Social Good Summit
We’re laying out a path to build a Social Good Accelerator. Bottom lines are important, but they are no longer singular.
- Day
- Thursday
- Date
- Aug 17
New Forward Festival website coming soon.
The new website design with our new branding is on its way. We already have a growing list of events and activities— if you haven't added yours, do so before May 26th to be included in the Forward Pass or by July 21st if you are not participating in the Forward Pass.
The Forward Festival is Madison’s flagship technology and entrepreneurship festival. Since starting in 2010, it now attracts over 2,000 attendees and includes 8 full days packed with 40+ events organized by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs. Join fellow entrepreneurs, nerds, designers, geeks, hackers, foodies, and creative professionals from the Midwest in a celebration of innovation and entrepreneurship.
Special thanks to our sponsors
We’re laying out a path to build a Social Good Accelerator. Bottom lines are important, but they are no longer singular.
Connecting Badger entrepreneurs everywhere to share ideas and build connections.
Hands-on techniques for learning about and designing for your users.
Get real world knowledge to help fund your start-up!
Grab lunch and meet key people in Madison who can help your startup be successful.
Join us for the 16th anniversary of High Tech Happy Hour!
Design in unexpected places and for challenging times
Mingle and connect with design-minded folks!
Learn from local leaders on culture, leadership, business and marketing.
pitch competition for startups tackling complex, regulated challenges (& prizes)
Heymiss Progress brings together influencers and entrepreneurs in tech.
Madison’s only family-focused, all-ages networking event.
A new festival that celebrates the visual & culinary arts alongside the rich history of Madison's public spaces.
Silvertech isn't just the next "big opportunity" it is literally your future.
Mead, reggae music & a featured island cocktail for microfinance
Help us envision and plan for the future by seeing the region in 3D
Take a break between sessions to relax or check email from the Revel "office"!
Pitch creative, pioneering ideas to ditch poverty through community engagement
The Dolphin Tank gives entrepreneurs friendly feedback, no sharks allowed!
Startups compete to win all-expenses paid trip to pitch Silicon Valley investors
Nerd out with the Wisconsin Games Alliance at an all-new Madison venue!
See what’s next in business and vote for region’s Most Innovative Companies
Where entrepreneurs and mentors find their perfect match
ART and particle physics collide at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
Using data, large and small, to amplify your social impact
Explore health care innovation as meaningful from the patient perspective
Start your morning with B4C for one hour meditation and yoga class!
The headline tech conference of the Forward Festival.
The second annual BigDataWisconsin Conference has BigDataContent!
A high energy pitch night showcasing what’s next in Madison’s startup ecosystem.
Meet and mingle with five new Wisconsin venture capital fund managers
Advance your business strategy and connect with UW-Madison resources for success
Come & learn more about work CSW is doing to support social justice nonprofits
Join us for Pitch Night x PechaKucha to hear from Madison’s startup community.
5 Wisconsin Women-led businesses, 5 minute pitches, $5,000 grant award
Get connected to resources to help you build your business in downtown Madison
A rooftop celebration of entrepreneurship and the startup community.