Maximizing the Small Business Opportunity Driven by the Modernization of Mobility

Thursday October 27th, 1:00 pm - 2:45 pm


The panel will focus on the bigger picture of Mobility, ie: the different modes of transportation that Mobility actually includes, how the infrastructure is involved, what other factors affect it, etc., and how this will provide opportunities for small businesses in a variety of industries to enter the space – the emphasis being opportunities for small businesses in the Mobility space. Mobility going forward will be much larger than automobiles and the shift in transportation methods for consumers and freight will lead to substantial opportunities for small business development and growth.
Speaker Topic
Linda Daichendt
Executive Director/CEO, Mobile Technology Assn of Michigan
Moderator & Panel Chair
Paul Brubaker
Chairman, Alliance for Transportation Innovation
Keynote, 30 minutes on Transformation of Mobility. Then panel discussion on technology changes affecting Mobility.
Komal Anand Doshi
Research Specialist, SMART at UM / Co-developer & Project Manager of the SMART MobiPlatform
Emerging business models in Mobility from around the globe, enabled by connected technologies
Matt Smith
ITS Program Administrator, MI Dept. of Transportation
Transportation infrastructure adapting to the new mobility
Elaina Farnsworth
CEO, MobileComply
Educating business owners about mobility

Keynote

Chairman, Alliance for Transportation Innovation

Panelists

ITS Program Administrator, MI Dept. of Transportation
CEO, Mobile Comply
Research Specialist at SMART, University of Michigan

Moderator & Panel Chair

Executive Director/CEO, Mobile Technology Assn of Michigan