Thank You!
This year’s Data-Driven Wisconsin Conference has concluded.
A huge thank you to everyone who attended!
We’ll be back next year with more applied AI & data-driven insights. Stay tuned!
2025 Data-Driven Wisconsin
Conference
Wednesday - August 13, 2025
Empowering Data-Driven Business
Our mission is to foster and grow the data ecosystem in Wisconsin and the upper Midwest. Our experienced speakers will guide software engineers, data scientists, and data professionals through new tools and techniques to grow their careers!
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Augmented Intelligence - Empowering People
AI Amplifying Human Potential Across Wisconsin Industries
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​Registration is officially closed!​​
​Limited day-of registration will be available. Arrive early to secure your spot!​
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General Admission $99 includes networking dinner​
50 Sponsor-supported Student Admissions at $39
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Please join us for our sixth year as
Wisconsin's premier APPLIED AI and DATA-DRIVEN technology event!​​​​
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Schedule
Wednesday
August 13, 2025
Time
Item
Location
7:30-8:30 am
8:30-9:30 am
9:30-10 am
10:00-12:00 pm
12:00-1:00 pm
1:00-2:30 pm
2:30-3:00 pm
3:00-4:30 pm
4:30 pm
6:00 pm
Registration & Breakfast
Morning Break
Lunch
Afternoon Break & Scavenger Hunt Results
Diercks Hall & ITC
Diercks Hall & ITC
Speaking Sessions
After our morning keynote and break, conference talks listed below will be organized into roughly two-hour thematic sessions blending business, strategy, and deeper technology.
Session 1
Track 1: AI and Business
Diercks Hall
10:00 - 12:00 pm
Lessons Learned from Incorporating AI into Business Processes at Impact Networking
Rob Wellen, Vice President, AI Strategy & Customer Success Impact Networking
10:40 - 11:20am
11:20am - 12:00pm
10:00 - 10:40am
1:00 - 2:30 pm
Session 3
AI and Human Work
Diercks Hall
3:00 - 4:30 pm
Special Event
Diercks Hall 310
10:00 - 11:00am
Sponsored By
Conference speakers and sponsors will attend. No formal program, brief remarks prior to dinner. ​
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We are pleased to offer this unique opportunity to network with other like-minded professionals.
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Our caterer will accommodate vegan, kosher, and gluten-free requests noted at registration.
Sponsors
Zettabyte Sponsors
Networking Dinner Sponsor
Keynote Speaker Sponsor
Exabyte Sponsors
Hosting Sponsors
Discounted Student Rate Sponsor
Conference
Born in 2016 as a long-form event with a shared-interest, meetup feel; we paused for a few years during the COVID pandemic. In 2025 for sixth year, Data-Driven Wisconsin returns to the Milwaukee School of Engineering and Direct Supply's Innovation and Technology Center in downtown Milwaukee!
Venue
Diercks Hall at Milwaukee School of Engineering will be home for Registration, Speaker Presentations, Sponsor Expo, and all meals / beverages. ​Diercks Hall is located at 1025 N. Milwaukee St., Milwaukee, WI 53202.
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Direct Supply's Innovation and Technology Center will host the Networking Reception & Dinner.
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Direct Supply's ITC building is located at 1020 N. Broadway, Milwaukee, WI 53202.
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Prior to attending your first conference activity, please check in at the Registration Desk inside Diercks Hall to receive your badge.
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Registration Hours:
Wednesday, August 13: 7:30am-5:00pm​
Parking
Designated parking for the 8/13/2025 DDWI event will be available in State Street Lot A (501 E. State Street).
Cars parked in other MSOE lots will be ticketed.
Please note that the Viets Field parking structure will be closed to attendees, and the Water Street Lot requires payment. Street parking is available for up to 5 hours.
Click here for more parking information.
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All day parking is available at many Parking Structures in downtown Milwaukee. Click here for more information.
Hotels
Click here to see a list of hotels in the area.​
Volunteer Organizers
Randall Kirk
EVP & Chief Scientist
Direct Supply, Inc.
RJ Nowling, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Robert Bardunias, MBA
Chief Operating Officer
David J. Frank Landscape Contracting
Stephanie Schultz
Administrative Assistant, Diercks Hall
Milwaukee School of Engineering
