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Join the MSU Research Foundation and Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) for the PitchMI Healthcare and Life Science Semifinal, where five of Michigan's most promising startups will compete live for $250,000 in prize funding and the opportunity to advance to the PitchMI Championship for an additional $1 million. PitchMI is one of the nation's largest founder-focused startup competitions, designed to identify, support, and invest in Michigan's most promising early-stage companies. * Finalists will deliver a 7-minute pitch followed by a 5-minute Q&A with an accomplished panel of investors and industry leaders. * One startup will earn the $250,000 in prize funding and secure its place in the PitchMI Championship. Whether you're an entrepreneur, investor, student, researcher, business leader, or simply passionate about innovation, this event offers a front-row seat to the founders and technologies shaping Michigan's future.

The Forward 20 Showcase One defining night of Michigan’s future in the room. Friday, October 9, 2026 Doors Open: 3:00 PM Showcase Experience: 4:00–7:00 PM Newlab at Michigan Central | Detroit, Michigan Black-Tie Attire Strolling Dinner and Cocktails Included The Forward 20 Showcase is an elevated black-tie gathering created to place Michigan’s most promising founders in the room with the people, capital, and opportunities capable of accelerating their growth. Twenty high-potential founders will gather at Newlab at Michigan Central alongside investors, economic developers, corporate executives, procurement leaders, civic partners, media, and entrepreneurial ecosystem decision-makers. Capital will meet opportunity. Corporate leaders will discover companies ready for pilots and strategic partnerships. Economic developers will connect with founders choosing Michigan as the place to build. Investors will gain early access to ventures developing solutions across some of the most consequential sectors in today’s economy. Guests will move throughout the space for an immersive evening of founder discovery, curated introductions, cocktails, and a beautifully presented strolling dinner. Each founder will showcase their company, share the traction behind their growth, and identify the investment, customer, pilot, procurement opportunity, or strategic connection that can advance their next stage. From healthcare, mobility, and artificial intelligence to deep tech, fintech, media, consumer technology, and climate innovation, The Forward 20 represents the talent, ambition, and economic potential rising across Michigan. The Evening Experience Black-Tie Arrival and Reception Arrive beginning at 3:00 PM for cocktails, early founder discovery, and connections with leaders from across Michigan’s business, investment, civic, and innovation communities. The Forward 20 Meet all 20 founders, explore their companies, and hear directly from the entrepreneurs building solutions acros

In conjunction with the The Battery Show North America, please join us on October 12 for the October 2026 Mobility Meetup hosted by the Detroit Smart Parking Lab in Corktown. Join investors, industry leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and mobility enthusiasts for a showcase of emerging mobility technologies, in the air and on the ground. It will be an Oktoberfest-themed evening of networking, demonstrations, and collaboration that are helping to shape the future of mobility and infrastructure. Activity 4:00 pm Registration Opens, Networking and Demonstrations Begin 5:30 pm Program / Remarks 5:45 pm Networking and Demonstrations Continue 7:00 Event Concludes

Prompt to Product: A Claude Meetup for PMs (Detroit) 📍 RIVET · 🗓 Mon, Oct 19 · 6 PM This is a meet up for all current and aspiring product managers who use Claude in their real work. The RIVET team will open by showing how they work with Claude today. We want to hear from you, too. Have you found a Claude workflow that saves you time? Maybe a prompt, an agent, or a prototype that changed how you work? Pitch a short talk. It doesn't need to be polished. It just needs to be real. 👉 Submit your proposal: https://royal-ravine-7ax8.here.now/propose-pm.html Seats are limited. Come to learn, share, and meet other PMs in Detroit.