October 29-30, 2026 · Oakland University
Where Michigan's IT, engineering, robotics, and manufacturing communities meet.
Learn from people working across Michigan’s technology industries. Compare experiences between sessions, ask questions, and meet people outside your usual circles.
Presented in partnership with
300+technology practitioners
54conference sessions
1keynote
10topic areas
The program at a glance
What happens each day.
29Thursday
27 sessions · 5 session blocks
10:00 AM–4:45 PM
Choose from concurrent sessions led by practitioners across Michigan’s technology fields.
Browse Thursday sessions →30Friday
27 sessions · 5 session blocks
10:00 AM–4:45 PM
Choose from concurrent sessions led by practitioners across Michigan’s technology fields.
Browse Friday sessions →Business matchmaking
Meet other Oakland County companies.
Share what you’re working on and meet people who understand the challenges. Oakland County Tech Collaboration and MEDC are arranging conversations between buyers and suppliers at MITechCon.
Thursday keynote · 9:00 AM
Build vs. Buy in the AI Era
Artificial intelligence is changing the way organizations operate, but one of the biggest questions leaders face remains the same: Should we build it ourselves or buy it? The answer isn’t just about cost.
Featured sessions
A first look at the 2026 program.
Mission-Critical Code: What NASA’s Power of Ten Can Teach Us
Jonathan "J." Tower
AI Agents in Products: A Product Manager’s Guide to Building What Matters
Reshmika Dhandapani
Robotic Tracer Gas Sniffing for Leak Localization in EV Battery Packs and Energy Storage Systems
Davy Leboucher
Featured speakers
Sessions led by working practitioners.
Vijaykumar Jangamashetti
Staff Cloud Consulting Architect, Google
Google BigQuery - Heart of Smart Analytics toolset on Google Cloud
Varun Joshi
Senior Data Engineer at AWS
RAG for Data Engineers: What It Is, Where It Fits, and Why Your Metadata Is the Missing Piece
Harsh Ranjan
Senior Software Engineer @Snowflake
Engineering Beyond the "Rule of Eight"
Chris Birie
Software and Data Engineer
Designing Data Pipelines That Don’t Hate You Six Months LaterTickets
One price per pass.
Conference
$299Thursday and Friday
$299 through October 15; then $399 through October 30
Student
$99Thursday and Friday, discounted
Available through October 15
Sponsors and partners
Backed by organizations building Michigan tech.
Presenting partners
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Matchmaking partner
Come learn with Michigan’s technology community.
Find a session that speaks to your work, and make time to hear a different perspective.