Honestly, it’s tricky, predicting the future. Would you listen to anyone who told you what to expect in 5 years, much less 10? We went into the a2Tech360 conference 2029: What The Future Holds with a teeny bit of skepticism since all we do is future tech and now tech and vaporware tech that will…
It’s a little known conference in Novi every year, where auto suppliers show off their latest tech for in-vehicle connectivity, user interfaces, and sensors. TU-Automotive brings together dozens of companies as far flung as Brazil, Belgium, and Silicon Valley for an industry event that follows 6 tracks of events on the latest tech in AI…
In a warehouse space off Jackson Road in west Ann Arbor, the leaders of GoTech that meet at the Maker Works near Zingerman’s Bakery in south Ann Arbor are setting up a new workshop. At the center, a large rock climbing wall that has been converted to generate energy is flanked by shelves of supplies…
At the Ark on Main Street Ann Arbor, Intermitten (@intermittenconf/Intermitten Slack) is a gem of a conference all about changemakers in tech, and startup culture in the Midwest. Speakers range from venture capitalists to consultants on culture and inclusion. We were lucky enough to catch up with so many of the speakers and attendees that…
Intermitten, just one of several conferences on the future of technology, women in tech, and the future of mobility, will be taking place during Ann Arbor’s growing tech week in early June. We caught up with Intermitten co-founder and president Heidi Craun to get a sense of this year’s Intermitten conference, while you can still…
Tech Trek week in Ann Arbor has quickly become a week-long multiple-conference event. This year, there are many events you need to plan ahead for with registration or tickets. Here’s what you need to know to check out the tech scene in Ann Arbor the first week of June. a2Tech360 Schedule and Registration Info June…
Do you love DevOps? Yeah, well, some people do. DevOps Days Detroit has quickly taken off as a favorite small (for now) conference for DevOps folks in Ann Arbor-Detroit, and there’s time still both to register (conference runs Oct 23-24, 2019) and to apply to give a talk. Folks in back channels have been telling…
Every other month on the third Thursday of the month, the New Enterprise Forum meets in the Lower Level of SPARK Central on Liberty at 5:00 pm for Pitch Pit, where new entrepreneurs come and give short investor pitches on business ideas of all kinds. Pitch Pit doesn’t meet in August and December, and alternates…
“Five years ago we kept hearing from people, ‘We give Spark funding to have this high-tech culture in Ann Arbor, and we don’t see any of these businesses,” says Jenn Cornell Queen, VP of Marketing at business incubator Ann Arbor Spark. “For instance, AR startup Spellbound graduated to a space above Arbor Brewing, but you…
Until they develop the technology (waiting), we can’t be everywhere at once, and that’s what it takes to attend and cover all Ann Arbor tech events these days. So, here is a list of some tech events going on in May in Ann Arbor, plus some great lists to follow who can keep you in…
