Elevate is a conference for our region’s technology community.
Whether you’re a software developer, product owner, designer, or entrepreneur working in the technology space, there’s something for everyone!
Morning sessions will focus on creativity, innovation, and technology where we’ll hear from folks who work in a range of creative enterprises and their reflections on the art of discovery, iterative thinking, and the creative process, and our afternoon workshops will give you a chance to dive deeper. We’ll also discuss the merits and challenges of a career in technology from folks at different stages in their career.
November 16th, 2023
SCHEDULE
8:00 AM - Coffee + Registration
9:00 AM - Welcome
9:15 AM - Panel: Iterative Thinking at the Intersection of Creativity, Innovation, & Technology
- Moderator: Ana Heilman, North Dakota State University
- Janice Lebga, Elinor Coatings
- Garrett Maurer, Doosan Bobcat
- Jordan Nelson, Microsoft
9:45 AM - Artist Performance
10:00 AM - Break
10:20 AM - Keynote: Future Trends (Efficiency, Automation, AI)
- Shawn Riley, Bisblox
10:40 AM - Panel: Culture and Craft: Reflections on Growth and Productivity in a Technical Career
- Moderator: Nick Zaccardi, SpringBlock
- Grant Swenson, Bushel
- Kathryn Szombatfalvy, Scheels
- Megan Glasow, Perficient
11:10 AM - Keynote: Creativity, Innovation, & Technology
- Kanthi Narukonda, Dakota State University, CybHER Institute
12:00 PM - Lunch
1:15 PM - Workshops
Hands On With Generative Art (Javascript Workshop)
- Hosted by Adrian Aleixandre
Exploring AI Tooling
- Hosted by Scott Meyer
From Ideation to Pitch: The Startup Journey
- Hosted by gener8tor
3:00 PM - Social Hour
4:30 PM - FullStack Fargo at Sidestreet
6:00 PM - gener8tor Showcase
SPEAKERS
Adrian Aleixandre, Staff Front-End Engineer, Simon Data
Lindsay Breuler, Managing Director, gener8tor
Megan Glasow, Solutions Delivery Director, Perficient
Ana Heilman, Director, Big Data Pipeline Unit, North Dakota State University
Janice Lebga, Research Scientist/Principal Investigator, Elinor Coatings
Sona Lesmeister, Entrepreneur Coach & startup Specialist, University of North Dakota Center for Innovation
Garrett Maurer, Director of Global Digital Product Management, Doosan Bobcat
Scott Meyer, Founder, BenchmarkAI
Eric Miller, CEO & Founder, Dwel
Kanthi Narukonda, Director, CybHER Institute, Dakota State University
Jordan Nelson, Senior Designer, Microsoft
Shawn Riley, Co-Founder, Bisblox
Grant Swenson, Director of Engineering, Bushel
Kathryn Szombatfalvy, Software Engineer, Scheels
Chad Ulven, Professor & Interim Chair of Mechanical Engineering, North Dakota State University
Nick Zaccardi, Partner, SpringBlock
SPONSORS
