Democratizing Tech Information for ALL! 

Community Engagement is the fabric of who we are with over 20 annual community events designed to reach Students, Parents, and Professionals with a interest in technology. These events showcase technology companies products and services, panel discussions from industry experts, and direct access to leaders in the industry.

School, Family, and Community Targeted Events

Power Up Technology Fair

The Man/Woman Vs. Machine Robotics Expo

Bilingual Tech Fair- “La Tecnologia Es El Futuro”

“Ladies First” Women in Tech Conference

Mother and Daughters “Introduction to Coding” with Sisters Code

Professional Development Events

Grand Rapids City Hacks Tech Weekend

Thursday-“Is Grand Rapids, MI still the Furniture City or America’s Next Tech Hub?”

This panel discussion evaluated whether the City of Grand Rapids should brand itself as a technology hub or continue doing business as is? Featuring Mike Morin (Start Garden), Aaron Schaap (The Factory), Luis Perez (Loop Coding Center), Mercedes Barragan (Spectrum Health), Meredith Bronk (Open Systems Technology)

Friday- “Being a Woman in Tech”- Featuring Ellell & Co.

Saturday-“Diversity In Tech”- by Fabian Elliot of Google and Black Tech Mecca

Sunday- “Hackathon”- $5,000 in Cash and Prizes Granted to Top 3 Tech Start Up Ideas

More Keynote and Panel Discussions

“Technology and Innovation Forum” Featuring Jason LaScota of IBM, Christy Enis of Open Systems Technology, Pierre Hulsebus of Microsoft, & Gustavo Rotondaro Metrica

“Her Perspective” Keynote by Avery Williamson of Atomic Object

“The Future of Work” Intro into Artificial Intelligence Hosted by Aubrey Agee of Train X

“Strictly Business Forum” The Impact of Hip Hip Entrepreneurship

The Midwest Tech Project partnered with Sisters Code for the Mothers and Daughters Intro to Programming workshop on April 24, 2018. The workshop was held at LINC in Southeast Grand Rapids.
The Midwest Tech Project launches it's First Annual City/Hacks Tech Weekend, checkout this sweet trailer!
city/hacks: Community Tech Forum Recap: Held September 14, 2017 at Start Garden Furniture City or America's Next Tech Hub? The Opportunities & Challenges in West Michigan's Tech Ecosystem.
The Midwest Tech Project partnered with Grand Circus GR and Start Garden to offer FREE Intro to Programming classes for Java Script, HTML, and CSS languages. Our Keynote Marlin G. Williams of Tech Town Detroit and Sisters Code came by to speak on her Diversity in Tech experiences as a entrepreneur in the industry and navigating corporate America as a women of color.
The 1st Bilingual Technology Fair in the city of Grand Rapids held at Cesar Chavez Elementary School Jan 26, 2017 Music By: Herr Doktor Moon Garden (feat. Cavaliers of Fun) (Reprise) Farewell My Friend The Night Heat Licensed via Creative Commons creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Technology Opportunities in West Michigan held at The Factory in Grand Rapids, MI on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Hosted by coLearning at The Factory in partnership with The Midwest Tech Project.
The Midwest Tech Project partnered with Mini Mogul Academy to host the second annual Ladies First Women in Tech Conference on June 1, 2018 at Grand Rapids Community College. This recap video shows highlights from the day. The event was sponsored by Spectrum Health, Start Garden, SalesPad, Grand Rapids Community Foundation, Atomic Object, and Open Systems Technology.
This panel discussion was Co-Hosted by The Midwest Tech Project and Green Cup Website Design exploring "How Grand Rapids as a Community can Effectively Grow & Expand Opportunities in the Tech & Innovation Industry!"
The Midwest Tech Project Co-Founders Alvin Hills IV and Jonathan Jelks visiting 97.3 The Beat radio in Grand Rapids, Michigan to promote their upcoming "City Hacks Tech Weekend". 3 Days/1 Talk/4 Speakers/ 6 Workshops www.cityhacks.org
AIGA West Michigan hosted a screening of "Design Disruptors" here in Grand Rapids, Michigan. AIGA chose The Midwest Tech Project as the organization that part of the proceeds would be donated to for program support. Check out this cool video that tells the story of The Midwest Tech Project and its mission to transform the tech world!