Last week, the Detroit Regional Partnership and Gresham Smith hosted the Battery Show Reception at the Beacon in downtown Detroit. The event included a wonderful evening of networking, an informative panel on Michigan’s rapidly growing battery sector, and special remarks from Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

Thank you to the panelists— Gabe Rodriguez-Garriga, Vice President, Strategy + Environmental Analysis, Barton Malow; David Verner, Director of Energy Strategy, Gresham Smith; Norman Peralta, Executive Chief Engineer, Global Electrical Propulsion Systems, General Motors; and Glenn Stevens, Executive Director, MichAuto.

Photos by Jeff Kowalsky

Three people at a networking event smiling together

A panel of speakers sitting down and talking on a stage

View of a crowd watching a panelist speak

A crowd of people networking

A woman wearing a red cardigan holding a microphone on a stage

A woman holding a plaid jacket holding a microphone on stage.