8:00 AM–10:00 AM
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85 events
Monday, September 14
10:00 AM–12:00 PM
Surviving the AI Tsunami: A Job Seeker’s Perspective
Symplyphy.Ai
Western Michigan University
AI
Tuesday, September 15
8:00 AM–11:00 AM
The Collider: AI Garage + HealthTech at Atomic Object
Atomic Object
Atomic Object
AI
8:30 AM–10:00 AM
BAMF Health's Technology-Driven Model for Clinical Trials
BAMF Health
Doug Meijer Medical Innovation Building - MSU Conference Room
AI
8:30 AM–11:00 AM
Defend, Protect, Prevail: West Michigan's Cyber & IT Forum
K Group Companies
CityFlatsHotel Grand Rapids
AI
9:00 AM–10:30 AM
Bridging the AI Velocity Gap
Davenport University Institute for Professional Excellence (IPEx)
Davenport University Lettinga Campus
AI
9:30 AM–12:00 PM
The Hidden Revenue in Your Tech Stack
Ariox
Worklab Ada
AI
10:00 AM–12:00 PM
People Power + AI: What Every Leader Needs to Know Now
SPARK AI Lab - Elizabeth Goede, Cooper People Group - Lisa Cooper, Ratliff Consulting
Bamboo Grand Rapids
AI
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Technology on Wheels
Grand Valley State University Career Center
GVSU Valley Campus Cook Carillon Clock Tower
AI
10:30 AM–11:45 AM
Demystifying AI: Personal Productivity and Business Impact
Symplicity Communications
Symplicity Communications Building
AI
11:00 AM–12:30 PM
How Businesses Are Using AI
West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
AI
11:00 AM–1:00 PM
Lasting Gratitude Live: A Conversation with Ascertain's Eli Bernstein
Vervint
Vervint HQ
AI
11:30 AM–1:00 PM
Visual Alerts: AI-Powered Security
Buist
Buist HQ
AI
12:00 PM–3:00 PM
Red Hat AI Roadshow Workshop
Red Hat
Founders Brewing Co - Centennial Room
AI
12:00 PM–1:15 PM
We've Got AI, Now What?
Hungerford
Hungerford
AI
1:00 PM–3:00 PM
Move Fast and Deliver Better Care: AI in Digital Health
Atomic Object, Mentavi Health
Atomic Object
AI
1:00 PM–3:00 PM
Where AI Actually Works (and Where It Doesn't)
NextPoint Studio, Audio Radar
Bamboo Grand Rapids
AI
2:00 PM–4:30 PM
AI Impact 2026: From Proof to Production
Mutually Human
GLC Live at 20 Monroe
AI
2:00 PM–3:30 PM
GRCC Automation Lab Open House
Grand Rapids Community College
Grand Rapids Community College - RCC Leslie E. Tassell M-TEC
AI
2:00 PM–4:00 PM
How Agentic AI Is Shaping the Future of Marketing
BizStream
GRCC Wisner-Bottrall Applied Technology Center
AI
2:00 PM–4:00 PM
The Agentic Operating System: Verification and AI Governance
Arkova, Carson Seeger
Muse GR
AI
3:00 PM–4:00 PM
AI Foundations for Nonprofit and the Public Sector
Well Design
West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
AI
3:00 PM–4:30 PM
Enterprise AI in the Real World
US Signal
Grand Rapids Chamber
AI
3:00 PM–5:30 PM
The Human-AI Polarity at the Point of Care
Bonnie Wesorick Center for Healthcare Transformation, GVSU Interprofessional Simulation Center
Daniel and Pamella DeVos Center for Interprofessional Health (DCIH), Room 102/104
AI
4:00 PM–5:30 PM
Claude in the Wild
Grand Rapids Community College
GRCC Wisner-Bottrall Applied Technology Center
AI
4:00 PM–6:30 PM
Founder Vs. Investor
Root Functional Medicine, Ludus
Downtown Market
AI
4:00 PM–5:00 PM
Reading the Dorito Crumbs: The Future of Vending
Great Lakes VendCraft
Grand Rapids Chamber
AI
4:00 PM–7:00 PM
Red Hat AI Networking Happy Hour
Red Hat
Founders Brewing Co - Centennial Room
Networking
4:00 PM–6:00 PM
Tech Week Not-for-Profit Happy Hour
Well Design
West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Networking
4:00 PM–6:00 PM
The AI Reality Check: Getting Your Business Data in Order
Elevate Technology Partners
Third Nature Brewing
Data
5:00 PM–8:00 PM
Jurisprudence
The Midwest Tech Project
Bamboo Grand Rapids
AI
Wednesday, September 16
7:30 AM–9:30 AM
The Science of Profit: AI-Driven Value Creation
Cavallo
Cavallo | Atrium Building
AI
8:00 AM–9:30 AM
An Executive's Guide to AI-Driven Decisions
AEBetancourt
AE Betancourt
AI
8:00 AM–10:00 AM
FutureProof: Career Strategies for the AI Economy
GRCC FutureTech Career Program, Tech Collaborative, CARNEVALE
GRCC Wisner-Bottrall Applied Technology Center
AI
9:00 AM–11:00 AM
Leading From the Front: From AI Experimentation to Business Impact
Wolverine Worldwide
Wolverine Worldwide Global Headquarters
AI
10:00 AM–3:00 PM
AI Futures in West Michigan: Talent, Research, and the GVSU–Van Andel Institute Partnership
Grand Valley State University, College of Computing, GVSU, Van Andel Institute
Daniel and Pamella DeVos Center for Interprofessional Health (DCIH), Room 102/104
AI
10:00 AM–12:30 PM
Machine Alerts to Action: AI Automation in Manufacturing
InsITe Business Solutions
Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce
AI
10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Technology Showcase presented by FORTÉ
FORTÉ
The Big Room @ SILVA
AI
10:00 AM–12:00 PM
The Curiosity Tech/AI HackAiQuest
Symplyphy.Ai, The Curiosity Quest
Bamboo Grand Rapids
AI
10:00 AM–12:00 PM
The Gratitude Advantage: What Happens When People Lead AI to Build the Best Tech Possible
Vervint
Vervint HQ
AI
11:30 AM–1:30 PM
One System, One Truth: Building an AI-Connected Business
K Group Companies
CityFlatsHotel Grand Rapids
AI
12:00 PM–3:00 PM
AI Without Blind Spots: Secure. Optimize. Protect.
Procure IT, Expedient, CATO Networks
Founders Brewing Co - Centennial Room
AI
1:00 PM–3:00 PM
Build AI Workflows That Give Your HR Team Superpowers
HRbrain.ai, Kapnick
Owen Aimes Kimball
AI
1:00 PM–2:00 PM
Leading AI Adoption: People Drive Success
Ferris State University
Ferris State University's Kendall College of Art and Design, Woodbridge N. Ferris Building
AI
2:00 PM–3:30 PM
Tech + Ag in Action: Riveridge’s AI-Enabled Apple Packing Tool
Riveridge Packing LLC, Kent County
Riveridge Packing LLC
AI
3:00 PM–5:00 PM
B2B Marketing in the Age of AI: What Changes, What Doesn't
Oktopost
New Vintage Place
AI
3:00 PM–5:00 PM
Guardrails to Growth: AI Marketing in a Regulated World
LaFleur Marketing, Mentavi Health
LaFleur Marketing
AI
3:00 PM–4:30 PM
Websites and Apps for Real People
Grey Matter Group, Avalanche Creative
Grand Rapids Chamber
AI
3:00 PM–5:00 PM
Your Workplace. Many Languages. One Goal: Getting AI Right
La Fuente Communications
West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
AI
4:00 PM–7:00 PM
Tech in the Park
Believe! Journal, Michigan Software Labs
Legacy Park
AI
Thursday, September 17
8:30 AM–10:00 AM
A Eulogy for WordPress, Webflow, and Every CMS: What's Next for Websites?
WebriQ
The Addition GR
AI
8:30 AM–10:00 AM
If Tech Risks Hit the P&L: Building Balance Sheet Resilience
Marsh, Miller Johnson
Miller Johnson
AI
8:30 AM–10:00 AM
Inforum's TechnologyNEXT + Right Management
Inforum, Right Management
Corewell Health Place
AI
8:30 AM–11:00 AM
Manufacturing Innovation in Action
Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center-West, Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University
Product
9:00 AM–10:15 AM
AI in Healthcare: Solving Real Challenges
Answer Health
Grand Rapids Chamber
AI
9:00 AM–10:00 AM
GVSU & GR Chamber: AI & Predictive Intelligence in Action
Grand Rapids Chamber, Clarecast, Grand Valley State University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Center for Experiential Learning
Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce
AI
9:00 AM–12:00 PM
How AI Is Changing Work, Trust, and Human Potential
Steelcase
Steelcase Learning and Innovation Center (Linc)
AI
9:00 AM–11:00 AM
Tech and You: Are You Using Technology, or Is It Using You?
Grand Valley State University
Grand Valley State University - Richard M. DeVos Center
Security
11:00 AM–12:00 PM
AI at the Bench: PKS Engineering Case Studies
Ferris State University
Ferris State University's Kendall College of Art and Design, Woodbridge N. Ferris Building
AI
11:00 AM–1:00 PM
Is Your Body a Data Center? The Future of Human Health
Grand Valley State University
GVSU City Campus - L. William Seidman Center
Data
11:00 AM–2:00 PM
West Michigan Microsoft Teams Users Group
West Michigan Teams User Group
Meijer Headquarters
AI
11:30 AM–1:00 PM
Don't Overthink It, Just Build: Your First AI Agent
InnovateAI
The Next Center - Lakeshore Advantage
AI
11:30 AM–1:30 PM
Driving Distribution Value Through Tech Panel
Cavallo
Cavallo | Atrium Building
AI
1:00 PM–2:30 PM
Being Found in the Age of AI
BBB of Michigan
Better Business Bureau of Michigan
AI
1:00 PM–4:00 PM
Global Founders Demo Day: Innovation Without Borders
Global Detroit
Founders Brewing Co - Centennial Room
Product
1:15 PM–2:00 PM
CHARM: Practical AI for Healthcare Data
Ferris State University
Ferris State University's Kendall College of Art and Design, Woodbridge N. Ferris Building
Data
1:30 PM–4:00 PM
The Hidden Revenue in Your Tech Stack
Ariox
Worklab by Custer Downtown Grand Rapids
AI
2:00 PM–5:00 PM
Smarter Manufacturing Starts Here: Live Demos & an AI Road Map
Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center-West, The Right Place, Scalable AI, Prescott AI
Doug Meijer Medical Innovation Building, 7th Floor
AI
2:00 PM–5:00 PM
The Parallax
People Driven Technology
Bamboo Grand Rapids
AI
2:00 PM–4:00 PM
Your Data is Lying to You
1 Bold Step
1 Bold Step
Data
2:15 PM–3:00 PM
AI Adoption for Healthcare and Public Health
Ferris State University
Ferris State University's Kendall College of Art and Design, Woodbridge N. Ferris Building
AI
3:15 PM–4:00 PM
Applied LLMs in Pharmacy Practice
Ferris State University
Ferris State University's Kendall College of Art and Design, Woodbridge N. Ferris Building
AI
3:30 PM–5:00 PM
Making Yourself Indispensable in a World of AI
West Michigan Microsoft 365 User Group
Grand Rapids Chamber
AI
4:00 PM–6:00 PM
Copilot Says: You Should Come to Happy Hour at Grand Rapids Tech
Grand Rapids Tech
Grand Rapids Tech
Networking
4:30 PM–6:00 PM
The Mirror & Machine: How Do You Stay Human in an Age of AI?
Awaken Leadership
Mammoth Distilling Cocktail Lounge
AI
5:00 PM–7:00 PM
Latino Tech Mixer
West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Networking
5:00 PM–7:00 PM
Who Counts? The Data Gap Shaping Creative Economies
Opnr
Bamboo Grand Rapids
Data
6:00 PM–10:00 PM
Prompt. Build. Transform. The People's Prompt Lab 2.0
Scales Consulting, LLC, Grand Rapids Media Initiative, Film Incubator
Grand Rapids Media Initiative and Film Incubator
AI
6:00 PM–7:30 PM
Safe Online: Spotting Scams Before They Hit Home
Davenport University College of Technology
Davenport University Lettinga Campus
Security
6:30 PM–8:00 PM
The Human Advantage
Coya
Bamboo Grand Rapids
AI
Friday, September 18
9:00 AM–10:00 AM
Marketing's Invisible Infrastructure
ddm marketing + communications
Grand Rapids Chamber
Security
10:00 AM–12:00 PM
Unfair Advantage - Using AI to Sell Smarter, Not Harder
Sandler, Zatis IT
Zatis IT & Cybersecurity
AI
2:00 PM–4:00 PM
Built Here: Celebrating 10 Years of Lakeshore Startups
SURGE by Lakeshore Advantage
The Next Center - Lakeshore Advantage
AI
3:30 PM–4:30 PM
Be A Global Citizen: Proof of Place in an AI Generated World
Medialab Midwest
Ferris State University's Kendall College of Art and Design, Woodbridge N. Ferris Building
AI
Time to be confirmed
Time not confirmed
Confluence Thought Series
Confluence
Kendall College of Art & Design
AI