Through a personal and engaging presentation, Citizens Bank President Rick Hampson will share his life journey from the East Coast to the Midwest. He will share themes that have been important to his successes and have allowed him to reach his personal and professional goals. Positive attitude and the right behaviors are some of the key drivers to developing a career and leadership skills.

Connected doesn’t have to mean distracted when it comes to in-vehicle infotainment and information, HARMAN’s President and CEO Dinesh C. Paliwal told the Detroit Economic Club during a Monday lunch.

Manufacturing companies who invest in inner cities help create sustainable jobs and that will lead to the revival of the American middle class, Shahid Khan, President & CEO of Flex-N-Gate, told the Detroit Economic Club on Tuesday.

Tim Wentworth, President of Express Scripts and Cigna Health Services, spoke to the Detroit Economic Club yesterday. Wentworth described how both Express Scripts, Cigna, and other companies, are working together to leverage technology that shapes the future healthcare model while respecting patient privacy and communication preferences. By using innovation and bringing data together, physicians and patients can use pharmacy data to further value-based treatments.

Yesterday at the Detroit Economic Club, Citi’s CEO Michael Corbat explained how the bank’s global businesses tackle social issues that impact its clients. He shared his belief that businesses have a responsibility to add value to the global community.

DEC Members and their Guests are invited to the Closing Keynote during the 2019 Young Leader Conference, as well as a unique networking reception with Young Leaders, DEC Board Members and Young Leader Conference Sponsors.

Scott Serota, President and CEO of the Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) Association, addressed a full house of DEC attendees at Ford Field yesterday about the future of healthcare, including looking ahead to what’s on the horizon in the next five to 10 years.

At Thursday’s Detroit Economic Club meeting, General John Murray, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Futures Command, described how the Army seeks partnerships to identify innovative solutions to complex problems facing the defense industry.

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence addressed the Detroit Economic Club in an exclusive members-only meeting yesterday. Pence reflected on his three years in office with President Donald Trump, while sharing his hopes for the country’s future – and how new trade agreements and the potential passing of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) can play a key role.

Ronna McDaniel, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, addressed the Detroit Economic Club Monday and stressed the need for continued bipartisan effort as well as a culture of civility between political parties.

“Science is what makes the middle class,” explained co-authors of Jump-Starting America and MIT professors, Jonathan Gruber and Simon Johnson, during the Detroit Economic Club meeting on Tuesday.

In today’s digital, media-driven landscape, it has become tougher to build genuine social connections with others, especially in the workplace. Scripps Interactive Networks and HGTV Co-Founder Susan Packard, and author of Fully Human, created EQ Fitness (a method to harness emotional intelligence) to address this challenge. She shared her solution at a DEC meeting Wednesday.