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51 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
12:30 PM–2:00 PM
Decoding Your Career Pattern: Turning Data into Direction
Float Above Ventures, Servant Coaching
GVSU John G Russell Leadership Building
Data
7:00 PM–9:00 PM
UNAPOLOGETIC PODCAST: TECH CONVERSATIONS "THE BLACK JOURNEY"
Kikcit, Mel Johnson, Ricardo O'Neal
GRAAMA
Arts
9:00 PM–11:00 PM
Back Door Comedy Show x Tech Week GR
A La Carte Comedy
Hard Times Bar
Arts
Tuesday, September 15
8:00 AM–10:00 AM
Donuts & Defense
DornerWorks, NAMC
DornerWorks
Hardware
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
11:00 AM–12:30 PM
How Businesses Are Using AI
West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
AI
11:30 AM–1:00 PM
Visual Alerts: AI-Powered Security
Buist
Buist HQ
AI
1:00 PM–3:00 PM
Move Fast and Deliver Better Care: AI in Digital Health
Atomic Object, Mentavi Health
Atomic Object
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
4:00 PM–6:00 PM
Tech Week Not-for-Profit Happy Hour
Well Design
West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Networking
5:00 PM–8:00 PM
Jurisprudence
The Midwest Tech Project
Bamboo Grand Rapids
AI
Wednesday, September 16
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
11:00 AM–11:45 AM
AI, Digital Equity, and Rural Education
Ferris State University
Ferris State University's Kendall College of Art and Design, Woodbridge N. Ferris Building
Education
12:30 PM–3:00 PM
The Technology of Advanced Badging: Identification & Access
IDville
Grand Rapids Chamber
Security
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
1:00 PM–3:00 PM
The Human Side of Innovation
ADAC
ADAC
Product
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–4:30 PM
From Chaos to Clarity: Building a Knowledge-Driven Organization with Microsoft 365
Bulb Digital
Kent ISD Educational Service Center
Leadership
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–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–8:00 PM
Open House + Combat Robotics League Kickoff Tournament
Grand River Makerspace
Grand River Makerspace
Networking
4:00 PM–7:00 PM
Tech in the Park
Believe! Journal, Michigan Software Labs
Legacy Park
AI
4:30 PM–7:30 PM
Set the Bar in Digital Enablement
AVI-SPL
Varnum LLP - Balcony
Hardware
6:30 PM–8:30 PM
Workshop: Cybersecurity for Startups
Startup Garage
Calvin University School of Business
Security
Thursday, September 17
7:30 AM–9:00 AM
Meijer presents: Get Known, Get Connected, Get Ahead
Michigan Council of Women in Technology, Society for Information Management Women West Michigan
Meijer Headquarters
Marketing
8:30 AM–10:00 AM
Inforum's TechnologyNEXT + Right Management
Inforum, Right Management
Corewell Health Place
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–12:30 PM
How To Catch A Unicorn
Global Detroit
Bamboo Grand Rapids
Leadership
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
12:00 PM–1:00 PM
Tech Trails at Johnson Park!
West Michigan Tech Talent, West Michigan Works!
Johnson Park
Leadership
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–2:30 PM
Who’s Building Tomorrow’s Tech Talent?
The Right Place
The Right Place
Leadership
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
3:00 PM–4:30 PM
Culture by Design: AI, Community, and the Art of Belonging
Breaking Bread AI
Vivant Brewery & Spirits
Leadership
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
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
4:00 PM–5:30 PM
Technology that Empowers Independence
MOKA
MOKA's Possibility Pod
Hardware
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
Friday, September 18
8:00 AM–1:00 PM
Beyond the Hustle
Midwest House, Coya, Washington Avenue Advisors, Start Garden
Bamboo Grand Rapids
Health
8:00 AM–9:00 AM
Mission-Driven Tech: Coffee & Connections
Startup Garage
Hub07 - Multipurpose Room
Networking
3:00 PM–5:00 PM
Dive Bar Networking - Tech Week GR Edition
Flamingo Consulting, Prime Edge Media
Rezervoir Lounge
Networking
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
Saturday, September 19
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
STEAM Day
John Ball Zoo
John Ball Zoo
Education
1:00 PM–3:00 PM
STEM Celebration
Stemming Ideas
BrainGu
Networking
Time to be confirmed
Time not confirmed
Confluence Thought Series
Confluence
Kendall College of Art & Design
AI