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The half-day forum brings together 1,000 IT leaders, professionals, students, and technologists from a wide range of industries. Participants will explore disruptive technologies and learn how to stay ahead of them, learn about trends transforming workplaces and hear how prominent technology leaders are cultivating fresh perspectives in their organizations. To learn more, click here.

TechTown Detroit and WEtech Alliance present the second annual weekend hackathon, designed to break down barriers in health IT innovation. The event also hopes to improve healthcare by inviting technology creators and healthcare professionals to collaborate on realistic, human-centric solutions to front-line problems. Click here for details and registration.

The Global Talent Retention Initiative hosts what is believed to be the largest event of its kind. The job fair focuses on matching skilled international students to STEM jobs with employers who have expressed a willingness to use the Optional Practical Training portion of a student visa to hire them. For more information, click here.

The University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business hosts this annual conference showcasing nearly 40 high-growth companies and emerging technologies. This year’s symposium will feature a new Tech Transfer Alley, which will highlight tech transfer offices in Midwest universities and the companies spinning out of them. For details and registration, click here.

Wayne State University’s Detroit Orientation Institute and the Detroit Experience Factory host Detroit 101, a half-day tour and interactive group conversation about the city’s revitalization. Participants will talk with community leaders along the route, including Ritchie Harrison (Detroit RiverFront Conservancy), Brittany Sanders (Belle Isle Conservancy), Vittoria Katanski (Hatch Detroit), and Kim Tandy (Mayor’s Office, Department … Continue reading “Detroit 101 Tour”

Startup Week, part of a national series of events, is coming to Detroit. The five-day conference is designed to celebrate the startup community and build momentum and opportunity around entrepreneurship. Startup Week is led by local entrepreneurs and hosted in different venues around the city. More details and registration will be available soon; click here … Continue reading “Detroit Startup Week”

Parker Village hosts this open discussion about rebuilding the community and infrastructure of Highland Park, MI. The goal is to generate actionable solutions an advocacy group or public/private partnership can achieve. Guest speakers include Edi Demaj from Rocket Fiber, Brian Tell from Solartronics Solar Energy, and representatives from the Parker Village Urban Aquaponics Garden. For … Continue reading “Re:Build Highland Park”

The University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business hosts this event featuring business leaders like Yashwant Sinha, India’s former minister of finance; Sachin Bansal, co-founder of Flipkart; Niren Chaudhary, global president of KFC; and many others. To learn more, click here.

Wayne State University hosts this event focusing on practical and pragmatic business approaches to the hot new field of data science. Keynote speakers include Lawrence Weber, director of analytics platform services for IBM, and Paul Ballew, global chief data and analytics officer for Ford. For details, click here.

The Mobile Technology Association of Michigan hosts this event designed to educate women about various kinds of tech careers. The  event will feature roundtable discussions with women working in the areas of app development, UX/UI, ethics in hacking, and more. For details and registration, click here.

Are you a college student or recent college graduate with a great idea for a tech startup, or a desire to be part of a startup team? Come to this informational session to learn more about DTX’s summer accelerator program. Free and open to the public. Click here to register.

This event—meant to connect innovative healthcare companies in Canada with U.S. investment, collaboration, and market growth opportunities—will feature panel discussions, networking, keynote speakers, and a pitch contest. This is also meant to be a companion event to the Hacking Health conference, planned for May 13-15 in Windsor, Ontario. For more info and registration, contact [email protected].

This event, organized by NBC Universal and Technical.y, will explore how Detroit fits into the national entrepreneurial landscape and is part of a seven-city tour of innovation clusters. Kelly Hoey, investor and CNBC contributor, will serve as the keynote speaker. For details and registration, click here.

Cristal Sheppard will answer questions and lead a tour of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Detroit outpost. Free and open to the public, but reservations are required. To RSVP, click here.

Are you a college student or recent college graduate with a great idea for a tech startup, or a desire to be part of a startup team? Come to this informational session to learn more about DTX’s summer accelerator program. Free and open to the public. Click here to register.

Business Leaders for Michigan, MichBio, and the University Research Corridor host this discussion on how to best unleash Michigan’s biosciences R&D and manufacturing potential to stimulate economic growth. Panelists include Esperion’s Roger Newton and Kevin Lobo, CEO of Stryker. Free and open to the public. For details, click here.

TechTown Detroit and the Motown Museum are partnering on this interactive panel discussion about music entrepreneurship. Participating in the panel are Paul Riser Sr., Motown musician and father of TechTown director Paul Riser Jr.; Mike Grace, Ed Wolfrum; and James Jameson Jr. This event is free and open to the public; click here to register.

Michigan State University’s Innovation Center presents the next installment of its Innovate State speaker series, this time with MSU alum Nathan Bashaw, co-creator of ProductHunt and Dash. Bashaw will discuss successful coding and his latest venture, Hardbound. For details and registration, click here.

This 6th annual conference—this year, the theme is “Bankruptcy to Bankability: A City in Transition”—will examine what’s happening in Detroit as it emerges from financial turmoil. Community and business leaders will share highlights from their work. Click here for registration and more information.