The Data-Driven Wisconsin (DDWI) conference was born in 2016 as a long-form event out of the Milwuakee and Madison big data meetup scene. Our goal is to offer a high-quality event at a reasonable price that brings together Wisconsin-based data and AI practicioners for learning and networking. Great local speakers sharing their lessons learned from putting the latest data and AI technologies into practice. Over 200 industry professionals, predominently in the software, data, and AI fields, attend each year. We paused for a few years after the COVID pandemic, but we returned in 2024 and has been running continuously since.

Data-Driven Wisconsin is organized by a dedicated group of volunteer professionals passionate about growing the data ecosystem in Wisconsin.

Randall Kirk

Randall Kirk

EVP & Chief Scientist

Direct Supply, Inc.

RJ Nowling

RJ Nowling, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Milwaukee School of Engineering

Robert Bardunias

Robert Bardunias, MBA

Chief Operating Officer

David J. Frank Landscape Contracting

Stephanie Schultz

Stephanie Schultz

Administrative Assistant

Milwaukee School of Engineering