The Detroit Regional Chamber's annual Mackinac Policy Conference.
Chris Holman speaks with Britany Affolter-Caine, Executive Director, URC, (Michigan's University Research Corridor) & Tyler Theile, VP, COO, Director of Public Policy & Economic Analysis, AEG (Anderson Economic Group) from Media Row, at the Grand Hotel, while at the 2023 Mackinac Policy Conference.
Watch Britany, Tyler, and Chris discuss the range of issues and services focused on by the URC and Anderson Economic Group, and the great news surrounding their organizations while they met up at #MPC23 click play on the YouTube video below.
Michigan’s University Research Corridor (URC) is one of the nation’s top academic research clusters and is a leading force in the state for talent production, academic research, and economic revitalization.
As the only national innovation cluster comprised exclusively of public institutions, the URC is dedicated to improving the quality of life for its region while advancing knowledge at a global level.
The URC is an alliance of Michigan’s three leading research institutions: Michigan State University, the University of Michigan, and Wayne State University. Each university features complete graduate and undergraduate education, as well as professional degrees in medicine, business, and the law. Our research laboratories produce hundreds of patents each year, and our hospitals develop innovative medical treatments that save lives.
The URC plays a key role in creating a vibrant Michigan economy that leverages the intellectual capital of its three public research universities, to work proactively to attract the knowledge economy businesses that can find the research activity that feeds new enterprise, educates the workforce, and plants the seeds for the new industries of tomorrow.
The combined experience and know-how of the URC universities are the hope of Michigan’s economy, producing new ideas and bright young minds to lead us all to a better future.
What is our vision? To unite and lead, playing a key role in creating a vibrant Michigan economy that leverages the intellectual capital of its three public research universities, to work proactively to attract the knowledge economy businesses that can find the research activity that feeds new enterprise, educates the workforce and plants the seeds for the new industries of tomorrow.
Ms. Tyler M. Theile is the vice president, COO, and director of public policy for Anderson Economic Group. Her work includes contributions to projects in all three practice areas as well as business management, operations, and administration of Anderson Economic Group quality standards.
Ms. Theile’s recent projects include an economic impact analysis for a mixed-use real estate development, a minority valuation for a beer distributor, an analysis of power transmission infrastructure projects, and an economic impact survey related to auto insurance legislation in Michigan. Other projects include salary surveys and competitiveness analysis, a global survey of water intensive companies in order to gauge the value of water management innovation, and The State Economic Handbook, 2008, 2009, and 2010 published by Palgrave Macmillan. She has also contributed to previous reports including Automation Alley’s Annual Technology Industry Report and Michigan’s University Research Corridor: Annual Economic Impact Report.
Prior to joining AEG, Ms. Theile worked in the executive office of Michigan’s attorney general, where she assisted with research, consumer protection, and external affairs. She has also worked in political fundraising and for the Michigan Senate.
Ms. Theile is a graduate of Michigan State University’s James Madison College, where she received a BA in international relations with a specialization in political economy.
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