Michigan Business Beat | Joe Steele, LIFT, Powering Innovation, Education & Advanced Manufacturing

Jeffrey Mosher welcomes back Joe Steele - Executive Vice President, Public Affairs - LIFT, Detroit, MI. Tell us about LIFT – It’s a public/private partnership? How does that work? LIFT has a wide range of educational initiatives. Please explain what they are and why LIFT is involved with education. The Ignite manufacturing curriculum is now installed at two Michigan high schools. How did this come about? Will there be more schools implementing this program? Within the last year, LIFT has inaugurated two programs at its Corktown Detroit facility, Advance Materials Processing and Production and the Critical Materials Processing program. Can you tell us why these programs are important to Michigan’s leadership role in advanced manufacturing and our national defense? What does the future hold for LIFT? What new projects are on the horizon? » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Subscribe to MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/ Driving American Advanced Manufacturing Into the Future Through Technology and Talent Development LIFT is a nonprofit, public-private partnership between industry, academia and government which supports our nation’s economy and enhances its national security by accelerating innovative advanced manufacturing technology and talent development. The LIFT Advantage Trusted Advisor With experts in-house and partners across industries, LIFT is the trusted advisor for small and medium-sized manufacturers to help them transition toward the future. Technology Accelerator LIFT helps organizations move emerging technologies from advanced concepts to commercialization so they can be adopted by industry and the warfighter faster. Talent Developer Developing new venues, tools and teaching techniques, LIFT’s competency-based, technology-infused talent development program is redefining manufacturing education. Connector LIFT is a public-private-partnership between government, industry and academia, connecting needs, ideas and people. We connect organizations to move the needle and drive American manufacturing into the future. Convener With a national network of manufacturers and educators, together with leaders at the highest levels of the Department of War, government, and industry, LIFT convenes experts in advanced manufacturing. Government Partner LIFT’s partnerships across the federal government eliminate barriers of entry for your organization and ensure rapid and efficient contracting combined with expert program management. Technology Showcase Bringing the “art of the possible” to reality, the LIFT Future Manufacturing Technology Showcase and Sandbox is where American manufacturers can see the benefits of connecting materials, processes, systems and talent.