SIM Detroit

SIM Detroit would like to welcome one of our newest members, Dorothee Baas. For more information about SIM memberships, look at our website: https:/buff.ly/3Wp41j1

Cruise and Connect ⚓️ 2026! One of the hottest SIM Detroit events of the summer is back. ☀️🛥️ On July 16, 300+ technology and business leaders will step aboard the Ovation Yacht for the SIM Detroit Summer Soirée… an unforgettable evening cruising the Detroit River with skyline views, incredible conversations, and relationships that extend far beyond the night itself. We’re excited to welcome Renodis and Island as sponsors already leaning into this premier experience. This isn’t a crowded trade show.
This isn’t logo overload. This is a high-trust room filled with CIOs, CISOs, innovators, and leaders who believe relationships, mentorship, leadership, and community still matter. A few sponsorship opportunities remain:
🛥️ Various sponsorship levels available
🛥️ Limited opportunities by design
🛥️ Built for meaningful engagement and executive-level connection For one summer night, Detroit’s technology leadership community trades conference halls for the riverfront aboard one of the city’s premier yachts. No noise, except for the music! 
No gimmicks.
Just great people, meaningful conversations, and a community built around impact. If your organization wants to align with leadership, relationships, and one of the strongest tech communities in the country… now’s the time to come aboard. 📩 sponsor@simdetroit.org #SIMDetroit #DetroitTech #CIO #Leadership #BetterTogether

Happy Birthday to Doug Wiescinski! For years, Doug has been a true pillar of the Detroit technology community. While he may be retired from Plante Moran, his impact and leadership continue to be felt across our industry every single day. Doug has never stopped showing up for this community, supporting leaders, mentoring others, and helping strengthen the relationships that make Detroit’s tech ecosystem so special. Thank you, Doug, for all you continue to do for SIM Detroit, the Michigan Technology Leaders Summit community, and the countless leaders you’ve influenced along the way. Wishing you a very happy birthday and another incredible year ahead! #SIMDetroit #DetroitTech #Leadership #Community #Impact #BetterTogether

SIM Detroit would like to welcome one of our newest members, Cortney Ventrone. For more information about SIM memberships, look at our website: https:/buff.ly/3Wp41j1

Detroit has no shortage of incredible technology leaders. What’s been missing is a recognition platform built around impact, leadership, mentorship, innovation, and contribution to the community… not popularity, politics, or pay-to-play. That changes now. Proud to launch the inaugural SIM Detroit Vanguard Awards recognizing the CIOs and senior technology leaders shaping the future of Southeast Michigan. Three categories. One standard: Leadership that creates real impact. Nominations are officially open: vanguardawards.org Because the leaders building great companies, mentoring future talent, transforming businesses, and investing back into Detroit deserve to be recognized. Built in Detroit. Built for impact. #SIMDetroit #DetroitTech #Leadership #CIO #CISO #TechLeadership #DetroitBusiness #BetterTogether

SIM Detroit would like to welcome one of our newest members, Tanuja Yadav. For more information about SIM memberships, look at our website: https:/buff.ly/3Wp41j1

SIM Detroit would like to welcome one of our newest members, Shahid Syed. For more information about SIM memberships, look at our website: https:/buff.ly/3Wp41j1

To all the moms breaking barriers, building futures, and balancing it all. We see you, we celebrate you. Happy Mother’s Day from SIM Detroit. Your impact reaches far beyond the home and the workplace. It shapes the future of tech and community.

SIM Detroit would like to welcome one of our newest members, Jake Hutchins. For more information about SIM memberships, look at our website: https:/buff.ly/3Wp41j1

“Greatness is a bunch of small things, done well, that stack on top of each other." - Michael Phelps 🥇

The room was buzzing on Tuesday evening as SIM Detroit hosted a powerhouse networking panel during our May meeting at Wabeek Country Club in Bloomfield Hills. We heard from industry experts about how they have built and maintained professional networks throughout their careers. Thank you to our panelists, Jill Turpin, David Behen, and Mamatha Chamarthi as well as panel moderator Tracy Ann Palmer. Jane Sydlowski, CEO of AMI Strategies, also shared her experiences as a lifelong networker, which everyone enjoyed. Afterward, participants spent time at their tables discussing ways to curate their personal and professional networks. A special thank you to Doug Wiescinski, Paul Peabody, and the MIT team for coordinating this meaningful event!

SIM Detroit would like to welcome one of our newest members, Steve Asam. For more information about SIM memberships, look at our website: https:/buff.ly/3Wp41j1

Year four of the Summit is in the history books… Check out the photos 📸🔥 michigantechleaders.com/mtl-2026/ #impactoverprofit #SIMDetroit #bettertogether

There is no profit motivation behind the MTL Summit or SIM Detroit. None. We are not here to cash in on the community. We are here to strengthen it. Volunteer fueled. Community powered. Built to give back. Every leader who shows up, every partner who leans in, and every dollar raised helps fuel charities and programs in the communities where we work, live, and lead. That’s the mission. Stronger leaders. Stronger nonprofits. Stronger Detroit. Impact over profit.

"YOUR ENTOURAGE CAN EITHER ADD TO, SUBTRACT FROM, MULTIPLY, OR DIVIDE IN YOUR LIFE." -JALEN ROSE ON ASSOCIATIONS

There’s a word that gets used a lot right now… “abundance.” But let’s be honest. If your version of abundance pulls energy, dollars, or commitment away from the very charity you profess to support… that’s not abundance. It’s erosion. At SIM Detroit, we stand differently. Abundance isn’t about more stages. It’s not about more logos. It’s not about more noise. It’s about more impact. More leaders showing up. More investment staying in Detroit. More opportunities created for the next generation. Four years. $500,000+ reinvested back into this city. Not a business model. Not a profit engine. Volunteer fueled. Community powered. That’s what real abundance looks like. And it doesn’t divide Detroit. It protects it. #SIMDetroit #ImpactOverProfit #DetroitTech #Leadership

What’s most shocking to us… Executives who sign up for a charity event …and then don’t show up. Not a scheduling miss. Not a last-minute conflict. A choice. Because these events aren’t about a seat at a table. They’re about the mission behind it. Real dollars. Real programs. Real people counting on that support. When leaders don’t show up, it doesn’t just leave a gap in the room… it leaves a gap in impact. Leadership isn’t what you say yes to. It’s what you actually show up for. #Leadership #Accountability #ImpactOverProfit #ShowUp

Detroit is our home! 🔥

Sponsorship Alert ⛳️ August 25. Oakland Hills Country Club. Not open to everyone. Not built for volume. Built for impact. We don’t flood the course with logos. We don’t pack the room with noise. We’re opening three sponsor positions. That’s it. Because access matters. Because conversations matter. Because this community protects what it’s built. Detroit’s top CIOs and technology leaders. One setting designed for trust, not transactions. If you’re looking for brand exposure… this isn’t it. If you’re looking for real connection… welcome to the room. 📩 sponsor@simdetroit.org #SIMDetroit #DetroitTech #ImpactOverProfit #Leadership #GolfOuting

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Quick stop in NYC for a Board meeting… then straight back to Detroit for the Michigan Technology Leaders Summit. Two cities. One mission. Build. Lead. Serve. It’s going to be a great week. #MTL2026 #SIMDetroit #DetroitTech #ImpactOverProfit