Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

When Vivek Swaminathan founded Cardamom he asked, "Why can’t everybody win?" This philosophy has led to Cardmom's recent recognition as number one on Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work in Healthcare list for medium-sized employers.

At the Vivek shared how transformational change happens with small incremental steps, one by one, towards a big idea.

When we look backwards, economic change tends to look inevitable, but change only happens when resources are invested without complete information about the future.

Thomas Kemp, Ph.D. from the Department of Economics at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire shared lessons on how Wisconsin's economy has and continues to change during day two of the .

WEDC Deputy Secretary and COO Sam Rikkers kicks off day two at the with a discussion of progress, momentum, and how what's being built in Wisconsin can create more ways for people and places to move forward.

Welcome back to Eau Claire for day two of the ! Today we'll learn about the big ideas that continue to shape the future of Wisconsin's economy and gain practical insights to bring back to our communities.

In sport as well as business, success depends on hard work and overcoming setbacks.
Three-time olympic medalist Kate Markgraf joined day one of the with lessons from elite competition and left attendees motivated to work towards shared dreams for Wisconsin.

Governor Tony Evers joined the to highlight the characteristics that makes Wisconsin's workforce and economy unique.

Day one of the featured a panel of mayors from across Wisconsin discussing housing, workforce, investments, partnerships and balancing the issues that face both large and small communities.

This year's is taking place at the Pablo Center at the Confluence in Eau Claire. Leaders from local government and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire shared insights built from managing a growing downtown, placebuilding, and the evolving needs of higher education.

Author and journalist George Packer joined day one of the to explore the forces that influence how indiviudals interact with our economony.