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Attendees changing through the years: With a 27-year tenure, the conference has seen many regular attendees hold different leadership positions.


Then a Justice of Michigan's Supreme Court. Dennis Dennis is a male first name derived from the Greco-Roman name Dionysius meaning "servant of Dionysus", the Thracian god of wine, which is ultimately derived from the Greek Dios (Διος, "of Zeus") combined with Nysos or Nysa (Νυσα), where the  W. Archer began appearing on the Conference agenda in 1989 to discuss "The Image of Detroit & its Impact on Michigan Michigan (mĭsh`ĭgən), upper midwestern state of the United States. It consists of two peninsulas thrusting into the Great Lakes and has borders with Ohio and Indiana (S), Wisconsin (W), and the Canadian province of Ontario (N,E). ." As mayor, he held a spot on the "Big Four" panel and went on to serve as conference chairman and chamber board chairman in 2006 and 2007, respectively.

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In 1996 Jennifer M. Granholm attended her first Mackinac Policy Conference and was introduced to the business community as a candidate for Michigan's Attorney General. She took over that office in 1998 and went on to become Michigan's Governor in 2003.

As a young member of Michigan's House of Representatives, Kwame Kilpatrick Kwame M. Kilpatrick (born June 8, 1970) is the mayor of Detroit, Michigan. Elected at age 31, he is the youngest mayor in the history of Detroit, as well as the second youngest current mayor of any major U.S. city.  began attending the Conference in 1997 the same year the "Lunch With the Legislators" became part of the agenda. As Kilpatrick's leadership roles grew, he went on to attend the Conference as the Michigan House Minority Leader, and in 2002 as Mayor of Detroit.

Speakers of the Past, Presidential Candidates of Today

In 1995 First Lady Hillary Rodham Rodham is an English surname which may refer to a number of persons or places. People
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  • Hillary Rodham Clinton, 2008 presidential candidate and current junior U.S.
 Clinton spoke on the importance of education, health care and a productive workforce for America's future.

In 1999 Mayor of New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 Rudolph Giuliani addressed attendees on why municipalities must be tough on crime.
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Publication:Detroiter
Article Type:Conference notes
Date:Jun 1, 2007
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