Road Trip to Summerfest Tech

Ready for a Summer Road Trip? Join UWEBC in Milwaukee and experience SummerFest Tech!

June 29, 2022 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Event Assets

Description

Nothing beats packing up the car, making a new playlist, downloading a few podcasts, and heading off for a road trip! This summer, the UWEBC is doing just that! We are loading up the station wagon, heading over to Milwaukee, and joining leading companies from across the state for innovative and collaborative discussions on tech in Wisconsin and we hope our members will join us!

In its fifth year, this year's Summerfest Tech event focuses on the theme of Innovation, with an agenda (see below) packed full of exciting topics around digital innovation, collaboration and cybersecurity. Several UWEBC member companies are featured throughout the day, including Sargento Foods, Rockwell Automation, Generac, Sub-Zero Group, Master Lock Company and GE Healthcare.

Registration is open now and is free and open to all. While there is a virtual option, we'd love to see you in person so we can experience the programming together!

Please note that adding the event to your calendar is not the same as registering. Please also use the button above to register for this event.

Agenda Items

8:00 AM	Welcome & Opening Remarks
8:00 AM	Leading with Digital, Data, and Disruption
	Moderator: Dr. Kristina Ropella, Dean of Engineering, Marquette University Panelists: Joe Manone, President and CEO, Rite-Hite Products Corporation Mike Troutman, Chief Information Officer, Zurn Water Solutions Corporation Chad Jones, Director of Software Engineering, Milwaukee Tool Bruce Wisnefske, Director of Advanced Manufacturing Operations, Sargento Foods Inc.
8:10 AM	Innovation | Discovering the Mindset to Pursue the Impossible
	Chuck Swoboda, Innovator-in-Residence at Marquette University, Executive Chairman of Vast Therapeutics, and the retired Chairman and CEO of Cree, Inc.
9:00 AM	Break
10:15 AM	Collaborations | Engineering and IT Working Together
	Moderator: Sabha Museteif, Director, High Performance Organization, Rockwell Automation Panelists: Chris Nardecchia, SVP & Chief Digital & Information Officer, Rockwell Automation Lee Lane, VP GM Sensing, Safety & Industrial Components, Rockwell Automation Amber Malone, VP Global Engineering Controls & Automation, Generac Power Systems Tim Dickson, Chief Information Officer, Generac Power Systems
11:00 AM	Break
11:15 AM	Collaboration Intelligence: Innovating with People Who Think Differently (Intelligent IoT)
	Moderator: Doug Barton, Director, UW-Madison E-Business Consortium Panelists: Dave Jones, Sr Marketing Manager, Broan-NuTone Sam Girard, VP Customer Success, Johnson Controls Jody McDonough, Chief Information Officer, Sub-Zero Group John T. Bartucci, Vice President Connected Products, The Master Lock Company
11:15 AM	Collaboration Breakout on Dream Building
	Moderator: Dr. Kristina Ropella, Dean of Engineering, Marquette University Panelists: Joe Manone, President and CEO, Rite-Hite Products Corporation Mike Troutman, Chief Information Officer, Zurn Water Solutions Corporation Chad Jones, Director of Software Engineering, Milwaukee Tool Bruce Wisnefske, Director of Advanced Manufacturing Operations, Sargento Foods Inc.
12:00 PM	Lunch & Networking
12:30 PM	Mke Tech Hub Community Meetup
1:15 PM	Justice Tech Workshop
	Speakers: Nadiyah Johnson, Founder, Milky Way Tech Hub Eli Rivera, Co-Founder, The Way Out Ruben Gaona: Co-Founder, The Way Out
2:00 PM	Cybersecurity Trends - Global, National, and Regional
	Amanda Knutson, Supervisory Special Agent, FBI
3:00 PM	Cybersecurity Breakout Sessions
3:45 PM	Break
4:00 PM	Ethical Machine Learning
	Speaker: Kesha Williams, Senior Principal, Slalom
5:00 PM	Networking & Happy Hour

Additional Information

Location: Saint Kate - The Arts Hotel
Location Address: 139 E. Kilbourn Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53202

Contact: Events Team, events@uwebc.wisc.edu