Michigan Business Beat | Sandy Baruah, Detroit Regional Chamber, MPC 2026 Common Ground & Priorities

Michigan Business Beat | Sandy Baruah, Detroit Regional Chamber, MPC 2026 Common Ground & Priorities

June 24, 2026 · 7 min

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Sandy Baruah discusses highlights from the Mackinac Policy Conference and the concept of finding common ground in a divisive political environment.

Originally uploaded June 9th, reloaded June 19th. Chris Holman welcomes back Sandy Baruah, President & CEO, Detroit Regional Chamber, Detroit, MI. Welcome back Sandy, another Mackinac Policy Conference behind us, please share some highlights? Tell us more about "A Quest For Common Ground", and did it meet expectations or evolve in unexpected ways? Tell us about the DRC Chamber/Gallup Detroit Data Dashboard? What are the pillars coming out of this year's conference? We spoke with this year's chair Bob Riney of Henry Ford Health, tell us about Tina Freese Decker who has been named the 2027 Mackinac Policy Conference Chair? » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Subscribe to MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/ And just like that…the 2026 Mackinac Policy Conference has come to a close. Last week’s Conference brought together local and national voices from across the political spectrum and encouraged civil, productive exchanges, highlighting Michigan’s unique potential to unite diverse perspectives and find common…

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