LANSING, Mich. -- Thursday, Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II attended the Consumer Electronics Show 2023. While at the trade show, he will deliver remarks and participate in event panels pitching Michigan as the best place to do business for tech companies and start-ups. He will focus on our state’s unique engineering and manufacturing story, strong economic momentum, and leadership role in the development of future technologies such as connected, electric, and autonomous vehicles.    

The Whitmer Administration has been paving the way to create a stronger Michigan. The administration is helping Michiganders compete for high-tech jobs through the Michigan Reconnect and the Michigan Achievement Scholarship programs, which lower the cost of higher education. Since 2019, Michigan has announced 30,000 new auto jobs, expanded investments in critical industries manufacturing chips and batteries, and revamped our economic competitiveness with a bipartisan plan to attract businesses to the state.   

MBN will have more details as they are shared, but the events that carried Gilchrist through the day included:

WHO: Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II 

WHAT: Silicon Foundry Roundtable 

WHEN: Thursday, January 5 at 11:00 AM EST.
  

WHO: Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II 

Emma Wade-Smith OBE, North America Trade Commissioner, United Kingdom

WHAT: Private Bilateral Meeting  

WHEN: Thursday, January 5 at 2:45 PM EST. 

WHO: Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II 

Israeli Economic Delegation 

WHAT: Trade Meeting 

WHEN: Thursday, January 5 at 4:30 PM EST. 

WHO: Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II 

WHAT: COVESA Conference 

WHEN: Thursday, January 5 at 9:00 PM EST. 

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