DETROIT – Next Energy is hosting on Feb. 23 the semi-finals of the 9th Annual Global Automotive & Mobility Innovation Challenge presented by SAE International and the MI Innovation Alliance.
GAMIC provides early‐stage start‐ups with an opportunity for competition‐prep coaching and targeted exposure to decision‐makers, in addition to over $300,000 in total in-kind acceleration services and cash awards (over $75,000 per Award Winner).
The Semi-finals also includes introductions to leading technology and investment perspectives for high value automotive technologies and innovations. OEMs, suppliers, investors and successful entrepreneurs will participate and network on future needs and opportunities for innovators in the high-tech automotive industry.
Quarter-Final presentations were held this year in Sterling Heights, Michigan; Waterloo, Ontario; and Silicon Valley, California. Following the February 23 Semi-finals, the GAMIC Finals will be held during the SAE World Congress in Detroit on April 4. Finals winners will present again on the main exhibition floor at the SAE TechHub the afternoon of April 6.
Schedule:
• 8:00 a.m. – Welcome, Registration, Networking, Innovators Table Tops
Innovators Table Top Displays Start and Open Until End in Atrium
Light Continental Breakfast, Coffee and Juice
Roam and swap business cards , get introduced and provide suggestions/connections
• Auto OEM Perspectives on the Future of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles – Is it real and when? What are the biggest unmet challenges?
• First Round of Semi-Finals Challenge (2 Sections)
Hear 15 minute business plan pitches from 10 start-up and emerging firms, addressing auto industry and mobility innovation needs and breakthroughs. Pitch presentations and Judges’ Q&A
• Successes & Challenges for Automotive Innovators, Founders and Investor – Fireside Chat by ESG VP
• 12:00 – Roaming Lunch, Networking, and Innovators Table Top Displays
Innovators Table Top Displays and Networking and Business Card Swapping
• Special Session — Commercialization Services Education for Automotive Innovators
• OEM, Supplier, Investor Expert Panel – Connected and Automated Vehicles with Q&A
• Second Round of Semi-Finals Challenge (2 Sections)
Hear 15 minute business plan pitches from 9 start-up firms and emerging firms, addressing auto industry and mobility innovation needs and breakthroughs. Pitch presentations and Judges’ Q&A
• Networking Reception with Innovators Table Tops
• 4:30 p.m. – Announce Finalist Winners
The Global Automotive and Mobility Innovation Challenge (GAMIC) – a collaboration by SAE International and the MI Innovation Alliance – is designed to:
• Identify innovative companies in the automotive and mobility spaces,
• Cultivate new technologies and solutions, and
• Facilitate their more-rapid and seamless path to commercialization.
For more information, visit www.GAMICevent.org
Have questions about 9th Annual Global Automotive & Mobility Innovation Challenge – Semi-finals? Contact MI Innovation Alliance & SAE International
