Wednesday, September 30

2026 Technology and Entrepreneurship Summit

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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!

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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.

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Jeremy Satterfield
Northern Innovation & Startup Center Northern Innovation & Startup Center

Jeremy Satterfield

Microsoft TechSpark Community Engagement Manager for Southern Virginia

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LOCATION

Johnson FineArts Center,
Northern State University

1200 S St Jay,
Aberdeen, South Dakota

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