Event Calendar

gALPHA Urban League Spring 2023

StartingBlock 821 E Washington Ave, Madison, WI

gBETA Urban League is open to Madison businesses owned by Black entrepreneurs and other entrepreneurs of color from high tech startups to Main Street small businesses. Help us help you uncover the hidden gems of the greater Madison community!

UW Biotechnology Program – URP Free Pizza Luncheon

MGE Innovation Center 510 Charmany Drive, Room 50, Madison

The M.S. in Biotechnology is bringing back our FREE Pizza Luncheon for University Research Park biotech tenants! Join us to learn about the M.S. in Biotechnology Program, UW-Madison’s flagship biotech master’s degree for working professionals.

Event Series Attend a D2P Open House

Attend a D2P Open House

Online Event

If you can dream it, D2P can help. Learn about free trainings and mentoring available to campus innovators at a virtual Open House with Discovery to Product (D2P)! Do you have an idea for an innovative product, service, or novel approach to a social problem? Every month, we host open houses for campus innovators. We also have an on-demand option, or can schedule 1:1 mentor chats for those who are not able to attend the live sessions.

2023 Wisconsin Film Festival

Multiple Madison Locations Madison, WI

The Wisconsin Film Festival works to showcase local talent while presenting films from around the globe.

Event Series Attend a D2P Open House

Attend a D2P Open House

Online Event

If you can dream it, D2P can help. Learn about free trainings and mentoring available to campus innovators at a virtual Open House with Discovery to Product (D2P)! Do you have an idea for an innovative product, service, or novel approach to a social problem? Every month, we host open houses for campus innovators. We also have an on-demand option, or can schedule 1:1 mentor chats for those who are not able to attend the live sessions.

Westside Community Market – Apr 15 through Nov 4

MGE Innovation Center 510 Charmany Drive, Room 50, Madison

The 2023 season of the Westside Community Market commences on April 15th at our new location in front of the MG&E Innovation Center at 505 S. Rosa Road. Your neighborhood, vendor-run, community farmers’ market featuring a diverse selection of fresh produce, Wisconsin cheese and meats, honey, eggs, fresh bakery, cut flowers, plants, hand-crafted foods and more, all from Wisconsin farmers & food artisans.

Half-day In-person Retreat for BIPOC

UW Health Research Park Clinic 621 Science Drive, Madison, WI

Join us in this retreat for people who identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) to practice in community, to be present with and for each other, as we explore how compassion, curiosity, and clarity can support our practice and our lives.

BioForward Annual Member Meeting

Monona Terrace Convention Center 1 John Nolen Drive, Madison, WI

It has been a defining year of growth, achievement, and exciting collaborative development for BioForward and our members! Join BioForward members in community, conversation, and celebration.

Event Series Attend a D2P Open House

Attend a D2P Open House

Online Event

If you can dream it, D2P can help. Learn about free trainings and mentoring available to campus innovators at a virtual Open House with Discovery to Product (D2P)! Do you have an idea for an innovative product, service, or novel approach to a social problem? Every month, we host open houses for campus innovators. We also have an on-demand option, or can schedule 1:1 mentor chats for those who are not able to attend the live sessions.

Event Series Attend a D2P Open House

Attend a D2P Open House

Online Event

If you can dream it, D2P can help. Learn about free trainings and mentoring available to campus innovators at a virtual Open House with Discovery to Product (D2P)! Do you have an idea for an innovative product, service, or novel approach to a social problem? Every month, we host open houses for campus innovators. We also have an on-demand option, or can schedule 1:1 mentor chats for those who are not able to attend the live sessions.

D2P Innovation to Market Course Deadline – May 14

Online Event

The Innovation to Market course is intended as an entry point for innovators, seekers of a creative solutions, designers of novel approaches to social problems or makers of impactful products at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Westside Community Market – Apr 15 through Nov 4

MGE Innovation Center 510 Charmany Drive, Room 50, Madison

The 2023 season of the Westside Community Market commences on April 15th at our new location in front of the MG&E Innovation Center at 505 S. Rosa Road. Your neighborhood, vendor-run, community farmers’ market featuring a diverse selection of fresh produce, Wisconsin cheese and meats, honey, eggs, fresh bakery, cut flowers, plants, hand-crafted foods and more, all from Wisconsin farmers & food artisans.

2023 Morgridge Entrepreneurial Bootcamp

Grainger Hall 975 University Avenue, Madison, WI

The Morgridge Entrepreneurial Bootcamp (MEB) is a one-week intensive training program in technology entrepreneurship for graduate students in the sciences, engineering, and math.

Westside Community Market – Apr 15 through Nov 4

MGE Innovation Center 510 Charmany Drive, Room 50, Madison

The 2023 season of the Westside Community Market commences on April 15th at our new location in front of the MG&E Innovation Center at 505 S. Rosa Road. Your neighborhood, vendor-run, community farmers’ market featuring a diverse selection of fresh produce, Wisconsin cheese and meats, honey, eggs, fresh bakery, cut flowers, plants, hand-crafted foods and more, all from Wisconsin farmers & food artisans.

Summerfest Tech Pitch Competition

Potawatami Hotel & Conference Center 1721 W Canal Street, Milwaukee, WI

The popular Summerfest Tech Pitch Competition produced by Young Enterprising Society, and in partnership with Molson Coors Beverage Company, will return in 2023. Eight participants will have the opportunity to pitch for the chance to win a portion of the $50,000 cash prize.

Westside Community Market – Apr 15 through Nov 4

MGE Innovation Center 510 Charmany Drive, Room 50, Madison

The 2023 season of the Westside Community Market commences on April 15th at our new location in front of the MG&E Innovation Center at 505 S. Rosa Road. Your neighborhood, vendor-run, community farmers’ market featuring a diverse selection of fresh produce, Wisconsin cheese and meats, honey, eggs, fresh bakery, cut flowers, plants, hand-crafted foods and more, all from Wisconsin farmers & food artisans.