Past Event Videos

2020 Women’s Leadership Report event

January 29, 2020
Dearborn, Michigan

Our panelists for this event were Teresa Carroll, board of directors, Zovio; Michelle Edkins, managing director, BlackRock; Ruth Shaw, board of directors, DTE Energy and DOW; and moderator, Jeff Green, managing diversity reporter, Bloomberg News.

The Women’s Leadership Report event was to release our biennial examination of women’s leadership progress in Michigan public companies that featured a panel of national leaders who shared what they’ve learned about the challenges and opportunities for women at the highest ranks of corporate leadership.

To read the full report click here: inforummichigan.org/talent-development/research/

2019 TechnologyNEXT Conference

October 10, 2019
Ada, Michigan

Inforum’s inaugural West Michigan TechnologyNEXT Conference was held at Amway’s headquarters. There was a robust line up of experts within the technology industry including the keynote speaker, May Russell, global leader of consumer and mobility emerging technologies, Ford Motor Co.

2019 NAIAS Breakfast

January 18, 2019
Detroit, Michigan

This year’s breakfast featured a cross-industry panel of nationally recognized experts that discussed artificial intelligence and how innovations made across industries are being investigated and used in automotive.

Speakers

Dr. Jason Mars, co-founder and CEO, Clinc

Alisyn Malek, COO and co-founder, May Mobility Inc

Randy Miller, Global Advanced Manufacturing & Mobility Industry Market Leader, EY

Dr. Ken Washington, vice president of Research and Advanced Engineering and chief technology officer, Ford Motor Co.

Moderator Carla Bailo, President and CEO, Center for Automotive Research (CAR)

56th Annual Meeting

June 7, 2018
Troy, Michigan

Inforum welcomes Kayleen Schaefer, the New York-based author of Text Me When You Get Home, speaking on the power of female friendship.

She will be joined on stage by two other powerful voices on this topic: Sylvia Acevedo, CEO of Girls Scouts of the USA, and Janice Cosby, Chief Communications & Marketing Officer, Ascension Michigan. This panel discussion will be moderated by Rhonda Walker, co-anchor at WDIV- Local 4 News.

2018 NAIAS Breakfast

January 19, 2018
Detroit, Michigan

2017 Michigan Women’s Leadership Report

November 7, 2017
Detroit, Michigan