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Forward Fest 2026

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Forward Fest 2026 ran Aug 17–21, 2026. ConferenceGrid lists 55 speakers. Dates for the next edition are not announced yet.

Lineup updated Aug 1, 2026 · dates verified Jul 27, 2026

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55Speakers
0Sponsors
0Sessions
34Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at Forward, in alphabetical order.

Adhira Sunkara
Innovative Outlier
Alanna Thiede
Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce
Alex Ysquierdo
Allee Marti
Amber Sandall
Araceli Esparza
Midwest Mujeres Inc
Babs Karney
Beth Epstein
E Epstein Patent Agency
Brett Hay
Quantum Ideation and Prototyping LLC
Bristine Cordero
Groundwork Events
Caroline McManus
Chantel Soumis
Christina Libs
Service Knowledge Operations
Christopher Harrison
Prismscope.ai
Daniel G. Guerra Jr.
100State, Inc.
Dave Igot
Novii CPA
Doug Neitzel
Emily Schmitzer
Evan Liu
Heather Ferguson
UW-Madison SBDC
Hollie Hollister
H Cubed Group
Ian McCullough

Quick answers

When is Forward Fest 2026?
Forward Fest 2026 ran Aug 17–21, 2026.
Who is speaking at Forward Fest 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 55 speakers, including Adhira Sunkara (Innovative Outlier), Alanna Thiede (Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce) and Alex Ysquierdo.
Company intelligence

An audience of 34 companies, parsed from the program.

34 companies in attendance.

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Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
0Sponsoringsponsor only
34Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority
  • Other roles55100%

Of 55 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
Sponsors by tier

Tiers were not disclosed for this event.