The 11th annual Wisconsin Tech Summit will feature a series of brief meetings, or “speed dates,” to foster communication and partnership. It is produced by the Wisconsin Technology Council. Participating major firms thus far are: CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen), Deloitte, Exact Sciences, Faith Technologies Incorporated (FTI), Findorff, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin, gener8tor, Google, Johnson Controls, J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, OEM Fabricators, Oshkosh Corp., Promega, Rockwell Automation, Schreiber Foods and TitletownTech. Others will be announced soon; contact the Tech Council if interested in taking part.

There is no set definition as to what constitutes an emerging company. It can be a startup with a few founders and limited revenue or a small business with several dozen employees and solid revenue. What matters most is whether major firms spot partnership potential when reviewing applications.