2022 Detroit Homecoming Agenda

Moderator:  Eric Larson, CEO, Downtown Detroit Partnership

Panel One Speakers–Overview of What’s Happening in the City

• Tim Conder, vice president of development, Northpoint Development
• Jed Howbert, partner, Greatwater Opportunity Capital
• Chase Cantrell, founder and executive director, Building Community Value
• Tosha Tabron, social impact officer, Kresge Foundation
• Expat Ronald McDonald, Managing Principal, RMC Development, LLC

Panel Two Speakers–Downtown’s Fortunes–Retail/Restaurants–Tied to “Return to Work”

• Jared Fleisher, vice president of government affairs and economic development, Rocket Companies
• Lily Diego, design director/regional practice leader, Gensler

Plus:  In-person tours of a mix of projects–Michigan Central, Greatwater (North End), Book Tower 

• Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres
• KC Crain welcome 
• Program–Family Albums: A conversation with members of key and diverse families with a big impact on Detroit
  • Robin Terry, CEO and chairwoman, Motown Museum 
  • Ethan Davidson, musician and philanthropist, William Davidson Foundation
  • Moderator: Huel Perkins, recently retired FOX2 anchor
• Outdoor Dinner on Detroit’s Riverfront

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

• Mayor Michael Duggan, City of Detroit

9:10-9:50 Detroit’s Innovation Future

• Dr. Lance Collins Sr., vice president/executive director, Virginia Tech Innovation Campus
• Fernando Gomez-Baquero, director of runway and spinouts, Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech
• Josh Sirefman, CEO, Michigan Central
• Moderator: Alec Gallimore, dean of engineering, University of Michigan

9:50-10:25 Detroit: A future in Fintech?

• Expat Mike Cagney –  founder, SoFi (originally Social Finance Inc.)
• Moderator:  Willie Newman, CEO, HomePoint Financial

10:25-11:10 Talent & Innovation

• Sam Stanley,  president, Michigan State University 
• Mother-son duo who graduated this spring in the first cohort of Apple Academy
• Tammy Golden, executive director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, General Motors Co.
• Kerry Ebersole Singh, chief talent solutions & engagement officer, Mich. Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)
• Expat Ebbie Parsons, managing partner, Yardstick Management
• Moderator: Faye Nelson, Michigan director, W.K. Kellogg Foundation

11:15-11:45 Innovation in Legacy Industries

Three principals in Mobility and Construction highlight their latest innovations

• Ryan Maibach, CEO + president, Barton Malow
• Natalie King, founder and CEO, Dunamis Charge
• John Sztykiel, VP, Business Development, Electron Transport
• Moderator: Trevor Lauer, President/COO, DTE Energy

11:45–12:00 Meet the Founders

• Monica Wheat, managing director, Techstars
• Founders of two of the companies from the latest Techstars cohort

12-1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00-4:00 Thursday Afternoon Experience Options (select one)

• • Fashion & Design–ISAIC, Rebel Nell, Motown Museum
  • Auto Show VIP Tour-Huntington Place with MEDC

• Riverfront & Belle Isle Walking Tour

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.

• Mobility/Technology/Workforce

• Art/Design

• U of M Grads

• Real Estate
• Venture Capital/Entrepreneurs/Angel Investors

8:00-midnight Eastern Market After Dark–hospitality suite celebrating new murals 

Friday, September 16

Closing Day

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.

• Jackson Glover

• Willyne Smith

• Preston Welborne

• Moderator: Angelique Power, president and CEO, Skillman Foundation

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.

• Sean Mann, CEO, Detroit City Football Club
• Claude Molinari, president & CEO, Visit Detroit/NFL Draft
• Yuval Sharon, artistic director, Detroit Opera
• Salvador Salort-Pons, director, president & CEO, Detroit Institute of Arts 
• Grant Gilbert, Audetorium

10:30-10:45 Hometown Heroes–three five-minute pitches from “grassroots doers”

• Mohammad A. Muntakim,  program manager, 428 Forward
• Chanell Scott Contreras, executive director, ProsperUS Detroit
• Rakisha Odom, community outreach manager, Brilliant Detroit

10:45-11:35 Design in the D

• D’Wayne Edwards, founder, Pensole Lewis College of Business
• Crystal Windham, executive director, Global Industrial Design, General Motors. Co. 
• Allen Largin, creative and innovation director, Rocket Companies
• Don Tuski, president, College for Creative Studies
• Moderator:  Nate Wallace, director/Detroit, Knight Foundation

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)

• Collecting Local Art –Gyro Collective, N’Namdi Gallery, Detroit Artists Market, Detroit Institute of Arts
• Cool Company Tour–see some of Detroit’s most engaging businesses

• Black History Tour with Jamon Jordan