Crain’s reporter David Eggert talks with Michigan House Speaker Joe Tate at the 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference.

Crain's reporter David Eggert interviews Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist about the state's business-attraction fund and more at the 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference.

Crain’s Executive Editor Mickey Ciokajlo talks with Siebert Williams Shank CEO Suzanne Shank, who is chairing the 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference

David Parent, Michigan managing partner for Deloitte, talks about the future of work with Crain’s Executive Editor Mickey Ciokajlo.

Ashley Williams Clark, vice president of Detroit Future City, talks with Crain’s Executive Editor Mickey Ciokajlo.

Linda Apsey, chairman and CEO of ITC Holdings, speaks with Crain’s Executive Editor Mickey Ciokajlo.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Charity Dean of the Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance discuss the mayor’s plan to overhaul Detroit’s property-tax structure with Crain’s Executive Editor Mickey Ciokajlo.

Eric Lupher, president of the Citizens Research Council of Michigan, and Ani Turner, speak with Crain’s Managing Editor Michael Lee about Michigan’s stagnant population and how to turn the trend around.

Rip Rapson, CEO of the Kresge Foundation, and Richard Florida, urbanist and author of “Rise of the Creative Class,” speak with Crain’s Managing Editor Michael Lee about Detroit’s advantages and disadvantages in a transforming economy.

Josh Sirefman, CEO of the Michigan Central Innovation District, discusses what is happening now at the district surrounding Michigan Central Station in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood, and what can be expected from the redevelopment of the train station and its environs.