High Tech Happy Hour

media release: Join us once again to celebrate High Tech Happy Hour's 22nd Anniversary!

Come and enjoy free beer, light snacks, and a great networking opportunity at UW's Memorial Union while overlooking Lake Mendota from the Tripp Commons Deck! Thank you to all our wonderful friends, colleagues and sponsors over the years who continue to make this event possible.

Join us on August 23 for “Forward Fest x PechaKucha” as our speakers showcase innovative and creative ideas that elevate Wisconsin to the next level. PechaKucha is one of 50+ events during the Forward Festival, bringing together entrepreneurs and creatives in a 5-day celebration of innovation, technology, and collaboration. The evening will kick off with a happy hour and networking opportunity in collaboration with Women in BioHealth from 5:00-6:00pm.

**Due to high volumes of attendees, please make sure to print off your ticket or have your ticket pulled up on your mobile device prior to check in. Thanks!**

High Tech is a premier networking event and is free and open to the public.

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Presentations by:

Nicole Vafadari - What’s in a Name? The Journey to Define My Company Name - And My Own Voice

A name is just a name until it’s not. Sometimes, it’s a mechanism of convenience and sense. Other times, it’s a 30+ year journey in the making that reveals more about you than you could have imagined. Through stories of food and family, I share my journey to Doret and the name that made me proudest of all. 

Ann Leonard - When Preparation meets Opportunity

My story supporting Madison-based medical device and drug companies implement and maintain quality management systems, and how Covid taught me to take a few risks.  

Ayla Annac - How My “Ikigai” Found Me: InvivoSciences, Inc.

Journey of Invivosciences’s Formation due to our Critical Mission for Human Heart Health.  InvivoSciences, Inc. (IVS) is a pre-clinical-stage biotech company developing therapies for cardiovascular and cardiometabolic diseases utilizing its predictive precision medicine development platform, Kokordia™. It combines patient-derived micro heart on a chip, NuHeart™, AI-assisted patient-stratification diagnostic technology, and automated instrumentation. IVS201 is our lead drug program targeting heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF.)

Mark Walker - Building Better Minds: Practices for Inner Growth

We spend so much time researching and investing in technology, new apps, new clothes, more stuff. But do we really take the time to sharpen and heighten our own self image and inner awareness? As a personal consultant and coach for mindset and mental toughness, I see this as one of the most neglected areas in our lives where we can change our relationships with ourselves and thereby the world. It isn't an option anymore. We need to be better at connecting with ourselves. 

Dayna May-Brady - Why Can't I Understand? 

You've often heard that communication is a two-way street, but what happens when you hit roadblock after roadblock? As someone who is in the role of translating between business and IT, learn a couple tips to help your messages land or things to ask for to better understand.

Cindy Burzinski - Decreasing Opioid Overdose Deaths Across Wisconsin

Wisconsin Voices for Recovery's Nalox-ZONE program provides a free, community-based solution to decrease the risk of fatal opioid overdose, through their Nalox-ZONE rescue boxes. The program started in 2020 and has grown exponentially through word of mouth. There are over 375 Nalox-ZONE boxes installed across the state of Wisconsin, covering 53 of the 72 counties.