New Location for Economic Summit

Published April 22, 2009 at 8:39 p.m.

DETROIT, Mich. (April 22, 2009) ­ The Detroit Economic Club(DEC), convener and organizer of The National Summit announces anew location for the first-of-its-kind gathering, to be held June15-17 in Detroit.

Economic pressures affecting business and policy conferencesaround the world this year have prompted the DEC to move TheNational Summit to the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center from itsoriginally planned location, Ford Field. This will save costs andhelp to ensure The National Summit's success as a new nationalforum for business, government, academic, labor and other leadersto explore priorities for America's future.

³All aspects of The National Summit¹s originalvision will be accommodated within this new venue, including thesignificant dialogue we expect this event will encourage onAmerica¹s future,² said Beth Chappell, President and CEOof the DEC.

The new venue will accommodate approximately 1,700participants. Approximately 1,000 tickets have already been soldfor The National Summit, which is being co-chaired by William ClayFord Jr., Executive Chairman, Ford Motor Co. and Andrew Liveris,Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Dow Chemical Co.

Currently, more than 40 Speakers, from both the public andprivate sectors have agreed to address and take part in paneldiscussions at The National Summit. They include:

- Richard H. Anderson; CEO, Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Steven A. Ballmer; CEO, Microsoft Corp.
- Eva Chen; Co-founder & CEO, Trend Micro, Inc.
- Dr. Mary Sue Coleman; President, University of Michigan
- Richard E. Dauch; Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO, AmericanAxle & Manufacturing, Inc.
- D. Scott Davis; Chairman & CEO, United Parcel Service,Inc.
- Samuel A. DiPiazza, Jr.; CEO, PricewaterhouseCoopersInternational Ltd.

- Thomas J. Donohue; President & CEO, U.S. Chamber ofCommerce
- Anthony F. Earley, Jr.; Chairman & CEO, DTE Energy Co.
- The Honorable John M. Engler; President, NationalAssociation of Manufacturers
- Matthew W. Ferguson; President & CEO,Careerbuilder.com
- Marvin S. Fertel; President & CEO, Nuclear EnergyInstitute Ltd.
- William Clay Ford, Jr.; Executive Chairman, Ford Motor Co.
- J. Erik Frywald; Chairman, President & CEO, Nalco Co.
- Christopher J. Kearney; Chairman, President & CEO, SPXCorp.
- Martin M. Koffel; President & CEO, URS Corp.
- Timothy D. Leuliette; Chairman, President & CEO, DuraAutomotive Systems, Inc.
- Andrew N. Liveris; Chairman & CEO, The Dow ChemicalCo.
- Timothy M. Manganello; Chairman & CEO, BorgWarner Inc.
- Peter J. Marks; Chairman, President & CEO, RobertBosch LLC
- Michael B. McCallister; President & CEO, Humana, Inc.
- Charles G. McClure; Chairman, CEO & President,ArvinMeritor, Inc.
- Harold W. McGraw III; Chairman, President & CEO, TheMcGraw-Hill Cos.
- Alan R. Mulally; President & CEO, Ford Motor Co.
- James J. Mulva; Chairman & CEO, ConocoPhillips Co.
- Robert L. Nardelli; Chairman and CEO, Chrysler LLC; Boardof Managers, Chrysler LLC
- James B. Nicholson; President & CEO, PVS Chemicals,Inc.
- Dr. Jay Noren; President, Wayne State University
- Keith D. Nosbusch; Chairman & CEO, RockwellAutomation, Inc.
- Steve Odland; Chairman & CEO, Office Depot, Inc.
- W. Douglas Parker; Chairman & CEO, US Airways Group,Inc.
- James H. Quigley; Global CEO, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
- Matthew K. Rose; Chairman, President & CEO, BNSFRailway Co.
- John W. Rowe; Chairman & CEO, Exelon Corp.
- Tom Schmitt; President of Global Supply Services, SeniorVice President & CEO, FedEx Solutions
- Dr. Lou Anna K. Simon; President, Michigan StateUniversity
- Dr. Alan Shaw; President & CEO, Codexis, Inc.
- David P. Steiner; CEO, Waste Management, Inc.
- Dr. Anthony R. Tersigni; President & CEO, AscensionHealth
- James S. Turley; Chairman & CEO, Ernst & Young LLP
- Timothy Wadhams; President & CEO, Masco Corp.
- Donald J. Walker; Co-CEO, Magna International Inc.
- Joseph L. Welch; Chairman, President & CEO, ITCHoldings Corp.
- Ronald A. Williams; Chairman & CEO, Aetna Inc.
- Deborah L. Wince-Smith; President, The Council onCompetitiveness

For more information on The National Summit, please visitNationalSummit.org...For more information on the Detroit EconomicClub, please visit Econclub.org .

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