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November 10-14, 2025
A full week of connecting, teaching, and celebrating tech and startups across 10+ cities in Wisconsin.
Schedule of Events
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Monday
November 10th
Tuesday
November 11th
Wednesday
November 12th
Thursday
November 13th
Friday
November 14th
9:30 am
11:30 am
12:00 pm
Build Your AI Toolkit: When to Use AI, When to Stay Human
Green Bay
Virtual
Headway
AI & Machine Learning
2:00 pm
4:00 pm
The Lessons Learned From 267 Startups with Mason Cook
Beloit
Irontek
Founders
Startup Investing & Venture Capital
4:30 pm
Packer Tailgate & Social - Startup Wisconsin Week Kickoff (Green Bay)
Green Bay
Startup Wisconsin, Headway
Networking
Founders
5:00 pm
Fall Startup Career Fair
Madison
Midwest Founders Community, Ben Lukszys, Mitobyte, StartingBlock
Talent & Recruitment
Networking
5:30 pm
6:15 pm
7:00 pm
8:00 am
11:00 am
3:00 pm
Women Entrepreneurs Panel
Green Bay
Startup Wisconsin, The BOLD Marketing Agency, Greater Green Bay Chamber, gener8tor
Founders
Networking
5:00 pm
HATCH 2025 Pitch Competition
Chippewa Valley
Chippewa Economic Development Corporation
Pitch / Demo
Founders
5:00 pm
5:30 pm
Celebrating Women in SEO: A Panel & Networking Event
Milwaukee
SocialSurge Marketing
Marketing & Brand
Networking
5:30 pm
5:30 pm
7:00 am
8:00 am
B2B SaaS Club: Inside the 2026 Corporate Technology Roadmap
Milwaukee
Midwest Founders Community, MKE Tech
Corporate Innovation
Founders
9:00 am
StartingBlock's Coffee and Community for Startups: Eldercare Founders
Madison
StartingBlock
Industry Insights
Networking
9:00 am
9:00 am
One Million Cups EC: Jack Fentress of Jolly Mammoth
Chippewa Valley
1 Milion Cups, CVTC Eau Claire
Founders
Networking
11:00 am
Fractional Talent & Expertise: The Cheat Code to Growth
Chippewa Valley
The Coven Eau Claire
Talent & Recruitment
Growth
12:00 pm
Build Prototypes Faster: AI Workflows for Designers
Green Bay
Virtual
Headway
Design
Software Development
4:00 pm
Southeast Wisconsin Pitch Perfect competition
Kenosha
Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood
Pitch / Demo
Networking
4:00 pm
Effective Resourcefulness: Turn BIG Ideas into Scalable Results
Appleton
Design Life's Journey - Deb Matz
Launching Your Startup
Founders
4:30 pm
5:00 pm
5:00 pm
5:15 pm
November Global AI Milwaukee User Group Meeting
Milwaukee
Global AI Milwaukee
AI & Machine Learning
Software Development
5:30 pm
Appleton Founder Stories: Ben Ganther (Odyssey Climbing + Fitness)
Appleton
gener8tor
Founders
Networking
6:00 pm
2025 Lighthouse Launch Pitch Contest
Door County
Kewaunee County Economic Development Corporation
Pitch / Demo
6:00 pm
7:00 pm
8:00 am
WI Small Business Summit & Celebrate Small Business Luncheon
Chippewa Valley
UW La Crosse, SBDC
Founders
Industry Insights
8:30 am
9:00 am
11:00 am
Effective Resourcefulness: Turn BIG Ideas into Scalable Results
Appleton
Design Life's Journey - Deb Matz
Founders
Launching Your Startup
11:00 am
Lunch 'n Learn: Founder Identity Shift
Chippewa Valley
The Coven Eau Claire
Founders
Leadership & Culture
12:00 pm
2:00 pm
4:00 pm
5:00 pm
5:00 pm
5:00 pm
Trash to Cash – Hosted by UWEC’s Blugold Innovation
Chippewa Valley
UW Eau Claire
Pitch / Demo
Networking
5:30 pm
6:00 pm
6:30 pm
7:00 pm
The Case for Curiosity: Why Discovery-Driven Research Matters
Virtual
Madison
Morgridge Institute for Research
Industry Insights
Corporate Innovation
7:30 am
Effective Resourcefulness: Turn BIG Ideas into Scalable Results
Appleton
Design Life's Journey - Deb Matz
Founders
Launching Your Startup
8:30 am
8:30 am
10:00 am
Bridge Design and Development: Automating Figma-to-Jira with MCPs
Green Bay
Virtual
Headway
Software Development
11:00 am
12:00 pm
Collaborating Beyond Organizational Boundaries | WiT Virtual Series: Fuel Your Friday
Virtual
Women in Technology Wisconsin
Corporate Innovation
1:00 pm
Startup Chippewa Valley '25 | Closing Keynote w/Emily Laird & Zach Halmstad
Chippewa Valley
Pablo Center at the Confluence
Leadership & Culture
Networking
5:00 pm
Generative AI Cloud Infrastructure and Security for Startups
Madison
Virtual
source-right
AI & Machine Learning
Software Development
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