Roads to Renewal
Roads to Renewal
A Summit on the Changing Automotive Industry
April 14-15, 2009
Close to 200 people attended this inaugural event, including Dr. Edward Montgomery, the Obama Administration’s Director of Recovery for Automotive Communities and Workers.
The Summit addressed the challenges that automotive communities face regarding the overall state of the economy, the industry's future, its impact on communities, and lessons learned from the development of the auto industry in the southern region of the United States.
A diverse group of speakers discussed a range of topics, including how communities can identify and utilize federal, state and nonprofit resources to reduce adverse impacts in the near term and work toward long-term successful recovery from economic and social dislocation. Other sessions focused on how communities and other stakeholders can build on existing assets through strategic partnerships, investment in education and support for innovation.
A Summit on the Changing Automotive Industry
April 14-15, 2009
Close to 200 people attended this inaugural event, including Dr. Edward Montgomery, the Obama Administration’s Director of Recovery for Automotive Communities and Workers.
The Summit addressed the challenges that automotive communities face regarding the overall state of the economy, the industry's future, its impact on communities, and lessons learned from the development of the auto industry in the southern region of the United States.
A diverse group of speakers discussed a range of topics, including how communities can identify and utilize federal, state and nonprofit resources to reduce adverse impacts in the near term and work toward long-term successful recovery from economic and social dislocation. Other sessions focused on how communities and other stakeholders can build on existing assets through strategic partnerships, investment in education and support for innovation.
Below are the released presentations.
What Forces are Impacting the Region Today?
Sean McAlinden, Center for Automotive Research
Stephen R. Forrest, University of Michigan Research
John Austin, The Brookings Institution
Greg LeRoy, Good Jobs First
Lunch Speaker
Ann Wilson, Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association
Transforming Traditional Automotive Economies
Ed Wolking, Detroit Regional Chamber
Dan Swinney, Chicago Manufacturing Renaissance Council
Jim Hizer, Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce
Thomas Klier, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Transitioning Automotive Communities to What's Next
George A. Erickcek, W.E. Upjohn Institute
George A. Fulton, University of Michigan Economics Department
William Testa, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
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