The 7th annual Innovate Michigan! Summit and Michigan Inventors Coalition (MIC) Expo was held on Thursday, September 6, 2018 at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center in East Lansing. The Innovate Michigan! Summit featured presentations on new economic development tools, models, programs, and policies with community-university projects from around the state. Participants gathered to prioritize ideas for future REI activities and were invited to join the MIC Expo following the Summit.

Summit Promotional Video

Agenda

8:00-9:00am

• Welcome and a Continental Breakfast 
• Opening Remarks: Rex LaMore, Director, MSU Center for Community and Economic Development
• Welcome Remarks: Rachel Croson, Dean, MSU College of Social Science
• Food Processing and Innovation Center (FPIC) Overview, Tom Lyons, Director, MSU Product Center

9:15-10:00am

• Agricultural Technological Innovation in Michigan, Terri Barker (CLP)
• Big-Box Converted to Co-op, Edward Lorenz (SLFG)
• Smart Cities and Infrastructure for Michigan, Dong Zhao (CLP)
• Highlighting the Hustle: Exploring the Underground Economy in Detroit, Rita Fields (CI)
• MSU Planning Students and The Thumb: Downtown Durand Development Strategy (SLFG) & Village of Sebewaing Kayaking, Walking, and Recreation Plan Study (SLFG)

10:15-11:00am

• A Study of the Economic Impact of Startup Accelerator Programs, Tony Willis, Josie Keenan and Jared Wein (CLP)
• Assessment of the Maker Economy in Detroit, Robin Boyle (SLFG)
• Strengthening Michigan's Infrastructure and Sustainability: How Master and Capital Improvement Plans Can Help Build Sustainable "Green-Blue" Communities, John Austin and Dayne Walling (CLP)
• Network and Digital Media Strategies for Community Development Efforts: A Case Study of The Southwest Michigan Planning Commission, Laleah Fernandez and John Egelhaaf (CI)

11:15-11:45am

• Ideas to Innovations

Partners

• 21 Performance
• BLVD Harambee
• City of Durand
• City of Flint
• City of Grand Rapids
• City of Grand Rapids
• Connect Michigan
• Connect Michigan
• Copper Phoenix Consulting Inc.
• Corp. for a Skilled Workforce
• Detroit Economic Growth Association
• Detroit Training Center
• East Michigan Council of Governments
• Generation E Institute
• Grand Valley State University
• Highland 365
• Madonna University
• Michigan Corps
• Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
• Michigan Economic Center
• Michigan Economic Developers Association (MEDA)
• Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)
• Michigan Inventors Coalition
• Michigan State Housing and Development Administration (MSHDA)
• Michigan Tech University
• Microenterprise Network of Michigan
• MSU Business Connect
• MSU Business Library
• MSU Business School
• MSU College of Agriculture & Natural Resources
• MSU College of Social Science
• MSU Communication Arts and Sciences
• MSU Dept. of Agriculture
• MSU Extension
• MSU Food & Ag Business Development
• MSU Higher Ed and Adult Learning (HALE)
• MSU Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
• MSU Julian Samora Research Institute
• MSU Office of the Provost
• MSU Office of Vice President of Research and Graduate Studies
• MSU Outreach and Engagement
• MSU Quello Center
• MSU School of Planning, Design, and Construction
• Northeast Council of Government
• Northern Initiatives
• Northern Initiatives
• Northern Michigan University
• Policy Institute, Alma College
• Public Policy Associates
• Red Ink Flint/Flint Local 432
• Red Ink Flint
• Sebewaing
• Senator Peters
• Shop Floor Theater Co
• Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG)
• Southwest Michigan Planning Commission
• St. Clair EDA
• Strategic Policy Consultants
• Sustainability Research Group
• Tony Willis
• Tri-County Regional Planning
• University of Michigan
• University of Michigan-Flint
• University Research Corridor
• Urban Planning, Wayne State University
• Washtenaw Community College
• Washtenaw Community College
• Wayne State University
• Wayne State University
• West Michigan Regional Development Commission
• West Michigan Regional Planning Commission

Past Events

• Innovate Michigan! Summit 2017
• Innovate Michigan! Summit 2016
• Innovate Michigan! Summit 2015
• Innovate Michigan! Summit 2014
• Innovate Michigan! Summit 2013
• Innovate Michigan! Summit 2012