Collaborators
A catalytic cross-sector partnership
CATALYZE is anchored in a powerful cross-sector partnership that unites engineering excellence with ecosystem engagement and industrial innovation.
The event is co-produced by ASME, a global authority on engineering with a 145-year legacy of setting standards and 75,000 members, and Constructive, pioneers of a proven cross-sector engagement model that moves markets.
Together with Michigan Central and Newlab Detroit, we aim to make CATALYZE the home of a living, growing community of practice in Detroit—the historic engine of American industry, now the laboratory for its reinvention.
Advisors
Michigan Central
Michigan Central is a 30-acre technology and cultural hub in Detroit, where leaders, thinkers, communities and creators come together to accelerate bold ideas and technologies that shape our collective future. By providing access to world-class infrastructure, tools, and resources, Michigan Central inspires innovators and community members to collaborate on real, ground-breaking solutions to global problems. Since opening in April 2023, Michigan Central has grown into a diverse ecosystem of nearly 250 companies and startups working at the intersection of mobility, technology and society. Learn more at michigancentral.com.
Newlab
Newlab Detroit is a 270,000 sqft technical lab, workspace, and hub leading the charge to redefine mobility, manufacturing, and the industrial economy from the ground up. Anchored at Michigan Central and surrounded by one of the country’s most storied industrial communities, Newlab Detroit unites entrepreneurs, engineers, and enterprise partners to test, pilot, and scale critical technologies. Detroit’s role today isn’t just about moving people, it’s about re-industrializing the economy that will move the world forward.
ASME helps the global engineering community develop solutions to real-world challenges. Founded in 1880 as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME is a not-for-profit professional organization that enables collaboration, knowledge sharing, and skill development across all engineering disciplines, while promoting the vital role of the engineer in society. ASME codes and standards, publications, conferences, continuing education, and professional development programs provide a foundation for advancing technical knowledge and a safer world. In 2020, ASME formed the International Society of Interdisciplinary Engineers (ISIE) II & III LLC, a new for-profit subsidiary to house business ventures that will bring new and innovative products, services, and technologies to the engineering community. For more information, visit www.asme.org.
Constructive is an independent nonprofit reengineering how we collaborate to advance energy abundance and a thriving planet. Rooted in proven models developed at Bloomberg, CERAWeek, and the U.S. Department of Energy, Constructive weaves events, dialogues, coalitions, and strategies into sustained cross-sector platforms that create alignment and move markets. As a nonpartisan broker, Constructive combines expert facilitation, human-centered design, and world-class production to build trust and drive joint execution. Our collaboration-first approach ensures analytical rigor, durable partnerships, and collective follow-through. For more information, visit constructive.org.