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