Wisconsin Economic Summit

2023 Recap

From every indication, the 2023 Wisconsin Economic Summit was a huge success! WEDC extends a heartfelt thank you to all attendees and presenters.

More than 400 business and industry leaders, economic development professionals, and academics from throughout our state gathered on Oct. 23-24 in Appleton for the second annual Wisconsin Economic Summit.

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2023 Summit Related Blog Posts

Recap of the 2023 Great Career Try-Out!

2023 Summit Assets (videos, presentations, etc)

2023 Summit-Related Blog Posts

Child care and transportation central to Wisconsin’s workforce

October 27, 2023 Presenters at the Wisconsin Economic Summit explored how innovative efforts are tackling these formidable challenges.... Read More

Looking to hire? Treat employees like customers

October 27, 2023 WMEP Manufacturing Solutions CEO and Executive Director Chris Baichoo outlined ways companies can shift their workplace culture and update hiring practices to help them appeal to potential new hires.... Read More

Employment after prison can benefit business

October 27, 2023 A session at the Wisconsin Economic Summit encouraged employers to consider formerly incarcerated people when filling open positions.... Read More

Ideas into reality: Public-private partnerships build the future

October 30, 2023 The Wisconsin Economic Summit highlighted how these collaborations have led to innovative solutions to challenges including housing and child care.... Read More

Financing, technical muscle move redevelopment forward in Milwaukee

October 30, 2023 Willie Smith, executive director of the Northwest Side Community Development Corporation, spoke about various projects the organization is involved with.... Read More

Missed the Great Career Try-Out?

Check out a few photos from the state-of-the-art learning technologies that our state’s education system is using to prepare our future workforce.

The Great Career Tryout stations, all presented by Workforce Innovation Grant recipients, covered welding, to advanced manufacturing and robotics, to forestry, to nursing and more.

Special thanks to:

Mobile welding lab from Chippewa Valley Technical College
Portable robotic and industrial mechanical trainers from Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
Skill Boss-manufacturing and virtual reality trainers from Mid-State Technical College and the Boys & Girls Club of Portage County
Forestry simulator, portable sawmill, and portable kiln from UW Stevens Point/Wisconsin Forestry Center
High-fidelity patient simulation for nursing skills training from WisCAP (Wisconsin Community Action Program Association) with Bryant & Stratton College

An image of a young girl with a robotics device

2023 Summit Assets

Videos

These short videos were presented between presentations during the summit.

They focus on important topics supporting this year’s theme, TOGETHER.

Role of child care

Powering the economy

Financial stability

Neurodiverse workers

Women entrepreneurs

Smart advancements

Coverage on Wisconsin Eye

Several of the presentations from day 1 of the Summit were streamed on Wisconsin Eye. You will need to create a free account to view the recordings.

Session 1: Setting the Stage Session 2: Luncheon Event with DWD Secretary Session 3: Community Infrastructure Session 4: Educating Tomorrow’s Workers

Presenter Slide Decks

Below you will find the slide decks from four guest presenters at the Summit.

If you would like a copy of the slides presented by Kristina Costa, deputy assistant to the president for clean energy and innovation, please send a request to events@wedc.org.