The National Summit, a three-day event at the Marriott Renaissance Center is billed as “a gathering to define America’s future,” and aims to create consensus recommendations for increasing the country’s competitiveness in the areas of technology, energy, environment and manufacturing.

The present design of the Detroit seal located at the flag’s center was approved and adopted as the official seal in 1827. It commemorates the great fire of 1805 that burned Detroit to the ground. The seal shows two women; one standing rather somber analyzing what has been lost and the other woman comforting her as she stands in the brighter side of the City, representing hope and the future.