8:00 AM Registration Opens and Continental Breakfast is available
8:30 AM AFP Greater Detroit Chapter President Leslie Carmona welcomes guests
8:35 AM Steve Ragan, Chair of National Philanthropy Day Leadership Breakfast, Acknowledges NPD Honorees, Makes Brief Remarks and Introduces first Panel
8:45 AM The Changing Role of Philanthropy in Greater Detroit
Moderated by Mitch Albom, Founder Say Detroit, Best Selling Author
Panelists:
- Ric Devore, President and CEO, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
- Wendy Lewis Jackson, Managing Director, Kresge Foundation
- Kylee Mitchell Wells, Executive Director, SE Michigan, The Ballmer Group
- Faye Nelson, Michigan Director, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
- Mary Culler, President, Ford Motor Company Fund
9:45 AM Panel #1 Concludes followed by short break to switch panelists
9:50 AM Steve Ragan introduces Shenise Foote for Special Message from IDEA Committee
9:55 AM Philanthropy’s Impact: A Detroit Perspective
Moderated by Jeremiah Steen, Trustee, The Skillman Foundation
Panelists:
- Kate Levin Markel, President, McGregor Foundation
- Latrice McClendon, Detroit Director, Knight Foundation
- Logan Newman, Youth Philanthropist and Member, Skillman Youth Council
- Lauren Hood, Founder, Institute for Afro Urbanism
10:55 AM Panel #2 Concludes followed by short break to switch panelists
11:00 AM Steve Ragan introduces our host, Chris Lambert, for brief remarks about Life Remodeled
11:05 AM Philanthropy’s Response to New Challenges
Moderated by Eileen Savage, Chief Advancement Officer, Cranbrook Education Community
Panelists: