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How Kenosha rebuild can help a larger region: Learn more at May 19 luncheon in Wauwatosa

Innovation Accelerator 1225 Discovery Parkway, Wauwatosa, WI, United States

Redevelopment of 107 acres of brownfield once home to a Chrysler Corp. assembly plant stands to help Kenosha, but what are possible benefits of the Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood throughout southeast Wisconsin? Learn more Thursday, May 19, at the Tech Council Innovation Network luncheon in Wauwatosa.

Forward Fest – 2022 Madison Spring Tech Kickoff

Garver Feed Mill 3241 Garver Green, Madison, WI, United States

Technology business, entrepreneurship, and startups in Madison have another great year ahead. To celebrate that and get in high gear for an eventful summer, Forward Festival invites our community and its supporters to Madison's Spring Tech Kickoff!

WISCONSIN ENTREPRENEURS’ CONFERENCE

Italian Community Center 631 East Chicago Street, Milwaukee, WI, United States

The conference is one of the Midwest’s premiere “how-to,” hands-on events for entrepreneurs of all ages and experience levels. Attendees range from entrepreneurs who are still developing their ideas to emerging company leaders who have already attracted angel and/or venture funding. These businesses cover a broad span of categories, from information technology to cleantech, from advanced manufacturing to the life sciences, and from business services to consulting.

2022 Morgridge Entrepreneurial Bootcamp: June 6-10

Wisconsin Institute for Discovery Building 330 North Orchard Street, Madison

The Morgridge Entrepreneurial Bootcamp (MEB) is a one-week intensive training program in technology entrepreneurship for graduate students in the sciences, engineering, and math. MEB is co-sponsored by the Initiative for Studies in Transformational Entrepreneurship (INSITE) and the Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship.

Opening Doors to Cryo-EM

Wisconsin Institute for Discovery Building 330 North Orchard Street, Madison

Join us in celebrating the launch of cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) and cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) at UW­­–Madison! The Department of Biochemistry’s 42nd Steenbock Symposium, “Opening Doors to Cryo-EM,” will highlight groundbreaking developments in cryo-EM and related techniques and will bring experts from across structural biology to the UW–Madison campus.

Water tech innovation: A rising tide in the markets? Learn more at July 14 luncheon in Wauwatosa

Innovation Accelerator 1225 Discovery Parkway, Wauwatosa, WI, United States

Plentiful, cheap supplies of fresh water held back market-driven innovation for decades because businesses, cities and investors saw no need to change … or how to make it pay if they did. Until now. Learn how drought, floods, contamination incidents and more are helping to drive innovation in market-driven water technology Thursday, July 14, at the Tech Council Innovation Network luncheon in Wauwatosa.

Forward Fest August 15-19, 2022

Multiple Madison Locations Madison, WI

The Forward Festival is Wisconsin's largest technology and entrepreneurship festival, attracting more than 5,000 attendees and serving as host for more than 40 events over 5 days every August. Now in its 13th year, it's the state's flagship celebration of innovation and entrepreneurship for business folks, nerds, social impact innovaters, foodies, hackers, entrepreneurs, creatives, problem-solvers, community supporters and more from across the Midwest.

Cap Times Idea Fest 2022

Multiple Madison Locations Madison, WI

With over two dozen sessions (virtual and in-person) and some 75 speakers in six days, we have a lot to talk about in Wisconsin. Recently announced speakers include Carl Bernstein, U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin, Melissa Agard, Dominique Brossard, Ruth Conniff, Mary Felzkowski, Charles Franklin, Andrew Maraniss, Christine Neumann-Ortiz, Ajay Sethi, Jocelyn Benson, Barb McQuade, Toluse Olorunnipa, Robert Samuels, and more.

Building a Quality Team for Your SBIR/STTR Startup

Online Event

It’s not all about the technology. To have a competitive SBIR/STTR proposal you’ll need to have a qualified team to support your efforts and be prepared to manage your award. This virtual classroom you’ll learn how to build a qualified team and how to use sub-contractors, Advisory Boards and Technical Advisers to strengthen your company and proposals.

Data is redefining health care: Learn how Epic Research and ‘Cosmos’ are pivotal to progress at Sept. 27 luncheon in Madison

Sheraton Hotel 706 John Nolen Drive, Madison, WI, United States

Experts have forecast for decades that smart use of digital health data would someday reinvent medicine. Combined with the rise of genomic or “personalized” medicine, that prediction is becoming reality. Hear at the Tech Council Innovation Network luncheon in Madison from members of the Verona-based Epic Systems team on how one of the world’s largest health-related databases is helping patients and clinicians alike.

Lunch and Learn – Boston Analytical

MGE Innovation Center 510 Charmany Drive, Room 50, Madison, United States

Lunch and Learn with Boston Analytical, this session will cover an overview of Boston Analytical capabilities

Milwaukee Tech Week

Various Milwaukee Locations Milwaukee, WI, United States

Milwaukee Tech Week is a weeklong celebration of tech, designed to connect, educate, and celebrate innovation in Southeast Wisconsin – created by and for the community.

Wisconsin Collaborative Clinical Research Professionals Conference

Wisconsin Institute for Discovery Building 330 North Orchard Street, Madison

Please join us, in-person, October 5, at the Discovery Building on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus to hear from a range of experts on innovations in diversity, technology, and care being developed by clinical research professionals across Wisconsin!

Wisconsin Innovation Awards – Oct 12

Memorial Union 800 Langdon Street, Madison, WI, United States

The 2022 Wisconsin Innovation Awards will be held on Wednesday, October 12. The event will be held at the Wisconsin Memorial Union in Madison, WI, if possible, or virtually.

Innovate with the Department of Homeland Security

Webinar

Join University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Discovery to Product (D2P) for a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate (S&T) webinar about innovation and entrepreneurial opportunities on November 18.

Women in Tech Conference – Come Together

Online Event

When women and allies come together, we have the power to transform and uplift. Let's make progress toward a more inclusive industry, together.

Gov’s Business Plan Contest open for 2023 entries through Jan. 31, 2023

Online

The Wisconsin Technology Council produces the contest to encourage entrepreneurs statewide in the startup stages of tech-based businesses. It links up-and-coming entrepreneurs with a statewide network of community resources, expert advice and mentoring, management talent and possible sources of capital.

Submissions invited for two WARF Accelerator Challenge Grants, due Dec. 15

Online Event

The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has launched two fall challenges. One features technologies and applications that promote mental health or wellness, or detect, prevent or treat mental health disorders. The other focuses on technologies for processing and handling large amounts of data. Principal Investigators (PIs) and their teams are invited to submit a brief disclosure form and questionnaire by December 15, 2022.

Is ‘Cream City’ also becoming ‘Cyber City’? Milwaukee tech landscape topic of Jan. 12 luncheon

Innovation Accelerator 1225 Discovery Parkway, Wauwatosa, WI, United States

Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier “Chevy” Johnson and City Development Commissioner Lafayette Crump will talk about city and regional technology assets at a Thursday, Jan. 12 Tech Council Innovation Network luncheon. Following Johnson and Crump as a panelist after their remarks will be Kathy Henrich, chief executive officer of the MKE Tech Hub Coalition, which focuses on workforce development in the region. As always, audience questions are welcomed.

CROSSROADS OF IDEAS: WHAT CAN ROBOTS TELL US ABOUT OUR HUMANITY?

H.F. DeLuca Forum 330 N. Orchard St., Madison, WI, United States

Why do we build robots? Why are we fascinated by them? In this talk, Bilge Mutlu will argue that it is because we want to see ourselves in places we live, things we use — even technology.