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Midwest Tech Conference 2026

A tech conference for the people, Midwest Tech Conference 2026 invites enthusiasts and experts alike for a day filled with talks and workshops. The event is volunteer-run and community-powered, offering 8+ sessions at a low ticket price and free admission for students. All are welcome to join this celebration of technology ideas and networking.

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11Speakers
2Sponsors
10On the bill · sessions
2Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at Midwest, in alphabetical order.
Amit Shivpuja
Chris Perrin
Dasaradhi Eddula
Jered Bare
Josh Parker
Josh Rickard
Mark Kaiman
Mark Wharton
Sean Carey
Tamara Copple
Tiffany Hall
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
ImprovingPlatinum
Westminster CollegePlatinum
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Agenda

Selected from 10 sessions on the bill.
  • 1:00 PM CT

    The Credibility Equation: How Everyday Choices Shape Trust, Influence, and Opportunity

  • 10:30 AM CT

    Real-Time Fraud Detection with Distributed AI and Event-Driven Systems

  • 11:15 AM CT

    Building Trustworthy AI: Practical Governance for Modern IT Teams

  • 2:00 PM CT

    Can We Make $1 Million in the Next Hour? (Live-Coding a Full-Stack App)

  • 3:00 PM CT

    The $0 Pentest Stack: Free Tools, Real Frustrations, and What I Learned Building a Security Practice

  • 4:00 PM CT

    Panel Session: AI, Cyber, and the Human Cost: Hype, Responsibility, and Burnout

  • 8:00 AM CT

    Cultivating Curiosity, Experimentation, and Engineering

  • 8:00 AM CT

    Keynote

  • 9:00 AM CT

    Risk Planning from the Wings: What Stage Management Teaches About Enterprise Risk

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 2 companies, parsed from the program.

Two companies in attendance.

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Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
2Sponsoringsponsor only
0Companies Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority
  • Other roles11100%

Of 11 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01ImprovingSp·P
  2. 02Westminster CollegeSp·P
Sponsors by tier
platinum2
100% of 2

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