BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Detroit Economic Club - ECPv6.14.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD 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:20251106T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251106T200000 DTSTAMP:20261027T175705 CREATED:20250813T132107Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T150601Z UID:12147-1762450200-1762459200@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:Gold Member Dinner with Rick Hampson 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-rick-hampson/ 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/2025/08/Rick-Hampson-Gold-Member-Dinner-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251112T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251112T093000 DTSTAMP:20261027T175706 CREATED:20250813T202105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250829T145651Z UID:12170-1762934400-1762939800@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-110625/ 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:20251112T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251112T190000 DTSTAMP:20261027T175706 CREATED:20251001T170644Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T222631Z UID:12361-1762966800-1762974000@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:YL NETWORKING EVENT: Detroit Dye 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-event-detroit-dye-house/ LOCATION:Detroit Dye House\, 1418 Michigan Ave\, Detroit\, 48216\, United States CATEGORIES:Members Only,Young Leader ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/YL-Networking-Detroit-Dye-House_etix.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251113T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251113T093000 DTSTAMP:20261027T175706 CREATED:20250813T202104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T154913Z UID:12166-1763020800-1763026200@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:SOLD OUT | 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-111325/ 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:20251208T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T133000 DTSTAMP:20261027T175706 CREATED:20251021T143106Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251210T213730Z UID:12808-1765191600-1765200600@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:The Exit Interview: Mayor Mike Duggan 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-mayor-mike-duggan/ 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/2025/12/K5_7035.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T140000 DTSTAMP:20261027T175706 CREATED:20251113T191326Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260120T201127Z UID:13376-1768302000-1768312800@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:2026 Michigan Economic Outlook 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-michigan-economic-outlook/ 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/2026/01/K5_8935.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T160000 DTSTAMP:20261027T175706 CREATED:20260110T170003Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260120T201224Z UID:13924-1768312800-1768320000@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:DEC Presents: President Donald J. Trump 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-president-donald-j-trump/ 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/2026/01/K5_9016.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260205T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260205T133000 DTSTAMP:20261027T175706 CREATED:20260107T163345Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T194555Z UID:13868-1770289200-1770298200@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:A Purposeful Warrior's Vision for a Stronger 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/a-purposeful-warriors-vision-for-a-stronger-michigan/ LOCATION:The Masonic\, 500 Temple St\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/K3_3840.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260211T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260211T180000 DTSTAMP:20261027T175706 CREATED:20260106T170428Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T222632Z UID:13865-1770825600-1770832800@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:YL CEO SERIES: Claude Molinari 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-claude-molinari/ LOCATION:Detroit Water Square Residences\, 222 Third Ave\, Detroit\, MI\, 48226\, United States CATEGORIES:Members Only,Young Leader ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/K5_0512.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260217T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260217T133000 DTSTAMP:20261027T175707 CREATED:20260202T154129Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T170916Z UID:14166-1771326000-1771335000@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:DEC Presents: A Conversation with Rahm Emanuel 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-rahm-emanuel/ 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/2026/02/K5_0620.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260226T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260226T190000 DTSTAMP:20261027T175707 CREATED:20260114T181920Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T222631Z UID:13917-1772125200-1772132400@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:YL NETWORKING EVENT: Spring Into Bowling! 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-event-spring-into-bowling/ LOCATION:Bowlero Lanes & Lounge\, 4209 Coolidge Hwy\, Royal Oak\, MI\, 48073\, United States CATEGORIES:Members Only,Young Leader ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ylnetworkingbowling-etix.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260304T111500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260304T140000 DTSTAMP:20261027T175707 CREATED:20260203T171912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T201529Z UID:14164-1772622900-1772632800@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:DEC Presents: Governor Andy Beshear 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-governor-andy-beshear/ LOCATION:Huntington Place\, 1 Washington Blvd\,\, Detroit\, MI 48226\, MI\, 48070\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting,Members Only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/K5_1571.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260310T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260310T190000 DTSTAMP:20261027T175707 CREATED:20260218T155439Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260316T170246Z UID:14379-1773158400-1773169200@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:Gold Member Experience: WJR Dinner + Mitch Albom Program & Book Signing 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-wjr-dinner-mitch-albom-program-book-signing/ LOCATION:Startup Nation (The Platform)\, 34300 Woodward Ave\, Suite 200\, Birmingham\, MI\, 48009\, United States CATEGORIES:Gold Members Only,Members Only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gold-Member-WJR-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260312T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260312T133000 DTSTAMP:20261027T175707 CREATED:20260122T214043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260316T132155Z UID:14127-1773313200-1773322200@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:Still Steel Strong: The Future of U. S. Steel and American Industry 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/still-steel-strong-the-future-of-u-s-steel-and-american-industry/ LOCATION:The Masonic\, 500 Temple St\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/K5_2391.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260318T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260318T180000 DTSTAMP:20261027T175707 CREATED:20260121T184949Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T222632Z UID:14067-1773849600-1773856800@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:YL CEO SERIES: Shatica McDonald 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-shatica-mcdonald/ LOCATION:Accenture – Hudson’s Detroit\, 1240 Woodward Ave\, 5th Floor (Suite 500)\, Detroit\, 48226\, United States CATEGORIES:Members Only,Young Leader ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/K5_6787.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260406T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260406T180000 DTSTAMP:20261027T175707 CREATED:20260226T165827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T222632Z UID:14528-1775491200-1775498400@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:YL CEO SERIES: The Honorable Debbie Dingell 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-the-honorable-debbie-dingell/ LOCATION:Vinton Building\, 600 Woodward Ave\, Detroit\, MI\, 48226\, United States CATEGORIES:Members Only,Young Leader ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/K5_7507.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260407T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260407T133000 DTSTAMP:20261027T175708 CREATED:20260223T184644Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T211952Z UID:14500-1775559600-1775568600@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:A Conversation on the Economy and Monetary Policy 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/a-conversation-on-the-economy-and-monetary-policy-2026/ LOCATION:The Masonic\, 500 Temple St\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/K3_8102.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260415T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260415T200000 DTSTAMP:20261027T175708 CREATED:20260310T212632Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260513T181913Z UID:14750-1776274200-1776283200@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:Gold Member Dinner with Carolyn Cassin 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-carolyn-cassin/ LOCATION:Detroit Athletic Club\, 241 Madison St\, Detroit\, MI\, 48226\, United States CATEGORIES:Gold Members Only,Members Only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Carolyn-Cassin-Gold-Member-Dinner-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T093000 DTSTAMP:20261027T175708 CREATED:20260303T154524Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T185021Z UID:14553-1776326400-1776331800@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:WAIT LIST | 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-041626/ 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:20260416T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T133000 DTSTAMP:20261027T175708 CREATED:20260310T171845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260420T211232Z UID:14655-1776337200-1776346200@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:The 2026 Detroit Lions are On the Clock! 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-2026-detroit-lions-are-on-the-clock/ 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/2026/04/K5_9308.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260427T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260427T181500 DTSTAMP:20261027T175708 CREATED:20260225T162202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260513T181934Z UID:14397-1777305600-1777313700@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:Gold Member Experience: Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Delta Air Lines 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-exclusive-behind-the-scenes-tour-of-delta-air-lines/ LOCATION:DTW Airport | McNamara Terminal\, 9000 Middlebelt Rd\, Romulus\, MI\, 48174 CATEGORIES:Gold Members Only,Members Only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/K3_0269.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260430T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260430T133000 DTSTAMP:20261027T175708 CREATED:20260204T211715Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260505T191530Z UID:14147-1777546800-1777555800@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:Economic and Automotive Industry Outlook for the U.S. and Our Region 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-and-automotive-industry-outlook-for-the-u-s-and-our-region/ LOCATION:The Masonic\, 500 Temple St\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/DEC_2412-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260506T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260506T093000 DTSTAMP:20261027T175708 CREATED:20260303T154524Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T200831Z UID:14554-1778054400-1778059800@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:WAIT LIST | 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-050626/ 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:20260507T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260507T200000 DTSTAMP:20261027T175708 CREATED:20260311T174916Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260824T150406Z UID:14761-1778175000-1778184000@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:Gold Member Dinner with David Parent 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-david-parent/ LOCATION:Deloitte Office\, 1001 Woodward Ave\, Suite 700\, Detroit\, 48226\, United States CATEGORIES:Gold Members Only,Members Only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/David-Parent-Gold-Member-Dinner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260508T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260508T134500 DTSTAMP:20261027T175708 CREATED:20260325T122036Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260512T201519Z UID:14938-1778238000-1778247900@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:Michigan State & Spartan Athletics: Leading Through Innovation 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/michigan-state-spartan-athletics-leading-through-innovation/ 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/2026/05/DEC_4198-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260513T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260513T093000 DTSTAMP:20261027T175708 CREATED:20260303T154521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260410T152534Z UID:14552-1778659200-1778664600@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:WAIT LIST | 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-051326/ 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:20260514T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260514T093000 DTSTAMP:20261027T175708 CREATED:20260303T154524Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T154524Z UID:14551-1778745600-1778751000@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-051426/ 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:20260527T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260527T213000 DTSTAMP:20261027T175708 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:20261027T175708 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:20261027T175709 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 END:VCALENDAR