Motoring Africa: Sustainable Automotive Industrialization

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Edward T. Hightower

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Motoring Africa Chicago Book Launch & Reception

When:
May 19, 2018 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm America/Detroit Timezone
2018-05-19T15:00:00-04:00
2018-05-19T17:00:00-04:00
Where:
Blue Lacuna Tech and Innovation Workspace
2150 South Canalport Avenue - 2nd Floor
Chicago
Illinois 60608
Contact:
Edward Hightower
248.795.5469

Edward T HightowerEdward Hightower is an accomplished global automotive engineering and business executive, entrepreneur, and now author. He is managing director of Motoring Ventures LLC, a private capital investment, and operations and growth advisory firm.

Previously, Hightower led GM’s $15 billion global crossovers business as executive chief engineer and vehicle line executive; and served in leadership roles at BMW and Ford. He also worked as a hands-on management consultant at AlixPartners, LLP. He has extensive experience in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

Originally from Chicago, Hightower earned a BS in General Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MBA from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, where he served as chairman of the Ross Alumni Board of Governors. He is a life member of both Kappa Alpha Psi and the Council on Foreign Relations. Hightower is a fourth-degree Black Belt and certified sensei instructor of Isshinryu karate. He and his family live in metro Detroit, Michigan, USA.

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