DETROIT, Feb. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Detroit Economic Club (DEC) is pleased to host Mark Tercek, President & CEO, The Nature Conservancy on Thursday, February 26, 2009. The meeting will be held at The Townsend Hotel in Birmingham, Michigan. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. and Mr. Tercek's speech will begin at 12:30 p.m.G. Richard Wagoner, Jr., Chairman & CEO, General Motors Corporation will serve as the Presiding Officer at the meeting.
Mark Tercek, CEO of the world's largest environmental organization will explain why collaborating with environmental organizations should be a core strategy for business. A former investment banker with a 24-year career at Goldman Sachs, Mr. Tercek argues that nature conservation must also address human well-being to be successful. Both in its on-the-ground projects and its public policy work -- in Michigan, the Great Lakes, and globally-- The Nature Conservancy under Tercek's leadership is aggressively engaging the business community to develop new market approaches for conservation that benefit nature and people.
The Detroit Economic Club was formed in 1934 as a platform for the discussion and debate of important business, government and social issues. It is known internationally as a top speaking forum for prominent business and government leaders, who address members and their guests at the Club's 35 meetings a season. With more than 3,200 members, the DEC is about vital issues, prominent voices, a commitment to education and inspiring leadership. The DEC is proud to have hosted every sitting U.S. President since Richard Nixon and proud to be ranked among the top speaking platforms in the world. Admission: $40 for DEC members, $50 for guests of members and $75 for nonmembers. Register at www.econclub.org.
