All events

8:00 AM–10:00 AM

The Next Wave

Array of Engineers

9:00 AM–10:00 AM

Shoulder Innovations Groundbreaking

Shoulder Innovations

Future Shoulder Innovations Headquarters

3:00 PM–6:00 PM

Tech Week Grand Rapids Kick-Off ft. Daymond John and Robert Herjavec

The Right Place, Experience Grand Rapids, Downtown Grand Rapids, Inc., Economic Club of Grand Rapids, West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Grand Rapids Chamber, MSU Research Foundation

GLC Live at 20 Monroe

7:00 PM–9:00 PM

UNAPOLOGETIC PODCAST: TECH CONVERSATIONS "THE BLACK JOURNEY"

Kikcit, Mel Johnson, Ricardo O'Neal

GRAAMA

8:00 AM–10:00 AM

Donuts & Defense

DornerWorks, NAMC

8:00 AM–11:00 AM

The Collider: AI Garage + HealthTech at Atomic Object

Atomic Object

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

8:30 AM–11:00 AM

Defend, Protect, Prevail: West Michigan's Cyber & IT Forum

K Group Companies

CityFlatsHotel Grand Rapids

9:00 AM–5:00 PMDrop in any time

Snack & Drink Pop-Ups at Bamboo

Bamboo, Grand Rapids Downtown Market

Bamboo Grand Rapids

10:30 AM–12:00 PM

Aligned for Change: Supply Chain & Business Transformation

Vaco by Highspring

Grand Rapids Chamber

10:30 AM–11:45 AM

Demystifying AI: Personal Productivity and Business Impact

Symplicity Communications

Symplicity Communications Building

11:00 AM–1:00 PM

Lasting Gratitude Live: A Conversation with Ascertain's Eli Bernstein

Vervint

Vervint HQ

11:30 AM–1:00 PM

Visual Alerts: AI-Powered Security

Buist

Buist HQ

12:00 PM–2:00 PM

DREAM to Reality

CARNEVALE, BrandHaven

CARNEVALE Clubhouse

12:00 PM–1:00 PM

From Idea to Kick-off

Progressive Companies

David D Hunting YMCA

1:00 PM–3:00 PM

Move Fast and Deliver Better Care: AI in Digital Health

Atomic Object, Mentavi Health

1:30 PM–2:30 PM

The Simulation Innovation Playground

GVSU Interprofessional Simulation Center

Daniel and Pamella DeVos Center for Interprofessional Health, Room 102/104

2:00 PM–4:30 PM

AI Impact 2026: From Proof to Production

Mutually Human

GLC Live at 20 Monroe

2:00 PM–4:00 PM

How Agentic AI Is Shaping the Future of Marketing

BizStream

GRCC Wisner-Bottrall Applied Technology Center

2:00 PM–4:00 PM

The Agentic Operating System: Verification and AI Governance

Arkova, Carson Seeger

Muse GR

2:30 PM–5:00 PM

PitchMI Defense and Aerospace Semifinal Pitch Event

Michigan State University Research Foundation

Grand Rapids Civic Theatre

3:00 PM–4:30 PM

Enterprise AI in the Real World

US Signal

Grand Rapids Chamber

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

4:00 PM–5:30 PM

Claude in the Wild

Grand Rapids Community College

GRCC Wisner-Bottrall Applied Technology Center

4:00 PM–5:00 PM

Reading the Dorito Crumbs: The Future of Vending

Great Lakes VendCraft

Grand Rapids Chamber

4:00 PM–6:00 PM

Tech Week Not-for-Profit Happy Hour

Well Design

West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

4:00 PM–6:00 PM

The AI Reality Check: Getting Your Business Data in Order

Elevate Technology Partners

Third Nature Brewing

5:00 PM–8:00 PM

Jurisprudence

The Midwest Tech Project

Bamboo Grand Rapids

6:00 PM–8:00 PM

West Michigan VC Dinner

The Right Place, MSU Research Foundation

San Chez Bistro

7:30 AM–9:30 AM

The Science of Profit: AI-Driven Value Creation

Cavallo

Cavallo | Atrium Building

8:00 AM–9:30 AM

An Executive's Guide to AI-Driven Decisions

AEBetancourt

AE Betancourt

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

8:30 AM–12:30 PM

VC Insights & Innovation Showcase

MSU Research Foundation

Doug Meijer Medical Innovation Building, 7th Floor

9:00 AM–10:30 AM

Culture That Compounds

Array of Engineers

9:00 AM–11:00 AM

Workshop: The Change-Making Blueprint for Fast-Moving Companies

Wavecrest Strategy, Steadfast Business Consulting

Construction Simplified

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

10:00 AM–12:00 PM

Digital Sales Has Changed: The New Playbook for Manufacturers

Ecom Growth Advisors, Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center-West

Independent Bank

10:00 AM–12:30 PM

Machine Alerts to Action: AI Automation in Manufacturing

InsITe Business Solutions

Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce

10:00 AM–4:00 PMDrop in any time

Technology Showcase presented by FORTÉ

FORTÉ

The Big Room @ SILVA

10:00 AM–12:00 PM

The Gratitude Advantage: What Happens When People Lead AI to Build the Best Tech Possible

Vervint

Vervint HQ

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

11:30 AM–1:30 PM

One System, One Truth: Building an AI-Connected Business

K Group Companies

CityFlatsHotel Grand Rapids

12:00 PM–1:00 PM

From Classroom to Career: Shaping the Future of Tech Talent

West Michigan Tech Talent, West Michigan Works!, GRCC FutureTech Career Program

1:00 PM–3:00 PM

Build AI Workflows That Give Your HR Team Superpowers

HRbrain.ai, Kapnick

Owen Aimes Kimball

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

1:00 PM–3:00 PM

The Human Side of Innovation

ADAC

2:00 PM–3:30 PM

Tech + Ag in Action: Riveridge’s AI-Enabled Apple Packing Tool

Riveridge Packing LLC, Kent County

3:00 PM–5:00 PM

Guardrails to Growth: AI Marketing in a Regulated World

LaFleur Marketing, Mentavi Health

3:00 PM–5:00 PM

Integrated Technology Expo

CS Erickson

CS Erickson Headquarters

3:00 PM–5:00 PM

It Started at State: Christine Gibbons - Histosonics

MSU Research Foundation

Doug Meijer Medical Innovation Building, 7th Floor

3:00 PM–5:00 PM

Your Workplace. Many Languages. One Goal: Getting AI Right

La Fuente Communications

West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

4:00 PM–6:00 PM

ERP on the Rooftop

Custom Systems, The Phoenix Group

Bamboo Grand Rapids

4:00 PM–7:00 PMDrop in any time

Tech in the Park

Believe! Journal, Michigan Software Labs

Legacy Park

4:30 PM–7:30 PMDrop in any time

Set the Bar in Digital Enablement

AVI-SPL

Varnum LLP - Balcony

5:00 PM–7:00 PM

Developing the Next Wave of West Michigan Entrepreneurs

GVSU Padnos College of Engineering

Shape Corp. Innovation Design Center

5:00 PM–6:30 PM

Scientific Thinking for Unscientific Organizations

Bravo LT

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

8:30 AM–10:00 AM

A Eulogy for WordPress, Webflow, and Every CMS: What's Next for Websites?

WebriQ

The Addition GR

8:30 AM–10:00 AM

Can You See My Screen? Designing for Hybrid Collaboration

TowerPinkster

8:30 AM–10:00 AM

If Tech Risks Hit the P&L: Building Balance Sheet Resilience

Marsh, Miller Johnson

8:30 AM–10:00 AM

Inforum's TechnologyNEXT + Right Management

Inforum, Right Management

Corewell Health Place

8:30 AM–11:00 AM

Manufacturing Innovation in Action

Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center-West, Western Michigan University

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

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

10:00 AM–12:00 PM

The Morning After: Founder Brunch

Start Garden

Bamboo Grand Rapids

10:00 AM–12:00 PMDrop in any time

Trinity Health Robotic-Assisted Joint Replacement Open House

Trinity Health

Trinity Health Grand Rapids Hospital

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

11:00 AM–12:30 PM

How To Catch A Unicorn

Global Detroit

Bamboo Grand Rapids

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

12:00 PM–1:00 PM

Tech Trails at Johnson Park!

West Michigan Tech Talent, West Michigan Works!

Johnson Park

1:00 PM–4:00 PMDrop in any time

Global Founders Demo Day: Innovation Without Borders

Global Detroit

Founders Brewing Co - Centennial Room

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

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

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

4:00 PM–6:00 PM

Copilot Says: You Should Come to Happy Hour at Grand Rapids Tech

Grand Rapids Tech

4:00 PM–7:00 PMDrop in any time

Tech Week Tee Time

Michigan Capital Network Ventures

Gimme's Par & Grill

4:00 PM–5:30 PM

Technology that Empowers Independence

MOKA

MOKA's Possibility Pod

4:30 PM–6:30 PM

Sharpen Your Edge: Communication & Leadership for Tech

Grand Rapids Toastmasters Club #404

New Holland Brewing - The Knickerbocker

5:00 PM–7:00 PM

Latino Tech Mixer

West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

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

8:00 AM–1:00 PM

Beyond the Hustle

Midwest House, Coya, Washington Avenue Advisors, Start Garden

Bamboo Grand Rapids

11:00 AM–1:00 PM

The Meeting Makeover: Better Meetings with Microsoft Teams

InsITe Business Solutions, The Employers' Association

1:00 PM–2:30 PM

Copilot Made Practical: From Prompts to Repeatable Workflows

Bulb Digital

Kent ISD Educational Service Center

2:00 PM–4:00 PM

Built Here: Celebrating 10 Years of Lakeshore Startups

SURGE by Lakeshore Advantage

The Next Center - Lakeshore Advantage

3:00 PM–5:00 PM

Dive Bar Networking - Tech Week GR Edition

Flamingo Consulting, Prime Edge Media

Rezervoir Lounge

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

10:00 AM–2:00 PMDrop in any time

BTS Origins: The Matcha-Making Debrief

Black Tech Saturdays

The Clique Space

10:00 AM–2:00 PM · CancelledDrop in any time

East × West: A Black Tech Saturdays Creative Collision

Black Tech Saturdays

Venue not confirmed

Time not confirmed

Confluence Thought Series

Confluence

Kendall College of Art & Design

Time not confirmed · Cancelled

Hacked on Monday: A Live Drill for Business Leaders

InsITe Business Solutions, Grand Rapids Chamber

Venue not confirmed

Time not confirmed

MIPitch 2026

Ionia County Economic Alliance, Montcalm Economic Alliance, Greenville Area Chamber of Commerce, Ionia Area Chamber of Commerce, The Right Place

Candlestone Inn & Golf

Time not confirmed

Tech Week Podcast | All Day | 7AM to 7PM

City Innovations, The Right Place

Bamboo Grand Rapids