \nPrior to his appointment at UBC\, he was president of the University of Cincinnati\, where he also served as professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. While at the University of Cincinnati\, he was appointed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich to lead the state’s Biopharmaceutical Task Force and to the Board of the Ohio Third Frontier\, the state’s technology-based economic development program. \nDr. Ono has served as senior vice provost and deputy to the provost at Emory University. He also has taught at Johns Hopkins University\, Harvard University and University College London. \nHe is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science\, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences\, the National Academy of Inventors\, USA and the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars. In 2022\, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.\nHe has advised national and regional governments on higher education and mental health. He also has advised companies such as GSK\, Johnson & Johnson\, Merck and Novartis\, and served as director and chief scientific officer of iCo Therapeutics. \nPresident Ono has served on the editorial boards for several peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals\, including Immunology\, The Journal of Biological Chemistry\, The Journal of Immunology and The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology. \nHe holds honorary doctorates from Chiba University and the Vancouver School of Theology and is a recipient of the Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award from the American Council on Education\, the Professional Achievement Award from University of Chicago\, a Grand Challenges Hero Award from UCLA\, and the NAAAP 100 Award from the National Association of Asian American Professionals. \nHe earned his B.A. in biological sciences from the University of Chicago in 1984\, and a Ph.D. in experimental medicine from McGill University in 1991.\nPresident Ono is married to Wendy Yip\, an immunologist and lawyer. They are the parents of two daughters\, Sarah Yip-Ono and Juliana Yip-Ono. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentMichigan State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nMichigan State University \n\nKevin M. Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\, is a neuroscientist and academic leader who assumed the presidency of Michigan State University on March 4\, 2024. \nFollowing his arrival at MSU\, Guskiewicz embarked on a 48-plus-stop listening and learning tour of the university’s colleges and administrative units. The tour was a key component of his work to help identify an institutional “true north” that will lead MSU to provide the best education and workplace culture for Spartans and bold service to the public in the land-grant tradition. \nHe previously served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a nationally recognized expert on sport-related concussions. His research team’s groundbreaking work influenced concussion guidelines in the NFL and NCAA. \nIn 2011\, Guskiewicz received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for his innovative work on the diagnosis\, treatment and prevention of sport-related concussions. In 2013\, Time magazine named him a Game Changer\, one of 18 “innovators and problem-solvers that are inspiring change in America.” \nGuskiewicz earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from West Chester University\, a master’s in exercise physiology/athletic training from the University of Pittsburgh and a doctorate in sports medicine from the University of Virginia. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About This Meeting \n \n \n \n Our esteemed university Presidents will discuss how their institutions are collaborating to lead groundbreaking research and attract and support companies across four key industry areas:\n\n artificial intelligence\n advanced manufacturing\n life and health sciences\n sustainability\n\nThe universities\, which make up the University Research Corridor (URC)\, are critical competitive assets for the state’s economy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PRESIDING OFFICER \n \n \n \n Ronia KrusePresident & CEOOpTech \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MODERATOR \n \n \n \n Matt ElliottBoard MemberDetroit Economic Club \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PODCAST \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FULL MEETING VIDEO \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Masonic\n \n \n\n500 Temple St\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48201\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\, October 15\, 2024\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n11:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n1:30 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/practical-ai-for-young-leaders/ LOCATION:Lear Corporation World HQ\, 21557 Telegraph Rd\, Southfield\, MI\, 48033\, United States CATEGORIES:Professional Development,Young Leader ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YL-AI_etix-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260608T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260608T132000 DTSTAMP:20261027T223118 CREATED:20260316T133707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260610T205742Z UID:14771-1780916400-1780924800@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:DEC Presents: A Conversation with Senator Slotkin DESCRIPTION:Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentWayne State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nWayne State University \n\nKimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\, is the 13th president of Wayne State University. She is the first woman to serve in this role in the institution’s history. \nPresident Espy previously served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas at San Antonio. \nPresident Espy is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Her work has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since 2002\, and she has earned more than $22 million in funding to study how young children control their attention to promote later learning\, academic and health outcomes\, and how such skills can be affected by medical\, environmental or social factors. \nShe is a licensed clinical psychologist\, and a native of Cincinnati. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentUniversity of Michigan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nUniversity of Michigan \n\nSanta J. Ono\, Ph.D.\, is the 15th president of the University of Michigan. He began a five-year term on Oct. 14\, 2022. \nA recognized leader in higher education in the United States and Canada\, President Ono is an experienced vision researcher whose pioneering work in experimental medicine focuses on the immune system and eye disease. At U-M he is professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences\, and microbiology and immunology in the Medical School\, and molecular\, cellular and developmental biology in the College of Literature\, Sciences and the Arts. \nHe currently serves as the chair of the U-M Health Board\, the chair of Fulbright Canada\, and the chair of the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3). He also serves on a range of other boards including the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors\, the American Association of Colleges and Universities\, the American Council on Education\, the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities\, the U7+ Alliance\, the Council on Competitiveness\, the University Musical Society\, Terramera\, the Detroit Economic Club and Business Leaders of Michigan. \nHe joined U-M from the University of British Columbia\, where he served as president and vice chancellor since 2016. \nWhile at UBC\, he chaired the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities and the Research Universities of British Columbia\, and served on the board of Universities Canada. He also served on the steering committee of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities; Government of Canada’s Industry Advisory Ad Hoc Roundtable on COVID-19 Testing; and the boards of Fulbright Canada and Mitacs. \nPrior to his appointment at UBC\, he was president of the University of Cincinnati\, where he also served as professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. While at the University of Cincinnati\, he was appointed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich to lead the state’s Biopharmaceutical Task Force and to the Board of the Ohio Third Frontier\, the state’s technology-based economic development program. \nDr. Ono has served as senior vice provost and deputy to the provost at Emory University. He also has taught at Johns Hopkins University\, Harvard University and University College London. \nHe is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science\, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences\, the National Academy of Inventors\, USA and the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars. In 2022\, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.\nHe has advised national and regional governments on higher education and mental health. He also has advised companies such as GSK\, Johnson & Johnson\, Merck and Novartis\, and served as director and chief scientific officer of iCo Therapeutics. \nPresident Ono has served on the editorial boards for several peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals\, including Immunology\, The Journal of Biological Chemistry\, The Journal of Immunology and The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology. \nHe holds honorary doctorates from Chiba University and the Vancouver School of Theology and is a recipient of the Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award from the American Council on Education\, the Professional Achievement Award from University of Chicago\, a Grand Challenges Hero Award from UCLA\, and the NAAAP 100 Award from the National Association of Asian American Professionals. \nHe earned his B.A. in biological sciences from the University of Chicago in 1984\, and a Ph.D. in experimental medicine from McGill University in 1991.\nPresident Ono is married to Wendy Yip\, an immunologist and lawyer. They are the parents of two daughters\, Sarah Yip-Ono and Juliana Yip-Ono. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentMichigan State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nMichigan State University \n\nKevin M. Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\, is a neuroscientist and academic leader who assumed the presidency of Michigan State University on March 4\, 2024. \nFollowing his arrival at MSU\, Guskiewicz embarked on a 48-plus-stop listening and learning tour of the university’s colleges and administrative units. The tour was a key component of his work to help identify an institutional “true north” that will lead MSU to provide the best education and workplace culture for Spartans and bold service to the public in the land-grant tradition. \nHe previously served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a nationally recognized expert on sport-related concussions. His research team’s groundbreaking work influenced concussion guidelines in the NFL and NCAA. \nIn 2011\, Guskiewicz received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for his innovative work on the diagnosis\, treatment and prevention of sport-related concussions. In 2013\, Time magazine named him a Game Changer\, one of 18 “innovators and problem-solvers that are inspiring change in America.” \nGuskiewicz earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from West Chester University\, a master’s in exercise physiology/athletic training from the University of Pittsburgh and a doctorate in sports medicine from the University of Virginia. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About This Meeting \n \n \n \n Our esteemed university Presidents will discuss how their institutions are collaborating to lead groundbreaking research and attract and support companies across four key industry areas:\n\n artificial intelligence\n advanced manufacturing\n life and health sciences\n sustainability\n\nThe universities\, which make up the University Research Corridor (URC)\, are critical competitive assets for the state’s economy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PRESIDING OFFICER \n \n \n \n Ronia KrusePresident & CEOOpTech \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MODERATOR \n \n \n \n Matt ElliottBoard MemberDetroit Economic Club \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PODCAST \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FULL MEETING VIDEO \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Masonic\n \n \n\n500 Temple St\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48201\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\, October 15\, 2024\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n11:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n1:30 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/dec-presents-a-conversation-with-senator-slotkin/ LOCATION:MotorCity Casino Hotel\, 2901 Grand River Ave\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting,Members Only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/K5_1507.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260609T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260609T200000 DTSTAMP:20261027T223118 CREATED:20260311T174302Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260824T144102Z UID:14765-1781026200-1781035200@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:Gold Member Dinner with Mike Land DESCRIPTION:Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentWayne State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nWayne State University \n\nKimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\, is the 13th president of Wayne State University. She is the first woman to serve in this role in the institution’s history. \nPresident Espy previously served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas at San Antonio. \nPresident Espy is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Her work has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since 2002\, and she has earned more than $22 million in funding to study how young children control their attention to promote later learning\, academic and health outcomes\, and how such skills can be affected by medical\, environmental or social factors. \nShe is a licensed clinical psychologist\, and a native of Cincinnati. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentUniversity of Michigan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nUniversity of Michigan \n\nSanta J. Ono\, Ph.D.\, is the 15th president of the University of Michigan. He began a five-year term on Oct. 14\, 2022. \nA recognized leader in higher education in the United States and Canada\, President Ono is an experienced vision researcher whose pioneering work in experimental medicine focuses on the immune system and eye disease. At U-M he is professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences\, and microbiology and immunology in the Medical School\, and molecular\, cellular and developmental biology in the College of Literature\, Sciences and the Arts. \nHe currently serves as the chair of the U-M Health Board\, the chair of Fulbright Canada\, and the chair of the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3). He also serves on a range of other boards including the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors\, the American Association of Colleges and Universities\, the American Council on Education\, the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities\, the U7+ Alliance\, the Council on Competitiveness\, the University Musical Society\, Terramera\, the Detroit Economic Club and Business Leaders of Michigan. \nHe joined U-M from the University of British Columbia\, where he served as president and vice chancellor since 2016. \nWhile at UBC\, he chaired the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities and the Research Universities of British Columbia\, and served on the board of Universities Canada. He also served on the steering committee of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities; Government of Canada’s Industry Advisory Ad Hoc Roundtable on COVID-19 Testing; and the boards of Fulbright Canada and Mitacs. \nPrior to his appointment at UBC\, he was president of the University of Cincinnati\, where he also served as professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. While at the University of Cincinnati\, he was appointed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich to lead the state’s Biopharmaceutical Task Force and to the Board of the Ohio Third Frontier\, the state’s technology-based economic development program. \nDr. Ono has served as senior vice provost and deputy to the provost at Emory University. He also has taught at Johns Hopkins University\, Harvard University and University College London. \nHe is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science\, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences\, the National Academy of Inventors\, USA and the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars. In 2022\, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.\nHe has advised national and regional governments on higher education and mental health. He also has advised companies such as GSK\, Johnson & Johnson\, Merck and Novartis\, and served as director and chief scientific officer of iCo Therapeutics. \nPresident Ono has served on the editorial boards for several peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals\, including Immunology\, The Journal of Biological Chemistry\, The Journal of Immunology and The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology. \nHe holds honorary doctorates from Chiba University and the Vancouver School of Theology and is a recipient of the Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award from the American Council on Education\, the Professional Achievement Award from University of Chicago\, a Grand Challenges Hero Award from UCLA\, and the NAAAP 100 Award from the National Association of Asian American Professionals. \nHe earned his B.A. in biological sciences from the University of Chicago in 1984\, and a Ph.D. in experimental medicine from McGill University in 1991.\nPresident Ono is married to Wendy Yip\, an immunologist and lawyer. They are the parents of two daughters\, Sarah Yip-Ono and Juliana Yip-Ono. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentMichigan State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nMichigan State University \n\nKevin M. Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\, is a neuroscientist and academic leader who assumed the presidency of Michigan State University on March 4\, 2024. \nFollowing his arrival at MSU\, Guskiewicz embarked on a 48-plus-stop listening and learning tour of the university’s colleges and administrative units. The tour was a key component of his work to help identify an institutional “true north” that will lead MSU to provide the best education and workplace culture for Spartans and bold service to the public in the land-grant tradition. \nHe previously served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a nationally recognized expert on sport-related concussions. His research team’s groundbreaking work influenced concussion guidelines in the NFL and NCAA. \nIn 2011\, Guskiewicz received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for his innovative work on the diagnosis\, treatment and prevention of sport-related concussions. In 2013\, Time magazine named him a Game Changer\, one of 18 “innovators and problem-solvers that are inspiring change in America.” \nGuskiewicz earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from West Chester University\, a master’s in exercise physiology/athletic training from the University of Pittsburgh and a doctorate in sports medicine from the University of Virginia. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About This Meeting \n \n \n \n Our esteemed university Presidents will discuss how their institutions are collaborating to lead groundbreaking research and attract and support companies across four key industry areas:\n\n artificial intelligence\n advanced manufacturing\n life and health sciences\n sustainability\n\nThe universities\, which make up the University Research Corridor (URC)\, are critical competitive assets for the state’s economy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PRESIDING OFFICER \n \n \n \n Ronia KrusePresident & CEOOpTech \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MODERATOR \n \n \n \n Matt ElliottBoard MemberDetroit Economic Club \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PODCAST \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FULL MEETING VIDEO \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Masonic\n \n \n\n500 Temple St\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48201\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\, October 15\, 2024\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n11:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n1:30 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/gold-member-dinner-with-mike-land/ LOCATION:Huntington Bank Tower\, 2025 Woodward Ave\, Detroit\, MI\, 48226\, United States CATEGORIES:Gold Members Only,Members Only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Mike-Land-Gold-Member-Dinner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260616T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260616T132000 DTSTAMP:20261027T223118 CREATED:20260421T165552Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T190659Z UID:15158-1781607600-1781616000@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:Economic Outlook: US Trends\, Inflation and the Policy Path Ahead DESCRIPTION:Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentWayne State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nWayne State University \n\nKimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\, is the 13th president of Wayne State University. She is the first woman to serve in this role in the institution’s history. \nPresident Espy previously served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas at San Antonio. \nPresident Espy is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Her work has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since 2002\, and she has earned more than $22 million in funding to study how young children control their attention to promote later learning\, academic and health outcomes\, and how such skills can be affected by medical\, environmental or social factors. \nShe is a licensed clinical psychologist\, and a native of Cincinnati. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentUniversity of Michigan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nUniversity of Michigan \n\nSanta J. Ono\, Ph.D.\, is the 15th president of the University of Michigan. He began a five-year term on Oct. 14\, 2022. \nA recognized leader in higher education in the United States and Canada\, President Ono is an experienced vision researcher whose pioneering work in experimental medicine focuses on the immune system and eye disease. At U-M he is professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences\, and microbiology and immunology in the Medical School\, and molecular\, cellular and developmental biology in the College of Literature\, Sciences and the Arts. \nHe currently serves as the chair of the U-M Health Board\, the chair of Fulbright Canada\, and the chair of the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3). He also serves on a range of other boards including the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors\, the American Association of Colleges and Universities\, the American Council on Education\, the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities\, the U7+ Alliance\, the Council on Competitiveness\, the University Musical Society\, Terramera\, the Detroit Economic Club and Business Leaders of Michigan. \nHe joined U-M from the University of British Columbia\, where he served as president and vice chancellor since 2016. \nWhile at UBC\, he chaired the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities and the Research Universities of British Columbia\, and served on the board of Universities Canada. He also served on the steering committee of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities; Government of Canada’s Industry Advisory Ad Hoc Roundtable on COVID-19 Testing; and the boards of Fulbright Canada and Mitacs. \nPrior to his appointment at UBC\, he was president of the University of Cincinnati\, where he also served as professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. While at the University of Cincinnati\, he was appointed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich to lead the state’s Biopharmaceutical Task Force and to the Board of the Ohio Third Frontier\, the state’s technology-based economic development program. \nDr. Ono has served as senior vice provost and deputy to the provost at Emory University. He also has taught at Johns Hopkins University\, Harvard University and University College London. \nHe is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science\, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences\, the National Academy of Inventors\, USA and the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars. In 2022\, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.\nHe has advised national and regional governments on higher education and mental health. He also has advised companies such as GSK\, Johnson & Johnson\, Merck and Novartis\, and served as director and chief scientific officer of iCo Therapeutics. \nPresident Ono has served on the editorial boards for several peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals\, including Immunology\, The Journal of Biological Chemistry\, The Journal of Immunology and The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology. \nHe holds honorary doctorates from Chiba University and the Vancouver School of Theology and is a recipient of the Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award from the American Council on Education\, the Professional Achievement Award from University of Chicago\, a Grand Challenges Hero Award from UCLA\, and the NAAAP 100 Award from the National Association of Asian American Professionals. \nHe earned his B.A. in biological sciences from the University of Chicago in 1984\, and a Ph.D. in experimental medicine from McGill University in 1991.\nPresident Ono is married to Wendy Yip\, an immunologist and lawyer. They are the parents of two daughters\, Sarah Yip-Ono and Juliana Yip-Ono. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentMichigan State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nMichigan State University \n\nKevin M. Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\, is a neuroscientist and academic leader who assumed the presidency of Michigan State University on March 4\, 2024. \nFollowing his arrival at MSU\, Guskiewicz embarked on a 48-plus-stop listening and learning tour of the university’s colleges and administrative units. The tour was a key component of his work to help identify an institutional “true north” that will lead MSU to provide the best education and workplace culture for Spartans and bold service to the public in the land-grant tradition. \nHe previously served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a nationally recognized expert on sport-related concussions. His research team’s groundbreaking work influenced concussion guidelines in the NFL and NCAA. \nIn 2011\, Guskiewicz received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for his innovative work on the diagnosis\, treatment and prevention of sport-related concussions. In 2013\, Time magazine named him a Game Changer\, one of 18 “innovators and problem-solvers that are inspiring change in America.” \nGuskiewicz earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from West Chester University\, a master’s in exercise physiology/athletic training from the University of Pittsburgh and a doctorate in sports medicine from the University of Virginia. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About This Meeting \n \n \n \n Our esteemed university Presidents will discuss how their institutions are collaborating to lead groundbreaking research and attract and support companies across four key industry areas:\n\n artificial intelligence\n advanced manufacturing\n life and health sciences\n sustainability\n\nThe universities\, which make up the University Research Corridor (URC)\, are critical competitive assets for the state’s economy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PRESIDING OFFICER \n \n \n \n Ronia KrusePresident & CEOOpTech \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MODERATOR \n \n \n \n Matt ElliottBoard MemberDetroit Economic Club \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PODCAST \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FULL MEETING VIDEO \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Masonic\n \n \n\n500 Temple St\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48201\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\, October 15\, 2024\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n11:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n1:30 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/economic-outlook-us-trends-inflation-and-the-policy-path-ahead/ LOCATION:MotorCity Casino Hotel\, 2901 Grand River Ave\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/K5_0192.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260722T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260722T210000 DTSTAMP:20261027T223118 CREATED:20251121T182448Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260727T154037Z UID:13529-1784743200-1784754000@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:2026 DEC Chair’s Dinner DESCRIPTION:Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentWayne State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nWayne State University \n\nKimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\, is the 13th president of Wayne State University. She is the first woman to serve in this role in the institution’s history. \nPresident Espy previously served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas at San Antonio. \nPresident Espy is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Her work has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since 2002\, and she has earned more than $22 million in funding to study how young children control their attention to promote later learning\, academic and health outcomes\, and how such skills can be affected by medical\, environmental or social factors. \nShe is a licensed clinical psychologist\, and a native of Cincinnati. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentUniversity of Michigan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nUniversity of Michigan \n\nSanta J. Ono\, Ph.D.\, is the 15th president of the University of Michigan. He began a five-year term on Oct. 14\, 2022. \nA recognized leader in higher education in the United States and Canada\, President Ono is an experienced vision researcher whose pioneering work in experimental medicine focuses on the immune system and eye disease. At U-M he is professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences\, and microbiology and immunology in the Medical School\, and molecular\, cellular and developmental biology in the College of Literature\, Sciences and the Arts. \nHe currently serves as the chair of the U-M Health Board\, the chair of Fulbright Canada\, and the chair of the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3). He also serves on a range of other boards including the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors\, the American Association of Colleges and Universities\, the American Council on Education\, the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities\, the U7+ Alliance\, the Council on Competitiveness\, the University Musical Society\, Terramera\, the Detroit Economic Club and Business Leaders of Michigan. \nHe joined U-M from the University of British Columbia\, where he served as president and vice chancellor since 2016. \nWhile at UBC\, he chaired the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities and the Research Universities of British Columbia\, and served on the board of Universities Canada. He also served on the steering committee of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities; Government of Canada’s Industry Advisory Ad Hoc Roundtable on COVID-19 Testing; and the boards of Fulbright Canada and Mitacs. \nPrior to his appointment at UBC\, he was president of the University of Cincinnati\, where he also served as professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. While at the University of Cincinnati\, he was appointed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich to lead the state’s Biopharmaceutical Task Force and to the Board of the Ohio Third Frontier\, the state’s technology-based economic development program. \nDr. Ono has served as senior vice provost and deputy to the provost at Emory University. He also has taught at Johns Hopkins University\, Harvard University and University College London. \nHe is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science\, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences\, the National Academy of Inventors\, USA and the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars. In 2022\, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.\nHe has advised national and regional governments on higher education and mental health. He also has advised companies such as GSK\, Johnson & Johnson\, Merck and Novartis\, and served as director and chief scientific officer of iCo Therapeutics. \nPresident Ono has served on the editorial boards for several peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals\, including Immunology\, The Journal of Biological Chemistry\, The Journal of Immunology and The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology. \nHe holds honorary doctorates from Chiba University and the Vancouver School of Theology and is a recipient of the Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award from the American Council on Education\, the Professional Achievement Award from University of Chicago\, a Grand Challenges Hero Award from UCLA\, and the NAAAP 100 Award from the National Association of Asian American Professionals. \nHe earned his B.A. in biological sciences from the University of Chicago in 1984\, and a Ph.D. in experimental medicine from McGill University in 1991.\nPresident Ono is married to Wendy Yip\, an immunologist and lawyer. They are the parents of two daughters\, Sarah Yip-Ono and Juliana Yip-Ono. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentMichigan State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nMichigan State University \n\nKevin M. Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\, is a neuroscientist and academic leader who assumed the presidency of Michigan State University on March 4\, 2024. \nFollowing his arrival at MSU\, Guskiewicz embarked on a 48-plus-stop listening and learning tour of the university’s colleges and administrative units. The tour was a key component of his work to help identify an institutional “true north” that will lead MSU to provide the best education and workplace culture for Spartans and bold service to the public in the land-grant tradition. \nHe previously served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a nationally recognized expert on sport-related concussions. His research team’s groundbreaking work influenced concussion guidelines in the NFL and NCAA. \nIn 2011\, Guskiewicz received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for his innovative work on the diagnosis\, treatment and prevention of sport-related concussions. In 2013\, Time magazine named him a Game Changer\, one of 18 “innovators and problem-solvers that are inspiring change in America.” \nGuskiewicz earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from West Chester University\, a master’s in exercise physiology/athletic training from the University of Pittsburgh and a doctorate in sports medicine from the University of Virginia. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About This Meeting \n \n \n \n Our esteemed university Presidents will discuss how their institutions are collaborating to lead groundbreaking research and attract and support companies across four key industry areas:\n\n artificial intelligence\n advanced manufacturing\n life and health sciences\n sustainability\n\nThe universities\, which make up the University Research Corridor (URC)\, are critical competitive assets for the state’s economy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PRESIDING OFFICER \n \n \n \n Ronia KrusePresident & CEOOpTech \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MODERATOR \n \n \n \n Matt ElliottBoard MemberDetroit Economic Club \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PODCAST \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FULL MEETING VIDEO \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Masonic\n \n \n\n500 Temple St\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48201\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\, October 15\, 2024\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n11:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n1:30 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/2026-dec-chairs-dinner/ LOCATION:Elevate at One Campus Martius\, 1 Campus Martius Floor 16\, Detroit\, MI\, 48226\, United States CATEGORIES:Signature Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/chairsdinner-featured.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T140000 DTSTAMP:20261027T223118 CREATED:20260904T144813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T015759Z UID:16118-1789556400-1789567200@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:2026 Gubernatorial Candidates - State of Michigan DESCRIPTION:Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentWayne State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nWayne State University \n\nKimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\, is the 13th president of Wayne State University. She is the first woman to serve in this role in the institution’s history. \nPresident Espy previously served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas at San Antonio. \nPresident Espy is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Her work has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since 2002\, and she has earned more than $22 million in funding to study how young children control their attention to promote later learning\, academic and health outcomes\, and how such skills can be affected by medical\, environmental or social factors. \nShe is a licensed clinical psychologist\, and a native of Cincinnati. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentUniversity of Michigan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nUniversity of Michigan \n\nSanta J. Ono\, Ph.D.\, is the 15th president of the University of Michigan. He began a five-year term on Oct. 14\, 2022. \nA recognized leader in higher education in the United States and Canada\, President Ono is an experienced vision researcher whose pioneering work in experimental medicine focuses on the immune system and eye disease. At U-M he is professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences\, and microbiology and immunology in the Medical School\, and molecular\, cellular and developmental biology in the College of Literature\, Sciences and the Arts. \nHe currently serves as the chair of the U-M Health Board\, the chair of Fulbright Canada\, and the chair of the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3). He also serves on a range of other boards including the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors\, the American Association of Colleges and Universities\, the American Council on Education\, the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities\, the U7+ Alliance\, the Council on Competitiveness\, the University Musical Society\, Terramera\, the Detroit Economic Club and Business Leaders of Michigan. \nHe joined U-M from the University of British Columbia\, where he served as president and vice chancellor since 2016. \nWhile at UBC\, he chaired the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities and the Research Universities of British Columbia\, and served on the board of Universities Canada. He also served on the steering committee of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities; Government of Canada’s Industry Advisory Ad Hoc Roundtable on COVID-19 Testing; and the boards of Fulbright Canada and Mitacs. \nPrior to his appointment at UBC\, he was president of the University of Cincinnati\, where he also served as professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. While at the University of Cincinnati\, he was appointed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich to lead the state’s Biopharmaceutical Task Force and to the Board of the Ohio Third Frontier\, the state’s technology-based economic development program. \nDr. Ono has served as senior vice provost and deputy to the provost at Emory University. He also has taught at Johns Hopkins University\, Harvard University and University College London. \nHe is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science\, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences\, the National Academy of Inventors\, USA and the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars. In 2022\, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.\nHe has advised national and regional governments on higher education and mental health. He also has advised companies such as GSK\, Johnson & Johnson\, Merck and Novartis\, and served as director and chief scientific officer of iCo Therapeutics. \nPresident Ono has served on the editorial boards for several peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals\, including Immunology\, The Journal of Biological Chemistry\, The Journal of Immunology and The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology. \nHe holds honorary doctorates from Chiba University and the Vancouver School of Theology and is a recipient of the Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award from the American Council on Education\, the Professional Achievement Award from University of Chicago\, a Grand Challenges Hero Award from UCLA\, and the NAAAP 100 Award from the National Association of Asian American Professionals. \nHe earned his B.A. in biological sciences from the University of Chicago in 1984\, and a Ph.D. in experimental medicine from McGill University in 1991.\nPresident Ono is married to Wendy Yip\, an immunologist and lawyer. They are the parents of two daughters\, Sarah Yip-Ono and Juliana Yip-Ono. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentMichigan State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nMichigan State University \n\nKevin M. Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\, is a neuroscientist and academic leader who assumed the presidency of Michigan State University on March 4\, 2024. \nFollowing his arrival at MSU\, Guskiewicz embarked on a 48-plus-stop listening and learning tour of the university’s colleges and administrative units. The tour was a key component of his work to help identify an institutional “true north” that will lead MSU to provide the best education and workplace culture for Spartans and bold service to the public in the land-grant tradition. \nHe previously served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a nationally recognized expert on sport-related concussions. His research team’s groundbreaking work influenced concussion guidelines in the NFL and NCAA. \nIn 2011\, Guskiewicz received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for his innovative work on the diagnosis\, treatment and prevention of sport-related concussions. In 2013\, Time magazine named him a Game Changer\, one of 18 “innovators and problem-solvers that are inspiring change in America.” \nGuskiewicz earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from West Chester University\, a master’s in exercise physiology/athletic training from the University of Pittsburgh and a doctorate in sports medicine from the University of Virginia. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About This Meeting \n \n \n \n Our esteemed university Presidents will discuss how their institutions are collaborating to lead groundbreaking research and attract and support companies across four key industry areas:\n\n artificial intelligence\n advanced manufacturing\n life and health sciences\n sustainability\n\nThe universities\, which make up the University Research Corridor (URC)\, are critical competitive assets for the state’s economy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PRESIDING OFFICER \n \n \n \n Ronia KrusePresident & CEOOpTech \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MODERATOR \n \n \n \n Matt ElliottBoard MemberDetroit Economic Club \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PODCAST \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FULL MEETING VIDEO \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Masonic\n \n \n\n500 Temple St\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48201\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\, October 15\, 2024\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n11:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n1:30 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/2026-gubernatorial-candidates-state-of-michigan/ LOCATION:MotorCity Casino Hotel\, 2901 Grand River Ave\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting,Members Only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-Gubernatorial_featured.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T180000 DTSTAMP:20261027T223118 CREATED:20260819T152420Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T222632Z UID:16014-1789574400-1789581600@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:YL CEO SERIES: Trajan Langdon DESCRIPTION:Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentWayne State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nWayne State University \n\nKimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\, is the 13th president of Wayne State University. She is the first woman to serve in this role in the institution’s history. \nPresident Espy previously served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas at San Antonio. \nPresident Espy is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Her work has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since 2002\, and she has earned more than $22 million in funding to study how young children control their attention to promote later learning\, academic and health outcomes\, and how such skills can be affected by medical\, environmental or social factors. \nShe is a licensed clinical psychologist\, and a native of Cincinnati. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentUniversity of Michigan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nUniversity of Michigan \n\nSanta J. Ono\, Ph.D.\, is the 15th president of the University of Michigan. He began a five-year term on Oct. 14\, 2022. \nA recognized leader in higher education in the United States and Canada\, President Ono is an experienced vision researcher whose pioneering work in experimental medicine focuses on the immune system and eye disease. At U-M he is professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences\, and microbiology and immunology in the Medical School\, and molecular\, cellular and developmental biology in the College of Literature\, Sciences and the Arts. \nHe currently serves as the chair of the U-M Health Board\, the chair of Fulbright Canada\, and the chair of the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3). He also serves on a range of other boards including the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors\, the American Association of Colleges and Universities\, the American Council on Education\, the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities\, the U7+ Alliance\, the Council on Competitiveness\, the University Musical Society\, Terramera\, the Detroit Economic Club and Business Leaders of Michigan. \nHe joined U-M from the University of British Columbia\, where he served as president and vice chancellor since 2016. \nWhile at UBC\, he chaired the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities and the Research Universities of British Columbia\, and served on the board of Universities Canada. He also served on the steering committee of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities; Government of Canada’s Industry Advisory Ad Hoc Roundtable on COVID-19 Testing; and the boards of Fulbright Canada and Mitacs. \nPrior to his appointment at UBC\, he was president of the University of Cincinnati\, where he also served as professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. While at the University of Cincinnati\, he was appointed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich to lead the state’s Biopharmaceutical Task Force and to the Board of the Ohio Third Frontier\, the state’s technology-based economic development program. \nDr. Ono has served as senior vice provost and deputy to the provost at Emory University. He also has taught at Johns Hopkins University\, Harvard University and University College London. \nHe is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science\, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences\, the National Academy of Inventors\, USA and the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars. In 2022\, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.\nHe has advised national and regional governments on higher education and mental health. He also has advised companies such as GSK\, Johnson & Johnson\, Merck and Novartis\, and served as director and chief scientific officer of iCo Therapeutics. \nPresident Ono has served on the editorial boards for several peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals\, including Immunology\, The Journal of Biological Chemistry\, The Journal of Immunology and The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology. \nHe holds honorary doctorates from Chiba University and the Vancouver School of Theology and is a recipient of the Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award from the American Council on Education\, the Professional Achievement Award from University of Chicago\, a Grand Challenges Hero Award from UCLA\, and the NAAAP 100 Award from the National Association of Asian American Professionals. \nHe earned his B.A. in biological sciences from the University of Chicago in 1984\, and a Ph.D. in experimental medicine from McGill University in 1991.\nPresident Ono is married to Wendy Yip\, an immunologist and lawyer. They are the parents of two daughters\, Sarah Yip-Ono and Juliana Yip-Ono. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentMichigan State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nMichigan State University \n\nKevin M. Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\, is a neuroscientist and academic leader who assumed the presidency of Michigan State University on March 4\, 2024. \nFollowing his arrival at MSU\, Guskiewicz embarked on a 48-plus-stop listening and learning tour of the university’s colleges and administrative units. The tour was a key component of his work to help identify an institutional “true north” that will lead MSU to provide the best education and workplace culture for Spartans and bold service to the public in the land-grant tradition. \nHe previously served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a nationally recognized expert on sport-related concussions. His research team’s groundbreaking work influenced concussion guidelines in the NFL and NCAA. \nIn 2011\, Guskiewicz received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for his innovative work on the diagnosis\, treatment and prevention of sport-related concussions. In 2013\, Time magazine named him a Game Changer\, one of 18 “innovators and problem-solvers that are inspiring change in America.” \nGuskiewicz earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from West Chester University\, a master’s in exercise physiology/athletic training from the University of Pittsburgh and a doctorate in sports medicine from the University of Virginia. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About This Meeting \n \n \n \n Our esteemed university Presidents will discuss how their institutions are collaborating to lead groundbreaking research and attract and support companies across four key industry areas:\n\n artificial intelligence\n advanced manufacturing\n life and health sciences\n sustainability\n\nThe universities\, which make up the University Research Corridor (URC)\, are critical competitive assets for the state’s economy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PRESIDING OFFICER \n \n \n \n Ronia KrusePresident & CEOOpTech \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MODERATOR \n \n \n \n Matt ElliottBoard MemberDetroit Economic Club \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PODCAST \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FULL MEETING VIDEO \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Masonic\n \n \n\n500 Temple St\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48201\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\, October 15\, 2024\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n11:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n1:30 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/yl-ceo-series-trajan-langdon/ LOCATION:Henry Ford Health Pistons Performance Center\, 6201 2nd Avenue\, Detroit\, MI\, 48202\, United States CATEGORIES:Members Only,Young Leader ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/K5_9684.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260922T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260922T125000 DTSTAMP:20261027T223118 CREATED:20260730T194742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260924T211055Z UID:15997-1790073000-1790081400@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:The Exit Interview DESCRIPTION:Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentWayne State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nWayne State University \n\nKimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\, is the 13th president of Wayne State University. She is the first woman to serve in this role in the institution’s history. \nPresident Espy previously served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas at San Antonio. \nPresident Espy is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Her work has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since 2002\, and she has earned more than $22 million in funding to study how young children control their attention to promote later learning\, academic and health outcomes\, and how such skills can be affected by medical\, environmental or social factors. \nShe is a licensed clinical psychologist\, and a native of Cincinnati. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentUniversity of Michigan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nUniversity of Michigan \n\nSanta J. Ono\, Ph.D.\, is the 15th president of the University of Michigan. He began a five-year term on Oct. 14\, 2022. \nA recognized leader in higher education in the United States and Canada\, President Ono is an experienced vision researcher whose pioneering work in experimental medicine focuses on the immune system and eye disease. At U-M he is professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences\, and microbiology and immunology in the Medical School\, and molecular\, cellular and developmental biology in the College of Literature\, Sciences and the Arts. \nHe currently serves as the chair of the U-M Health Board\, the chair of Fulbright Canada\, and the chair of the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3). He also serves on a range of other boards including the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors\, the American Association of Colleges and Universities\, the American Council on Education\, the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities\, the U7+ Alliance\, the Council on Competitiveness\, the University Musical Society\, Terramera\, the Detroit Economic Club and Business Leaders of Michigan. \nHe joined U-M from the University of British Columbia\, where he served as president and vice chancellor since 2016. \nWhile at UBC\, he chaired the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities and the Research Universities of British Columbia\, and served on the board of Universities Canada. He also served on the steering committee of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities; Government of Canada’s Industry Advisory Ad Hoc Roundtable on COVID-19 Testing; and the boards of Fulbright Canada and Mitacs. \nPrior to his appointment at UBC\, he was president of the University of Cincinnati\, where he also served as professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. While at the University of Cincinnati\, he was appointed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich to lead the state’s Biopharmaceutical Task Force and to the Board of the Ohio Third Frontier\, the state’s technology-based economic development program. \nDr. Ono has served as senior vice provost and deputy to the provost at Emory University. He also has taught at Johns Hopkins University\, Harvard University and University College London. \nHe is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science\, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences\, the National Academy of Inventors\, USA and the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars. In 2022\, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.\nHe has advised national and regional governments on higher education and mental health. He also has advised companies such as GSK\, Johnson & Johnson\, Merck and Novartis\, and served as director and chief scientific officer of iCo Therapeutics. \nPresident Ono has served on the editorial boards for several peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals\, including Immunology\, The Journal of Biological Chemistry\, The Journal of Immunology and The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology. \nHe holds honorary doctorates from Chiba University and the Vancouver School of Theology and is a recipient of the Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award from the American Council on Education\, the Professional Achievement Award from University of Chicago\, a Grand Challenges Hero Award from UCLA\, and the NAAAP 100 Award from the National Association of Asian American Professionals. \nHe earned his B.A. in biological sciences from the University of Chicago in 1984\, and a Ph.D. in experimental medicine from McGill University in 1991.\nPresident Ono is married to Wendy Yip\, an immunologist and lawyer. They are the parents of two daughters\, Sarah Yip-Ono and Juliana Yip-Ono. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentMichigan State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nMichigan State University \n\nKevin M. Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\, is a neuroscientist and academic leader who assumed the presidency of Michigan State University on March 4\, 2024. \nFollowing his arrival at MSU\, Guskiewicz embarked on a 48-plus-stop listening and learning tour of the university’s colleges and administrative units. The tour was a key component of his work to help identify an institutional “true north” that will lead MSU to provide the best education and workplace culture for Spartans and bold service to the public in the land-grant tradition. \nHe previously served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a nationally recognized expert on sport-related concussions. His research team’s groundbreaking work influenced concussion guidelines in the NFL and NCAA. \nIn 2011\, Guskiewicz received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for his innovative work on the diagnosis\, treatment and prevention of sport-related concussions. In 2013\, Time magazine named him a Game Changer\, one of 18 “innovators and problem-solvers that are inspiring change in America.” \nGuskiewicz earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from West Chester University\, a master’s in exercise physiology/athletic training from the University of Pittsburgh and a doctorate in sports medicine from the University of Virginia. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About This Meeting \n \n \n \n Our esteemed university Presidents will discuss how their institutions are collaborating to lead groundbreaking research and attract and support companies across four key industry areas:\n\n artificial intelligence\n advanced manufacturing\n life and health sciences\n sustainability\n\nThe universities\, which make up the University Research Corridor (URC)\, are critical competitive assets for the state’s economy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PRESIDING OFFICER \n \n \n \n Ronia KrusePresident & CEOOpTech \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MODERATOR \n \n \n \n Matt ElliottBoard MemberDetroit Economic Club \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PODCAST \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FULL MEETING VIDEO \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Masonic\n \n \n\n500 Temple St\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48201\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\, October 15\, 2024\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n11:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n1:30 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/the-exit-interview-senator-gary-peters/ LOCATION:The Masonic\, 500 Temple St\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting,Members Only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/K5_0051.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260929T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260929T133000 DTSTAMP:20261027T223118 CREATED:20260818T145105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261026T210703Z UID:16020-1790679600-1790688600@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:State of the U.S. Economy DESCRIPTION:Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentWayne State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nWayne State University \n\nKimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\, is the 13th president of Wayne State University. She is the first woman to serve in this role in the institution’s history. \nPresident Espy previously served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas at San Antonio. \nPresident Espy is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Her work has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since 2002\, and she has earned more than $22 million in funding to study how young children control their attention to promote later learning\, academic and health outcomes\, and how such skills can be affected by medical\, environmental or social factors. \nShe is a licensed clinical psychologist\, and a native of Cincinnati. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentUniversity of Michigan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nUniversity of Michigan \n\nSanta J. Ono\, Ph.D.\, is the 15th president of the University of Michigan. He began a five-year term on Oct. 14\, 2022. \nA recognized leader in higher education in the United States and Canada\, President Ono is an experienced vision researcher whose pioneering work in experimental medicine focuses on the immune system and eye disease. At U-M he is professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences\, and microbiology and immunology in the Medical School\, and molecular\, cellular and developmental biology in the College of Literature\, Sciences and the Arts. \nHe currently serves as the chair of the U-M Health Board\, the chair of Fulbright Canada\, and the chair of the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3). He also serves on a range of other boards including the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors\, the American Association of Colleges and Universities\, the American Council on Education\, the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities\, the U7+ Alliance\, the Council on Competitiveness\, the University Musical Society\, Terramera\, the Detroit Economic Club and Business Leaders of Michigan. \nHe joined U-M from the University of British Columbia\, where he served as president and vice chancellor since 2016. \nWhile at UBC\, he chaired the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities and the Research Universities of British Columbia\, and served on the board of Universities Canada. He also served on the steering committee of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities; Government of Canada’s Industry Advisory Ad Hoc Roundtable on COVID-19 Testing; and the boards of Fulbright Canada and Mitacs. \nPrior to his appointment at UBC\, he was president of the University of Cincinnati\, where he also served as professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. While at the University of Cincinnati\, he was appointed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich to lead the state’s Biopharmaceutical Task Force and to the Board of the Ohio Third Frontier\, the state’s technology-based economic development program. \nDr. Ono has served as senior vice provost and deputy to the provost at Emory University. He also has taught at Johns Hopkins University\, Harvard University and University College London. \nHe is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science\, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences\, the National Academy of Inventors\, USA and the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars. In 2022\, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.\nHe has advised national and regional governments on higher education and mental health. He also has advised companies such as GSK\, Johnson & Johnson\, Merck and Novartis\, and served as director and chief scientific officer of iCo Therapeutics. \nPresident Ono has served on the editorial boards for several peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals\, including Immunology\, The Journal of Biological Chemistry\, The Journal of Immunology and The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology. \nHe holds honorary doctorates from Chiba University and the Vancouver School of Theology and is a recipient of the Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award from the American Council on Education\, the Professional Achievement Award from University of Chicago\, a Grand Challenges Hero Award from UCLA\, and the NAAAP 100 Award from the National Association of Asian American Professionals. \nHe earned his B.A. in biological sciences from the University of Chicago in 1984\, and a Ph.D. in experimental medicine from McGill University in 1991.\nPresident Ono is married to Wendy Yip\, an immunologist and lawyer. They are the parents of two daughters\, Sarah Yip-Ono and Juliana Yip-Ono. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentMichigan State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nMichigan State University \n\nKevin M. Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\, is a neuroscientist and academic leader who assumed the presidency of Michigan State University on March 4\, 2024. \nFollowing his arrival at MSU\, Guskiewicz embarked on a 48-plus-stop listening and learning tour of the university’s colleges and administrative units. The tour was a key component of his work to help identify an institutional “true north” that will lead MSU to provide the best education and workplace culture for Spartans and bold service to the public in the land-grant tradition. \nHe previously served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a nationally recognized expert on sport-related concussions. His research team’s groundbreaking work influenced concussion guidelines in the NFL and NCAA. \nIn 2011\, Guskiewicz received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for his innovative work on the diagnosis\, treatment and prevention of sport-related concussions. In 2013\, Time magazine named him a Game Changer\, one of 18 “innovators and problem-solvers that are inspiring change in America.” \nGuskiewicz earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from West Chester University\, a master’s in exercise physiology/athletic training from the University of Pittsburgh and a doctorate in sports medicine from the University of Virginia. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About This Meeting \n \n \n \n Our esteemed university Presidents will discuss how their institutions are collaborating to lead groundbreaking research and attract and support companies across four key industry areas:\n\n artificial intelligence\n advanced manufacturing\n life and health sciences\n sustainability\n\nThe universities\, which make up the University Research Corridor (URC)\, are critical competitive assets for the state’s economy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PRESIDING OFFICER \n \n \n \n Ronia KrusePresident & CEOOpTech \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MODERATOR \n \n \n \n Matt ElliottBoard MemberDetroit Economic Club \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PODCAST \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FULL MEETING VIDEO \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Masonic\n \n \n\n500 Temple St\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48201\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\, October 15\, 2024\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n11:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n1:30 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/state-of-the-u-s-economy/ LOCATION:The Masonic\, 500 Temple St\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/MiSide-106-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T170000 DTSTAMP:20261027T223118 CREATED:20251121T180929Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261027T131943Z UID:13524-1791446400-1791478800@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:2026 Young Leader Conference DESCRIPTION:Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentWayne State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nWayne State University \n\nKimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\, is the 13th president of Wayne State University. She is the first woman to serve in this role in the institution’s history. \nPresident Espy previously served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas at San Antonio. \nPresident Espy is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Her work has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since 2002\, and she has earned more than $22 million in funding to study how young children control their attention to promote later learning\, academic and health outcomes\, and how such skills can be affected by medical\, environmental or social factors. \nShe is a licensed clinical psychologist\, and a native of Cincinnati. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentUniversity of Michigan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nUniversity of Michigan \n\nSanta J. Ono\, Ph.D.\, is the 15th president of the University of Michigan. He began a five-year term on Oct. 14\, 2022. \nA recognized leader in higher education in the United States and Canada\, President Ono is an experienced vision researcher whose pioneering work in experimental medicine focuses on the immune system and eye disease. At U-M he is professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences\, and microbiology and immunology in the Medical School\, and molecular\, cellular and developmental biology in the College of Literature\, Sciences and the Arts. \nHe currently serves as the chair of the U-M Health Board\, the chair of Fulbright Canada\, and the chair of the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3). He also serves on a range of other boards including the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors\, the American Association of Colleges and Universities\, the American Council on Education\, the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities\, the U7+ Alliance\, the Council on Competitiveness\, the University Musical Society\, Terramera\, the Detroit Economic Club and Business Leaders of Michigan. \nHe joined U-M from the University of British Columbia\, where he served as president and vice chancellor since 2016. \nWhile at UBC\, he chaired the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities and the Research Universities of British Columbia\, and served on the board of Universities Canada. He also served on the steering committee of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities; Government of Canada’s Industry Advisory Ad Hoc Roundtable on COVID-19 Testing; and the boards of Fulbright Canada and Mitacs. \nPrior to his appointment at UBC\, he was president of the University of Cincinnati\, where he also served as professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. While at the University of Cincinnati\, he was appointed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich to lead the state’s Biopharmaceutical Task Force and to the Board of the Ohio Third Frontier\, the state’s technology-based economic development program. \nDr. Ono has served as senior vice provost and deputy to the provost at Emory University. He also has taught at Johns Hopkins University\, Harvard University and University College London. \nHe is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science\, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences\, the National Academy of Inventors\, USA and the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars. In 2022\, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.\nHe has advised national and regional governments on higher education and mental health. He also has advised companies such as GSK\, Johnson & Johnson\, Merck and Novartis\, and served as director and chief scientific officer of iCo Therapeutics. \nPresident Ono has served on the editorial boards for several peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals\, including Immunology\, The Journal of Biological Chemistry\, The Journal of Immunology and The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology. \nHe holds honorary doctorates from Chiba University and the Vancouver School of Theology and is a recipient of the Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award from the American Council on Education\, the Professional Achievement Award from University of Chicago\, a Grand Challenges Hero Award from UCLA\, and the NAAAP 100 Award from the National Association of Asian American Professionals. \nHe earned his B.A. in biological sciences from the University of Chicago in 1984\, and a Ph.D. in experimental medicine from McGill University in 1991.\nPresident Ono is married to Wendy Yip\, an immunologist and lawyer. They are the parents of two daughters\, Sarah Yip-Ono and Juliana Yip-Ono. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentMichigan State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nMichigan State University \n\nKevin M. Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\, is a neuroscientist and academic leader who assumed the presidency of Michigan State University on March 4\, 2024. \nFollowing his arrival at MSU\, Guskiewicz embarked on a 48-plus-stop listening and learning tour of the university’s colleges and administrative units. The tour was a key component of his work to help identify an institutional “true north” that will lead MSU to provide the best education and workplace culture for Spartans and bold service to the public in the land-grant tradition. \nHe previously served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a nationally recognized expert on sport-related concussions. His research team’s groundbreaking work influenced concussion guidelines in the NFL and NCAA. \nIn 2011\, Guskiewicz received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for his innovative work on the diagnosis\, treatment and prevention of sport-related concussions. In 2013\, Time magazine named him a Game Changer\, one of 18 “innovators and problem-solvers that are inspiring change in America.” \nGuskiewicz earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from West Chester University\, a master’s in exercise physiology/athletic training from the University of Pittsburgh and a doctorate in sports medicine from the University of Virginia. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About This Meeting \n \n \n \n Our esteemed university Presidents will discuss how their institutions are collaborating to lead groundbreaking research and attract and support companies across four key industry areas:\n\n artificial intelligence\n advanced manufacturing\n life and health sciences\n sustainability\n\nThe universities\, which make up the University Research Corridor (URC)\, are critical competitive assets for the state’s economy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PRESIDING OFFICER \n \n \n \n Ronia KrusePresident & CEOOpTech \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MODERATOR \n \n \n \n Matt ElliottBoard MemberDetroit Economic Club \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PODCAST \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FULL MEETING VIDEO \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Masonic\n \n \n\n500 Temple St\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48201\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\, October 15\, 2024\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n11:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n1:30 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/2026-young-leader-conference/ LOCATION:MotorCity Casino Hotel\, 2901 Grand River Ave\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States CATEGORIES:Signature Event,Young Leader ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/YLC-Featured.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261014T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261014T140000 DTSTAMP:20261027T223118 CREATED:20260820T140459Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261016T154922Z UID:16039-1791975600-1791986400@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:2027 Final Four Tip-Off DESCRIPTION:Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentWayne State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nWayne State University \n\nKimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\, is the 13th president of Wayne State University. She is the first woman to serve in this role in the institution’s history. \nPresident Espy previously served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas at San Antonio. \nPresident Espy is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Her work has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since 2002\, and she has earned more than $22 million in funding to study how young children control their attention to promote later learning\, academic and health outcomes\, and how such skills can be affected by medical\, environmental or social factors. \nShe is a licensed clinical psychologist\, and a native of Cincinnati. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentUniversity of Michigan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nUniversity of Michigan \n\nSanta J. Ono\, Ph.D.\, is the 15th president of the University of Michigan. He began a five-year term on Oct. 14\, 2022. \nA recognized leader in higher education in the United States and Canada\, President Ono is an experienced vision researcher whose pioneering work in experimental medicine focuses on the immune system and eye disease. At U-M he is professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences\, and microbiology and immunology in the Medical School\, and molecular\, cellular and developmental biology in the College of Literature\, Sciences and the Arts. \nHe currently serves as the chair of the U-M Health Board\, the chair of Fulbright Canada\, and the chair of the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3). He also serves on a range of other boards including the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors\, the American Association of Colleges and Universities\, the American Council on Education\, the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities\, the U7+ Alliance\, the Council on Competitiveness\, the University Musical Society\, Terramera\, the Detroit Economic Club and Business Leaders of Michigan. \nHe joined U-M from the University of British Columbia\, where he served as president and vice chancellor since 2016. \nWhile at UBC\, he chaired the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities and the Research Universities of British Columbia\, and served on the board of Universities Canada. He also served on the steering committee of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities; Government of Canada’s Industry Advisory Ad Hoc Roundtable on COVID-19 Testing; and the boards of Fulbright Canada and Mitacs. \nPrior to his appointment at UBC\, he was president of the University of Cincinnati\, where he also served as professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. While at the University of Cincinnati\, he was appointed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich to lead the state’s Biopharmaceutical Task Force and to the Board of the Ohio Third Frontier\, the state’s technology-based economic development program. \nDr. Ono has served as senior vice provost and deputy to the provost at Emory University. He also has taught at Johns Hopkins University\, Harvard University and University College London. \nHe is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science\, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences\, the National Academy of Inventors\, USA and the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars. In 2022\, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.\nHe has advised national and regional governments on higher education and mental health. He also has advised companies such as GSK\, Johnson & Johnson\, Merck and Novartis\, and served as director and chief scientific officer of iCo Therapeutics. \nPresident Ono has served on the editorial boards for several peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals\, including Immunology\, The Journal of Biological Chemistry\, The Journal of Immunology and The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology. \nHe holds honorary doctorates from Chiba University and the Vancouver School of Theology and is a recipient of the Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award from the American Council on Education\, the Professional Achievement Award from University of Chicago\, a Grand Challenges Hero Award from UCLA\, and the NAAAP 100 Award from the National Association of Asian American Professionals. \nHe earned his B.A. in biological sciences from the University of Chicago in 1984\, and a Ph.D. in experimental medicine from McGill University in 1991.\nPresident Ono is married to Wendy Yip\, an immunologist and lawyer. They are the parents of two daughters\, Sarah Yip-Ono and Juliana Yip-Ono. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentMichigan State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nMichigan State University \n\nKevin M. Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\, is a neuroscientist and academic leader who assumed the presidency of Michigan State University on March 4\, 2024. \nFollowing his arrival at MSU\, Guskiewicz embarked on a 48-plus-stop listening and learning tour of the university’s colleges and administrative units. The tour was a key component of his work to help identify an institutional “true north” that will lead MSU to provide the best education and workplace culture for Spartans and bold service to the public in the land-grant tradition. \nHe previously served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a nationally recognized expert on sport-related concussions. His research team’s groundbreaking work influenced concussion guidelines in the NFL and NCAA. \nIn 2011\, Guskiewicz received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for his innovative work on the diagnosis\, treatment and prevention of sport-related concussions. In 2013\, Time magazine named him a Game Changer\, one of 18 “innovators and problem-solvers that are inspiring change in America.” \nGuskiewicz earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from West Chester University\, a master’s in exercise physiology/athletic training from the University of Pittsburgh and a doctorate in sports medicine from the University of Virginia. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About This Meeting \n \n \n \n Our esteemed university Presidents will discuss how their institutions are collaborating to lead groundbreaking research and attract and support companies across four key industry areas:\n\n artificial intelligence\n advanced manufacturing\n life and health sciences\n sustainability\n\nThe universities\, which make up the University Research Corridor (URC)\, are critical competitive assets for the state’s economy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PRESIDING OFFICER \n \n \n \n Ronia KrusePresident & CEOOpTech \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MODERATOR \n \n \n \n Matt ElliottBoard MemberDetroit Economic Club \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PODCAST \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FULL MEETING VIDEO \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Masonic\n \n \n\n500 Temple St\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48201\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\, October 15\, 2024\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n11:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n1:30 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/2027-final-four-tip-off/ LOCATION:MotorCity Casino Hotel\, 2901 Grand River Ave\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Final-Four-Tip-Off_featured.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261019T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261019T183000 DTSTAMP:20261027T223118 CREATED:20260901T160328Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261026T210011Z UID:16093-1792427400-1792434600@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:Gold Member Experience: Private Meadow Brook Hall Tour DESCRIPTION:Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentWayne State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nWayne State University \n\nKimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\, is the 13th president of Wayne State University. She is the first woman to serve in this role in the institution’s history. \nPresident Espy previously served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas at San Antonio. \nPresident Espy is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Her work has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since 2002\, and she has earned more than $22 million in funding to study how young children control their attention to promote later learning\, academic and health outcomes\, and how such skills can be affected by medical\, environmental or social factors. \nShe is a licensed clinical psychologist\, and a native of Cincinnati. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentUniversity of Michigan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nUniversity of Michigan \n\nSanta J. Ono\, Ph.D.\, is the 15th president of the University of Michigan. He began a five-year term on Oct. 14\, 2022. \nA recognized leader in higher education in the United States and Canada\, President Ono is an experienced vision researcher whose pioneering work in experimental medicine focuses on the immune system and eye disease. At U-M he is professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences\, and microbiology and immunology in the Medical School\, and molecular\, cellular and developmental biology in the College of Literature\, Sciences and the Arts. \nHe currently serves as the chair of the U-M Health Board\, the chair of Fulbright Canada\, and the chair of the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3). He also serves on a range of other boards including the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors\, the American Association of Colleges and Universities\, the American Council on Education\, the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities\, the U7+ Alliance\, the Council on Competitiveness\, the University Musical Society\, Terramera\, the Detroit Economic Club and Business Leaders of Michigan. \nHe joined U-M from the University of British Columbia\, where he served as president and vice chancellor since 2016. \nWhile at UBC\, he chaired the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities and the Research Universities of British Columbia\, and served on the board of Universities Canada. He also served on the steering committee of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities; Government of Canada’s Industry Advisory Ad Hoc Roundtable on COVID-19 Testing; and the boards of Fulbright Canada and Mitacs. \nPrior to his appointment at UBC\, he was president of the University of Cincinnati\, where he also served as professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. While at the University of Cincinnati\, he was appointed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich to lead the state’s Biopharmaceutical Task Force and to the Board of the Ohio Third Frontier\, the state’s technology-based economic development program. \nDr. Ono has served as senior vice provost and deputy to the provost at Emory University. He also has taught at Johns Hopkins University\, Harvard University and University College London. \nHe is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science\, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences\, the National Academy of Inventors\, USA and the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars. In 2022\, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.\nHe has advised national and regional governments on higher education and mental health. He also has advised companies such as GSK\, Johnson & Johnson\, Merck and Novartis\, and served as director and chief scientific officer of iCo Therapeutics. \nPresident Ono has served on the editorial boards for several peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals\, including Immunology\, The Journal of Biological Chemistry\, The Journal of Immunology and The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology. \nHe holds honorary doctorates from Chiba University and the Vancouver School of Theology and is a recipient of the Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award from the American Council on Education\, the Professional Achievement Award from University of Chicago\, a Grand Challenges Hero Award from UCLA\, and the NAAAP 100 Award from the National Association of Asian American Professionals. \nHe earned his B.A. in biological sciences from the University of Chicago in 1984\, and a Ph.D. in experimental medicine from McGill University in 1991.\nPresident Ono is married to Wendy Yip\, an immunologist and lawyer. They are the parents of two daughters\, Sarah Yip-Ono and Juliana Yip-Ono. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentMichigan State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nMichigan State University \n\nKevin M. Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\, is a neuroscientist and academic leader who assumed the presidency of Michigan State University on March 4\, 2024. \nFollowing his arrival at MSU\, Guskiewicz embarked on a 48-plus-stop listening and learning tour of the university’s colleges and administrative units. The tour was a key component of his work to help identify an institutional “true north” that will lead MSU to provide the best education and workplace culture for Spartans and bold service to the public in the land-grant tradition. \nHe previously served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a nationally recognized expert on sport-related concussions. His research team’s groundbreaking work influenced concussion guidelines in the NFL and NCAA. \nIn 2011\, Guskiewicz received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for his innovative work on the diagnosis\, treatment and prevention of sport-related concussions. In 2013\, Time magazine named him a Game Changer\, one of 18 “innovators and problem-solvers that are inspiring change in America.” \nGuskiewicz earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from West Chester University\, a master’s in exercise physiology/athletic training from the University of Pittsburgh and a doctorate in sports medicine from the University of Virginia. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About This Meeting \n \n \n \n Our esteemed university Presidents will discuss how their institutions are collaborating to lead groundbreaking research and attract and support companies across four key industry areas:\n\n artificial intelligence\n advanced manufacturing\n life and health sciences\n sustainability\n\nThe universities\, which make up the University Research Corridor (URC)\, are critical competitive assets for the state’s economy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PRESIDING OFFICER \n \n \n \n Ronia KrusePresident & CEOOpTech \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MODERATOR \n \n \n \n Matt ElliottBoard MemberDetroit Economic Club \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PODCAST \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FULL MEETING VIDEO \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Masonic\n \n \n\n500 Temple St\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48201\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\, October 15\, 2024\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n11:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n1:30 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/gold-member-experience-private-meadow-brook-hall-tour/ LOCATION:Meadow Brook Hall\, 350 Estate Dr.\, Rochester\, MI\, 48309\, United States CATEGORIES:Gold Members Only,Members Only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/K3_1729.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261020T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261020T140000 DTSTAMP:20261027T223118 CREATED:20260914T145031Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261026T203807Z UID:16126-1792494000-1792504800@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:2026 Senatorial Candidates - State of Michigan DESCRIPTION:Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentWayne State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nWayne State University \n\nKimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\, is the 13th president of Wayne State University. She is the first woman to serve in this role in the institution’s history. \nPresident Espy previously served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas at San Antonio. \nPresident Espy is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Her work has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since 2002\, and she has earned more than $22 million in funding to study how young children control their attention to promote later learning\, academic and health outcomes\, and how such skills can be affected by medical\, environmental or social factors. \nShe is a licensed clinical psychologist\, and a native of Cincinnati. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentUniversity of Michigan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nUniversity of Michigan \n\nSanta J. Ono\, Ph.D.\, is the 15th president of the University of Michigan. He began a five-year term on Oct. 14\, 2022. \nA recognized leader in higher education in the United States and Canada\, President Ono is an experienced vision researcher whose pioneering work in experimental medicine focuses on the immune system and eye disease. At U-M he is professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences\, and microbiology and immunology in the Medical School\, and molecular\, cellular and developmental biology in the College of Literature\, Sciences and the Arts. \nHe currently serves as the chair of the U-M Health Board\, the chair of Fulbright Canada\, and the chair of the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3). He also serves on a range of other boards including the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors\, the American Association of Colleges and Universities\, the American Council on Education\, the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities\, the U7+ Alliance\, the Council on Competitiveness\, the University Musical Society\, Terramera\, the Detroit Economic Club and Business Leaders of Michigan. \nHe joined U-M from the University of British Columbia\, where he served as president and vice chancellor since 2016. \nWhile at UBC\, he chaired the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities and the Research Universities of British Columbia\, and served on the board of Universities Canada. He also served on the steering committee of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities; Government of Canada’s Industry Advisory Ad Hoc Roundtable on COVID-19 Testing; and the boards of Fulbright Canada and Mitacs. \nPrior to his appointment at UBC\, he was president of the University of Cincinnati\, where he also served as professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. While at the University of Cincinnati\, he was appointed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich to lead the state’s Biopharmaceutical Task Force and to the Board of the Ohio Third Frontier\, the state’s technology-based economic development program. \nDr. Ono has served as senior vice provost and deputy to the provost at Emory University. He also has taught at Johns Hopkins University\, Harvard University and University College London. \nHe is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science\, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences\, the National Academy of Inventors\, USA and the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars. In 2022\, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.\nHe has advised national and regional governments on higher education and mental health. He also has advised companies such as GSK\, Johnson & Johnson\, Merck and Novartis\, and served as director and chief scientific officer of iCo Therapeutics. \nPresident Ono has served on the editorial boards for several peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals\, including Immunology\, The Journal of Biological Chemistry\, The Journal of Immunology and The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology. \nHe holds honorary doctorates from Chiba University and the Vancouver School of Theology and is a recipient of the Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award from the American Council on Education\, the Professional Achievement Award from University of Chicago\, a Grand Challenges Hero Award from UCLA\, and the NAAAP 100 Award from the National Association of Asian American Professionals. \nHe earned his B.A. in biological sciences from the University of Chicago in 1984\, and a Ph.D. in experimental medicine from McGill University in 1991.\nPresident Ono is married to Wendy Yip\, an immunologist and lawyer. They are the parents of two daughters\, Sarah Yip-Ono and Juliana Yip-Ono. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentMichigan State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nMichigan State University \n\nKevin M. Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\, is a neuroscientist and academic leader who assumed the presidency of Michigan State University on March 4\, 2024. \nFollowing his arrival at MSU\, Guskiewicz embarked on a 48-plus-stop listening and learning tour of the university’s colleges and administrative units. The tour was a key component of his work to help identify an institutional “true north” that will lead MSU to provide the best education and workplace culture for Spartans and bold service to the public in the land-grant tradition. \nHe previously served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a nationally recognized expert on sport-related concussions. His research team’s groundbreaking work influenced concussion guidelines in the NFL and NCAA. \nIn 2011\, Guskiewicz received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for his innovative work on the diagnosis\, treatment and prevention of sport-related concussions. In 2013\, Time magazine named him a Game Changer\, one of 18 “innovators and problem-solvers that are inspiring change in America.” \nGuskiewicz earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from West Chester University\, a master’s in exercise physiology/athletic training from the University of Pittsburgh and a doctorate in sports medicine from the University of Virginia. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About This Meeting \n \n \n \n Our esteemed university Presidents will discuss how their institutions are collaborating to lead groundbreaking research and attract and support companies across four key industry areas:\n\n artificial intelligence\n advanced manufacturing\n life and health sciences\n sustainability\n\nThe universities\, which make up the University Research Corridor (URC)\, are critical competitive assets for the state’s economy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PRESIDING OFFICER \n \n \n \n Ronia KrusePresident & CEOOpTech \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MODERATOR \n \n \n \n Matt ElliottBoard MemberDetroit Economic Club \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PODCAST \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FULL MEETING VIDEO \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Masonic\n \n \n\n500 Temple St\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48201\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\, October 15\, 2024\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n11:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n1:30 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/2026-senatorial-candidates-state-of-michigan/ LOCATION:The Masonic\, 500 Temple St\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting,Members Only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-Senatorial_featured.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T200000 DTSTAMP:20261027T223118 CREATED:20261001T181431Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T181431Z UID:16450-1793035800-1793044800@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:Gold Member Dinner with Yasmeen Jasey DESCRIPTION:Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentWayne State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nWayne State University \n\nKimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\, is the 13th president of Wayne State University. She is the first woman to serve in this role in the institution’s history. \nPresident Espy previously served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas at San Antonio. \nPresident Espy is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Her work has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since 2002\, and she has earned more than $22 million in funding to study how young children control their attention to promote later learning\, academic and health outcomes\, and how such skills can be affected by medical\, environmental or social factors. \nShe is a licensed clinical psychologist\, and a native of Cincinnati. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentUniversity of Michigan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nUniversity of Michigan \n\nSanta J. Ono\, Ph.D.\, is the 15th president of the University of Michigan. He began a five-year term on Oct. 14\, 2022. \nA recognized leader in higher education in the United States and Canada\, President Ono is an experienced vision researcher whose pioneering work in experimental medicine focuses on the immune system and eye disease. At U-M he is professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences\, and microbiology and immunology in the Medical School\, and molecular\, cellular and developmental biology in the College of Literature\, Sciences and the Arts. \nHe currently serves as the chair of the U-M Health Board\, the chair of Fulbright Canada\, and the chair of the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3). He also serves on a range of other boards including the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors\, the American Association of Colleges and Universities\, the American Council on Education\, the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities\, the U7+ Alliance\, the Council on Competitiveness\, the University Musical Society\, Terramera\, the Detroit Economic Club and Business Leaders of Michigan. \nHe joined U-M from the University of British Columbia\, where he served as president and vice chancellor since 2016. \nWhile at UBC\, he chaired the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities and the Research Universities of British Columbia\, and served on the board of Universities Canada. He also served on the steering committee of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities; Government of Canada’s Industry Advisory Ad Hoc Roundtable on COVID-19 Testing; and the boards of Fulbright Canada and Mitacs. \nPrior to his appointment at UBC\, he was president of the University of Cincinnati\, where he also served as professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. While at the University of Cincinnati\, he was appointed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich to lead the state’s Biopharmaceutical Task Force and to the Board of the Ohio Third Frontier\, the state’s technology-based economic development program. \nDr. Ono has served as senior vice provost and deputy to the provost at Emory University. He also has taught at Johns Hopkins University\, Harvard University and University College London. \nHe is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science\, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences\, the National Academy of Inventors\, USA and the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars. In 2022\, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.\nHe has advised national and regional governments on higher education and mental health. He also has advised companies such as GSK\, Johnson & Johnson\, Merck and Novartis\, and served as director and chief scientific officer of iCo Therapeutics. \nPresident Ono has served on the editorial boards for several peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals\, including Immunology\, The Journal of Biological Chemistry\, The Journal of Immunology and The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology. \nHe holds honorary doctorates from Chiba University and the Vancouver School of Theology and is a recipient of the Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award from the American Council on Education\, the Professional Achievement Award from University of Chicago\, a Grand Challenges Hero Award from UCLA\, and the NAAAP 100 Award from the National Association of Asian American Professionals. \nHe earned his B.A. in biological sciences from the University of Chicago in 1984\, and a Ph.D. in experimental medicine from McGill University in 1991.\nPresident Ono is married to Wendy Yip\, an immunologist and lawyer. They are the parents of two daughters\, Sarah Yip-Ono and Juliana Yip-Ono. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentMichigan State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nMichigan State University \n\nKevin M. Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\, is a neuroscientist and academic leader who assumed the presidency of Michigan State University on March 4\, 2024. \nFollowing his arrival at MSU\, Guskiewicz embarked on a 48-plus-stop listening and learning tour of the university’s colleges and administrative units. The tour was a key component of his work to help identify an institutional “true north” that will lead MSU to provide the best education and workplace culture for Spartans and bold service to the public in the land-grant tradition. \nHe previously served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a nationally recognized expert on sport-related concussions. His research team’s groundbreaking work influenced concussion guidelines in the NFL and NCAA. \nIn 2011\, Guskiewicz received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for his innovative work on the diagnosis\, treatment and prevention of sport-related concussions. In 2013\, Time magazine named him a Game Changer\, one of 18 “innovators and problem-solvers that are inspiring change in America.” \nGuskiewicz earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from West Chester University\, a master’s in exercise physiology/athletic training from the University of Pittsburgh and a doctorate in sports medicine from the University of Virginia. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About This Meeting \n \n \n \n Our esteemed university Presidents will discuss how their institutions are collaborating to lead groundbreaking research and attract and support companies across four key industry areas:\n\n artificial intelligence\n advanced manufacturing\n life and health sciences\n sustainability\n\nThe universities\, which make up the University Research Corridor (URC)\, are critical competitive assets for the state’s economy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PRESIDING OFFICER \n \n \n \n Ronia KrusePresident & CEOOpTech \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MODERATOR \n \n \n \n Matt ElliottBoard MemberDetroit Economic Club \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PODCAST \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FULL MEETING VIDEO \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Masonic\n \n \n\n500 Temple St\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48201\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\, October 15\, 2024\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n11:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n1:30 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/gold-member-dinner-with-yasmeen-jasey/ LOCATION:Vinton Building\, 600 Woodward Ave\, Detroit\, MI\, 48226\, United States CATEGORIES:Gold Members Only,Members Only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Yasmeen-Jasey_featured.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261027T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261027T093000 DTSTAMP:20261027T223119 CREATED:20260925T171500Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T171730Z UID:16444-1793088000-1793093400@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:DEC Peer Group: Finance DESCRIPTION:Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentWayne State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nWayne State University \n\nKimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\, is the 13th president of Wayne State University. She is the first woman to serve in this role in the institution’s history. \nPresident Espy previously served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas at San Antonio. \nPresident Espy is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Her work has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since 2002\, and she has earned more than $22 million in funding to study how young children control their attention to promote later learning\, academic and health outcomes\, and how such skills can be affected by medical\, environmental or social factors. \nShe is a licensed clinical psychologist\, and a native of Cincinnati. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentUniversity of Michigan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nUniversity of Michigan \n\nSanta J. Ono\, Ph.D.\, is the 15th president of the University of Michigan. He began a five-year term on Oct. 14\, 2022. \nA recognized leader in higher education in the United States and Canada\, President Ono is an experienced vision researcher whose pioneering work in experimental medicine focuses on the immune system and eye disease. At U-M he is professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences\, and microbiology and immunology in the Medical School\, and molecular\, cellular and developmental biology in the College of Literature\, Sciences and the Arts. \nHe currently serves as the chair of the U-M Health Board\, the chair of Fulbright Canada\, and the chair of the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3). He also serves on a range of other boards including the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors\, the American Association of Colleges and Universities\, the American Council on Education\, the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities\, the U7+ Alliance\, the Council on Competitiveness\, the University Musical Society\, Terramera\, the Detroit Economic Club and Business Leaders of Michigan. \nHe joined U-M from the University of British Columbia\, where he served as president and vice chancellor since 2016. \nWhile at UBC\, he chaired the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities and the Research Universities of British Columbia\, and served on the board of Universities Canada. He also served on the steering committee of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities; Government of Canada’s Industry Advisory Ad Hoc Roundtable on COVID-19 Testing; and the boards of Fulbright Canada and Mitacs. \nPrior to his appointment at UBC\, he was president of the University of Cincinnati\, where he also served as professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. While at the University of Cincinnati\, he was appointed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich to lead the state’s Biopharmaceutical Task Force and to the Board of the Ohio Third Frontier\, the state’s technology-based economic development program. \nDr. Ono has served as senior vice provost and deputy to the provost at Emory University. He also has taught at Johns Hopkins University\, Harvard University and University College London. \nHe is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science\, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences\, the National Academy of Inventors\, USA and the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars. In 2022\, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.\nHe has advised national and regional governments on higher education and mental health. He also has advised companies such as GSK\, Johnson & Johnson\, Merck and Novartis\, and served as director and chief scientific officer of iCo Therapeutics. \nPresident Ono has served on the editorial boards for several peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals\, including Immunology\, The Journal of Biological Chemistry\, The Journal of Immunology and The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology. \nHe holds honorary doctorates from Chiba University and the Vancouver School of Theology and is a recipient of the Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award from the American Council on Education\, the Professional Achievement Award from University of Chicago\, a Grand Challenges Hero Award from UCLA\, and the NAAAP 100 Award from the National Association of Asian American Professionals. \nHe earned his B.A. in biological sciences from the University of Chicago in 1984\, and a Ph.D. in experimental medicine from McGill University in 1991.\nPresident Ono is married to Wendy Yip\, an immunologist and lawyer. They are the parents of two daughters\, Sarah Yip-Ono and Juliana Yip-Ono. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentMichigan State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nMichigan State University \n\nKevin M. Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\, is a neuroscientist and academic leader who assumed the presidency of Michigan State University on March 4\, 2024. \nFollowing his arrival at MSU\, Guskiewicz embarked on a 48-plus-stop listening and learning tour of the university’s colleges and administrative units. The tour was a key component of his work to help identify an institutional “true north” that will lead MSU to provide the best education and workplace culture for Spartans and bold service to the public in the land-grant tradition. \nHe previously served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a nationally recognized expert on sport-related concussions. His research team’s groundbreaking work influenced concussion guidelines in the NFL and NCAA. \nIn 2011\, Guskiewicz received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for his innovative work on the diagnosis\, treatment and prevention of sport-related concussions. In 2013\, Time magazine named him a Game Changer\, one of 18 “innovators and problem-solvers that are inspiring change in America.” \nGuskiewicz earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from West Chester University\, a master’s in exercise physiology/athletic training from the University of Pittsburgh and a doctorate in sports medicine from the University of Virginia. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About This Meeting \n \n \n \n Our esteemed university Presidents will discuss how their institutions are collaborating to lead groundbreaking research and attract and support companies across four key industry areas:\n\n artificial intelligence\n advanced manufacturing\n life and health sciences\n sustainability\n\nThe universities\, which make up the University Research Corridor (URC)\, are critical competitive assets for the state’s economy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PRESIDING OFFICER \n \n \n \n Ronia KrusePresident & CEOOpTech \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MODERATOR \n \n \n \n Matt ElliottBoard MemberDetroit Economic Club \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PODCAST \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FULL MEETING VIDEO \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Masonic\n \n \n\n500 Temple St\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48201\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\, October 15\, 2024\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n11:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n1:30 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/dec-peer-group-finance-102726/ LOCATION:WTW – Southfield\, 26555 Evergreen Rd\, Southfield\, MI\, 48076\, United States CATEGORIES:Member Peer Group,Members Only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Finance-Peer-Group_2024_featured.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T180000 DTSTAMP:20261027T223119 CREATED:20260917T164033Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T222632Z UID:16154-1793289600-1793296800@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:YL CEO SERIES: Catherine Badalamente & Stephanie Slagle DESCRIPTION:Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentWayne State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nWayne State University \n\nKimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\, is the 13th president of Wayne State University. She is the first woman to serve in this role in the institution’s history. \nPresident Espy previously served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas at San Antonio. \nPresident Espy is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Her work has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since 2002\, and she has earned more than $22 million in funding to study how young children control their attention to promote later learning\, academic and health outcomes\, and how such skills can be affected by medical\, environmental or social factors. \nShe is a licensed clinical psychologist\, and a native of Cincinnati. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentUniversity of Michigan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nUniversity of Michigan \n\nSanta J. Ono\, Ph.D.\, is the 15th president of the University of Michigan. He began a five-year term on Oct. 14\, 2022. \nA recognized leader in higher education in the United States and Canada\, President Ono is an experienced vision researcher whose pioneering work in experimental medicine focuses on the immune system and eye disease. At U-M he is professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences\, and microbiology and immunology in the Medical School\, and molecular\, cellular and developmental biology in the College of Literature\, Sciences and the Arts. \nHe currently serves as the chair of the U-M Health Board\, the chair of Fulbright Canada\, and the chair of the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3). He also serves on a range of other boards including the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors\, the American Association of Colleges and Universities\, the American Council on Education\, the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities\, the U7+ Alliance\, the Council on Competitiveness\, the University Musical Society\, Terramera\, the Detroit Economic Club and Business Leaders of Michigan. \nHe joined U-M from the University of British Columbia\, where he served as president and vice chancellor since 2016. \nWhile at UBC\, he chaired the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities and the Research Universities of British Columbia\, and served on the board of Universities Canada. He also served on the steering committee of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities; Government of Canada’s Industry Advisory Ad Hoc Roundtable on COVID-19 Testing; and the boards of Fulbright Canada and Mitacs. \nPrior to his appointment at UBC\, he was president of the University of Cincinnati\, where he also served as professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. While at the University of Cincinnati\, he was appointed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich to lead the state’s Biopharmaceutical Task Force and to the Board of the Ohio Third Frontier\, the state’s technology-based economic development program. \nDr. Ono has served as senior vice provost and deputy to the provost at Emory University. He also has taught at Johns Hopkins University\, Harvard University and University College London. \nHe is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science\, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences\, the National Academy of Inventors\, USA and the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars. In 2022\, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.\nHe has advised national and regional governments on higher education and mental health. He also has advised companies such as GSK\, Johnson & Johnson\, Merck and Novartis\, and served as director and chief scientific officer of iCo Therapeutics. \nPresident Ono has served on the editorial boards for several peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals\, including Immunology\, The Journal of Biological Chemistry\, The Journal of Immunology and The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology. \nHe holds honorary doctorates from Chiba University and the Vancouver School of Theology and is a recipient of the Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award from the American Council on Education\, the Professional Achievement Award from University of Chicago\, a Grand Challenges Hero Award from UCLA\, and the NAAAP 100 Award from the National Association of Asian American Professionals. \nHe earned his B.A. in biological sciences from the University of Chicago in 1984\, and a Ph.D. in experimental medicine from McGill University in 1991.\nPresident Ono is married to Wendy Yip\, an immunologist and lawyer. They are the parents of two daughters\, Sarah Yip-Ono and Juliana Yip-Ono. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentMichigan State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nMichigan State University \n\nKevin M. Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\, is a neuroscientist and academic leader who assumed the presidency of Michigan State University on March 4\, 2024. \nFollowing his arrival at MSU\, Guskiewicz embarked on a 48-plus-stop listening and learning tour of the university’s colleges and administrative units. The tour was a key component of his work to help identify an institutional “true north” that will lead MSU to provide the best education and workplace culture for Spartans and bold service to the public in the land-grant tradition. \nHe previously served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a nationally recognized expert on sport-related concussions. His research team’s groundbreaking work influenced concussion guidelines in the NFL and NCAA. \nIn 2011\, Guskiewicz received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for his innovative work on the diagnosis\, treatment and prevention of sport-related concussions. In 2013\, Time magazine named him a Game Changer\, one of 18 “innovators and problem-solvers that are inspiring change in America.” \nGuskiewicz earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from West Chester University\, a master’s in exercise physiology/athletic training from the University of Pittsburgh and a doctorate in sports medicine from the University of Virginia. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About This Meeting \n \n \n \n Our esteemed university Presidents will discuss how their institutions are collaborating to lead groundbreaking research and attract and support companies across four key industry areas:\n\n artificial intelligence\n advanced manufacturing\n life and health sciences\n sustainability\n\nThe universities\, which make up the University Research Corridor (URC)\, are critical competitive assets for the state’s economy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PRESIDING OFFICER \n \n \n \n Ronia KrusePresident & CEOOpTech \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MODERATOR \n \n \n \n Matt ElliottBoard MemberDetroit Economic Club \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PODCAST \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FULL MEETING VIDEO \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Masonic\n \n \n\n500 Temple St\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48201\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\, October 15\, 2024\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n11:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n1:30 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/yl-ceo-series-catherine-badalamente-stephanie-slagle/ LOCATION:WDIV Studios\, 550 W. Lafayette\, Detroit\, MI\, 48226\, United States CATEGORIES:Members Only,Young Leader ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/YL-CEO-WDIV_featured.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T183000 DTSTAMP:20261027T223119 CREATED:20260923T194640Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T222631Z UID:16259-1793809800-1793817000@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:YL NETWORKING: Sip 'N Stroll Through the Detroit Opera House DESCRIPTION:Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentWayne State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nWayne State University \n\nKimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\, is the 13th president of Wayne State University. She is the first woman to serve in this role in the institution’s history. \nPresident Espy previously served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas at San Antonio. \nPresident Espy is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Her work has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since 2002\, and she has earned more than $22 million in funding to study how young children control their attention to promote later learning\, academic and health outcomes\, and how such skills can be affected by medical\, environmental or social factors. \nShe is a licensed clinical psychologist\, and a native of Cincinnati. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentUniversity of Michigan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nUniversity of Michigan \n\nSanta J. Ono\, Ph.D.\, is the 15th president of the University of Michigan. He began a five-year term on Oct. 14\, 2022. \nA recognized leader in higher education in the United States and Canada\, President Ono is an experienced vision researcher whose pioneering work in experimental medicine focuses on the immune system and eye disease. At U-M he is professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences\, and microbiology and immunology in the Medical School\, and molecular\, cellular and developmental biology in the College of Literature\, Sciences and the Arts. \nHe currently serves as the chair of the U-M Health Board\, the chair of Fulbright Canada\, and the chair of the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3). He also serves on a range of other boards including the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors\, the American Association of Colleges and Universities\, the American Council on Education\, the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities\, the U7+ Alliance\, the Council on Competitiveness\, the University Musical Society\, Terramera\, the Detroit Economic Club and Business Leaders of Michigan. \nHe joined U-M from the University of British Columbia\, where he served as president and vice chancellor since 2016. \nWhile at UBC\, he chaired the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities and the Research Universities of British Columbia\, and served on the board of Universities Canada. He also served on the steering committee of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities; Government of Canada’s Industry Advisory Ad Hoc Roundtable on COVID-19 Testing; and the boards of Fulbright Canada and Mitacs. \nPrior to his appointment at UBC\, he was president of the University of Cincinnati\, where he also served as professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. While at the University of Cincinnati\, he was appointed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich to lead the state’s Biopharmaceutical Task Force and to the Board of the Ohio Third Frontier\, the state’s technology-based economic development program. \nDr. Ono has served as senior vice provost and deputy to the provost at Emory University. He also has taught at Johns Hopkins University\, Harvard University and University College London. \nHe is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science\, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences\, the National Academy of Inventors\, USA and the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars. In 2022\, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.\nHe has advised national and regional governments on higher education and mental health. He also has advised companies such as GSK\, Johnson & Johnson\, Merck and Novartis\, and served as director and chief scientific officer of iCo Therapeutics. \nPresident Ono has served on the editorial boards for several peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals\, including Immunology\, The Journal of Biological Chemistry\, The Journal of Immunology and The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology. \nHe holds honorary doctorates from Chiba University and the Vancouver School of Theology and is a recipient of the Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award from the American Council on Education\, the Professional Achievement Award from University of Chicago\, a Grand Challenges Hero Award from UCLA\, and the NAAAP 100 Award from the National Association of Asian American Professionals. \nHe earned his B.A. in biological sciences from the University of Chicago in 1984\, and a Ph.D. in experimental medicine from McGill University in 1991.\nPresident Ono is married to Wendy Yip\, an immunologist and lawyer. They are the parents of two daughters\, Sarah Yip-Ono and Juliana Yip-Ono. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentMichigan State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nMichigan State University \n\nKevin M. Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\, is a neuroscientist and academic leader who assumed the presidency of Michigan State University on March 4\, 2024. \nFollowing his arrival at MSU\, Guskiewicz embarked on a 48-plus-stop listening and learning tour of the university’s colleges and administrative units. The tour was a key component of his work to help identify an institutional “true north” that will lead MSU to provide the best education and workplace culture for Spartans and bold service to the public in the land-grant tradition. \nHe previously served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a nationally recognized expert on sport-related concussions. His research team’s groundbreaking work influenced concussion guidelines in the NFL and NCAA. \nIn 2011\, Guskiewicz received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for his innovative work on the diagnosis\, treatment and prevention of sport-related concussions. In 2013\, Time magazine named him a Game Changer\, one of 18 “innovators and problem-solvers that are inspiring change in America.” \nGuskiewicz earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from West Chester University\, a master’s in exercise physiology/athletic training from the University of Pittsburgh and a doctorate in sports medicine from the University of Virginia. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About This Meeting \n \n \n \n Our esteemed university Presidents will discuss how their institutions are collaborating to lead groundbreaking research and attract and support companies across four key industry areas:\n\n artificial intelligence\n advanced manufacturing\n life and health sciences\n sustainability\n\nThe universities\, which make up the University Research Corridor (URC)\, are critical competitive assets for the state’s economy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PRESIDING OFFICER \n \n \n \n Ronia KrusePresident & CEOOpTech \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MODERATOR \n \n \n \n Matt ElliottBoard MemberDetroit Economic Club \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PODCAST \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FULL MEETING VIDEO \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Masonic\n \n \n\n500 Temple St\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48201\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\, October 15\, 2024\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n11:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n1:30 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/yl-networking-sip-n-stroll-through-the-detroit-opera-house/ LOCATION:Detroit Opera House\, 1526 Broadway St\, Detroit\, MI\, 48226\, United States CATEGORIES:Members Only,Young Leader ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/YL-Networking-Detroit-Opera-House_featured.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T093000 DTSTAMP:20261027T223119 CREATED:20260925T171542Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T171759Z UID:16441-1793865600-1793871000@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:DEC Peer Group: Marketing/Communications DESCRIPTION:Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentWayne State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nWayne State University \n\nKimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\, is the 13th president of Wayne State University. She is the first woman to serve in this role in the institution’s history. \nPresident Espy previously served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas at San Antonio. \nPresident Espy is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Her work has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since 2002\, and she has earned more than $22 million in funding to study how young children control their attention to promote later learning\, academic and health outcomes\, and how such skills can be affected by medical\, environmental or social factors. \nShe is a licensed clinical psychologist\, and a native of Cincinnati. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentUniversity of Michigan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nUniversity of Michigan \n\nSanta J. Ono\, Ph.D.\, is the 15th president of the University of Michigan. He began a five-year term on Oct. 14\, 2022. \nA recognized leader in higher education in the United States and Canada\, President Ono is an experienced vision researcher whose pioneering work in experimental medicine focuses on the immune system and eye disease. At U-M he is professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences\, and microbiology and immunology in the Medical School\, and molecular\, cellular and developmental biology in the College of Literature\, Sciences and the Arts. \nHe currently serves as the chair of the U-M Health Board\, the chair of Fulbright Canada\, and the chair of the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3). He also serves on a range of other boards including the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors\, the American Association of Colleges and Universities\, the American Council on Education\, the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities\, the U7+ Alliance\, the Council on Competitiveness\, the University Musical Society\, Terramera\, the Detroit Economic Club and Business Leaders of Michigan. \nHe joined U-M from the University of British Columbia\, where he served as president and vice chancellor since 2016. \nWhile at UBC\, he chaired the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities and the Research Universities of British Columbia\, and served on the board of Universities Canada. He also served on the steering committee of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities; Government of Canada’s Industry Advisory Ad Hoc Roundtable on COVID-19 Testing; and the boards of Fulbright Canada and Mitacs. \nPrior to his appointment at UBC\, he was president of the University of Cincinnati\, where he also served as professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. While at the University of Cincinnati\, he was appointed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich to lead the state’s Biopharmaceutical Task Force and to the Board of the Ohio Third Frontier\, the state’s technology-based economic development program. \nDr. Ono has served as senior vice provost and deputy to the provost at Emory University. He also has taught at Johns Hopkins University\, Harvard University and University College London. \nHe is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science\, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences\, the National Academy of Inventors\, USA and the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars. In 2022\, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.\nHe has advised national and regional governments on higher education and mental health. He also has advised companies such as GSK\, Johnson & Johnson\, Merck and Novartis\, and served as director and chief scientific officer of iCo Therapeutics. \nPresident Ono has served on the editorial boards for several peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals\, including Immunology\, The Journal of Biological Chemistry\, The Journal of Immunology and The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology. \nHe holds honorary doctorates from Chiba University and the Vancouver School of Theology and is a recipient of the Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award from the American Council on Education\, the Professional Achievement Award from University of Chicago\, a Grand Challenges Hero Award from UCLA\, and the NAAAP 100 Award from the National Association of Asian American Professionals. \nHe earned his B.A. in biological sciences from the University of Chicago in 1984\, and a Ph.D. in experimental medicine from McGill University in 1991.\nPresident Ono is married to Wendy Yip\, an immunologist and lawyer. They are the parents of two daughters\, Sarah Yip-Ono and Juliana Yip-Ono. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentMichigan State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nMichigan State University \n\nKevin M. Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\, is a neuroscientist and academic leader who assumed the presidency of Michigan State University on March 4\, 2024. \nFollowing his arrival at MSU\, Guskiewicz embarked on a 48-plus-stop listening and learning tour of the university’s colleges and administrative units. The tour was a key component of his work to help identify an institutional “true north” that will lead MSU to provide the best education and workplace culture for Spartans and bold service to the public in the land-grant tradition. \nHe previously served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a nationally recognized expert on sport-related concussions. His research team’s groundbreaking work influenced concussion guidelines in the NFL and NCAA. \nIn 2011\, Guskiewicz received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for his innovative work on the diagnosis\, treatment and prevention of sport-related concussions. In 2013\, Time magazine named him a Game Changer\, one of 18 “innovators and problem-solvers that are inspiring change in America.” \nGuskiewicz earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from West Chester University\, a master’s in exercise physiology/athletic training from the University of Pittsburgh and a doctorate in sports medicine from the University of Virginia. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About This Meeting \n \n \n \n Our esteemed university Presidents will discuss how their institutions are collaborating to lead groundbreaking research and attract and support companies across four key industry areas:\n\n artificial intelligence\n advanced manufacturing\n life and health sciences\n sustainability\n\nThe universities\, which make up the University Research Corridor (URC)\, are critical competitive assets for the state’s economy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PRESIDING OFFICER \n \n \n \n Ronia KrusePresident & CEOOpTech \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MODERATOR \n \n \n \n Matt ElliottBoard MemberDetroit Economic Club \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PODCAST \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FULL MEETING VIDEO \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Masonic\n \n \n\n500 Temple St\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48201\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\, October 15\, 2024\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n11:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n1:30 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/dec-peer-group-marketing-communications-110526/ LOCATION:WTW – Southfield\, 26555 Evergreen Rd\, Southfield\, MI\, 48076\, United States CATEGORIES:Member Peer Group,Members Only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/MarketingCommunications-Peer-Group_2024_featured.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T210000 DTSTAMP:20261027T223119 CREATED:20261001T180654Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T180817Z UID:16469-1793901600-1793912400@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:Gold Member Experience with Steve Davis DESCRIPTION:Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentWayne State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nWayne State University \n\nKimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\, is the 13th president of Wayne State University. She is the first woman to serve in this role in the institution’s history. \nPresident Espy previously served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas at San Antonio. \nPresident Espy is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Her work has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since 2002\, and she has earned more than $22 million in funding to study how young children control their attention to promote later learning\, academic and health outcomes\, and how such skills can be affected by medical\, environmental or social factors. \nShe is a licensed clinical psychologist\, and a native of Cincinnati. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentUniversity of Michigan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nUniversity of Michigan \n\nSanta J. Ono\, Ph.D.\, is the 15th president of the University of Michigan. He began a five-year term on Oct. 14\, 2022. \nA recognized leader in higher education in the United States and Canada\, President Ono is an experienced vision researcher whose pioneering work in experimental medicine focuses on the immune system and eye disease. At U-M he is professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences\, and microbiology and immunology in the Medical School\, and molecular\, cellular and developmental biology in the College of Literature\, Sciences and the Arts. \nHe currently serves as the chair of the U-M Health Board\, the chair of Fulbright Canada\, and the chair of the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3). He also serves on a range of other boards including the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors\, the American Association of Colleges and Universities\, the American Council on Education\, the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities\, the U7+ Alliance\, the Council on Competitiveness\, the University Musical Society\, Terramera\, the Detroit Economic Club and Business Leaders of Michigan. \nHe joined U-M from the University of British Columbia\, where he served as president and vice chancellor since 2016. \nWhile at UBC\, he chaired the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities and the Research Universities of British Columbia\, and served on the board of Universities Canada. He also served on the steering committee of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities; Government of Canada’s Industry Advisory Ad Hoc Roundtable on COVID-19 Testing; and the boards of Fulbright Canada and Mitacs. \nPrior to his appointment at UBC\, he was president of the University of Cincinnati\, where he also served as professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. While at the University of Cincinnati\, he was appointed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich to lead the state’s Biopharmaceutical Task Force and to the Board of the Ohio Third Frontier\, the state’s technology-based economic development program. \nDr. Ono has served as senior vice provost and deputy to the provost at Emory University. He also has taught at Johns Hopkins University\, Harvard University and University College London. \nHe is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science\, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences\, the National Academy of Inventors\, USA and the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars. In 2022\, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.\nHe has advised national and regional governments on higher education and mental health. He also has advised companies such as GSK\, Johnson & Johnson\, Merck and Novartis\, and served as director and chief scientific officer of iCo Therapeutics. \nPresident Ono has served on the editorial boards for several peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals\, including Immunology\, The Journal of Biological Chemistry\, The Journal of Immunology and The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology. \nHe holds honorary doctorates from Chiba University and the Vancouver School of Theology and is a recipient of the Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award from the American Council on Education\, the Professional Achievement Award from University of Chicago\, a Grand Challenges Hero Award from UCLA\, and the NAAAP 100 Award from the National Association of Asian American Professionals. \nHe earned his B.A. in biological sciences from the University of Chicago in 1984\, and a Ph.D. in experimental medicine from McGill University in 1991.\nPresident Ono is married to Wendy Yip\, an immunologist and lawyer. They are the parents of two daughters\, Sarah Yip-Ono and Juliana Yip-Ono. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentMichigan State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nMichigan State University \n\nKevin M. Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\, is a neuroscientist and academic leader who assumed the presidency of Michigan State University on March 4\, 2024. \nFollowing his arrival at MSU\, Guskiewicz embarked on a 48-plus-stop listening and learning tour of the university’s colleges and administrative units. The tour was a key component of his work to help identify an institutional “true north” that will lead MSU to provide the best education and workplace culture for Spartans and bold service to the public in the land-grant tradition. \nHe previously served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a nationally recognized expert on sport-related concussions. His research team’s groundbreaking work influenced concussion guidelines in the NFL and NCAA. \nIn 2011\, Guskiewicz received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for his innovative work on the diagnosis\, treatment and prevention of sport-related concussions. In 2013\, Time magazine named him a Game Changer\, one of 18 “innovators and problem-solvers that are inspiring change in America.” \nGuskiewicz earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from West Chester University\, a master’s in exercise physiology/athletic training from the University of Pittsburgh and a doctorate in sports medicine from the University of Virginia. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About This Meeting \n \n \n \n Our esteemed university Presidents will discuss how their institutions are collaborating to lead groundbreaking research and attract and support companies across four key industry areas:\n\n artificial intelligence\n advanced manufacturing\n life and health sciences\n sustainability\n\nThe universities\, which make up the University Research Corridor (URC)\, are critical competitive assets for the state’s economy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PRESIDING OFFICER \n \n \n \n Ronia KrusePresident & CEOOpTech \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MODERATOR \n \n \n \n Matt ElliottBoard MemberDetroit Economic Club \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PODCAST \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FULL MEETING VIDEO \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Masonic\n \n \n\n500 Temple St\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48201\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\, October 15\, 2024\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n11:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n1:30 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/gold-member-experience-with-steve-davis/ LOCATION:Little Caesars Arena\, 2645 Woodward Ave\, Detroit\, Michigan\, 48201\, United States CATEGORIES:Gold Members Only,Members Only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Steve-Davis_featured.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261110T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261110T093000 DTSTAMP:20261027T223119 CREATED:20260925T171542Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T171903Z UID:16439-1794297600-1794303000@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:DEC Peer Group: Business Development DESCRIPTION:Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentWayne State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nWayne State University \n\nKimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\, is the 13th president of Wayne State University. She is the first woman to serve in this role in the institution’s history. \nPresident Espy previously served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas at San Antonio. \nPresident Espy is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Her work has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since 2002\, and she has earned more than $22 million in funding to study how young children control their attention to promote later learning\, academic and health outcomes\, and how such skills can be affected by medical\, environmental or social factors. \nShe is a licensed clinical psychologist\, and a native of Cincinnati. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentUniversity of Michigan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nUniversity of Michigan \n\nSanta J. Ono\, Ph.D.\, is the 15th president of the University of Michigan. He began a five-year term on Oct. 14\, 2022. \nA recognized leader in higher education in the United States and Canada\, President Ono is an experienced vision researcher whose pioneering work in experimental medicine focuses on the immune system and eye disease. At U-M he is professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences\, and microbiology and immunology in the Medical School\, and molecular\, cellular and developmental biology in the College of Literature\, Sciences and the Arts. \nHe currently serves as the chair of the U-M Health Board\, the chair of Fulbright Canada\, and the chair of the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3). He also serves on a range of other boards including the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors\, the American Association of Colleges and Universities\, the American Council on Education\, the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities\, the U7+ Alliance\, the Council on Competitiveness\, the University Musical Society\, Terramera\, the Detroit Economic Club and Business Leaders of Michigan. \nHe joined U-M from the University of British Columbia\, where he served as president and vice chancellor since 2016. \nWhile at UBC\, he chaired the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities and the Research Universities of British Columbia\, and served on the board of Universities Canada. He also served on the steering committee of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities; Government of Canada’s Industry Advisory Ad Hoc Roundtable on COVID-19 Testing; and the boards of Fulbright Canada and Mitacs. \nPrior to his appointment at UBC\, he was president of the University of Cincinnati\, where he also served as professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. While at the University of Cincinnati\, he was appointed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich to lead the state’s Biopharmaceutical Task Force and to the Board of the Ohio Third Frontier\, the state’s technology-based economic development program. \nDr. Ono has served as senior vice provost and deputy to the provost at Emory University. He also has taught at Johns Hopkins University\, Harvard University and University College London. \nHe is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science\, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences\, the National Academy of Inventors\, USA and the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars. In 2022\, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.\nHe has advised national and regional governments on higher education and mental health. He also has advised companies such as GSK\, Johnson & Johnson\, Merck and Novartis\, and served as director and chief scientific officer of iCo Therapeutics. \nPresident Ono has served on the editorial boards for several peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals\, including Immunology\, The Journal of Biological Chemistry\, The Journal of Immunology and The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology. \nHe holds honorary doctorates from Chiba University and the Vancouver School of Theology and is a recipient of the Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award from the American Council on Education\, the Professional Achievement Award from University of Chicago\, a Grand Challenges Hero Award from UCLA\, and the NAAAP 100 Award from the National Association of Asian American Professionals. \nHe earned his B.A. in biological sciences from the University of Chicago in 1984\, and a Ph.D. in experimental medicine from McGill University in 1991.\nPresident Ono is married to Wendy Yip\, an immunologist and lawyer. They are the parents of two daughters\, Sarah Yip-Ono and Juliana Yip-Ono. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentMichigan State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nMichigan State University \n\nKevin M. Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\, is a neuroscientist and academic leader who assumed the presidency of Michigan State University on March 4\, 2024. \nFollowing his arrival at MSU\, Guskiewicz embarked on a 48-plus-stop listening and learning tour of the university’s colleges and administrative units. The tour was a key component of his work to help identify an institutional “true north” that will lead MSU to provide the best education and workplace culture for Spartans and bold service to the public in the land-grant tradition. \nHe previously served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a nationally recognized expert on sport-related concussions. His research team’s groundbreaking work influenced concussion guidelines in the NFL and NCAA. \nIn 2011\, Guskiewicz received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for his innovative work on the diagnosis\, treatment and prevention of sport-related concussions. In 2013\, Time magazine named him a Game Changer\, one of 18 “innovators and problem-solvers that are inspiring change in America.” \nGuskiewicz earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from West Chester University\, a master’s in exercise physiology/athletic training from the University of Pittsburgh and a doctorate in sports medicine from the University of Virginia. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About This Meeting \n \n \n \n Our esteemed university Presidents will discuss how their institutions are collaborating to lead groundbreaking research and attract and support companies across four key industry areas:\n\n artificial intelligence\n advanced manufacturing\n life and health sciences\n sustainability\n\nThe universities\, which make up the University Research Corridor (URC)\, are critical competitive assets for the state’s economy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PRESIDING OFFICER \n \n \n \n Ronia KrusePresident & CEOOpTech \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MODERATOR \n \n \n \n Matt ElliottBoard MemberDetroit Economic Club \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PODCAST \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FULL MEETING VIDEO \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Masonic\n \n \n\n500 Temple St\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48201\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\, October 15\, 2024\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n11:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n1:30 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/dec-peer-group-business-development-111026/ LOCATION:WTW – Southfield\, 26555 Evergreen Rd\, Southfield\, MI\, 48076\, United States CATEGORIES:Member Peer Group,Members Only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Business-Development-Peer-Group_2024_featured.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261110T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261110T200000 DTSTAMP:20261027T223119 CREATED:20261001T181212Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T181212Z UID:16452-1794331800-1794340800@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:Gold Member Dinner with Chris Layden DESCRIPTION:Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentWayne State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nWayne State University \n\nKimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\, is the 13th president of Wayne State University. She is the first woman to serve in this role in the institution’s history. \nPresident Espy previously served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas at San Antonio. \nPresident Espy is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Her work has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since 2002\, and she has earned more than $22 million in funding to study how young children control their attention to promote later learning\, academic and health outcomes\, and how such skills can be affected by medical\, environmental or social factors. \nShe is a licensed clinical psychologist\, and a native of Cincinnati. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentUniversity of Michigan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nUniversity of Michigan \n\nSanta J. Ono\, Ph.D.\, is the 15th president of the University of Michigan. He began a five-year term on Oct. 14\, 2022. \nA recognized leader in higher education in the United States and Canada\, President Ono is an experienced vision researcher whose pioneering work in experimental medicine focuses on the immune system and eye disease. At U-M he is professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences\, and microbiology and immunology in the Medical School\, and molecular\, cellular and developmental biology in the College of Literature\, Sciences and the Arts. \nHe currently serves as the chair of the U-M Health Board\, the chair of Fulbright Canada\, and the chair of the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3). He also serves on a range of other boards including the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors\, the American Association of Colleges and Universities\, the American Council on Education\, the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities\, the U7+ Alliance\, the Council on Competitiveness\, the University Musical Society\, Terramera\, the Detroit Economic Club and Business Leaders of Michigan. \nHe joined U-M from the University of British Columbia\, where he served as president and vice chancellor since 2016. \nWhile at UBC\, he chaired the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities and the Research Universities of British Columbia\, and served on the board of Universities Canada. He also served on the steering committee of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities; Government of Canada’s Industry Advisory Ad Hoc Roundtable on COVID-19 Testing; and the boards of Fulbright Canada and Mitacs. \nPrior to his appointment at UBC\, he was president of the University of Cincinnati\, where he also served as professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. While at the University of Cincinnati\, he was appointed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich to lead the state’s Biopharmaceutical Task Force and to the Board of the Ohio Third Frontier\, the state’s technology-based economic development program. \nDr. Ono has served as senior vice provost and deputy to the provost at Emory University. He also has taught at Johns Hopkins University\, Harvard University and University College London. \nHe is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science\, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences\, the National Academy of Inventors\, USA and the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars. In 2022\, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.\nHe has advised national and regional governments on higher education and mental health. He also has advised companies such as GSK\, Johnson & Johnson\, Merck and Novartis\, and served as director and chief scientific officer of iCo Therapeutics. \nPresident Ono has served on the editorial boards for several peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals\, including Immunology\, The Journal of Biological Chemistry\, The Journal of Immunology and The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology. \nHe holds honorary doctorates from Chiba University and the Vancouver School of Theology and is a recipient of the Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award from the American Council on Education\, the Professional Achievement Award from University of Chicago\, a Grand Challenges Hero Award from UCLA\, and the NAAAP 100 Award from the National Association of Asian American Professionals. \nHe earned his B.A. in biological sciences from the University of Chicago in 1984\, and a Ph.D. in experimental medicine from McGill University in 1991.\nPresident Ono is married to Wendy Yip\, an immunologist and lawyer. They are the parents of two daughters\, Sarah Yip-Ono and Juliana Yip-Ono. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentMichigan State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nMichigan State University \n\nKevin M. Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\, is a neuroscientist and academic leader who assumed the presidency of Michigan State University on March 4\, 2024. \nFollowing his arrival at MSU\, Guskiewicz embarked on a 48-plus-stop listening and learning tour of the university’s colleges and administrative units. The tour was a key component of his work to help identify an institutional “true north” that will lead MSU to provide the best education and workplace culture for Spartans and bold service to the public in the land-grant tradition. \nHe previously served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a nationally recognized expert on sport-related concussions. His research team’s groundbreaking work influenced concussion guidelines in the NFL and NCAA. \nIn 2011\, Guskiewicz received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for his innovative work on the diagnosis\, treatment and prevention of sport-related concussions. In 2013\, Time magazine named him a Game Changer\, one of 18 “innovators and problem-solvers that are inspiring change in America.” \nGuskiewicz earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from West Chester University\, a master’s in exercise physiology/athletic training from the University of Pittsburgh and a doctorate in sports medicine from the University of Virginia. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About This Meeting \n \n \n \n Our esteemed university Presidents will discuss how their institutions are collaborating to lead groundbreaking research and attract and support companies across four key industry areas:\n\n artificial intelligence\n advanced manufacturing\n life and health sciences\n sustainability\n\nThe universities\, which make up the University Research Corridor (URC)\, are critical competitive assets for the state’s economy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PRESIDING OFFICER \n \n \n \n Ronia KrusePresident & CEOOpTech \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MODERATOR \n \n \n \n Matt ElliottBoard MemberDetroit Economic Club \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PODCAST \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FULL MEETING VIDEO \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Masonic\n \n \n\n500 Temple St\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48201\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\, October 15\, 2024\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n11:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n1:30 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/gold-member-dinner-with-chris-layden/ LOCATION:Casa Pernoi\, 310 E Maple Rd\, Birmingham\, 48009\, United States CATEGORIES:Gold Members Only,Members Only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Chris-Layden_featured.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261116T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261116T133000 DTSTAMP:20261027T223119 CREATED:20261006T143843Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261013T171756Z UID:16486-1794826800-1794835800@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:Connecting the World: Lessons in Leadership from One of the Most Complex Industries DESCRIPTION:Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentWayne State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nWayne State University \n\nKimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\, is the 13th president of Wayne State University. She is the first woman to serve in this role in the institution’s history. \nPresident Espy previously served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas at San Antonio. \nPresident Espy is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Her work has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since 2002\, and she has earned more than $22 million in funding to study how young children control their attention to promote later learning\, academic and health outcomes\, and how such skills can be affected by medical\, environmental or social factors. \nShe is a licensed clinical psychologist\, and a native of Cincinnati. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentUniversity of Michigan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nUniversity of Michigan \n\nSanta J. Ono\, Ph.D.\, is the 15th president of the University of Michigan. He began a five-year term on Oct. 14\, 2022. \nA recognized leader in higher education in the United States and Canada\, President Ono is an experienced vision researcher whose pioneering work in experimental medicine focuses on the immune system and eye disease. At U-M he is professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences\, and microbiology and immunology in the Medical School\, and molecular\, cellular and developmental biology in the College of Literature\, Sciences and the Arts. \nHe currently serves as the chair of the U-M Health Board\, the chair of Fulbright Canada\, and the chair of the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3). He also serves on a range of other boards including the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors\, the American Association of Colleges and Universities\, the American Council on Education\, the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities\, the U7+ Alliance\, the Council on Competitiveness\, the University Musical Society\, Terramera\, the Detroit Economic Club and Business Leaders of Michigan. \nHe joined U-M from the University of British Columbia\, where he served as president and vice chancellor since 2016. \nWhile at UBC\, he chaired the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities and the Research Universities of British Columbia\, and served on the board of Universities Canada. He also served on the steering committee of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities; Government of Canada’s Industry Advisory Ad Hoc Roundtable on COVID-19 Testing; and the boards of Fulbright Canada and Mitacs. \nPrior to his appointment at UBC\, he was president of the University of Cincinnati\, where he also served as professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. While at the University of Cincinnati\, he was appointed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich to lead the state’s Biopharmaceutical Task Force and to the Board of the Ohio Third Frontier\, the state’s technology-based economic development program. \nDr. Ono has served as senior vice provost and deputy to the provost at Emory University. He also has taught at Johns Hopkins University\, Harvard University and University College London. \nHe is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science\, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences\, the National Academy of Inventors\, USA and the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars. In 2022\, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.\nHe has advised national and regional governments on higher education and mental health. He also has advised companies such as GSK\, Johnson & Johnson\, Merck and Novartis\, and served as director and chief scientific officer of iCo Therapeutics. \nPresident Ono has served on the editorial boards for several peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals\, including Immunology\, The Journal of Biological Chemistry\, The Journal of Immunology and The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology. \nHe holds honorary doctorates from Chiba University and the Vancouver School of Theology and is a recipient of the Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award from the American Council on Education\, the Professional Achievement Award from University of Chicago\, a Grand Challenges Hero Award from UCLA\, and the NAAAP 100 Award from the National Association of Asian American Professionals. \nHe earned his B.A. in biological sciences from the University of Chicago in 1984\, and a Ph.D. in experimental medicine from McGill University in 1991.\nPresident Ono is married to Wendy Yip\, an immunologist and lawyer. They are the parents of two daughters\, Sarah Yip-Ono and Juliana Yip-Ono. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentMichigan State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nMichigan State University \n\nKevin M. Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\, is a neuroscientist and academic leader who assumed the presidency of Michigan State University on March 4\, 2024. \nFollowing his arrival at MSU\, Guskiewicz embarked on a 48-plus-stop listening and learning tour of the university’s colleges and administrative units. The tour was a key component of his work to help identify an institutional “true north” that will lead MSU to provide the best education and workplace culture for Spartans and bold service to the public in the land-grant tradition. \nHe previously served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a nationally recognized expert on sport-related concussions. His research team’s groundbreaking work influenced concussion guidelines in the NFL and NCAA. \nIn 2011\, Guskiewicz received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for his innovative work on the diagnosis\, treatment and prevention of sport-related concussions. In 2013\, Time magazine named him a Game Changer\, one of 18 “innovators and problem-solvers that are inspiring change in America.” \nGuskiewicz earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from West Chester University\, a master’s in exercise physiology/athletic training from the University of Pittsburgh and a doctorate in sports medicine from the University of Virginia. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About This Meeting \n \n \n \n Our esteemed university Presidents will discuss how their institutions are collaborating to lead groundbreaking research and attract and support companies across four key industry areas:\n\n artificial intelligence\n advanced manufacturing\n life and health sciences\n sustainability\n\nThe universities\, which make up the University Research Corridor (URC)\, are critical competitive assets for the state’s economy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PRESIDING OFFICER \n \n \n \n Ronia KrusePresident & CEOOpTech \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MODERATOR \n \n \n \n Matt ElliottBoard MemberDetroit Economic Club \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PODCAST \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FULL MEETING VIDEO \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Masonic\n \n \n\n500 Temple St\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48201\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\, October 15\, 2024\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n11:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n1:30 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/connecting-the-world-lessons-in-leadership-from-one-of-the-most-complex-industries/ LOCATION:The Masonic\, 500 Temple St\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Ed-Bastian_featured.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261202T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261202T093000 DTSTAMP:20261027T223119 CREATED:20260925T171542Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T172057Z UID:16437-1796198400-1796203800@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:DEC Peer Group: IT DESCRIPTION:Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentWayne State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nWayne State University \n\nKimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\, is the 13th president of Wayne State University. She is the first woman to serve in this role in the institution’s history. \nPresident Espy previously served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas at San Antonio. \nPresident Espy is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Her work has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since 2002\, and she has earned more than $22 million in funding to study how young children control their attention to promote later learning\, academic and health outcomes\, and how such skills can be affected by medical\, environmental or social factors. \nShe is a licensed clinical psychologist\, and a native of Cincinnati. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentUniversity of Michigan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nUniversity of Michigan \n\nSanta J. Ono\, Ph.D.\, is the 15th president of the University of Michigan. He began a five-year term on Oct. 14\, 2022. \nA recognized leader in higher education in the United States and Canada\, President Ono is an experienced vision researcher whose pioneering work in experimental medicine focuses on the immune system and eye disease. At U-M he is professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences\, and microbiology and immunology in the Medical School\, and molecular\, cellular and developmental biology in the College of Literature\, Sciences and the Arts. \nHe currently serves as the chair of the U-M Health Board\, the chair of Fulbright Canada\, and the chair of the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3). He also serves on a range of other boards including the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors\, the American Association of Colleges and Universities\, the American Council on Education\, the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities\, the U7+ Alliance\, the Council on Competitiveness\, the University Musical Society\, Terramera\, the Detroit Economic Club and Business Leaders of Michigan. \nHe joined U-M from the University of British Columbia\, where he served as president and vice chancellor since 2016. \nWhile at UBC\, he chaired the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities and the Research Universities of British Columbia\, and served on the board of Universities Canada. He also served on the steering committee of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities; Government of Canada’s Industry Advisory Ad Hoc Roundtable on COVID-19 Testing; and the boards of Fulbright Canada and Mitacs. \nPrior to his appointment at UBC\, he was president of the University of Cincinnati\, where he also served as professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. While at the University of Cincinnati\, he was appointed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich to lead the state’s Biopharmaceutical Task Force and to the Board of the Ohio Third Frontier\, the state’s technology-based economic development program. \nDr. Ono has served as senior vice provost and deputy to the provost at Emory University. He also has taught at Johns Hopkins University\, Harvard University and University College London. \nHe is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science\, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences\, the National Academy of Inventors\, USA and the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars. In 2022\, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.\nHe has advised national and regional governments on higher education and mental health. He also has advised companies such as GSK\, Johnson & Johnson\, Merck and Novartis\, and served as director and chief scientific officer of iCo Therapeutics. \nPresident Ono has served on the editorial boards for several peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals\, including Immunology\, The Journal of Biological Chemistry\, The Journal of Immunology and The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology. \nHe holds honorary doctorates from Chiba University and the Vancouver School of Theology and is a recipient of the Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award from the American Council on Education\, the Professional Achievement Award from University of Chicago\, a Grand Challenges Hero Award from UCLA\, and the NAAAP 100 Award from the National Association of Asian American Professionals. \nHe earned his B.A. in biological sciences from the University of Chicago in 1984\, and a Ph.D. in experimental medicine from McGill University in 1991.\nPresident Ono is married to Wendy Yip\, an immunologist and lawyer. They are the parents of two daughters\, Sarah Yip-Ono and Juliana Yip-Ono. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentMichigan State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nMichigan State University \n\nKevin M. Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\, is a neuroscientist and academic leader who assumed the presidency of Michigan State University on March 4\, 2024. \nFollowing his arrival at MSU\, Guskiewicz embarked on a 48-plus-stop listening and learning tour of the university’s colleges and administrative units. The tour was a key component of his work to help identify an institutional “true north” that will lead MSU to provide the best education and workplace culture for Spartans and bold service to the public in the land-grant tradition. \nHe previously served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a nationally recognized expert on sport-related concussions. His research team’s groundbreaking work influenced concussion guidelines in the NFL and NCAA. \nIn 2011\, Guskiewicz received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for his innovative work on the diagnosis\, treatment and prevention of sport-related concussions. In 2013\, Time magazine named him a Game Changer\, one of 18 “innovators and problem-solvers that are inspiring change in America.” \nGuskiewicz earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from West Chester University\, a master’s in exercise physiology/athletic training from the University of Pittsburgh and a doctorate in sports medicine from the University of Virginia. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About This Meeting \n \n \n \n Our esteemed university Presidents will discuss how their institutions are collaborating to lead groundbreaking research and attract and support companies across four key industry areas:\n\n artificial intelligence\n advanced manufacturing\n life and health sciences\n sustainability\n\nThe universities\, which make up the University Research Corridor (URC)\, are critical competitive assets for the state’s economy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PRESIDING OFFICER \n \n \n \n Ronia KrusePresident & CEOOpTech \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MODERATOR \n \n \n \n Matt ElliottBoard MemberDetroit Economic Club \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PODCAST \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FULL MEETING VIDEO \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Masonic\n \n \n\n500 Temple St\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48201\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\, October 15\, 2024\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n11:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n1:30 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/dec-peer-group-it-120226/ LOCATION:WTW – Southfield\, 26555 Evergreen Rd\, Southfield\, MI\, 48076\, United States CATEGORIES:Member Peer Group,Members Only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IT-Peer-Group_2024_featured.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261202T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261202T180000 DTSTAMP:20261027T223119 CREATED:20261015T200917Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261015T200917Z UID:16623-1796227200-1796234400@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:YL CEO SERIES: Lori Powe DESCRIPTION:Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentWayne State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nWayne State University \n\nKimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\, is the 13th president of Wayne State University. She is the first woman to serve in this role in the institution’s history. \nPresident Espy previously served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas at San Antonio. \nPresident Espy is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Her work has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since 2002\, and she has earned more than $22 million in funding to study how young children control their attention to promote later learning\, academic and health outcomes\, and how such skills can be affected by medical\, environmental or social factors. \nShe is a licensed clinical psychologist\, and a native of Cincinnati. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentUniversity of Michigan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nUniversity of Michigan \n\nSanta J. Ono\, Ph.D.\, is the 15th president of the University of Michigan. He began a five-year term on Oct. 14\, 2022. \nA recognized leader in higher education in the United States and Canada\, President Ono is an experienced vision researcher whose pioneering work in experimental medicine focuses on the immune system and eye disease. At U-M he is professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences\, and microbiology and immunology in the Medical School\, and molecular\, cellular and developmental biology in the College of Literature\, Sciences and the Arts. \nHe currently serves as the chair of the U-M Health Board\, the chair of Fulbright Canada\, and the chair of the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3). He also serves on a range of other boards including the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors\, the American Association of Colleges and Universities\, the American Council on Education\, the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities\, the U7+ Alliance\, the Council on Competitiveness\, the University Musical Society\, Terramera\, the Detroit Economic Club and Business Leaders of Michigan. \nHe joined U-M from the University of British Columbia\, where he served as president and vice chancellor since 2016. \nWhile at UBC\, he chaired the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities and the Research Universities of British Columbia\, and served on the board of Universities Canada. He also served on the steering committee of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities; Government of Canada’s Industry Advisory Ad Hoc Roundtable on COVID-19 Testing; and the boards of Fulbright Canada and Mitacs. \nPrior to his appointment at UBC\, he was president of the University of Cincinnati\, where he also served as professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. While at the University of Cincinnati\, he was appointed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich to lead the state’s Biopharmaceutical Task Force and to the Board of the Ohio Third Frontier\, the state’s technology-based economic development program. \nDr. Ono has served as senior vice provost and deputy to the provost at Emory University. He also has taught at Johns Hopkins University\, Harvard University and University College London. \nHe is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science\, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences\, the National Academy of Inventors\, USA and the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars. In 2022\, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.\nHe has advised national and regional governments on higher education and mental health. He also has advised companies such as GSK\, Johnson & Johnson\, Merck and Novartis\, and served as director and chief scientific officer of iCo Therapeutics. \nPresident Ono has served on the editorial boards for several peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals\, including Immunology\, The Journal of Biological Chemistry\, The Journal of Immunology and The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology. \nHe holds honorary doctorates from Chiba University and the Vancouver School of Theology and is a recipient of the Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award from the American Council on Education\, the Professional Achievement Award from University of Chicago\, a Grand Challenges Hero Award from UCLA\, and the NAAAP 100 Award from the National Association of Asian American Professionals. \nHe earned his B.A. in biological sciences from the University of Chicago in 1984\, and a Ph.D. in experimental medicine from McGill University in 1991.\nPresident Ono is married to Wendy Yip\, an immunologist and lawyer. They are the parents of two daughters\, Sarah Yip-Ono and Juliana Yip-Ono. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentMichigan State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nMichigan State University \n\nKevin M. Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\, is a neuroscientist and academic leader who assumed the presidency of Michigan State University on March 4\, 2024. \nFollowing his arrival at MSU\, Guskiewicz embarked on a 48-plus-stop listening and learning tour of the university’s colleges and administrative units. The tour was a key component of his work to help identify an institutional “true north” that will lead MSU to provide the best education and workplace culture for Spartans and bold service to the public in the land-grant tradition. \nHe previously served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a nationally recognized expert on sport-related concussions. His research team’s groundbreaking work influenced concussion guidelines in the NFL and NCAA. \nIn 2011\, Guskiewicz received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for his innovative work on the diagnosis\, treatment and prevention of sport-related concussions. In 2013\, Time magazine named him a Game Changer\, one of 18 “innovators and problem-solvers that are inspiring change in America.” \nGuskiewicz earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from West Chester University\, a master’s in exercise physiology/athletic training from the University of Pittsburgh and a doctorate in sports medicine from the University of Virginia. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About This Meeting \n \n \n \n Our esteemed university Presidents will discuss how their institutions are collaborating to lead groundbreaking research and attract and support companies across four key industry areas:\n\n artificial intelligence\n advanced manufacturing\n life and health sciences\n sustainability\n\nThe universities\, which make up the University Research Corridor (URC)\, are critical competitive assets for the state’s economy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PRESIDING OFFICER \n \n \n \n Ronia KrusePresident & CEOOpTech \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MODERATOR \n \n \n \n Matt ElliottBoard MemberDetroit Economic Club \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PODCAST \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FULL MEETING VIDEO \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Masonic\n \n \n\n500 Temple St\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48201\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\, October 15\, 2024\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n11:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n1:30 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/yl-ceo-series-lori-powe/ LOCATION:NBS Commercial Interiors\, 2595 Bellingham Rd\, Troy\, 48083\, United States CATEGORIES:Members Only,Young Leader ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Lori-Powe_featured.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261208T111500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261208T141500 DTSTAMP:20261027T223119 CREATED:20261016T185835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261027T154000Z UID:16496-1796728500-1796739300@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:The Exit Interview DESCRIPTION:Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentWayne State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nWayne State University \n\nKimberly Andrews Espy\, Ph.D.\, is the 13th president of Wayne State University. She is the first woman to serve in this role in the institution’s history. \nPresident Espy previously served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas at San Antonio. \nPresident Espy is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Her work has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since 2002\, and she has earned more than $22 million in funding to study how young children control their attention to promote later learning\, academic and health outcomes\, and how such skills can be affected by medical\, environmental or social factors. \nShe is a licensed clinical psychologist\, and a native of Cincinnati. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentUniversity of Michigan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Santa Ono\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nUniversity of Michigan \n\nSanta J. Ono\, Ph.D.\, is the 15th president of the University of Michigan. He began a five-year term on Oct. 14\, 2022. \nA recognized leader in higher education in the United States and Canada\, President Ono is an experienced vision researcher whose pioneering work in experimental medicine focuses on the immune system and eye disease. At U-M he is professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences\, and microbiology and immunology in the Medical School\, and molecular\, cellular and developmental biology in the College of Literature\, Sciences and the Arts. \nHe currently serves as the chair of the U-M Health Board\, the chair of Fulbright Canada\, and the chair of the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3). He also serves on a range of other boards including the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors\, the American Association of Colleges and Universities\, the American Council on Education\, the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities\, the U7+ Alliance\, the Council on Competitiveness\, the University Musical Society\, Terramera\, the Detroit Economic Club and Business Leaders of Michigan. \nHe joined U-M from the University of British Columbia\, where he served as president and vice chancellor since 2016. \nWhile at UBC\, he chaired the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities and the Research Universities of British Columbia\, and served on the board of Universities Canada. He also served on the steering committee of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities; Government of Canada’s Industry Advisory Ad Hoc Roundtable on COVID-19 Testing; and the boards of Fulbright Canada and Mitacs. \nPrior to his appointment at UBC\, he was president of the University of Cincinnati\, where he also served as professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. While at the University of Cincinnati\, he was appointed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich to lead the state’s Biopharmaceutical Task Force and to the Board of the Ohio Third Frontier\, the state’s technology-based economic development program. \nDr. Ono has served as senior vice provost and deputy to the provost at Emory University. He also has taught at Johns Hopkins University\, Harvard University and University College London. \nHe is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science\, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences\, the National Academy of Inventors\, USA and the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars. In 2022\, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.\nHe has advised national and regional governments on higher education and mental health. He also has advised companies such as GSK\, Johnson & Johnson\, Merck and Novartis\, and served as director and chief scientific officer of iCo Therapeutics. \nPresident Ono has served on the editorial boards for several peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals\, including Immunology\, The Journal of Biological Chemistry\, The Journal of Immunology and The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology. \nHe holds honorary doctorates from Chiba University and the Vancouver School of Theology and is a recipient of the Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award from the American Council on Education\, the Professional Achievement Award from University of Chicago\, a Grand Challenges Hero Award from UCLA\, and the NAAAP 100 Award from the National Association of Asian American Professionals. \nHe earned his B.A. in biological sciences from the University of Chicago in 1984\, and a Ph.D. in experimental medicine from McGill University in 1991.\nPresident Ono is married to Wendy Yip\, an immunologist and lawyer. They are the parents of two daughters\, Sarah Yip-Ono and Juliana Yip-Ono. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n PresidentMichigan State University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Kevin Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\nPresident\nMichigan State University \n\nKevin M. Guskiewicz\, Ph.D.\, is a neuroscientist and academic leader who assumed the presidency of Michigan State University on March 4\, 2024. \nFollowing his arrival at MSU\, Guskiewicz embarked on a 48-plus-stop listening and learning tour of the university’s colleges and administrative units. The tour was a key component of his work to help identify an institutional “true north” that will lead MSU to provide the best education and workplace culture for Spartans and bold service to the public in the land-grant tradition. \nHe previously served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a nationally recognized expert on sport-related concussions. His research team’s groundbreaking work influenced concussion guidelines in the NFL and NCAA. \nIn 2011\, Guskiewicz received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for his innovative work on the diagnosis\, treatment and prevention of sport-related concussions. In 2013\, Time magazine named him a Game Changer\, one of 18 “innovators and problem-solvers that are inspiring change in America.” \nGuskiewicz earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from West Chester University\, a master’s in exercise physiology/athletic training from the University of Pittsburgh and a doctorate in sports medicine from the University of Virginia. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About This Meeting \n \n \n \n Our esteemed university Presidents will discuss how their institutions are collaborating to lead groundbreaking research and attract and support companies across four key industry areas:\n\n artificial intelligence\n advanced manufacturing\n life and health sciences\n sustainability\n\nThe universities\, which make up the University Research Corridor (URC)\, are critical competitive assets for the state’s economy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PRESIDING OFFICER \n \n \n \n Ronia KrusePresident & CEOOpTech \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MODERATOR \n \n \n \n Matt ElliottBoard MemberDetroit Economic Club \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PODCAST \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FULL MEETING VIDEO \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Masonic\n \n \n\n500 Temple St\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48201\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\, October 15\, 2024\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n11:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n1:30 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/the-exit-interview-governor-gretchen-whitmer/ LOCATION:Downtown Detroit\, Detroit\, MI\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting,Members Only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Whitmer_featured.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR