2022
Tim Skubick, Senior Capitol Correspondent
Ovell Barbee, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Indiana University
Health
Paul Glantz, Co-Founder and Chairman of Troy, Michigan-based theatre chain Emagine
Entertainment, Inc.
Gabriel Ehrlich and Michael McWilliams, University of Michigan
2021
Albert Berriz, CEO, Co-Owner and Managing Member, The McKinley Companies
David Barfield, Group Development Officer for Impellam Group and Former CEO of Bartech
Group Inc.
Greg Peters, author, podcaster and co-founder of Third Generation Networking
Dr. Robert Neumar, MD, Ph.D, professor and chair of Emergency Medicine, University
of Michigan
Al Lecz, Director, Advanced Transportation Center, Washtenaw Community College
Trevor Pawl, Chief Mobility Officer, State of Michigan
Michelle Krebs, Director of Automotive Relations, AutoTrader.com
The Economic Outlook with University of Michigan Economists Gabriel Ehrlich and Donald
Grimes
2020
Tim Skubick, Senior Capitol Correspondent
Jeff Irwin, Michigan Senator 18th District
Timothy S. Bourgeois, Executive Director, MCOLES
Jerry Clayton, Sheriff of Washtenaw County
Michael Cox, Chief of Police, Ann Arbor Police Department
Jerrod Hart, Chief of Police, Saline Police Department
Anthony Williamson, Director of College and Career Readiness (Long-standing Community
Agent), Washtenaw Community College
Rich Sheridan, CEO of Menlo Innovations
Karinda L. Washington, Acting Executive Director for Faith Initiatives and Chief of
Staff at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of Partnership and Engagement,
Washington, DC.
The Economic Outlook with U-M’s economists Gabriel Ehrlich and Donald Grimes
2019
Marlin G. Williams, Assistant Vice President, Economic Development, Wayne State University
and Chief Program Officer, Tech Town Detroit
Camilo Serna, Vice President, Corporate Strategy, DTE Energy
Craig D'Agostini, Vice President, External Affairs, Comcast (Heartland Region)
The Economic Outlook with U-M’s economists Gabriel Ehrlich and Donald Grimes
2018
Tim Skubick, Senior Capitol Correspondent
Warren S. Galloway, Jr., Owner, Warren Galloway & Associates, LLC and HR Talent Group
Lanse LaVoy, Vice President of Information Assurance, Quicken Loans
Dr. Fernando Maymi, Lead Scientist, Soar Technology, Inc.
Mike Hanley, Vice President of Security, Duo Security, Inc.
Alon Yaffe,Director of Product Management/Data Protection, Barracuda Networks
The Economic Outlook with U-M’s economists Gabriel Ehrlich and Donald Grimes
2017
Gail Perry-Mason, Senior Director – Investments Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., founder of
Money Matters for Youth and author of Money Matters for Families and Girl, Make Your
Money Grow.
Leah Hunter, co-creator of the Design of Wearables series for California College of
the Arts, writer for Business Punk Magazine and Fast Company Tech and guest lecturer
at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.
Scott Galea, Founder of Lasting Bond and former Manager of Sales Operations and Strategy
– Global Accounts at LinkedIn
Outlook Luncheon with U-M’s economists Gabriel Ehrlich and Donald Grimes plus panelists
Paul Krutko, Ann Arbor Spark and Tim Marshall, Bank of Ann Arbor
2016
Tim Skubick, Senior Capitol Correspondent
Emily Stover DeRocco, Education and Workforce Director for Lightweight Innovations
for Tomorrow (LIFT)
OUTLOOK Luncheon with U-M’s George Fulton and Richard Wallace, M.S., Director of Transportation
Systems Analysis at (CAR)
John W. Barfield, Entrepreneur and Founder, The Bartech Group
Paul Krutko, President and CEO, SPARK Ann Arbor
Toby Brzoznowski, Co-Founder and Executive Vice President, Llamasoft
Kevin Gilleo, Executive Program Manager, Toyota,
Karen Farmer, General Manager, Kerrytown Market & Shops
2015
OUTLOOK Luncheon with U-M’s George Fulton and Mark Murray, Co-CEO, Meijer
Ari Weinzweig, CEO, Zingerman’s
Timothy J. Bartik, Senior Economist, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Margy Long, Director, Success by Six
Scott Menzel, Superintendent, Washtenaw Intermediate School District
Cynthia Wilbanks, VP for Government Relations, University of Michigan
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, 12th District of Michigan
Linda H. Blair, Executive Vice President, Chief Business Unit Officer and President,
ITC Michigan
Tiffany Ford, President and CEO, University of Michigan Credit Union
2014
Tim Skubick, Senior Capitol Correspondent
OUTLOOK Luncheon with U-M’s George Fulton
Howdy Holmes, President and CEO of Chelsea Milling Company
Faris Alami: founder & CEO, Integration Systems Management, Inc.
Panel: Noel Nevshehir, Jeff Jorge, Elena Stegemann
2013
OUTLOOK Luncheon with U-M’s George Fulton
Patrick Doyle
Josh Linkner
Panel: Jane Bush, Sarah DeWitt, Rene Greff, Moderator-Amanda Marie Edmonds
2012
OUTLOOK Luncheon with MEDC CEO Michael A. Finney and U-M’s George Fulton
Robert A. Lutz, Retired Vice Chairman, General Motors Co.
Judson Hoffman, Global Policy Manager, Facebook
David Brandon, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, University of Michigan
2011
Outlook Luncheon with Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and George Fulton
Erik Qualman
Chris Trimble
William Clay Ford, Jr
2010
Outlook Luncheon with George Fulton and John Fernandez
Maddy Dychtwald
Alan Beaulieu
Lou Glazer
2009
Frank C. Bucaro
Steve Hildebrand
Panel of Ann Arbor Journalists
2008
Sen. John McCain (special event)
Ron Shapiro
Helen Thomas
Thomas L. Friedman
John Baldoni
2007
James Bradley
Patrick Moore
Chris Wallace
Roger Frock (special event)
2006
David E. Davis
Cal Ripken, Jr.
Brad Baker
Howard Fineman
2005
Jane Bryant Quinn
Ted Kennedy, Jr.
Christopher Gardner
Robert Ballard
2004
Ari Fleischer
Laura Ingraham
Richard Picciotto
Bob Woodward
2003
Lesley Stahl
Frank Abagnale
Mike Krzyzewski
Gene B. Sperling
2002
General Henry Shelton
Alan L. Keyes
Dave Barry
The Capital Gang
2001
Bob Costas
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Jeff Daniels
Stuart Varney
2000
Sam Donaldson
Earl Woods
Spencer Abraham
James Carville & Mary Matalin
1999
F. W. deKlerk
Carl Levin
Barbara Bush
James Lovell