MADISON, Wis. – Registration is now open to general admission for the Wisconsin Technology Council’s 2026 Wisconsin Tech Summit on Thursday, April 30, at Oshkosh Corp. headquarters in Oshkosh.
The 2026 Tech Summit will shine a spotlight on how AI is transforming Wisconsin industries. Attendees will hear directly from chief information officers and other experts about how their organizations are using AI and related technologies in real-world applications across Wisconsin’s core sectors.
The one-day summit will highlight four key sectors: health care, financial services, agriculture and energy, and manufacturing, offering insights into how AI is shaping innovation and competitiveness statewide. A list of current speaker bios is available here.
This year’s conference will open with a keynote address by Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau, professor at the UW-Madison and a leader in the university’s new College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence. Arpaci-Dusseau will discuss where artificial intelligence is headed, the work underway at UW–Madison through the new college, and how the university can collaborate with industry and partners across Wisconsin to help shape the future.
A plenary panel over lunch will explore the growing role of data centers in supporting AI and the related demands on energy, water and infrastructure. Panelists include Nur Bernhardt, vice president of power and utilities for Cloverleaf Infrastructure; Daniel Narvey, general counsel for the Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin; Rich Stasik, vice president of regulatory affairs for WEC Energy Group; and David Strifling, director of the Marquette University Water Law and Policy Initiative. Art Harrington of Godfrey & Kahn will moderate the discussion.
Afternoon sessions will feature Wisconsin-based companies and organizations discussing real-world uses of AI in consulting, workforce training, product development and other applications.
“The 2026 Tech Summit is about looking ahead to how artificial intelligence will influence every major sector of Wisconsin’s economy,” said Maggie Brickerman, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council. “By focusing on real-world applications and the people leading them, we can better understand where the technology is going and how the state can be part of that future.”
Sponsors thus far include: Abingdon Health, Amazon, Apple, AT&T, BDO, Center for Technology Commercialization, CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen), Dairyland Power Cooperative, Findorff, Fine Point Consulting, Flad Architects, FORTÉ, GenoPalate, Google, Kimberly-Clark, Marshfield Clinic Health System, Microsoft, Oshkosh Corp., QTS Data Centers, Raven Software, Sas, Summerfest Tech, SustainableHR PEO, University Research Park, UW-Madison Center for Diary Research, UW-Madison Data Science Institute, UW-Platteville, UW-Stout, Versiti, WHEFA, Whitewater University Innovation Center and Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.
Interested in sponsorship? Email Angela Schlobohm for more information: angela@wisconsintechnologycouncil.com.
