MADISON, Wis. – The 12th annual Wisconsin Tech Summit will take place March 17 in-person at Milwaukee’s American Family Field, home of the Milwaukee Brewers, in the stadium’s Club Level.
Online registration is open through 5 p.m. Thursday, March 13. Click here to register. Walk-ins are welcome but pre-registration is highly recommended; be on hand by 8:15 a.m. for breakfast and time to mingle with others in the conference “on-deck” circle.
Here is why you should be there and dressed for the “game”!
You will hear from a Brewers’ exec on innovation at the ballpark. Derek Hyde, vice president of information technology for the National League club, will speak before lunch on innovation throughout the ballpark and the farm system, from parking to the fan experience to analytics.
You won’t be bored or hungry. Our conference will many networking opportunities, which include breakfast, lunch and closing reception in the X-Golf simulator at the ballpark. The reception will include access to golfing in the simulators.
You may bump into a major firm representative. Sixteen major firms will be taking pre-scheduled meetings with entrepreneurs. Those companies are: Aurora Research Institute, Dairyland Power Cooperative, Faith Technologies Inc., gener8tor, Google Cloud, Isthmus Project, Kimberly-Clark, LiveX, Mayo Clinic, Microsoft, OEM Fabricators, Oshkosh Corp., Plexus Corp., Promega, Rockwell Automation and Versiti.
You’ll be able to feel the “vibes” of business match-making in the works. Representatives from emerging companies are pre-scheduled for the chance to meet with some of the major firms in short meetings in Club Level suites. The goal for companies of all sizes is to investigate possible strategic partnerships.
You will meet others like you. The attendees will include entrepreneurs, founders, major firm representatives, service providers, students, higher education, investors, economic development and more.
You can hear from experts during our “Office Hours” segments. Back by popular demand is “Office Hours,” a series of small-group discussions at which entrepreneurs can discuss specific issues with experts and their peers. Scheduled are:
- AI in action: Practical approaches for small businesses to boost revenue;
- The road to MVP traction: Building a strong ‘minimum viable product’ and navigating your market;
- Fueling innovation in Wisconsin: Programs designed to help early-stage businesses succeed;
- Tariffs, trade and technology: What Wisconsin companies should know;
- Building your brand: Effective marketing and LinkedIn strategies for startup business growth, and;
- Investor expectations and founder realities: Essential tips for startup success.
Thank you to our sponsors: Amazon, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, AVI Systems, Baird Capital, BDO, Center for Technology Commercialization, CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen), Dairyland Power Cooperative, Findorff, Fine Point Consulting, Flad Architects, Godfrey & Kahn, Google, Kimberly-Clark,Marshfield Clinic Health System, Microsoft, Raven Software, Summerfest Tech, SustainableHR PEO, UMOS, University Research Park, UW-Madison Center for Diary Research, UW-Madison Data Science Institute, UW-Madison Office of Business Engagement, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Platteville, Versiti, Wisconsin Economic Development Corp, WHEFA and Wisconsin Counties Association.
Visit wistechsummit.com for more information on the event and registration.
