Inno Approved is a curated calendar tracking the best tech and startup events happening in Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay and beyond each month. Like what you see? Great! We update this calendar every week as additional events pop up on our radar.
Be sure to browse through the below meetups and add as many as you can to your cal. (If we missed an important or relevant one, let us know at WisconsinInfo@AmericanInno.com and we’ll add it to the list!)
Also, November kicks off with Startup Week and you can check out our list of can't-miss Startup Week events, including our data-driven VC presentation on Monday, here.
Saturday, November 3
Event: 88Nine Labs | Hack4MKE Hackathon
- Location: Ward 4, 313 North Plankinton Avenue, #Suite 205, Milwaukee, WI 53203
- Date/Time: Sat, Nov 3, 2018, 10:00 AM – Sun, Nov 4, 2018, 6:30 PM
- Event Type: Hackathon
- Price: Free
Event Description: “The hackathon will kick off Saturday morning (Nov. 3) at 10 a.m., where the ACLU of Wisconsin will present the challenges that they’re facing and the solutions they’re looking for. Following the presentation, participants will form teams of five or fewer to problem solve using election and civic engagement data from the city of Milwaukee. Hacking will continue on November 4 for most of the day. Then, beginning at 5:30 p.m., teams will begin presenting their work."
Monday, November 5
Event: Startup Milwaukee: State of Milwaukee's Startup Ecosystem
- Location: Northwestern Mutual Commons and Tower, 805 East Mason Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202
- Date/Time: 7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
- Event Type: Networking, discussion
- Price: Free
Event Description: “To kick-off the third annual Startup Milwaukee Week, Startup Milwaukee has assembled a lively town hall of leaders from startups, venture capital and economic development groups to paint a picture of the state of Milwaukee's startup ecosystem.”
Monday, November 5
Event: Startup Milwaukee Showcase
- Location: Eagle Knitting Building | 507 S. 2nd Street, 507 S 2nd St, #301, Milwaukee, WI 53204
- Date/Time: 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
- Event Type: Networking, discussion
- Price: Free
Event Description: “Attendees at the Showcase include founders, future employees, investors, corporate innovators, college students and anyone wanting to discover and celebrate local startups. There is no set schedule; attendees are welcome to come and go throughout the evening.”
Monday, November 5
Event: Start-Up Week Event: People Strategy - creating a thriving culture
- Location: Technology Innovation Center, 10437 Innovation Drive, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53226
- Date/Time: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- Event Type: Networking, discussion
- Price: Free
Event Description: “Join us for a conversation about establishing and living a corporate culture that supports personal responsibility, confidence, collaboration, self-awareness and success. You hired great people. Now make sure that your organization brings out the best in them.”
Monday, November 5
Event: Founder's Storytelling Workshop
- Location: Attention Era Studio, 217 N Broadway Floor 2, Milwaukee, WI 53202
- Date/Time: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- Event Type: Workshop, discussion
- Price: Free
Event Description: “Join us at Attention Era Studios for a night of food, drinks, and storytelling growth. Our guest speakers will share some storytelling 101. Then we will provide an opportunity for startup founders to record their 60 second story on camera for website or social media use.”
Tuesday, November 6
Event: Developing Inner City Tech Entrepreneurs
- Location: Ward 4, 313 North Plankinton Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53203
- Date/Time: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- Event Type: Networking, discussion
- Price: Free
Event Description: “Join the SPEARity team for a FREE event as we discuss strategies for getting more tech entrepreneurship into the city of Milwaukee.”
Tuesday, November 6
Event: Global Design & International Startup Acceleration
- Location: Digital Measures by Watermark, 220 East Buffalo Street, Floor Five, Milwaukee, WI 53202
- Date/Time: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
- Event Type: Networking, discussion
- Price: Free
Event Description: “A presentation by J. Dietenberger, University Instructor & International consultant, of tours and evaluations of startup accelerators, incubators, and design endeavors in Scandinavia, Estonia, and Vienna -- some of the most successful in the world. Afterward, recent highlights will be shared from consults and incubation accelerator conversations done in London and the influence of Brexit on the London startup and business communities.”
Wednesday, November 7
Event: Entrepreneurship for Health Professionals
- Location: Innovation Accelerator, 1225 Discovery Parkway, Wauwatosa, WI 53226
- Date/Time: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
- Event Type: Networking,
- Price: Free
Event Description: “Come to this event to hear from entrepreneurs, corporate innovators, and investors on how health professionals can participate in the exciting and rewarding entrepreneurship ecosystem in Milwaukee. Instead of just treating patients, be a part of the changing face of medicine and help shape the future of healthcare.”
Wednesday, November 7
Event: Ideation to Success: A Digital Roadmap Story for Startups
- Location: UWM Innovation Campus, 1225 Discovery Parkway, Wauwatosa, WI 53226
- Date/Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
- Event Type: Networking, discussion
- Price: Free
Event Description: “Driven to make the lives of people living with chronic diseases easier, QuiO, a connected therapeutics company, set out to be an industry disrupter by enabling smarter and on-the-go medication monitoring. By using a lean startup approach to create a powerful, user-first solution, QuiO was able to go-to-market faster, gain attention from the market, and win Accenture’s Global HealthTech Innovation Challenge.”
Wednesday, November 7
Event: Speednetworking - Building Relationships, One Round at a Time
- Location: Central Standard Craft Distillery, 613 South 2nd Street, Milwaukee, WI 53204
- Date/Time: 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
- Event Type: Networking,
- Price: Free
Event Description: “Your hosts, Jennifer Buchholz and Sara Reed, will lead the event. Instructions will be provided at the beginning of each round to mix up the group and provide initial conversation starters. Each round will run approximately 10 minutes. After the structured networking, you’re free to stay and mingle.”
Wednesday, November 7
Event: The Milky Way - Changing the Culture of STEM
- Location: 88Nine Studio, 220 East Pittsburgh Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53204
- Date/Time: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
- Event Type: Networking, discussion
- Price: Free
Event Description: “Join the discussion with Jet Constellations to help promote diversity in tech. Panelist with different backgrounds in tech will engage in open and honest conversation about their journey through the tech industry while discussing different dimensions of diversity, opportunities to transform the culture of STEM and the impact of diversity & inclusion strategies.”
Thursday, November 8
Event: Tech Center Open House at Research Park
- Location: Technology Innovation Center, 10437 Innovation Drive, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53226
- Date/Time: 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- Event Type: Networking, open house
- Price: Free
Event Description: “Meet the community of entrepreneurs at the Technology Innovation Center at Research Park, the Milwaukee region’s only full-service business incubator. The Tech Center is where things are really happening. Enjoy food and drinks as you stroll through our 138,000 square foot building and meet many of our exciting start-ups, which will have their products on display. Free parking is available.”
Friday, November 9
Event: 88Nine Labs | Moving the needle: How new technology is changing the music
- Location: Northwestern Mutual's Cream City Labs, 733 North Van Buren Street, 2nd Floor, Milwaukee, WI 53202
- Date/Time: 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
- Event Type: Networking,
- Price: Free
Event Description: “88Nine Labs is proud to host on how technology is changing the music industry, called “Moving the Needle”. This official Startup Milwaukee event will feature presentations and a panel featuring leaders behind the new Capitol Records Innovation Center and Gener8tor's new Music Tech Accelerator. Hear how about their work in the music technology space and what it could mean for the future of the industry, musicians, and fans. The event is sponsored by Northwestern Mutual.”
Friday, November 9
Event: Tour UWM's Immersive Media Lab
- Location: UWM Kenilworth Square East Side of Building, 1915 E Kenilworth Pl., Milwaukee, WISCONSIN 53202
- Date/Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
- Event Type: Networking,
- Price: Free
Event Description: “Tour UWM's Immersive Media Lab-- Disrupting and Enriching Augmented realities in the spheres of science, culture, and technology through the lens of creativity. Our goal is to engage the Milwaukee community, innovators and disruptors around Augmented Reality. Our mission is to serve as the Community's Leaders in the Sustainable uses of technology.”
Friday, November 9
Event: Startup Milwaukee Week End-of-Week Happy Hour Hosted by The Firm Consulting
- Location: 313 North Plankinton Avenue, Suite 210, Milwaukee, WI 53203
- Date/Time: 4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- Event Type: Networking, happy hour
- Price: Free
Event Description: “Hear the startup success story of Rugged Races LLC, event productions company who took on Shark Tank scoring a record-breaking deal with Mark Cuban, and how they've rapidly expanded over the last several years.”
Saturday, November 10
Event: Milwaukee Code Camp 2018
- Location: UWM - Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex, 3135 N Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53211
- Date/Time: 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
- Event Type: Networking,
- Price: Free
Event Description: “Milwaukee Code Camp is a free software development and computer science conference put on by local developers for the Milwaukee community. We run it entirely as volunteers and just want to see our community grow!”
Monday, November 12
Event: ManpowerGroup Networking Event
- Location: 3100 Manpower Place, Milwaukee, WI 53212
- Date/Time: 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
- Event Type: Networking,
- Price: Free
Event Description: “Meet recruiters and leads from our Center of Recruiting Excellence (CORE) who will be available to network and talk about how you can grow your career with our organization. Light refreshments will be served.”
Wednesday, November 14
Event: EO Wisconsin Founders Event
- Location: Harley-Davidson Museum, 400 West Canal Street, Peace Room (2nd Floor), Milwaukee, WI 53201
- Date/Time: 11:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
- Event Type: Networking, presentation
- Price: Free
Event Description: “All guests are welcomed and encouraged to stay beyond the lunch program for the GSEA Competition and Award Presentation. Also, be sure to set aside time to explore the Harley-Davidson Museum!”
Thursday, November 15
Event: i.c. stars|* MILWAUKEE Info Session!
- Location: 200 North Jefferson Street, 2nd Floor, Milwaukee, WI 53202
- Date/Time: 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- Event Type: Networking,
- Price: Free
Event Description: “Are you ready to become the next star in Business, Leadership, and Technology? Join us for our Info Session for i.c. stars|* MILWAUKEE on Thursday, November 15th, 2018.”
