MSU EDA University Center for

Regional Economic Innovation

E-Update | July 2022

Share with your networks! Registration is open for the 2022 Innovate Michigan! Summit, which will be held on August 18th, 2022, at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center in East Lansing. Our focus this year is on creating Equitable Communities. Join us for presentations surrounding innovative economic development tools, models, programs, and policies from around the state, including our 2022 Project Series. Click on the image above or button below to register.

This year's Innovate Michigan! Summit Keynote is Nathan Ohle, an MSU alumnus and CEO of the International Economic Development Council. Previously, Ohle worked at the Michigan Economic Development Corporation under various capacities and served as the Senior Advisor at the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) overseeing policy and external affairs. He also was the lead for the U.S. Department of Commerce on the White House Rural Council and the Administration-wide Community Solutions team, leading initiatives across the Department of Commerce, as well as serving as the Deputy Director of the Detroit Federal Working group.