Perez, Ellison

Democratic National Committee Chair candidates Tom Perez and Keith Ellison

(AP file photos)

Candidates for the Democratic National Committee chairmanship and other leadership positions within the party are headed to Detroit this weekend for a "future forum" open to the public.

The forum is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Wayne State University Community Arts Theater, 450 Reuther Mall, in Detroit.

The event is split into morning and afternoon sessions and will feature speakers such as Mayor Mike Duggan, current DNC Chair Donna Brazile and Michigan Democratic Party Chair Brandon Dillon in addition to forums for national party leadership positions. The candidate forums will be moderated by Stephen Henderson of the Detroit Free Press.

The event is set to bring high-profile candidates in the crowded Democratic leadership race to Michigan, where Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton narrowly lost to Republican Donald Trump in the 2016 election.

State Democrats also failed to pick up a majority in the Michigan House of Representatives, where several seats were believed to be contested races.

Leading the discussion in the race for chair are Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota, a Detroit native, and Tom Perez, who served as U.S. Secretary of Labor under former President Barack Obama.

Regional forums have already been held in Phoenix and Houston, and another forum is scheduled for Feb. 11 in Baltimore.

Anyone wishing to attend the forum can RSVP here, and anyone interested in submitting questions for the forum can do so here.

A livestream feed will be available on the Democratic National Committee website, Democrats.org, and on social media.