Mobility Summit 2026

Mobility Summit 2026

Tuesday, August. 11, 2026  |  7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

at Graduate East Lansing Hotel
133 Evergreen Ave, East Lansing, MI 48823

Where Mobility Meets National Competitiveness

Michigan Moves: Building the Next Mobility Economy

Michigan has always been where mobility ideas become reality, where research meets the road, and innovation finds its scale. That legacy is now entering its most consequential chapter. 

The MSU Mobility Summit brings together the researchers, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and policymakers who are defining what comes next across autonomous systems, advanced air mobility, clean fuels, defense, and the supply chains that tie it all together. 

It is a working day designed to accelerate the partnerships, investments, and research collaborations that will determine whether Michigan leads it. Come prepared to connect, commit, and build. 

Badge pickup, light breakfast, expo opens

Opening Remarks 
Judd Herzer, Director, MSU Mobility Research & Innovation

Keynote Fireside 
Shashank Priya, Vice President, MSU Office of Research and Innovation
Dave Washburn, CEO, MSU Research Foundation

More speakers TBA…

Panel Discussion

Brad Fingland, Director of Venture Creation, MSU Research Foundation
Justine Johnson, Chief Mobility Officer, State of Michigan
Michelle Mueller, Manager Connected and Automated Vehicles and Electrification, Michigan Department of Transportation

More speakers TBA…

Lightning Talks

Chengcheng Fang, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, MSU
Josh Siegel, Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering – DeepTech Lab, MSU

More speakers TBA…

Panel Discussion

Parker Boundy, Co-Founder & CEO, General Orbit
Surya S C Congress, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, MSU
Dakoyta Greenman, Founder & CEO, Westwood AI
Nicole Noll-Williams, President & CEO, Capital Region Airport Authority

More speakers TBA…

Lighting Talk

Brad Garmon, Executive Director, Michigan Outdoor Recreation Industry Office, MEDC

General Attendee Lunch 

MSU Mobility Awards
Council Member of the Year Award
Research Faculty of the Year Award

Panel Discussion

Jenny Carter-Johnson, Associate Professor, College of Law, MSU
David Souder, Dean, Eli Broad College of Business, MSU
Satish Udpa, President Emeritus and Distinguished Professor Emeritus, MSU
John Verboncoeur, Senior Associate Dean for Research, College of Engineering, MSU

More speakers TBA…

Roundtable discussion

Speakers TBA…

Structured Networking

Panel Discussion

John Manza, MSU Office of Research and Innovation
Talia Marie Sebastian, Research Chemist, U.S. Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center

More speakers TBA…

Fireside Chat

Sriram Narayan, John H. McConnel Endowed Chair of Supply Chain Management, Eli Broad College of Business, MSU

More speakers TBA…

Dave Washburn, CEO, MSU Research Foundation
Judd Herzer,
Director, MSU Mobility Research & Innovation

Speakers and Advisors

Parker Boundy
General Orbit

Jenny Carter-Johnson
MSU College of Law

Surya S C Congress
MSU Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Chengcheng Fang
MSU Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Brad Fingland
MSU Research Foundation

Brad Garmon
Michigan Outdoor Recreation Industry Office, MEDC

Dakoyta Greenman
Westwood AI

Judd Herzer
MSU Mobility Research & Innovation

Justine Johnson
State of Michigan

John Manza
MSU Office of Research and Innovation

Michelle Mueller
Michigan Department of Transportation

Sriram Narayan
MSU Eli Broad College of Business

Nicole Noll-Williams
Capital Region Airport Authority

Shashank Priya
MSU Office of Research and Innovation

Talia Marie Sebastian
U.S. Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center

Josh Siegel
MSU Computer Science and Engineering – DeepTech Lab

David Souder
MSU Eli Broad College of Business

Satish Udpa
Michigan State University

John Verboncoeur
College of Engineering, MSU

Dave Washburn
MSU Research Foundation

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