'Event of the Year' - 2020 CT Entrepreneur Awards
Did you know? In 2019 SiW had foot traffic of nearly 5,000 people.
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An epic celebration of innovation, technology and entrepreneurship.
Fall 2021 in-person and broadcast live
- New England's largest and fastest-growing innovation festival
2020 had a profound impact on all of us. We have a lot of work to do to navigate the present and envision the future. We are faced with a rare opportunity to rebuild better. The core of SiWeek has always revolved around innovation, entrepreneurship, technology and community. There are no better ingredients for successful endeavors. In this vain, our theme this year is RECOVER & GROW. This is some of what you can expect-
iSpark – the Art and Science of High Performing Startups. What better way to express 2021’s themes, than to facilitate growth itself! Through our iSpark platform we will be hosting SiWeek’s first ever pitch event! Aimed at facilitating connections, learning and growth for selected high promise, early stage start ups.
We will bring together innovators, disruptors, investors, mentors and potential users to enable indelible connections and opportunities for exposure, guidance, insights and funding.
Build
Engage
Scale
Fund
SiWeek’s Marquee conference day, FastFWD will bring you thought leadership on topics critical to our growth. Bringing together enterprise leaders, change makers, academics, scientists and innovators this year’s slate will captivate. Our industry agnostic approach recognizes that good ideas can come from anywhere and can be applied to a breadth of challenges. Through our platform, we aim to do our part to facilitate recovery.Â
Work
Equity
Health & Wellness
Money & Growth
Let's Go Hybrid
SiW's In-Person and Virtual Event Features:
- Rich experience features; live and pre-recorded sessions, downloadable content, attendee search, speaker chat and more
- Connect and network with thousands of attendees
- Over 100 unique sessions designed to balance deep understanding with actionable insights
- 100 speakers including CEOs, award-winning authors, and IPO-exited founders
- Over 2,500 companies represented
- Rare perspectives from top thought leaders in innovation & technology
This Year's Events & Conference
TechFwd
September 2021
- In Person TBA & Virtual
Details Coming Soon!
iSpark- the Art and Science of High Performing Startups
September 2021
- In Person TBA & Virtual
Demo, Pitch, Engage & Learn. The most innovative startups in the region come together with investors and disruptors for SiWeek’s inaugural Demo and Pitch event.
- World class thought leadership content
- Cutting edge, early stage startups debuts
- Workshops & Networking roundtables
FastFWD- Innovation and Technology Conference
September 2021
- In Person TBA & Virtual
Get the ideas, inspiration, and insights you need to survive and thrive in these uncertain and challenging times. Featuring world-class thought leaders.
Startup Weekend
TBA
- Virtual
Build a team, work through spinning-up your product with amazing mentors, and put together a Minimum Viable Product— all in a weekend!
Past Speakers
Our speakers represent the leaders in their field. From visionary executives to published thought leaders and high-growth entrepreneurs we feature the insights and ideas that are certain to shape the future.
