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2019 Homecoming Speakers
Duke Fakir
Four Tops (only surviving member)
Anika Goss-Foster
Executive Director of Detroit Future City
Steve Case
AOL, Former CEO
Mitch Albom
Best Selling author and Detroit Free Press Columnist
Josh Malerman
Author of box office hit, Birdbox
Delane Parnell
PlayVS founder (leading digital sports company)
Nancy Tellem
CMO of Eko. Former President of CBS TV Studios
Jeffry Arronson
Founder of Detroit fashion initiative, Project Treadwing
Deborah Goodrich-Royce
Philanthropist & Author of 'Finding Mrs.Ford'
Mike Duggan
Mayor of the City of Detroit
Bob Thompson
Philanthropist, University Preparatory School System
Bridgett Davis
Author, The World According To Fannie Davis
Experiential Learning Tracks
Real Estate
-----------------------------------------------Learn about Detroit's numerous real estate investment opportunities and trends. Participate in Immersive field trips to various neighborhoods to understand the inventory needs of current and future Detroit residents.
Education
-----------------------------------------------Understand the challenges that face Detroit's parents and students, as well as the solutions that are being designed to surmount these hurdles. Meet with local education innovators, policy makers, and effective educators.
Mobility
-----------------------------------------------Detroit is reinventing itself as a hub of innovation, just as it did over 70 years ago. Meet the start-up founders and learn from big-three automotive leaders who are moving the world forward with new products. Test cutting edge mobility solutions and visit production centers.
Entrepreneurship
-----------------------------------------------Discover the ways in which startups and companies in Detroit and Southeast Michigan are reimagining the world. This track exposes expats to the exciting new products and technologies that are being developed here in Michigan.
Design & Creativity
-----------------------------------------------Part of Detroit's comeback has been the reemergence of its reputation as a global leader in the areas of architecture, public planning and industrial design. Visit local design shops and rub shoulders with world-class creatives and designers.
Philanthropy
-----------------------------------------------Detroit's comeback has been a team effort. Engage with longtime residents, nonprofits, foundation executives, and corporate responsibility experts regarding innovative approaches to distributing resources and organizational capacity in Detroit.
Celebrate Detroit Culture
Connect with your hometown on a deep and memorable manner. In addition to field trips, you will have a chance to dine, dance, and fellowship with local residents in world-class venues and private homes.
I get to be with lots of interesting tech industry people in the course of my business travels, but the group that attended Detroit Homecoming simply blew me away. Why? For their diverse accomplishments across so many sectors, their genuine friendliness and the immediate connection we all felt. I rarely go to the same event twice but I hope I am lucky enough to be invited again next year.
They tugged at my heartstrings. They demonstrated the turnaround was real. They made it clear my help and participation would be appreciated. And they appealed to my greed by showing me there was indeed opportunity in Detroit. So I'll likely open an office, hire people, and do my part for the city that will always be dear to me.
I had a great experience attending the Detroit Homecoming. During several sessions, I became emotional because I know the potential of this great city. Prior to the event, I was wondering if I should get involved. Now I know I will get involved and provide transformational leadership in my areas of expertise. I am committed to the rebirth of Detroit.
The was one of the best experiences of my life. I found the Detroit Homecoming to be inspiring and invigorating: the speakers were great, the venues were on point, and it was a wonderful experience being able to network and connect with other successful, like-minded professionals and entrepreneurs united behind a vision for supporting and growing Detroit.
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