User:Detroit Regional Chamber

The Detroit Regional Chamber is a non-profit organization based in Detroit, MI. Serving the business community throughout all of Southeast Michigan for more than 100 years, the Detroit Regional Chamber is one of the oldest, largest and most respected chambers of commerce in the country. The Chamber continues to serve its members and affiliates in its mission to power the economy of Southeast Michigan. Chamber activities and initiatives are centered on four strategic pillars: economic development, regional collaboration, education reform and member value.

Events

The Detroit Regional Chamber provides hosts [many] annual events for its members, as well as non-members, to continue discussion for the improvement of the Southeast Michigan and provide members with opportunities to grow business and expand networks. With events of varying sizes, the Chamber’s signature event is the Mackinac Policy Conference, which is held annually in May at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. The Conference attracts more than 1,500 state, regional and national change-makers to engage in policy discussion to move Michigan forward. Another major Chamber event is the Detroit Policy Conference, held in February each year, which brings together more than 600 of Detroit’s government, business and community leaders to take part in a day dedicated to Detroit’s success. Other events the Chamber utilizes to provide value to its members and future members include the Small Business: Unlocked series, Leadership Detroit, Michigan Automotive Summit, Health Care Leaders Forum and numerous additional networking opportunities.

Leadership

The Detroit Regional Chamber currently operates under the leadership of President and CEO, Sandy Baruah, as well as an elected Board of Directors.

Advocacy

The Detroit Regional Chamber also has a government relations team – with offices in Detroit and Lansing – devoted to developing and advocating a pro-business agenda in the Detroit region. The Chamber maintains Political Action Committees (PAC) to weigh in on policies that affect the bottom line of businesses in the Detroit region and endorse candidates with pro-business agendas running for local, state and federal legislative offices.

Communications

The Detroit Regional Chamber is active in its efforts to keep its members, affiliates and regional business and political leaders informed and up-to-date with news in the business community. The Chamber publishes a quarterly magazine – the Detroiter – which highlights and features key people, issues and events that shape the business community throughout Southeast Michigan. As a supplement, the Chamber also produces the eDetroiter, a weekly email publication highlights news coverage and member news. The Chamber maintains an active presence through several social media channels including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.