Inaugural Wisconsin CEC Conference To Take Place In Platteville On May 30-31

Platteville will host Wisconsin's first Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities (CEC) Conference on May 30-31, 2024. Gathering entrepreneurs, business leaders, economic development professionals, decision makers, and community champions, the Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities Conference features presentations and technical programming to help small towns create environments in which entrepreneurs can thrive.

Come to Platteville this spring and explore how local entrepreneurship drives the Driftless Region’s development. Network with fellow community champions from around the state. And gain new technical skills for promoting entrepreneurship in your own small town.

An annual event in other Midwestern states, the CEC Conference is coming to Wisconsin for the first time in 2024. Business leaders, economic development professionals, local leaders, and community champions will gather in Platteville for two days of programming about strategies for supporting entrepreneurship in Wisconsin’s small towns.

Not a typical conference, CEC will tour attendees around Platteville to explore the Driftless Region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. Local businesses will host panels and presentations, and conference attendees can check out the local food scene, visit key community sites, and network with fellow leaders in rural development. Participants will walk away with new perspectives and strategies for building entrepreneurial ecosystems in their own small towns.

For registration information, visit https://economicdevelopment.extension.wisc.edu/connecting-entrepreneurial-communities-conference/.