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.
Jeremy Satterfield
Microsoft TechSpark Community Engagement Manager for Southern Virginia
LOCATION
Johnson FineArts Center,
Northern State University
1200 S St Jay,
Aberdeen, South Dakota
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