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Start your +tech journey by learning from leaders in +tech.

Featuring leading experts from big tech, emerging tech, and startup tech companies, Business+Tech hosts an annual series of panels and speakers during the Fall semester discussing the latest trends at the intersection of business and +tech. The Download reframes technical concepts and principles to be more accessible, digestible, and relevant to today’s society; equipping participants with the tools to thrive in a rapidly changing +tech environment. 

Each year, our sessions focus on the following topics:

  • New and Emerging Technologies/Tech Sectors (i.e. HealthTech, Wearables)
  • Intro to Tech (i.e. AI, VC, Crypto)
  • Industry Verticals (i.e. Agriculture Tech, FinTech, MediaTech)
  • Tech Tools (i.e. Python, Salesforce, Tableau)

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Learn +Tech Industry Basics

Gain exposure to critical terms and concepts that are used in the business and tech landscape on topics such as Big Data & Analytics and GenAI.

Gain Hands on Experience

Acquire working knowledge of key languages and platforms used to build tech such as Python and Figma. 

Network with Industry Leaders

Learn about tech functions and the job landscape during our three signature social hours with Tata Consultancy Services, Deloitte, and GM. 

+Tech Literacy Download Debrief

26 sessions – 48 speakers – 983 attendees

Featured Sessions:

  • “Working in the Age of AI” with Head of U-M alum Scott Holcomb, GenAI Transformation Leader at Deloitte Consulting LLP
  • “Figma Bootmcap” with School of Information
  • “Business Meets Tech in Aerospace” with Ross alumni from United Airlines, Indigo AG, and Blue Origin
  • “Futureproof: Creating Google Docs” with Deputy CTO of Miscrosoft, Sam Schillace

 

Emerging Tech

+Tech Literacy Download Keynote: Management in the Age of AI

Dinkar Jain, Head of Remote Presence Platform at Meta, spoke on how the advent of artificial intelligence will require management to change in the +Tech Literacy Download keynote speech.
HealthTech, SportsTech

+Tech Literacy Download: Fitness Tech with Equinox CTO Eswar Veluri

“Fitness is something that is always evolving,” shared Equinox EVP and CTO Eswar Veluri in a recent Tech Literacy Download session, sharing his expertise and knowledge of the intersection of technology and fitness.
Emerging Tech

3 Easy to Understand Applications of Artificial Intelligence

From innovations in transportation, to the everyday use of voice recognition around our homes, AI is a technology that is increasingly being intertwined with most aspects of life. With AI being so prevalent, learning the basics is an essential starting point to developing a foundational understanding of how this technology affects us. 

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