Wednesday, September 30
2026 Technology and Entrepreneurship Summit
Join us for our fourth Technology and Entrepreneurship Summit, where industry leaders, innovators, students, and aspiring entrepreneurs converge for a dynamic event focused on the intersection of technology and entrepreneurship, featuring insightful discussions, networking opportunities, and the opportunity to learn from tech experts and successful entrepreneurs!
AGENDA
8:00 AM - Registration Opens
9:00 AM - Stay, Build, Adapt: AI Through a Rural Lens | Jeremy Satterfield
10:00 AM - Breakout Sessions
Playing with Dynamite: How to Cut Through Chaos and Deliver Under Pressure | Sean Covel
Bringing Innovation to Life | Dr. Nathan Skelley
Real Stories of Starting a Business: You Don’t Need All the Answers | Tiffany Hoeft, Robin Jensen, and Madi Jones
11:00 AM - Breakout Sessions
Turning an Idea Into a National Brand | Mollie Ficocello
CybHER: Building South Dakota’s Next Generation of Cyber Leaders | Dr. Ashley Podhradsky
What If? The Question Behind Every Innovation | Matthew Luhn and Sean Covel
12:00 PM - Networking Food Truck Lunch | Shagan Pit and 605 Scoops
1:00 PM - To Innovation and Beyond | Matthew Luhn
2:00 PM - Building Better Communities, Big or Small: Designing Places People Want to Stay | Peter Calthorpe
Sponsored by NSU’s Cramer Center for Design and Innovation and HDR, Inc.
Matthew Luhn
Top Storytelling and Creativity Speaker, Disney/Pixar Veteran behind Toy Story, Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo and more, Fortune 500 Storytelling Consultant, Award-Winning Writer & Director
LOCATION
Johnson FineArts Center,
Northern State University
1200 S St Jay,
Aberdeen, South Dakota
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