Past Council for Economic Growth Speakers
Q1 2022 - Speaker Panel “2022 Business Outlook”
U.S Congresswoman Lisa McClain
Paul Glantz, CEO, Emagine Theaters
Kristopher Powell, CEO, HRPro BenePro
Q2 2022 - Speaker Panel “Small Business Challenges”
Former MI Lt. Gov.Brian Calley, CEO, Small Business Association of MI
Mayor Tim Greimel, Pontiac, MI
Milan Gandhi, CEO, Med-Share
Q3 2022 - Speaker Program “Free Enterprise & Free Trade”
Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions
Q3 2022 - Roundtable “Recruit & Retain Talent”
Mark Angott, CEO, Angott Search Group
Kristopher Powell, CEO, HRPro BenePro
Q4 2022 - Speaker Panel “Post-Election Economic Consequences”
Former MI Rep. Pete Lund
Patrick Anderson, CEO, Anderson Economic Group
USA Today Columnist Ingrid Jacques
Q4 2022 Roundtable “Future of Office Space”
Sam Munaco, CEO, Advocate Commercial Real Estate Advisors
Q1 2023 - Speaker Program “Cybersecurity & Business”
Former MI Governor Rick Snyder & CEO, SensCy
Q2 2023 – Speaker Panel “Banking, Economics & Government Regulators”
Dr. Gary Wolfram, Hillsdale College
David Trott, Former U.S. Congressman
Satish Jasti, Bank of Ann Arbor
Bonus Event – Senate2024
Democratic Candidate for U.S Senate: Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin
Q3 2023 – Speaker Program “Detroit’s 25 Year Outlook”
City of Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan
Q4 2023 – Speaker Panel “Legal Immigration creates Economic Growth”
Justin Casagrande, Antone, Casagrande & Adwers P.C.
Dr. Alaina Jackson, Global Detroit
Jarrett Skorup, Mackinac Center for Public Policy
Q1 2024 - Senate2024 Republican Candidates for U.S. Senate:
Former Congressman Mike Rogers
Businessman Sandy Pensler
Former Congressman Pete Meijer
Q2 2024 – Speaker Program “Fighting Corruption & Fraud in Government”
Matthew Schneider, Honigman Miller Former U.S. Attorney
Bonus Event
Meg Tuzsynski, Managing Director of the Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom in the
Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University
Q3 2024 – Speaker Program “Regarding Economic Freedom”
Joseph Lehmann, President, Mackinac Center for Public Policy
Q4 2024 – Speaker Panel “Election Day’s Economic Consequences”
Bill Ballenger, The Ballenger Political Report
Bobby Schostak, Templar Baker, MI GOP Chair (2011-2015)
John Walsh, President, MI Manufacturers Association
Q2 2025 - Speaker Panel “Can the Politicians Fix the Economy?”
Jason Cabel Roe, Roe Strategic
Kaitlyn Buss, Detroit News
Ryan Steusloff, Ragnar Research
Q2 2025 – “What are the Economic Consequences? – Tariffs, Trade & Spending”
Patrick Anderson, Anderson Economic Group
Q3 2025 – Fears, Facts, and Future Wins: Artificial Intelligence
Christopher Koopman, Abundance Institute
Q & A
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Our events are intentionally small. We limit the attendees to ensure our members have access and a meaningful experience.
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60 -90 minutes. We run a very punctual meeting out of respect for our members’ schedules.
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Our diverse and bipartisan membership consists of some of the region’s most prominent and successful business owners, professionals, and elected leaders who are connected by their shared motivation to see free enterprise thrive and Michigan prosper. -
Nearly 50% of Americans believe that socialism is good. That’s a scary statistic if you believe in the benefits of the market economy.
We believe in the potential of the individual to achieve the American dream through ingenuity, persistence, and vision. Unfortunately, too few organizations are willing to speak so plainly.
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Guests and new members are always surprised at how much they learn at a quarterly breakfast. Attendees walk away from the breakfast with fresh perspectives and insight.
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We do not seek a transactional relationship ticket selling model. Instead, we believe that a membership based model better matches our goals of fostering a more organized, informed, and politically-aware business and civic community.
