Detroit Homecoming 2022
September 14-16
September 14-16
Detroit Homecoming 2022 will comprise of virtual and COVID-safe in-person programming. Enjoy neighborhood tours, connect with local leaders, and expand your professional network. Strengthen your roots in the city of Detroit.
– Creating pathways for family-owned/privately held companies that want to sell
– Expats who have “come home” to new opportunities here in the Motor City
Moderator: Eric Larson, CEO, Downtown Detroit Partnership
Panel One Speakers–Overview of What’s Happening in the City
Panel Two Speakers–Downtown’s Fortunes–Retail/Restaurants–Tied to “Return to Work”
Plus: In-person tours of a mix of projects–Michigan Central, Greatwater (North End), Book Tower
THE ICON – 200 Walker St, Detroit, MI 48207
THE ICON – 200 Walker St, Detroit, MI 48207
8-9 a.m. Breakfast/Detroit Marketplace Shopping opens
8:30-8:40 Opening Remarks, Mary Kramer, Director, Detroit Homecoming
8:40-9:10 Breakfast with the Mayor
9:10-9:50 Detroit’s Innovation Future
9:50-10:25 Detroit: A future in Fintech?
10:25-11:10 Talent & Innovation
11:15-11:45 Innovation in Legacy Industries
Three principals in Mobility and Construction highlight their latest innovations
11:45–12:00 Meet the Founders
12-1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00-4:00 Thursday Afternoon Experience Options (select one)
6:00-8:00 Dine-Arounds
Guests select the topic of their choice and are assigned to a great Detroit restaurant with a group of like-minded individuals for a fascinating conversation and meal.
8:00-midnight Eastern Market After Dark–hospitality suite celebrating new murals
THE ICON – 200 Walker St, Detroit, MI 48207
8:00-9:00 Breakfast/Detroit Marketplace Shopping opens
9:00-9:30 Detroit Youth Panel – What do young people, home-grown talent, say about the city’s future and what they’re hearing at Detroit Homecoming? Members of Youth panels from Skillman Foundation, the Community Foundation for SE Michigan and the STEAM project at Engineering Society of Detroit weigh in.
9:30-9:50 Expat Outcomes-expats making a difference in their hometown
9:50-10:30 The National Spotlight Shines on Detroit
Even TIME Magazine is noticing! We speak with people from Sports, the Arts and more about how Detroit is suddenly recognized for the cool factor we knew all along.
10:30-10:45 Hometown Heroes–three five-minute pitches from “grassroots doers”
10:45-11:35 Design in the D
11:35-Noon Future Forward – Homecoming’s 10th anniversary in 2023
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-4:00 Friday Afternoon Experience Options (select one)
Detroit Homecoming is designed to reconnect former residents with their hometown, inspiring them to use their career success and resources to support the city’s development.
Whether as a expat, a sponsor or a presenter, understand how you can be part of the Homecoming experience and Detroit’s comeback story.
Register to Attend Detroit Homecoming IX. We would also like to learn about your personal or professional connections to Detroit and your potential reengagement.