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UWEBC Members Help Shape the Future of Wisconsin Manufacturing
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UWEBC members were front and center at the first-ever Wisconsin Drives Manufacturing Summit on June 1-2, where leaders from industry, higher education, government, and technology came together at Lambeau Field to explore the future of manufacturing in Wisconsin. With member organizations including Rockwell Automation, Harley-Davidson, Kohler Co., Husco, Mercury Marine, and more represented throughout the program, the Summit highlighted the important role our network plays in advancing conversations around smart manufacturing, supply chain resilience, workforce strategy, AI, and emerging technologies.
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Gather Your Team for a Day of Ideas, Insight and Connection
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With rapid change reshaping every corner of business, the 2026 UWEBC Annual Conference is more than a day of learning — it’s a chance to bring teams together around the ideas, conversations, and real-world examples that can inform what comes next. On Tuesday, October 6, at Monona Terrace in Madison and online, attendees will explore emerging technologies, evolving business models, leadership, customer strategy, operations, workforce transformation, and more through five dynamic tracks, sponsor case studies, and keynote presentations from Steve Jones, Mindy Geisser, Bill Price, Kikora Mason, Ralph Buelling, Allison Murn, Sean Halligan, Justin Robbins, Kari Mahaffey, and Antonia Turnquist.
Now is the time to make plans: super early bird pricing ends July 15. Organizations sending larger teams are encouraged to take advantage of our group registration discount for 10 or more participants, making it easier to bring cross-functional colleagues together for a shared experience they can carry back into their work. Secure the best available rate, gather your team, and join the UWEBC Community for the ideas, connections, and energy that make the Annual Conference a highlight of the year.
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David Dwight Brings Product Management Insight to the UWEBC Community
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Meet David Dwight, UWEBC’s Product Management Practice Director in Residence. With more than 30 years of industry experience and a passion for strengthening product management as a formal discipline, David is helping members connect academic insight with real-world business practice. In this Q&A, he shares why product managers must “live with a foot in three different worlds,” how the field is evolving, and what he hopes to explore with the UWEBC community this year.
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Skills-Based Talent Strategy
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Skills are becoming a new currency for talent strategy, reshaping how organizations hire, develop, and advance employees. At UWEBC’s June 18 People event, leaders from KI, Zendesk, and FTI shared how they are moving beyond traditional degree and job-title requirements to build more agile workforces, expand opportunity, and align talent decisions with future business needs.
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Read the full recap to learn what members discussed and how organizations are bringing skills-based strategies to life.
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Welcome new member PKWARE!
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UWEBC is pleased to welcome PKWARE as a new member of our community!
Headquartered in Milwaukee, PKWARE is an enterprise data protection company that helps organizations discover, classify, and protect sensitive information across endpoints, servers, databases, data lakes, cloud environments, and mainframe systems.
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Through its PK Protect platform, PKWARE supports data security, privacy, and compliance needs with capabilities including encryption, masking, redaction, and automated data discovery. The company brings decades of expertise to the field, with roots dating back to the creation of PKZIP and the ZIP file format.
We’re excited to welcome PKWARE to UWEBC and look forward to the knowledge, perspective, and collaboration they will bring to our member community.
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Partner Offering Spotlight: Change Management for Projects
UW–Madison has a wide breadth of professional development courses offered each year, diving into a variety of topics. Here is one upcoming event in particular that we thought may interest you.
Change Management for Projects
July 4 - July 18, 2026, In person in Madison, WI
This course provides a practical exploration of the essential elements that support successful project work beyond the fundamentals of project management. Participants will examine key practices for building high-performing teams, managing resources effectively, identifying potential risks, and planning proactively to keep projects on track. Through hands-on learning, participants will gain tools and strategies to improve project execution, support collaboration, and achieve meaningful results.
UWEBC members receive a 20% discount.
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Upcoming UWEBC Events
Note: Attending the events listed below requires UWEBC membership, unless otherwise specified. All are virtual unless otherwise specified.
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July 15: Modernizing the Tech Core
Technology Peer Group
Modern enterprises are under increasing pressure to deliver speed, flexibility, and resilience, yet many are still anchored by legacy systems. This session explores what it really means to modernize the “tech core” in a way that enables, not disrupts, business momentum.
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July 16: Operational Excellence: Quality and Continuous Improvement
Manufacturing Special Interest Group
Discuss how Operational Excellence, Quality, and Continuous Improvement can make automation investments actually pay off.
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July 20: Agility in the Age of AI
Agile Special Interest Group
AI is accelerating feedback loops and decision cycles, challenging Agile practitioners to evolve workflows and learning practices.
July 23: Communicating Change with Transparency
Leadership and Change Management Special Interest Group
AI is accelerating feedback loops and decision cycles, challenging Agile practitioners to evolve workflows and learning practices.
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July 28: AI in Supply Chain
Supply Chain Peer Group
Explore ways supply chain teams are using AI to improve planning, automate routine work, and support better both day-to-day and strategic decisions.
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August 14: Cybersecurity Meets AI - Risk & Resilience in the Age of Intelligent Systems
Cybersecurity Special Interest Group
Learn how to secure AI-enabled organizations while supporting innovation, resilience, and responsible adoption.
August 19: Technology in Trade Compliance: From Automation to AI
Trade Compliance Special Interest Group
Discuss practical ways trade compliance teams can use technology, automation and AI to reduce manual work, improve accuracy, and support better trade compliance decisions.
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August 20: Closing the Loop - Turning Usage Data into Experience Improvement
Customer Experience Peer Group
Join this session to explore how closing the loop can transform scattered insights into better experiences and stronger outcomes.
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