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Annual Business Best Practices and Emerging Technologies Conference

The UWEBC Annual Conference is Wisconsin’s premier learning event for business professionals.

This year’s event will be held on September 30, 2025, and will feature five distinct tracks, strategic briefings, and remarkable keynote speakers, all delivering knowledge to equip you for the future of business and technology. Our speakers will share insights on emerging trends, challenge industry norms, and energize everyone to rethink what’s possible in their fields. The passion and enthusiasm at this event create a one-of-a-kind learning experience.

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Find video highlight reels, like the one below, and audio summaries of each session from 2024 right here on our website by visiting each track page: Customer Service, Human Resources, Information Technology, Marketing, and Supply Chain, and don’t forget about our Keynotes.

“The UWEBC Conference was a tremendous event offering great speakers and relevant topics. Every time I attend, I continue to be amazed at the quality of the speakers and the breadth of the topics offered. As an IT and CX leader, I find the conference to be incredibly valuable.”  – Ken Garfinkel, Broan-NuTone

Conference Details

When: Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 8:00am–4:30pm

Where: Monona Terrace in Madison, WI, or virtually

What: Wisconsin’s premier learning conference for business professionals

How to participate: Register now!

Featured Speakers

Nancy Giordano

Nancy Giordano
Strategist, Author of LeaderING
 

Zack Hamilton

Zack Hamilton
Founder, Host, and Strategic CX Advisor
Unf*cking Your CX
 

Eric Topp

Eric M. Topp
Head Worldwide Supply Chain, Transportation & Logistics
AWS Supply Chain

Sandi Gardner

Sandra Gardner
Chief Information Officer
Promega
 

Josh Dolan

Josh Dolan
President of Consumer, Americas & Asia Pacific
GXO Logistics, Inc.

Sara Taheri Northwestern Mutual

Sara Taheri
Strategic AI Enablement, PolyAI Innovative Leader in AI
Northwestern Mutual

Andreas Hoffbauer

Andreas Hoffbauer, PhD
Founder and Director
Atelier Kultur

Ethan Mollick

Ethan Mollick
Innovation Expert and Artificial Intelligence Thought Leader

Dart Lindsley

Dart Lindsley
Advisor to Google’s People Experience function, CEO, and Author
 

Denise Tilles

Denise Tilles
Chief Product Officer and Founder of Grocket
 

Paulo Savage

Paulo Savaget
Entrepreneurial Engineer, Author, and Professor
Oxford

Marisa Brown

Marisa Brown
Senior Principal Research Lead
American Productivity & Quality Center
 

Steve Jones
Partner at Jadin | Jones; Co-author of The Twin Thieves
 

Jill Gawrych

Jill Gawrych
Chief Human Resources Officer
Springs Window Fashions

Aarthi Murali

Aarthi Murali
Customer Experience Leader
 

Anne Norman

Anne Norman
Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing & Product Strategy Officer
UW Credit Union

Adam Holton

Adam Holton
Chief People Officer
GE HealthCare
 

Mark Benson

Mark Benson
Head of SmartThings
Samsung
 

Scott Edmunds

Scott Edmunds
Senior Vice President, Marketing
Kohler Co.
 

Mark Sehmer

Mark Sehmer
Manager of Emerging Technologies
Promega
 

Conference Sponsors

SAP logo new 2024

 

Interested in sponsoring our conference? Learn more about sponsorship here.