MICHIGAN CEOs TO GATHER, DISCUSS MICHIGAN’S FUTURE

Business Leaders for Michigan to host first-of-its-kind Michigan

CEO Summit in 2012

Business Leaders for Michigan (BLM), the state’s business roundtable, today announced plans to host a Michigan CEO Summit  on March 15, 2012 at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel in Detroit.

The Michigan CEO Summit is the first of its kind. Never before have so many of the state’s top CEOs gathered to address the issues facing Michigan’s future.  Industry leaders will:

• Outline paths to rebuilding Michigan’s economy;
• Identify industries where Michigan is best positioned to lead the nation;
• Explain the role of innovation in growing new job sectors; and
• Discuss how private sector investment can help drive the economy in communities across the state.

“The 2012 Michigan CEO Summit is an unprecedented opportunity for the state’s business leaders to come together to discuss Michigan’s economic future,” said Doug Rothwell, President and CEO, Business Leaders for Michigan.  “Attendees will be able to hear first-hand how industry leaders are paving the path towards a New Michigan.”

Registration for the CEO Summit will open on December 1, 2011.  Additional information about registration will be available this fall on  www.businessleadersformichigan.com.

About Business Leaders for Michigan:

Business Leaders for Michigan (www.BusinessLeadersforMichigan.com) is a private, non-profit executive leadership organization dedicated to making Michigan a “Top Ten” state for job and economic growth. The organization is composed exclusively of the chairpersons, chief executives or most senior executives of Michigan’s largest companies and universities, which provide over 320,000 jobs in Michigan, generate over $1 Trillion in annual revenue and serve over 135,000 students. The organization’s work is defined by the Michigan Turnaround Plan, a holistic, fact-based strategy to get Michigan’s economy back on track. Visit www.michiganturnaroundplan.com for more information.