Terry Barclay, President & CEO of Inforum, talks with MBN's Jeffry Mosher about the 9th Annual International Women's Day event. On March 8th, Inforum is hosting a virtual experience focusing on women's Activism, Allyship, and Advocacy. The goal of the event is to help build relationships, embrace diversity, and support women both professionally and personally.

MBN Speaker Series features Tom Kelly on Feb.24th

A virtual force for change in the film industry

The gender disparity in film is real. Women are still painfully underrepresented in this medium where the overall percentage of female directors from the past 13 years remains at 4.8%. However, change is happening. New research from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative reveals that 10.6% of the directors of 2019’s top movies were women — the highest percentage in more than a decade.

CAR MBS - Call for Speakers

Planning for CAR MBS 2021 continues as we prepare to head back to Traverse City August 4-5, 2021 to take advantage of the beautiful Northern Michigan experience. We are planning an in-person hybrid event that will allow you to join us in Traverse City, and we will also be live streaming the event to make it accessible to those of you who cannot be there in person.

• Black HERstory Month: Representation Matters 
• Announcing the WomanUp & Pitch Competition Winners!
• Remembering Dr. Gladys Beckwith
• Save the Date for WomanUp & Celebrate
• Nominations for the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame are open!

MBN Speaker Series features Tom Kelly on Feb.24th

David Silva Smith, Founder of Capital Grind (Startup Grind) talks with Chris Holman about bitcoin and crypto-currencies in 2021. Startup Grind is a global (55 countries, 125 cities) startup community designed to educate, inspire and connect entrepreneurs.

The President's initial executive actions and policy priorities are focused on a range of critically important issues to the auto industry. Biden has proposed an ambitious federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic and economic recovery efforts and seeks to address the issues of racial equity, worker rights, and climate change in nearly every aspect of government policy.

The news this week continued with coverage of Q4 earnings as well as the current widespread chip shortage. On the EV front, we are paying close attention to the recent ITC ruling of banning SK Innovation EV Batteries in the U.S. We also saw interesting stories out of the virtual NADA show and artificial intelligence in the automotive industry. Of course, there were some fun Super Bowl car ads over the weekend, many of which reflect current industry trends. There is much for us to discuss this week.

MBN Speaker Series features Tom Kelly on Feb.24th