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To expand Lawrence as a technology hub, local industry experts hosted the inaugural Lawrence Tech Conference, which was free to attend.
The conference is designed to expand dialogue and ideas about Lawrence's technology sector through guest speakers and networking.
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Jason Rogers, CEO of a local cybersecurity startup called Inverley, said this type of event had been long awaited.
“Lawrence has a lot of great technical talent, experienced people who live in the area,” Rogers said. “So there’s no reason why we shouldn’t have more technology companies and more technology jobs in this area.”
Guest speakers include Taejoon Kim, associate professor in KU's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Brian McClendon, Senior Vice President of Engineering, Niantic Labs. and her Postgres educator Elizabeth Christensen from Crunchy Data.
Mike Silverman, principal software quality assurance engineer at Lawrence's company Matterport, will moderate the conference.
The Lawrence Tech Conference is a collaboration between Inverary, KU Innovation Park, and the Lawrence Tech Guild network. Rogers and organizers, including Jaime Guzman of the Lawrence Tech Guild and KU Innovation Park CEO Adam Courtney, worked together to make their vision a reality.
Rogers credits the Tech Guild community for inspiring the conference. This long-standing network is now part of his private LinkedIn group, which currently has 353 members, ranging from engineers to business executives, data students and students just starting out in science and artificial intelligence. This ranges from new graduates to new graduates.
He said he hopes the conference will help raise awareness of Lawrence-based technology companies and encourage more companies to put down roots in Lawrence. Non-technical people, including entrepreneurs from a variety of industries, can also benefit from participation, and we welcome anyone interested.
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Rogers said about 75 people had registered to participate as of Thursday morning. He said the number of participants could be capped at 100 people, but the space could eventually fit more than that.
The conference is scheduled for Friday, April 5th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the KU Innovation Park, 2033 Becker Drive. Participation is free and lunch will be provided.
Registration must be done through the RSVP form on the conference website, lawrencetechconference.splashthat.com. There is no deadline for registration.
A complete conference schedule and additional information is also available on the website.
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