Detroit Economic Club

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

Mayor City of Detroit

BIO

The Honorable Mike Duggan
Mayor, City of Detroit

Mike Duggan is a lifetime Michigan resident who was born in Detroit.
After graduating from Law School at the University of Michigan, he became an attorney for Wayne County and then served for 14 years as Deputy Wayne County Executive. During that time Mike chaired the stadium authority and was responsible for building Comerica Park and Ford Field, the downtown stadiums for the Tigers and Lions. He also oversaw the construction of the McNamara terminal and the modern Metro Airport that serves Southeast Michigan today.
After 3 years as Wayne County Prosecutor, Mike was hired as the CEO of the Detroit Medical Center in 2004 as that hospital system was facing bankruptcy. Mike turned the huge 8 hospital system around by improving care and offering the nationally-celebrated 29 minute ER guarantee. If a patient wasn’t seen by a doctor within 29 minutes of entering the emergency room, they received 2 tickets to a Tiger game. The DMC system grew from 11,000 employees to 14,000 under Mike’s leadership, serving more than 1 million patients a year.
In 2013 as Detroit was heading toward bankruptcy, Mike left DMC to run for Mayor of Detroit. He employed a very unusual campaign strategy – each night he attended meetings in the homes of any Detroit neighborhood that invited him. 250 house parties later, he shocked many political experts on election night by carrying 92% of all Detroit precincts.
Today, Mike Duggan is the second-longest serving Mayor in Detroit’s 200 year elections history. He has the record for the largest back-to-back landslides ever in the city, winning re-election in 2017 with 72% and again in 2021 with 75% of the vote.
National columnist George Will has named Mayor Duggan, “the most accomplishing politician in America.”
Last year the National Management Association inducted Mike into the National Management Hall of Fame in St. Louis.
And Fortune Magazine ranked Mayor Duggan as #20 on their list of “50 greatest world leaders.”

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About THIS MEETING

Exclusively for DEC Members and Accompanied Guests

PRESIDING OFFICER

Sandy PierceChairDetroit Economic Club

MODERATOR

Gary TorgowChairHuntington Bank

PODCAST

FULL MEETING VIDEO

MEETING GALLERY

VENUE

MotorCity Casino Hotel

2901 Grand River Ave

Detroit MI 48201,

Michigan

48226

DETAILS

Monday, December 08, 2025

11:00 am

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1:30 pm

SOLD OUT | YL NETWORKING EVENT: Paddle & Par
2025-06-12 16:00 - 18:00 | Paddle & Par, 31535 Southfield Rd, Beverly Hills, MI, 48025, United States

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The 2025 Detroit Lions are On the Clock!
2025-04-21 11:00 - 13:30 | MotorCity Casino Hotel, 2901 Grand River Ave, Detroit MI 48201, Michigan, 48226

DEC Presents: The Honorable Gretchen Whitmer
2025-04-14 11:00 - 13:30 | MotorCity Casino Hotel, 2901 Grand River Ave, Detroit MI 48201, Michigan, 48226

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

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

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

A Climate Optimist’s Stand for Our Planet
2025-03-03 11:00 - 13:30 | MotorCity Casino Hotel, 2901 Grand River Ave, Detroit MI 48201, Michigan, 48226

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

2025 Michigan Economic Outlook
2025-01-21 11:00 - 13:30 | MotorCity Casino Hotel, 2901 Grand River Ave, Detroit MI 48201, Michigan, 48226

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

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

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

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

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

YL CEO SERIES: Ray Scott
2024-11-14 16:00 - 18:00 | Lear Corporation World HQ Product Showroom, 21557 Telegraph Rd., Southfield, 48033, United States

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

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

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

A Conversation with Liz Cheney and Jonathan Karl
2024-10-22 11:00 - 14:00 | MotorCity Casino Hotel, 2901 Grand River Ave, Detroit MI 48201, Michigan, 48226

Michigan’s Competitive Advantage: Harnessing the Power of the University Research Corridor
2024-10-15 11:00 - 13:30 | The Masonic, 500 Temple St, Detroit, MI, 48201, United States

DEC Presents Special Guest Speaker: President Donald J. Trump
2024-10-10 10:30 - 13:45 | MotorCity Casino Hotel, 2901 Grand River Ave, Detroit MI 48201, Michigan, 48226

YL CEO SERIES: David C. Dauch
2024-10-08 16:00 - 18:00 | AAM World HQ, One Dauch Drive, Detroit, MI, 48211, United States
