Initial Convening of the WE Global Network

June 6, 2013 in Detroit, Michigan

The initial convening of the WE Global Network was held in Detroit, Michigan in June of 2013, and featured over 150 participants, including nearly a dozen separate major Midwest metro areas working to attract, retain, and empower immigrants.

Convening Materials

Presentations

The Immigrant-Friendly City

Richard Herman, Keynote

Attracting International Talent

Paul Schutt, Issue Media Group

International Student Retention

Tel K. Ganesan

Building Welcoming Communities

Christine Sauve, Welcoming Michigan

Foreign Investment

Stanley Zhou, American Ally Automotive Products Corporation

Regional Facts

WE Global Network

Regional Economic Development: The Philadelphia Experience

Peter Gonzales, Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians

Retaining International Talent as a Strategy for Economic Development

Athena Trentin, Global Talent Retention Initiative of Michigan

Detroit Convening in the Press

Midwestern groups talk immigration and economy in Detroit conference

MLive - June 6, 2013

Keeping international students in U.S. key to boosting economy, advocates say in Detroit

MLive - June 6, 2013

Global Detroit Promotes Immigration Initiatives at Seminar

DBusiness Magazine - June 5, 2013

Global Detroit: Immigrants create jobs, contrary to popular belief

Michigan Radio - June 4, 2013