Detroit Regional Partnership Hires Christine Roeder to Lead Global Epicenter of Mobility (GEM) Initiative
DETROIT (January 12, 2023) – Today, the Detroit Regional Partnership (DRP) announced it has hired Christine Roeder as Executive Vice President of the Global Epicenter of Mobility (GEM) as the Detroit Region works to retain and expand its global mobility and automotive leadership through a world-class advanced mobility industry sector.
Partners & Projects
The EDA will directly disburse the $52.2M among GEM’s core partners ranging from $5M to $16M. Each organization has subawardees or project support organizations that will help develop and deliver project components.
Global Epicenter of Mobility Goals
RFPS
Southeast Michigan Grants Coalition
Detroit Region for Industrial Site Readiness Strategy and Framework
Project Partners
GEM Central
DRP serves as the central convening and coordinating body that will provide overall grant administration and guide alignment and cohesion among the six GEM projects.
Site Readiness
DRP’s goal is to attract major mobility business investments across the Detroit Region. Through the Verified Industrial Properties program DRP will inventory, assess and prepare development-ready sites to advance a site’s readiness for future development opportunities.
Contact
Maureen Donohue Krauss, President & CEO, Detroit Regional Partnership
Proving and Testing
The Office of Future Mobility and Electrification’s goal is to equitably increase the number of companies and small entrepreneurs and help them gain access to the state’s world-class testing and proving assets. This includes subsystem and component-level testing, closed system testing and real-world demonstration projects.
Project Support Organization
Next Energy
Contact
Trevor Pawl, Chief Mobility Officer, OFME
Talent Transformation
SEMCA’s goal is to assist companies in equitably meeting the region’s high-tech talent needs, offset retirement losses, and support career pathway advancement. SEMCA designed a suite of employer-facing consulting services (e.g., talent planning, alternative hiring practices), talent-facing services (training, career pathways, and barrier removal), and initiatives to support technical talent retention and development.
Project Support Organizations
Detroit Regional Chamber
Ann Arbor Spark
Global Detroit
Upwardly Global
Detroit Future City
Michigan Works Southeast
Macomb/St. Clair Michigan Works!
GST Michigan Works!
Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation
Oakland County Michigan Works!
Michigan Founders Fund
Contact
Kate Brady-Medley, Chief Operating Officer, SEMCA Michigan Works!
Mobility Acceleration and Innovation Network
Tech Town’s goal is to accelerate the growth of mobility startups that drive innovation to fill gaps in the mobility value chain. They will develop a shared intake, assessment, and referral process for mobility-related entrepreneurs, with deep support for software and hardware development.
Project Support Organizations
Michigan Founders Fund
Invest Detroit
WSU (MTRAC Adv Comp)
UofM (Adv Trans and T3N)
Centrepolis
Design Core Detroit
Endeavor Detroit
Contact
Ned Staebler, Chief Executive Officer, TechTown
Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center
The Economic Growth Institute is designed to help existing small-to medium-size manufacturers and suppliers transition to the future of mobility, including electrification and autonomy, or pivoting to new industries. U of M EGI launched a new Advanced Mobility Supply Chain Transformation Center to help manufacturers transition to the electric vehicle market.
Project Support Organization
Michigan Manufacturers Technology Center
Project Next Steps
Stay tuned to how your organization can get involved in the future.
FAQs
Can businesses directly receive funds from the $52.2M EDA grant award?
Unfortunately, the EDA does not allow funds to go directly to companies. However, companies throughout the Detroit Region will be able to engage with/receive services from any of the 5 core projects centered on startups and legacy companies, talent training, access to testing and proving facilities, and vetted sites for future development. Stay tuned. We hope to conduct a webinar with the partners this fall.