The Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce gathered a Summit at the Cobo Center to look under the hood of the new era of Michigan innovation and the blueprint it provides for the rest of the global automotive industry. This year’s Summit included programming steering discussion on the outlook on design, engineering, manufacturing and all things automotive. It was also the event unveiling the latest Michigan is AUTO report, released jointly with MEDC’s Pure Michigan.

Here Ralph Gilles, President and CEO, Motorsports, Chrysler Group, LLC; Senior Vice President, Product Design, Chrysler Group delivers the morning address, “In Demand: Delivering State-of-the-Art Design” from the stage in Ballroom B of the Cobo Center.