Local Partner, Our/Detroit
After a decade-long career working in entertainment media in New York City, Catherine Kelly returned home to become publisher of the Michigan Citizen newspaper, which served the city’s African-American community.
She is passionate about supporting the city’s existing and emerging entrepreneurs. She is currently building a global/local brand, Our/Detroit, and sits on the board of Ponyride, an incubator for creative and social entrepreneurs.
Michigan's leaders want it to become a tech hub. But low-wage work is increasingly the norm, and Detroit still has very far to go. Policymakers aim to leverage the considerable tech resources of existing industries,...
Read the full transcript of the closing session of the Techonomy Detroit 2013 conference. (Transcript by Realtime Transcription.) To watch video of all Techonomy Detroit 2013 sessions, click here. Kirkpatrick: We have a wonderful way to end...
Four Detroiters share perspectives on life and work in their city, and where Detroit may be in 10 years. Full transcript below. Riley: How are you doing? I don’t know if you know this about...
On September 17th, Techonomy returns to Detroit and Wayne State University to continue a series of conversations and workshops we began last year at our first Detroit conference.
Techonomy Detroit, hosted by the Detroit Economic Club, is a one-day multidisciplinary gathering of national and local leaders about reigniting U.S. competitiveness and economic growth, creating jobs, and revitalizing cities in a technologized age. It...
