Lunch & Learn Panel | Creating a World-Class Advanced Mobility Corridor
Power Skills
Date: February 10, 2023
Time: 11:30-1:00
Location: OSU Tulsa, Bank of Oklahoma Room
Cost: $10 for members, $20 for non-members, Lunch will be provided
Title: Build Back Better and the Challenge of Creating a World-Class Advanced Mobility Corridor
Moderator
- Michelle Barnett, SVP of Economic and Workforce Development, PartnerTulsa https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-barnett-03527b36/
Panel Members
- Justin Kits, Grants & Policy Director, Tulsa Innovation Labs https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-kits/
- Daniel Plaisance, Advanced Air Mobility Associate, Tulsa Innovation Labs https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielplaisance/
- Kian Kamas, Executive Director, PartnerTulsa https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiankamas/
Overview: In September 2022, the Biden administration and the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced that Tulsa would be one of 21 recipients to be awarded a Build Back Better - American Rescue Plan grant in the amount of $38.2 million. The funds will be used by a Tulsa-based coalition of organizations from the government, nonprofit, academia, and private sectors, and led by our panelists, to create the Tulsa Regional Advanced Mobility (TRAM) Corridor. The goal of this corridor is to cultivate a diverse hub for research, development, and production in the advanced mobility (AM) industry, resulting in an anticipated generation of 30-40,000 jobs—the equivalent of $3.5-5 billion in economic activity—over the first 2-3 years.
