Events & Speaking Engagements

Explore all of the CTC’s events around the state for prospective and current innovators looking to expand their skill set, receive guidance, network, or connect to the Wisconsin entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Seeking a speaker for an upcoming event? Our featured consultants are happy to travel throughout Wisconsin to help businesses along their innovation journey.

Idea to Enterprise: Founder Factory Info Session 9/30

September 30, 2026 | 12:00PM | Online

Topic: Managing a Business, Business Basics, Start-up Assistance

Curious about Idea to Enterprise Pitch Event or Founder Factory? There may be a program that would be a great fit for you. Join us for an info session and find out!

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NIH Proposal Prep Workshop - Fall 2026

October 8, 2026 | 10:00AM | UW-Milwaukee Innovation Accelerator, Wauwatosa

Topic: Start-up Assistance, Business Basics

Join us for a 1/2 day event in which CTC's SBIR consultants will teach you strategies for writing key areas of your NIH SBIR/STTR.

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NSF Pre-submission Review - October 2026

October 14, 2026 | 12:00PM | Online

Topic: Government Contracting, Business Basics, Start-up Assistance

Are you a CTC client who plans to submit to NSF in November? Please register with us to participate in our free Presubmission Panel Review.

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Idea to Enterprise Pitch Night: University Innovations Ready for Launch, Fall 2026

October 14, 2026 | 5:00PM | Lubar Entrepreneurship Center & UWM Welcome Center, Milwaukee

Topic: Start-up Assistance, Business Basics, Government Contracting, Marketing and Sales

Most startup events celebrate ideas. This event hands you one.

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Idea to Enterprise: Founder Factory Info Session 10/16 - LOI Prep

October 16, 2026 | 12:00PM | Online

Topic: Start-up Assistance, Managing a Business, Business Basics

Curious about the Founder Factory Pre-Accelerator? Let us help you prepare a Letter of Intent for the next deadline. Join us for an info session and find out!

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SBIR 101 Webinar (October)

October 20, 2026 | 12:00PM | Online

Topic: Start-up Assistance, Business Basics

$4.5 Billion dollars in product development is available, maybe to you! Learn more about how you might tap the U.S.'s largest seed fund.

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IP 201 - Beyond Patentability: Building an IP Advantage

October 22, 2026 | 12:00PM | Online

Topic: Managing a Business, Financing, Business Basics, Start-up Assistance, Government Contracting

Practical Patent and Trade Secret Protection Considerations for Growth-Stage SBIR Companies

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SBIR 101 Webinar (November)

November 17, 2026 | 12:00PM | Online

Topic: Business Basics, Start-up Assistance

$4.5 Billion dollars in product development is available, maybe to you! Learn more about how you might tap the U.S.'s largest seed fund.

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SBIR 101 Webinar (December)

December 15, 2026 | 12:00PM | Online

Topic: Start-up Assistance, Business Basics

$4.5 Billion dollars in product development is available, maybe to you! Learn more about how you might tap the U.S.'s largest seed fund.

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NIH Pre-submission Review - December 2026

December 16, 2026 | 12:00PM | Online

Topic: Business Basics, Start-up Assistance, Government Contracting

Are you a CTC client who plans to submit to NIH in January? Please register with us to participate in our free Presubmission Panel Review.

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Featured Consultants

Wisconsin CTC’s expert business consultants are always willing to share their knowledge with current and prospective innovation entrepreneurs. These consultants speak regularly at Wisconsin entrepreneurship events around the state and at national conferences focused on entrepreneurship and technology. Consultants are always looking to help entrepreneurs along their journey in any part of Wisconsin, so tap us to speak at your event at no cost to your organization. (But we wouldn’t turn down a free meal.)

Todd Strother, Ph.D

Senior Technology Consultant

608-890-1015

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Rob Baranowski, MS, JD

Technology Consultant

608-262-2855

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