Welcome to WisBusiness: The Show,” a twice-a-month Web show covering state business news and issues.

In the latest episode of “WisBusiness.com: The Show,” features Bob Wood of Scriptive. Through its “WriteStories” platform, Dodgeville-based Scriptive won the information technology category at the 2024 Governor’s Business Plan Contest. Wood describes how “WriteStories” helps teach children to compose narratives by providing graphics from real books for them to use according to their own imagination. The Show also previews recent and upcoming events.

Upcoming events:

  • November 13-14, Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium, Monona Terrace Convention Center, Madison. This two-day conference will feature more than 40 presenting companies, early stage investors, two keynote sessions,10 panels or workshops, luncheons, a reception and more:
    • Erik Iverson from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation on WARF’s future after 100 years
    • Members of the Microsoft team on next steps in the southeast Wisconsin data center project
    • Tech Council Investor Networks pitch track and Elevator Pitch Olympics
    • Tech issues in Washington: A post-election review
    • Excellence in Entrepreneurial Education (“Triple E”) award
    • Scores of investors will be on hand

We’re on track for one of the largest crowds in recent years, so feel free to join in for great information and insights, networking and excellent speakers. Visit wisconsintechnologycouncil.com to register!

Recent events:

  • October 22, Election “tech” in Wisconsin. Two former advisors, Republican Ben Ginsberg and Democrat Bob Bauer, joined veteran election administrators from Wisconsin for a luncheon focused on how the voting systems in Wisconsin work to protect our democracy. Ginsberg and Bauer co-chaired the last Presidential Commission on Election Administration. They were joined by Rock County Clerk Lisa Tollefson and two experts from the Wisconsin Elections Commission, a partisan state agency.

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