Speakers

Full speaker lineup for MTW 2026 is coming soon.

past Speakers

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Mike Duggan

Mayor of Detroit

Sharon Matusik

Dean of the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan

Johnnie Turnage

Hill Harper

Lawyer, Actor, Union Organizer, Founder

Ryan Landau

Lindsey Kilbride

Principle

Detroit Venture Partners (DVP)

Natalie Fang

Matthew Burns

Managing Editor

TechCrunch

Melanie de Vries

Ashley Williams

Ben Kvalo

Kurt Skifstad

Michael Meadows

Ryan Morrison

Co-Founder & CEO

Maximize

Stewart Thornhill

Executive Director

Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies

Ted Velie

Fireside Chat with Dhani Jones

Midwest House

Meagan Ward

Mike Vichich

Doug Neal

Jonn Behrman

Chelsea Plant

Jessica Willis

Founder & CEO

Pocketnest

Amanda Lewan

Kurt Baumgarten

Tansley Stearns

Tim Lewis

Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II

Lt. Governor

State of Michigan

Kelly Crandell

Better Together

2024 Speakers

Our speakers are dynamic leaders positioned to guide Michiganders to impactful careers and entrepreneurial successes state-wide.

Carla Walker-Miller

Founder and CEO of Walker-Miller Energy Services

Charles Hudson

Board Chair, National Venture Capital Association

Dug Song

Founder & Funder, Song United

Sophia Bush

Actress, Producer, Activist, and Entrepreneur

Greg Schwartz

President, COO, and Co-Founder of StockX

Stacy Brown-Philpot

Founder & Managing Partner of Cherryrock Capital

David Woessner

Co-Founder and Partner at FutureOf

Peter Walker

Head of Insights at Carta

Marlin Williams

Founder and CEO, Marlin Williams Enterprises