ANN ARBOR – The Washtenaw Economic Club will host keynote speaker Mark de la Vergne from Michigan Central on September 11.

Widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading voices in transportation and mobility innovation, de la Vergne will speak about “Driving Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Michigan Central.”

The meeting will be at 11:30 a.m. in the Morris Lawrence Building on the Washtenaw Community College (WCC) campus, 4800 E. Huron River Drive.

As Director of Economic Innovation and Policy at Michigan Central, de la Vergne shapes public-private partnerships, develops strategies to scale start-ups and emerging technologies and positions Michigan Central as a national model for how innovation districts can spark economic growth.

He launched programs and partnerships for the De

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