ROYAL OAK – Automation Alley Executive Director Tom Kelly joins Matt Roush and Mike Brennan on M2 TechCast to talk about recent trade missions and upcoming ones including Australia. The most recent trade mission was to Cuba – one of the best Automation Alley has even had, Kelly said.

The proposed Australian trade mission would explore what the Auzzies do best – aerospace, energy, medical devices, life sciences and more. Kelly said previous trade missions have generated hundreds of millions of dollars in trade for Automation Alley members, plus thousands of new jobs in Michigan.

Automation Alley already has members on the West side of Michigan and may recruit more. Plus Automation Alley is developing relations with Ontario, Canada, to make them part of the Automation Alley ecosystem.

To learn more about Automation Alley’s trade missions, click on https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit/m2-episode-59-automation-alley-tom-kelly