September 2018
Foxconn R&D center in Chippewa Valley topic of Tech Council network luncheon in Eau Claire
Plans for the Foxconn Technology Group’s innovation center in the Chippewa Valley region of western Wisconsin will be discussed at the Tuesday, Sept. 18 Tech Council Innovation Network luncheon meeting in Eau Claire. Alan Yeung, director of U.S. Strategic Initiatives for the company, has been invited to talk about the coming development of Foxconn Place Chippewa Valley in downtown Eau Claire, which is expected to create 150 jobs over time. The luncheon will be held at UW-Eau Claire’s Pablo Center…
Find out more »Trio of Morgridge Institute medical researchers to speak at Sept. 25 Innovation Network luncheon
Three scientists at the Morgridge Institute for Research will describe what brought them to Madison and how breakthroughs in medical engineering, regenerative biology and medical imaging will help save lives at the Tuesday, Sept. 25 Tech Council Innovation Network luncheon meeting in Madison. The luncheon will be held at the Sheraton Hotel on Madison’s John Nolen Drive. Registration and networking begin at 11:30 a.m., lunch at noon and the presentation at 12:30 p.m. The cost is $10 for students and…
Find out more »Harnessing data: Milwaukee’s Data Science Institute topic at Sept. 27 Tech Council event in Wauwatosa
An initiative to improve the supply of data scientists and to change how businesses make critical market, production and consumer decisions will be discussed at the Thursday, Sept. 27 luncheon meeting of the Tech Council Innovation Network in Wauwatosa. Three Milwaukee region leaders will talk about the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute. They are: Mark Mone, chancellor of UW-Milwaukee, Mike Lovell, president of Marquette University and senior director of analytics Dave Pahl of Northwestern Mutual. Northwestern Mutual and its foundation…
Find out more »October 2018
Protecting Your Product en-route and Ensuring you Get Paid
You have the sales order in hand and are ready to ship it to your customer overseas. What if there are shipping delays or the cargo gets lost or damaged? What advantages are there to your company controlling the shipment? Why not let your overseas customer control the shipping? What if your customer wants open terms, but how do you ensure you'll get paid? What if your customer is a distributor and the end customer does not pay causing your…
Find out more »NeuWave’s path from startup to acquisition topic of Oct. 11 Tech Council luncheon in Appleton
The rise of NeuWave Medical from a fledgling cancer-fighting company in Wisconsin to its acquisition by an arm of Johnson & Johnson will be examined at the Thursday, Oct. 11 meeting of the Tech Council Innovation Network in Appleton. This Tech Council Innovation Network luncheon is in partnership with the Forum for Innovation, which will focus on high-growth companies in the region, and NEW North, the regional economic development group. It will be held at the Fox Valley Technical College…
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