SXSW
PlanetM at SXSW 2019
Members of the PlanetM and MEDC team are heading to Austin, Texas this week for the annual South by Southwest Music, Film, and Interactive Conference and Festival (SXSW) with one goal in mind: relationship building. Together with our partners at Michigan House — the Great Lakes State’s experiential embassy to SXSW — we’re looking to strengthen relationships, develop new connections and bring awareness to Michigan’s thriving mobility landscape.
Michigan House will host its Mobility Day on Saturday, March 9 with a full lineup of panel discussions addressing key industry topics and initiatives.
Revolutionary changes may be on the horizon for the mobility sector, but it’s going to take equally revolutionary global collaborations to get there.
Date and time: Saturday, March 9, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CST
Panelists: Matt Benson, Faurecia; Larissa Braun, Audi Innovation Research; Seun Phillips, PlanetM; Phillip Potkowski, P3 Group
Stay tuned to Watch LIVE on the PlanetM YouTube channel
What does the climate for investment and risk look like once you get off the coasts and into the Midwest?
Date and time: Saturday, March 9, 12:30 – 1:30 pm CST
Panelists: Emily Heintz, EntryPoint; Dana Lowell, Faurecia; Jared Stasick, Detroit Venture Partners; Ann Marie Sastry, Amesite Inc.
Stay tuned to Watch LIVE on the PlanetM YouTube channel
The future of any city depends heavily on the technology upon which it was built. We’ll focus on the implementation of self-driving vehicles and the required infrastructure that led to them being accepted into the daily fabric of Detroit.
Date and time: Saturday, March 9, 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. CST
Panelists: Kevin Bopp, Bedrock Detroit; Mark de la Vergne, City of Detroit; Marc Hudson, Rocket Fiber; Alisyn Malek, May Mobility
Stay tuned to Watch LIVE on the PlanetM YouTube channel
The next ten years are going to require massive efforts of coordination between government and private entities to deliver on the promise of changing mobility technologies.
Date and time: Saturday, March 9, 5:00 – 6:00 pm CST
Panelists: Will Foss, DERQ; Alex Keros, GM Maven; Paul Krutko, Ann Arbor Spark; Michele Mueller, MDOT
Stay tuned to Watch LIVE on the PlanetM YouTube channel
Date and Time: Saturday, March 9, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. CST
For more informaiton, view the Michigan Mobility Day schedule at michiganhouse.org.
In addition to the programming at Michigan House, MEDC is a sponsor of this year’s Inc. Founders Project at SXSW, a multi-platform initiative built to inspire and guide entrepreneurs to be the next wave of American Innovators. As part of this collaboration, Inc. and MEDC are gathering industry leaders for a panel discussion Friday, March 8.
Due to new, advanced technologies and ways of thinking about transportation, the way we travel is changing in profound ways. Whether it’s ride-sharing and e-hailing services, electric scooters, or bike sharing, the movement towards mobility as a service (MaaS) is gaining momentum. The panel will look at the impact MaaS has on mobility operators, communities and end users.
Date and time: Friday, March 8, 4:30 p.m. – 5:10 p.m. CST
Panelists: Seun Phillips, PlanetM; Amber Quist, CMO of Silvercar by Audi
