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Friday, August 21
 

9:00am CDT

AI in Community Building - Build together
LIMITED
Friday August 21, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am CDT
Limited Capacity seats available

Join the ASK (Actionable, Support , Knowledge ) platform online challenge , join the zoom everyday 30 mins to work on your Claude AI prototype - 8:00 am with your community and assist each other.

Meet in hybrid or in person to learn about ASK and showcase your work 8 /21 .
Topics to choose
My First ( App, chatbot, website)
AI for cause ( Lonliness, inclusive, hunger)
Ai for sales
Anything else

Hosted by Source-Right Inc
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Friday August 21, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am CDT
TBA

9:00am CDT

You Vibe-Coded an App. Now What?
LIMITED
Friday August 21, 2026 9:00am - 1:00pm CDT
Limited Capacity seats available
AI can help you generate an application faster than ever. But once the demo works, what comes next?

Join Flexion, a Madison leader in system modernization, human-centered design, and modern software delivery, for a live, interactive session where we take an AI-generated proof-of-concept application and move it closer to something real.

In this hands-on session, we’ll start by exploring the AI-generated starting point: a user-submitted product idea and the proof-of-concept app created from it.  Flexion’s engineers, designers, product experts, and attendees will work together to look at what the app already does well, where it falls short, and what it would need in order to become a real product. Along the way, we’ll evaluate the prototype through the lenses of usability, architecture, code quality, security, scalability, and delivery readiness.

From there, we’ll improve the product together. We'll collaborate to refine the user experience, prioritize the most valuable enhancements, and move the app beyond demo-quality functionality. Using AI-assisted development alongside proven engineering practices, the group will iterate on the product live.

Finally, we’ll focus on building for quality and scale. The team will strengthen the application’s architecture, refactor and improve the codebase, and apply practices from agile delivery, Lean UX, ensemble collaboration, and cloud-first development to move the prototype closer to a production-ready solution.

Do you have an idea or vibe-coded app that you would like to workshop with us? Submit here.

Hosted by Flexion, Inc
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Friday August 21, 2026 9:00am - 1:00pm CDT
100state 17 South Fairchild Street fl 7, Madison, WI, USA
  Free, In Person

10:00am CDT

Maintaining One's Humanity in an Age of AI
LIMITED
Limited Capacity seats available
While we should all strive to retain the skills and attributes that characterize us as being authentically human, it is easy to surrender control to technology that makes our lives easier-- but at what cost? Join two experts in artificial intelligence (AI) and psychology as they lead a presentation through conversation, games, and team activities that explores our reliance on technical automation and AI. We'll identify the possible pitfalls that we may stumble into which arise from an over-reliance on the technology. Ultimately, we will introduce a process that one can use to identify when to use artificial intelligence and when to rely on our own native intelligence. This event is suited for anyone who may have roles in the creation of products and services, analysts and technicians, management, medicine, and education.

Time: 
1000-1230p

Location:
Room: 201-203
Goodman South Campus, Madison College
2429 Perry Street
Madison, WI 53713


About your Facilitators:

Stephanie Elizabeth Beckman, PhD is a faculty member, researcher, and faculty developer at Madison College in Madison, Wisconsin where they have spent over a decade at the intersection of teaching, organizational culture, and human experience. Trained as an international psychologist with a focus on organizations and systems, Stephanie brings a social scientist lens to questions about how technology shapes (and is shaped by) the people who use it. Their work in AI ethics has grown from years of hands-on practice: integrating AI tools critically into writing and faculty development contexts, studying how institutions respond to technological change, and asking hard questions about equity, agency, and what we risk losing when convenience wins.

VG Johnson, PhD is a scientist, educator, and inventor based in Madison, Wisconsin. As the small business owner of Provaitech Corporation, he researched and developed a form of artificial intelligence (AI) over the past quarter century which supports his role as a faculty member at Madison College. In support of his ethics and integrity courses at the College, he uses Provaitech’s Steps for Critical Analysis Practiced course, AI, and a book that he authored together as a learning object to facilitate the instruction of critical thinking applied to everyday scenarios. As a father of four, a military veteran, robotics developer, and roller derby official, his unique perspectives coalesce to liven any topic that might come up in his discussions.
Event Organizers
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Victor Johnson, PhD

Madison Area Technical College


Friday August 21, 2026 10:00am - 12:30pm CDT
Madison College - Goodman South Campus 2429 Perry St, Madison, WI 53713, USA

2:00pm CDT

AI Summit
Friday August 21, 2026 2:00pm - 4:30pm CDT
100State AI Summit: Practical AI for Founders and Builders
Hosted by 100State and Nick Myers, Director of AI Innovation at Recovery.com and 100State Board Member.

Wisconsin's startup scene is quietly getting good at AI, and this session is about showing you how. AI is changing how we start companies, ship products, and solve problems. The hard part isn't the hype. It's knowing where to actually start.
The 100State AI Summit is a [2.5-hour] working session built to fix that. No abstract futurism, no vendor pitches. You'll see how real founders and operators are using AI today, try tools you can put to work the same week, and leave with a shortlist of things worth doing next.

What we'll cover:
  • Where AI actually stands right now, minus the noise
  • A practical framework for AI implementation and tool selection, so you can decide what's worth adopting instead of chasing every new tool
  • The specific tools we use to move faster on real work, including Claude (Chat, Cowork, Design, and Code), n8n for automation, and Google AI Studio for prototyping
  • How Wisconsin startups are already building with AI, with real examples from Recovery.com and [second local startup]
  • Live demos you can follow along with
  • How to get started responsibly, including the mistakes to avoid

You'll also meet the founders, technologists, and operators building the next wave of Wisconsin's startup ecosystem.
Built for founders, operators, and business leaders. Useful for students, creatives, and anyone curious about where this is going. No technical background required.

Want to keep going after the summit? The 100State AI Innovation Team is where this continues. It's an ongoing group for people who want to keep learning, building, and sharing what's working with AI. Join us and turn one afternoon into real momentum.
Event Organizers
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Daniel G. Guerra Jr.

Executive Director, 100State, Inc.
Daniel G. Guerra Jr. is an entrepreneur, community builder, and healthcare innovation advocate dedicated to strengthening Wisconsin’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.

As Executive Director of 100State, Daniel leads one of Wisconsin’s premier communities for entrepreneurs, innovato... Read More →
Friday August 21, 2026 2:00pm - 4:30pm CDT
100state 17 South Fairchild Street fl 7, Madison, WI, USA
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