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• 2026 Annual Summit

  • When
    August 27, 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Forum Event Center

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  8:00 – 9:00 AM - Registration & Networking

  9:00 – 9:05 AM - Welcome Remarks

  9:05 – 9:15 AM - Opening Remarks from Mayor Scott Fadness

  9:15 – 10:00 AM - Panel: How Hoosier Higher Education Institutions are Prepping Graduates for the Careers of the Future

  Moderator: John Fernandez

  • Andy Miller, Indiana Wesleyan University

  • Mike Bottorff, Ivy Tech Community College

  • Alison Bell, WGU

  • Dr. Stephanie Fernhaber, Butler Founder’s College

  10:00-10:45 AM - Panel: Data Center Development that Works for Hoosier Communities

  Moderator: Megan Glover

  • Brad Tietz, Data Center Coalition
  • Tom Dermody, Mayor fo La Porte
  • Cloteal LaBroi, Microsoft

  10:45 AM - Break

  10:50 - 11:35 AM - Panel: What VCs are looking for in 2026 

  Moderator: Mike Trotzke 

  • Toph Day, Elevate Ventures
  • Ray Fraser, Graham Allen Partners
  • Travis Stegemoller, gener8tor

  11:35 AM - 12:00 PM - Innovation in K12 Education & IN AI Update

  • David Becker & Dennis Trinkle
  • Don Wettrick, STARTedUP Foundation
  • Ting Gootee, CICP

  12:00 PM - Lunch with Lawmakers 

  12:20 PM - ITIA Update

  12:30 PM - Legislator Remarks

  12:45 - 1:15 PM - Closing Keynote featuring Indiana Secretary of Commerce Chuck Goodrich

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