There’s still time to register for the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium, set for Nov. 5-6 at the Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center in Madison. The two-day event will feature speakers, panels, workshops and networking for entrepreneurs, investors and others in Wisconsin’s innovation economy.
Click here to register for the conference.
Attendees can take part in six Office Hour workshops, offering practical advice from founders, mentors and investors:
- Mastering technical sales: Strategies to win over customers
- Bootstrapping and traction: Building smarter from the start
- What happens on the other side of the pitch?
- The road to MVP traction: Building a strong “minimum viable product” and navigating your market
- From innovation to protection: Navigating intellectual property in an AI world
- What not to do when starting your company
Three concurrent panels will explore how startups can grow, scale and succeed:
- Building market validation without burning through cash
- How to break into a difficult market as a startup
- How to sell when you don’t have a sales team
Sixty companies will share their ideas across pitch sessions:
- The two-minute ‘Open Mic’ Quick Pitch
- The five-minute Tech Council Investor Network sessions
- The fast-moving Elevator Pitch Olympics to close out the conference
- One-on-one, prescheduled meetings with investors during “Investor Intros”
Major sessions include a forum featuring gubernatorial candidates discussing Wisconsin’s technology and economic development landscape, the Nov. 5 luncheon spotlighting new Tech Council President Maggie Brickerman and the Triple E nominees, where attendees can cast their votes for their top choice.
Attendees will also have access to the conference platform Sched, which allows direct messaging with other participants, viewing details about presenting companies, accessing the program manual and more. Pre-conference registration is encouraged to take full advantage of the platform before Nov. 5.
The Tech Council produces the conference. Sponsors thus far include: Advocate Aurora Health, Amazon, Apple, ATC, Baird Capital, Baker Tilly, BDO, Business Fitness, City of Fitchburg, CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen), Dairyland Power Cooperative, DeWitt, EUA, Exact Sciences, Findorff, Fine Point Consulting, First Business Bank, Foley & Lardner, gener8tor, Godfrey & Kahn, HealthX Ventures, Husch Blackwell, Isthmus Project, Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood, Kimberly-Clark, KW2, M3 Insurance, Madison Development Corp., Madison Gas & Electric, Makin’ Hey! Communications, Michael Best, Morgridge Institute for Research, Neider & Boucher, Novii CPA, One City Schools, Quarles & Brady, Raven Software, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, RSM US, SJL Government Affairs & Communications, Silver Lining Foundation, State of Wisconsin Investment Board, SupraNet, SustainableHR PEO, Technology Entrepreneurship Office at UW-Madison, Technology Innovation Center – Milwaukee, University Research Park, UWM Research Foundation, UW-Madison Center for Dairy Research, UW-Madison Dept. of Computer Sciences, UW-Madison Office of Business Engagement, VC3, Venture Investors, Versiti, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., WIPFLi, Wisconsin Dept. of Financial Institutions, Wisconsin Energy Institute, Wisconsin Historical Society, Yahara Software and Ziegler Link-Age Funds.
To learn more about sponsorship information, please reach out to Angela Schlobohm at angela@wisconsintechnologycouncil.com.