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William Vanderbloemen, author of "Be The Unicorn - 12 Date-Driven Habits that Seperate the Best Leaders From the Rest" and Founder and CEO of Vanderbloemen Search Group.



William is speaking live about his November 2023 Best Seller Book on the 12 Habits that the Best of the Best Leaders have developed and utilize on a daily basis to grow their organizations and people.


Vanderbloemen Search Group is regularly retained to identify the best talent for teams, manage succession planning, and consult on all issues regarding teams. This year, Vanderbloemen will complete their 3,000th executive search.


Prior to founding Vanderbloemen Search Group, William studied executive search under a mentor with 25+ years of executive search at the highest level. His learning taught him the very best corporate practices, including the search strategies used by the internationally known firm Russell Reynolds. 

February 14, 2024 Issue

16th GAMIC

Global Automotive & Mobility

Innovation Challenge

Semi-Finals

The Global Automotive & Mobility Innovation Challenge


More than 1000+ global automotive and mobility Start-Up Companies were invited to apply to the 16th GAMIC.


The GAMIC organizing commitee reviewed all applications and selected the top applications to review during QUARTER FINALS events held in December 2023 and January 2024.


Nineteen (19) start-up companies from eight (8) countries have now been selected to move forward to the 16th Annual GAMIC SEMI-FINALS Competition will be held in Dearborn, Michigan both in-person and online on:


Wednesday February 21, 2024 - 8am to 6pm EDT


IN-PERSON

University of Michigan-Dearborn

James C. Renic University Center - Kochoff Hall

4901 Evergreen Road, Dearborn, MI 48128

IN-PERSON TICKET

ONLINE

 ZOOM TICKET  

KEY NOTE SPEAKERS

Ghassan Kridli

Dean - College of Engineering & Computer Science

Welcome To The University of Michigan-Dearborn










John Jennings

Director of Innovation - Amsted Automotive

“BEV Innovation Opportunities for Traditional ICE Technologies"

Novel Shift Systems for Improved Efficiency & Performance

William Vanderbloemen

Founder & CEO - Vanderbloemen Search Group

"BE THE UNICORN 12 Data-Driven Habits that Separate the Best

Leaders From the Rest"  Harper Collins Leadership - Nov. 2023

Kurt Baumgarten

Partner - GM Ventures

Investing In The Future Of Transportation Technology

GAMIC GOLD SPONSOR

AMSTED AUTOMOTIVE - WHITE PAPER "EV CLUTCH TECHNOLOGY" 

16th ANNUAL SEMI-FINAL COMPETITORS


AlGalCo – Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Supplemental hydrogen on demand from aluminum and water for Diesel engines, improving fuel economy and reducing emissions.  www.algalco.com           


Banf – Seoul, Korea

Real-time truck tire profile ‘direct sensing’ system to improve safety and optimize tire performance.  www.banf.co.kr


Bucha Bio, Houston, Texas, USA

We work with naturally abundant bio-based components to create the next generation of ethical materials for leather, injection molding plastic, and synthetic fabric.  bucha.bio


Holoptic – Tel Aviv, Israel

Holoptic is a leading developer of transparent holographic displays (THDs) for augmented reality (AR) and infotainment applications, including Head-Up Displays (HUD).   holoptic.com


Inner BV – Amstelveen, Netherlands

Patented Hi-Resolution X-Ray system 0ptimizing the use of EV batteries in cars & second-life applications www.innertech.ai


MellowVans – Capetown, South Africa

Electric delivery vehicles that provide low cost, efficient and emission-free utility services in cities.  www.mellowvans.com


Natrion Inc. – Champaign, Illinois, USA

Lithium Solid Ionic Composite (LISIC), a solid-state electrolyte material that reduces or eliminates the content of liquid electrolyte inside of Li-ion batteries, enabling safe, high-performance battery manufacture. natrion.co


New Day Hydrogen, Inc. – Denver, Colorado, USA

NDH develops hydrogen micro-hubs centered around its HubStarter hydrogen fueling station design. www.newdayhydrogen.com


NextDriver – Delft, Netherlands

Personal and scalable coaching platform, thatsaves up to 10% on fuel consumption and realises up to 47% damage reduction through driving behaviour coaching.  nextdriver.nl


PeerConnect – San Diego, California, USA

A unique Software solution allowing media rich point-to-point communication without relying on HW. www.seppnet.com


RobotAI – Haifa, Israel

RobotAI software detects 3D position of objects from a single RGB. RobotAI uses any single camera to estimate 3D position of objects and adapt robot position according to the measured information.  www.robotai.info


SiWeGO – Smart Eco Transport – Rovereto, Italy

SiWeGO fills & sells the spare space of any vehicle with real-time matching.   www.siwego.com


SkillReal – Ramat Gan, Israel

The first solution that enables use of standard low-cost cameras for dimensional inspection at sub-mm accuracy for manufacturing lines.   www.skillreal.com


Soteria Battery Innovation – Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Our technology provides safety, improved LiIon battery weight and energy density.  www.soteriabig.com


TGO – London, United Kingdom

Unique touch and gesture sensing smart polymers, creating ability to create true 3D shapes with complete design freedom.   tg0.co.uk


The Hago Energetics Company – Los Angeles, California, USA

We make carbon negative hydrogen for the transportation sector, starting with inexpensive waste material. hagoenergetics.com                           


Torev Motors – Arlington, Virginia, USA

Torev’s patented motor technology reduces rare earth consumption without sacrificing efficiency or size.  torevmotors.com


VePa Vertical Parking – Munich, Germany

Parking towers for space-saving and environmentally conscious parking spaces with charging capability.  vepa.space


Vugo – Miami, Florida, USA

AI-Powered Mobility Media platform for rideshare vehicles, taxicabs, fleets, autonomous vehicles, and other mobility providers.  www.GoVugo.com


GAMIC PROVIDES:


  • GAMIC Champions have raised $300,000,000+ USD
  • GAMIC Alumni have raised $600,000,000+ USD
  • 70+ industry experts to help accelerate startups businesses and make it grow


  • $300,000+ USD of professional services and cash to accelerate (4) Automotive and Mobility technology start-ups to network, meet new partners; showcase their technologies; and compete for rapid commercialization assistance


  • $ 10,000+ USD of value in Acceleration and Scale-Up Services Online & In-Person with office + work space located in the Detroit, Michigan, USD - Windsor, Ontario, Canada region


  • Private Introductions to: GM Ventures, Private Equity, Angel Groups and Angel Investors as well as Key OEM and TIER 1 Leaders

  • LIVE INTERVIEWS with SAE DETROIT SECTION


  • LIVE INTERVIEWS with John McElroy journalist, lecturer, commentator and the creator of the "Autoline Daily,” and the host of the television program “Autoline This Week,” an Emmy Award-winning program featuring top automotive executives


Semi-Finalists and Finals Companies receive individual mentorship, coaching and networking opportunities with automotive industry executives and investors.


The GAMIC FINALS are held at the SAE International WCX in Detroit, Michigan which draws up to 10,000 automotive and mobility industry executives from around the globe each year.

GAMIC 2023-2024 SCHEDULE

APPLICATIONS:

  • Closed


QUARTER FINALISTS SELECTED:

  • Closed


QUARTER FINALS ONLINE

  • Closed


SEMI-FINALS ONLINE & IN-PERSON

  • February 21, 2024
  • University of Michigan - Dearborn


FINALS ONLINE & IN-PERSON:

  • April 15, 2024
  • SAE WCX World Congress - Huntington Place
  • 1 Washington Blvd., Detroit, Michigan, 48226 USA 

SUPPORT & SPONSOR

GAMIC 2024

 

You and your organization are invited to actively support GAMIC and the applicant companies. GAMIC is a non-profit organization run by an all volunteer board with all financial and service support going directly to improve the attendee and competitor experience.


Please contact GAMIC EXECUTIVES at:


[email protected]


Besides sponsoring you can also help the GAMIC Start-up Companies to accelerate? Let’s talk about it.


Each year we recruit key automotive executives that are also interested in applying to be a INDUSTRY JUDGE in our quarter finals, semi-finals or our Final event held during the SAE World Congress.

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