# Michigan State University Research Foundation Mobility Summit

- Dates: 11 August 2026
- Location: Graduate by Hilton, East Lansing, United States
- Address: 133 Evergreen Ave, East Lansing, MI 48823
- Organiser: MSU Research Foundation
- Industry: Automotive

## About

The MSU Research Foundation Mobility Summit 2026 is a working day designed to bring together researchers, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and policymakers to connect, commit, and build across autonomous systems, advanced air mobility, clean fuels, defense, and related supply chains.

## Official links

- [Official website](https://msufoundation.org/mobility-summit/)
- [Registration](https://www.bkstr.com/spartanbookstore/home)
- [Agenda](https://msufoundation.org/humanities-and-arts-research-program/)

## Speakers

- Parker Boundy, Co-Founder & CEO, General Orbit
- Jenny Carter-Johnson, Associate Professor, College of Law
- David Frayer, Assistant Dean, Outreach & Engagement, Eli Broad College of Business
- Mahmoodul Haq, Director, MSU Composite Vehicle Research Center
- Sri Kalyanaraman, Senior Associate Dean for Research, College of Communication Arts and Sciences
- Tu Le, Founder, Sino Auto Insights
- John Manza, MSU Office of Research and Innovation
- Sriram Narayan
- Chris Nolte, President & Co-Founder, Bloom
- Talia Marie Sebastian, Research Chemist, U.S. Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center
- Matthew Stich, Vice President Purchasing, Toyota
- Chris Thomas, Managing Partner & Founder, Assembly Ventures
- Satish Udpa, President Emeritus and Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Michigan State University
- John Verboncoeur, Senior Associate Dean for Research, College of Engineering

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Source: https://www.luminik.io/events/michigan-state-university-research-foundation-mobility-summit/