David Bradley (Cencora) on production hierarchical demand forecasting. Networking 6:00; talk 6:30. AppliedAI. It takes place at Lab651, 550 Vandalia St #231, St Paul, MN (September 3, 2026, 6:00–8:00 PM CDT). Check the official listing for registration, cost, and any last-minute room or time changes.
Intimate cybersecurity dinner at Spoon and Stable for Twin Cities security professionals. Curated conversation and networking rather than a large expo—spaces are limited and interest registration is required.
Twin Cities business/tech summit on Microsoft, modern IT, cybersecurity, practical AI, compliance, and continuity. Doors 7:30 AM. It takes place at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel St Paul Downtown, 411 Minnesota Street, Saint Paul, MN (September 9, 2026, 8:00 AM–3:00 PM CDT). Confirm tickets, the current agenda, and any hotel block on the official page before you book travel.
Two production-agentic talks: Matt Rein on observing multi-agent platforms when things fail at scale, and Anton Priborkin on Pribo’s single-input agentic architecture. Free RSVP; new venue vs Riverplace.
Half-day AWS MN User Group lab on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore—from walkthrough to hands-on labs and happy hour. Lunch provided; bring a laptop to move agents beyond demos into production patterns.
Launch social for a brand-new Twin Cities AWS community. Pizza and conversation, no heavy agenda; engineers, students, and architects welcome to shape the group.
IT/DevOps/sysadmin conference on monitoring, automation, AI-assisted plugins, and network security. Reception at Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel, The Depot. Eventbrite page is informational; register via nagios.com/conference. It takes place at Nagios Enterprises, 1295 Bandana Boulevard North #165, Saint Paul, MN (September 14–17, 2026). Confirm tickets, the current agenda, and any hotel block on the official page before you book travel.
Thirteenth edition with themed days (Launch through Community). Tech-relevant sessions include AI and agentic systems, cybersecurity for startups, and production-AI failure modes. All-week pass model.
Minnesota SQL Server User Group (PASSMN) September virtual meeting for data professionals across the Twin Cities and beyond. A practical community check-in ahead of SQL Saturday Minnesota later in the fall.
Hands-on Gemini prompt workshop for employer research, elevator pitches, and recruiter follow-ups before the UMN CSE fair. It takes place at AI Maker Space, Walter Library Room 125, Minneapolis, MN (September 15, 2026, 12:15–1:00 PM CT). Bring resumes and confirm check-in, major restrictions, and any campus-ID rules on the host career page.
Monthly Twin Cities brewery networking for IT leaders and cybersecurity pros. Free. Organizer: Ostra Security. It takes place at Utepils Brewing, 225 Thomas Avenue North #700, Minneapolis, MN (September 15, 2026, 3:00–5:30 PM CDT). RSVP on the listing so the host can plan food and seating; these are working conversations, not keynote stages.
Casual pre-fair sponsor networking for CSE students. It takes place at Lind Hall Courtyard, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (September 16, 2026, 9:30 AM–noon CT). Bring resumes and confirm check-in, major restrictions, and any campus-ID rules on the host career page.
One-day cybersecurity summit at US Bank Stadium for C-level executives and security decision-makers. Sessions span identity, cloud, and data security plus modernizing the SOC with SIEM/XDR/MDR and AI-driven detection.
Vetted CISO dinner and facilitated discussion on leading security in an AI-driven world. Intimate peer format with reception, topic discussion, and social hour—application required.
Same series stop for enterprise security/IAM leaders on AI agents, zero trust for non-human identities, runtime governance. **Invite-only / medium.**
Free public Microsoft community day covering Teams, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Azure, and Copilot. Long-running SharePoint Saturday successor; recent events have drawn about 400 attendees. Call for speakers is closed; schedule not posted yet—check Community Days once sessions are selected.
Free University of Minnesota career fair for students and recent alumni seeking business and technology roles. Co-hosted across colleges; Handshake pre-registration recommended for employer intel.
Chapter annual meeting at Metro State. Date and venue confirmed on the chapter calendar; public agenda details beyond the title were thin at packaging time.
Two-day STEM career fair including CS, CE, and data. Page is still save-the-date. It takes place at 3M Arena at Mariucci, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (September 22–23, 2026, 11:00 AM–4:00 PM CT). Bring resumes and confirm check-in, major restrictions, and any campus-ID rules on the host career page.
Society of Women Engineers – Minnesota open house with networking and hands-on STEM activities. Welcoming in-person gathering to meet fellow engineers and learn about SWE-MN community programs.
Panel on Midwest water-utility cyberattacks and defending critical-infrastructure OT. Guests welcome; registration requested for logistics and CPE documentation. Meeting page is behind Cloudflare for some bots—Scout verified the listing live.
In-person unconference-style day for product professionals. PDMA Minnesota Chapter. It takes place at Best Buy Headquarters, 7601 Penn Avenue South, Richfield, MN (September 25, 2026, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM CDT). Confirm tickets, the current agenda, and any hotel block on the official page before you book travel.
Twentieth edition of the premier international recommender-systems research conference, held in person in Minneapolis. Program includes the main technical track, an industry track, workshops, tutorials, keynotes, and a doctoral symposium. Organizers ask attendees to book the conference hotel early—U.S. hotel meeting packages tie meeting space and catering to the room block.
Long-running Minnesota infosec conference returning to a brewery (“Back to the Brew”) as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month kicks off. Technical and business tracks, CTF challenges, catered lunch, and brews; organizers expect the smaller venue to sell out.
MnTech’s flagship talent conference for leaders who hire, grow, and retain tech talent in Minnesota. Tracks cover AI and the workforce, retention/development, and expanding pipelines, with links into MnTech programs like ACE and Amplify.
Reverse career fair where engineering students showcase work and employers circulate—flipping the usual booth model. Afternoon networking window (3–5:30 p.m.) for Twin Cities engineering talent pipelines.
Members-only technical/strategic IBM i / systems meetings (availability, systems management, database, strategy). Explicitly non-sales. Fills Rochester MN gap; attendance restricted to LUG members. **Members-only.**
Full-day TCOUG fall conference themed around security for Twin Cities Oracle professionals—from students to seasoned DBAs and architects. Breakfast and lunch provided; Sessionize hosts the call for speakers and event details.
Student team data-science competition; 2026 client is The Food Group (food insecurity). Challenge intro is scheduled the week of September 14; Graduate, Undergraduate, and Novice divisions with cash prizes. Prefer Oct 17 over any older Nov 7 site listing.
Third annual one-day Twin Cities tech summit for IT, security, and business leaders at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis. Opening keynote features Zhiming Zhao (CISO, Minnesota Judicial Branch) on aligning IT and security at scale; sessions cover CIO modernization, AI and compliance risk, women in tech leadership, and narrative skills for IT leaders, with sponsor exhibits throughout the day.
Inclusive Twin Cities security conference (revival of BSidesMSP). Homepage currently confirms date and Open Book venue; agenda and tickets remain thin. Prefer Oct 23 at Open Book over any older Oct 16 site listing.
Free community data-platform day (~30 sessions) on SQL Server, Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, and Azure data. Capacity ~300.
University of Minnesota AI Hub conference. Everyone welcome. Exact time not on the hub page. It takes place at McNamara Alumni Center, Minneapolis, MN (October 26, 2026). Confirm tickets, the current agenda, and any hotel block on the official page before you book travel.
R&E technical conference for networking, cloud, IAM, and information security. Tutorials Mon; main program Tue–Thu; ACAMP/peer unconferences; co-located Fri. Aimed at campus architects, security, cloud, and research computing pros.
Full-day CISO-only roundtable (vendor-bias free) on AI identity assurance, AI on the security team, AI-enabled threat actors, and the evolving CISO role. Distinct from same-week HMG / Cyber Security Summit programming.
Invitation-style day for CIOs, CISOs, CTOs, and CEOs themed “Iconic Leadership.” Peer networking plus sessions on executive presence, cyber as a strategic enabler, and enterprise modernization at Interlachen Country Club in Edina.
In its 16th year, this two-day Cyber Security Summit brings together industry, government, military, and academic leaders to collaborate on today's most critical security challenges. With the theme "Eyes Wide Open," the program features high-profile keynotes, multi-track sessions, and extensive networking for more than 5,000 attendees.
Single-day symposium built for IT executives around peer networking and practical management and tech topics. Alumni surveys shape the agenda; sponsors and exhibitors are on site at the Minneapolis Marriott Southwest.
Full-day applied-AI conference for executives, managers, startups, and engineers across healthcare, retail, finance, IoT, and more. Agenda still marked coming soon; all skill levels welcome at the Saint Paul RiverCentre.
EDS X-series executive day for Midwestern CIOs featuring strategic sessions and curated one-on-one meetings with solution providers. Compact, invitation-style format focused on enterprise technology leadership challenges.
Full-day closed-door gathering for CISOs and senior security leaders with panels, 1:1 meetings, and roundtables. Speakers include leaders from Medtronic, Andersen, Foot Locker, Essentia Health, and Choice Hotels; complimentary for qualified delegates. Note: Nov 5 (not the stale Nov 3 listing).
45th-year national state/local government IT conference. Tracks include cybersecurity, AI/ML, digital government, tech governance, leadership, and product/project skills.
The 2026 AI and the Law Conference is a two-day institute on how artificial intelligence is reshaping legal practice, offering about 9.0 Minnesota CLE credits plus IAPP CPE credits. It covers current AI tools and models, breakthrough applications, and emerging legal issues such as governance, ethics, and regulation, with sessions led by technologists, practicing attorneys, and national thought leaders who are already using AI in day-to-day legal work at the Minnesota CLE Conference Center.
Technical meetup for data/AI practitioners on Databricks, with sessions and labs. RSVP also at https://events.databricks.com/devconnect-minneapolis-26. It takes place at Perficient, 100 N 6th St suite 550a, Minneapolis, MN (November 12, 2026, 5:00–9:00 PM CST). RSVP on the listing so the host can plan food and seating; these are working conversations, not keynote stages.
Calendar lists “Minnesota Chapter Meeting (11am - Noon CT) [Virtual]” with note “Placeholder for Minnesota Quarterly Chapter Meeting.” Dated hold pending a fuller agenda — treat as medium confidence.
Evening celebration of Minnesota’s tech community with Tekne Award acknowledgements, networking, entertainment, and Guthrie backstage tours. Catering by Indígena by Owamni at the Guthrie Theater.
Regional cybersecurity conference with keynotes, panels, CPE credits, and exhibitors, plus a local CISO advisory council. Featured presenters listed include leaders from Winnebago Industries, Andersen Corporation, General Mills, and Grainger. Ignore the false “already passed” banner—body copy and registration still show Nov 19, 2026.
Peer CISO summit on securing AI-powered transformation, cybersecurity as a growth driver, and resilience amid evolving threats; includes agentic-workforce and board-education sessions.
Evanta’s peer-driven CIO Executive Summit with keynotes, boardroom breakouts, and matched peer-to-peer meetings. Themes include AI operating models and elevating cybersecurity—vetted community membership required.
Morning briefing on Minnesota tech policy and ecosystem trends for tech, business, and policy leaders. Panelists listed include Optum’s Renee Edwards, Sen. Eric Pratt, Star Tribune CEO Steve Grove, Rep. Kristin Bahner, and MNIT Commissioner Tarek Tomes. Ignore leftover Dec 2025 date in lower Event Details; hero and tickets are Jan 7, 2027.
Career and technical education conference including technology-related programs and workforce topics.
Official 2027 FutureCon circuit lists Minneapolis on March 11. Ignore aggregator Marriott Northwest / Apr 15 listings. Listed date and time: March 11, 2027. Check the official listing for registration, cost, and any last-minute room or time changes.
Save-the-date for MnTech’s flagship annual tech leadership conference (AI, talent, ecosystem). Distinct from MnTech Elevate / Outlook already in the pipeline.
One-day MedTech conference for device engineers, R&D, manufacturing, regulatory, and commercial leaders across invent, design, build, and sell. Breakfast and lunch included; optional Women in MedTech Breakfast selectable at registration.
Two-day Twin Cities hacker and cybersecurity conference (5th year) with multiple tracks, CTFs, and topics from AppSec to AI and hardware. Built for security pros and first-timers. FAQ names the InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront while the homepage hero still shows venue TBA—treat venue as thin until TBA clears.
Regional cybersecurity and risk management conference at Mystic Lake Event Center, Prior Lake.
Digital marketing, media, and advertising conference that includes tech and martech tooling; hosted in Minneapolis with venue TBD.
