Host Your Own Great Lakes AI Week Event!

Great Lakes AI Week is more than just a two-day conference—it’s a full ✪community-driven✪ celebration of innovation happening across our region. While the flagship event takes place November 5–6th, 2025, we invite leaders, organizations, and innovators like you to host your own AI Week-branded events throughout the week.

By hosting, you help bring together technologists, business leaders, students, and community members to explore the future of AI in a way that’s local, accessible, and collaborative.

  • What It Means to Host an AI Week Event

    When you host your own Great Lakes AI Week event, you’re joining a network of partners across the region who are spotlighting AI’s impact. Your event will:

    Carry the Great Lakes AI Week brand — giving your program extra visibility and credibility.

    Be open to the community — so anyone interested in AI can participate and learn.

    Expand the week’s programming — helping us fill the calendar with meetups, workshops, panels, demos, hackathons, networking nights, and more.

  • Why Host?

    ✔ Visibility: Position yourself and your organization as a thought leader in the growing AI ecosystem.
    ✔ Community Impact: Share knowledge, create connections, and help shape the conversation around AI in your city.
    ✔ Collaboration: Align with Enterprise Technology Association and other regional leaders driving AI innovation.
    ✔ Support: We’ll provide branding guidelines, promotion across AI Week channels, and best practices to make your event a success.

  • What Types of Events Can You Host?

    - Meetups & Networking Mixers

    - Panel Discussions or Fireside Chats

    - AI Demos & Hackathons

    - Workshops & Training Sessions

    - University & Student-Led Programs

    - Industry-Specific Roundtables

    If it connects people, sparks discussion, and drives innovation—it fits!

  • How to Apply

    Ready to be part of something bigger? Hosting your own AI Week event is your chance to bring AI conversations to life in your community.

    👉 Fill out the form below to apply, and our team will get back to you with next steps.

    Together, we’ll make Great Lakes AI Week a true region-wide celebration of AI.

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