2026 Michigan's Premier Economic Summit and Annual Meeting

Michigan's Premier Economic Summit and Annual Meeting is MEDA's biggest education and networking event of the year. This conference includes educational sessions covering the most important economic development topics and issues of the time with several networking opportunities. It is taking place August 5-7, 2026, in the historic and trendsetting city of Detroit, Michigan. The summit marks an exciting evolution in MEDA's mission to bring together a broader and more diverse coalition of economic development partners from across the state and beyond. With a renewed focus on collaboration, innovation, and community impact, the conference promises to be a dynamic platform for sharing ideas, forging partnerships, and shaping the future of Michigan's economy. Attendees will dive into forward-thinking topics they can take home as catalysts for their own communities — ranging from an outlook on tech, manufacturing, and advanced manufacturing talent, to the latest need-to-knows about data center development, to building resilient local economies, to the potential for Michigan to lead the nation in drone innovation and other multimodal technologies.