2025 Michigan’s Best and Brightest Awards Celebration

  • 10/30/2025
  • Live - The Henry, Dearborn MI
2025 Michigan’s Best and Brightest Awards Celebration logo
2025 Michigan’s Best and Brightest Awards Celebration logo

Program Overview

The Best and Brightest Conference and Awards is an annual event celebrating organizations dedicated to employee engagement and promoting health and wellness in the workplace. This conference brings together executive leaders, wellness professionals, and companies committed to creating the best work environments.

Attendees will have access to educational sessions, networking opportunities, and recognition as a winning company. Participating in the Conference and Awards is an excellent opportunity to showcase your commitment to workplace culture and employee well-being. Attendees will gain valuable insights and connect with other leaders. Join us in celebrating and advancing workplace culture!

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Agenda

7:00 am
Registration and networking

8:00 am
Strolling Breakfast

8:30 am
Kickoff

8:35 am
Leading Through Significant Change Panel Discussion

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, organizations are constantly facing various challenges that significantly impact their culture and operations. Whether it is rapid growth, acquisitions, changing legislation, inflation, employee wellbeing, layoffs, tariffs, or other factors, these changes require effective strategies to keep talent engaged, customers satisfied, and brand affinity intact. This panel discussion brings together experts who have successfully navigated through such changes within their organizations. Each panelist will share their unique story and best practices, followed by an engaged discussion on their learned experiences.

  • Moderator • Rebecca Jacobs
    Sr. Director, Human Resources, WOW
  • Panelist • Scott Bonacorsi
    Chief People Officer, Rehmann
  • Panelist • Steve Gaura, V.P.
    Business Operations, Blue Chip Talent
  • Panelist • Abby Watteny
    Talent Manager, Enterprise Mobility

9:30 am
Networking Break

9:45 am
CEO Best Practice Panel Discussion

Join us for an exclusive panel discussion, where top executives share their insights on the most pressing leadership challenges and opportunities shaping the future of business. In an era of constant disruption, visionary leadership is more critical than ever. This panel will explore how today’s CEOs navigate uncertainty, foster innovation and drive sustainable growth.

  • Moderator • Paula Tutman
    Journalist, WDIV Local 4 News
  • Panelist • Mark Janssen
    CEO, Towne Mortgage
  • Panelist • Ronia Kruse
    CEO, Optech
  • Panelist • Brent Yax
    CEO, Awecomm

10:45 am
Networking Break

11:00 am
Best and Brightest Winner Announcement and Celebration

We’re rolling out the red carpet to honor this year’s Best and Brightest winners. The celebration will be filled with cheers, applause, and well-deserved recognition of organizations that shine the brightest in workplace excellence! The top scoring Elite winning companies will also be revealed.

  • Emcee • Roop Raj
    Anchor, FOX 2 News

Sponsors

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National Premier Sponsor

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National Premier Sponsor

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Premier Sponsor

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Program Supporter

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Program Supporter

Detroit Athletic Club logo

Gold Sponsor

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Gold Sponsor

Southeast MI Chamber of Commerce logo

Gold Sponsor

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Silver Sponsor

Disability Made Easy logo

Silver Sponsor

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Silver Sponsor

MSU Eli Broad College of Business logo

Silver Sponsor

Towne Mortgage Company logo

Silver Sponsor

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Table Sponsor

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Igniting Greatness in Companies and Their People

The National Association for Business Resources (NABR) stands as a dynamic service organization, serving as a powerful source of knowledge. It identifies and honors excellence, fostering a robust community of elite thinkers while delivering a diverse array of tools and resources to executive leadership nationwide.

Contact Us

Mon – Thurs: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm EST
Friday: 8:30 am – 3:00 pm EST

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The National Association for Business Resources does not in any way endorse winning companies businesses, brands, products, or services and has the right to prohibit companies from participating in the selection process of a Best and Brightest program based on specific industries as well as any ethical concerns that may arise.

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