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UWM Design Open & Innovators Expo Agenda<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Breakfast Bites & Networking<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9:00 \u2013 9:45 AM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grab breakfast and coffee at the UWM Grind inside the Lubar Entrepreneurship Center, listen to some music, and meet the people you\u2019ll be spending the day with. Required for workshop attendees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDesign Open\u201d Opening Remarks & Event Kickoff<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9:45 \u2013 10:00 AM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A brief welcome from LEC and campus leadership, followed by the ceremonial ringing of the LEC gong to officially begin the 2026 UWM Design Open. Required for workshop attendees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Workshop 1: Design Your Life<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10:15 \u2013 11:15 AM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSeeking alignment between the \u2018musts\u2019 and \u2018wants\u2019 of your life.\u201d This session uses design thinking as a lens to find real alignment between what you have to do and what you want to do. (Capped at 32 spots)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Break<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

11:15 \u2013 11:30 AM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Workshop 2: Design & Build Your Network<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

11:30 AM \u2013 12:30 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow to humanize your network so it\u2019s people-centered, robust, and resilient.\u201d Learn to build durable relationships rooted in people rather than roles or transactions. (Capped at 32 spots)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lunch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12:30 \u2013 1:30 PM<\/sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Special Recognitions<\/sup><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1:30 \u2013 1:45 PM<\/sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A moment set aside to acknowledge the individuals who have made a meaningful and distinctive mark on innovation and entrepreneurship at UWM.<\/sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Panel Discussion: Imperfectly Human<\/sup><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1:45 \u2013 3:00 PM<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow to innovate through mistakes and failure.\u201d<\/sup> Experienced innovators open up about the failures, pivots, and hard-won lessons that shaped their paths. Moderated by Chief Innovation & Partnership Officer, Brian Thompson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Remarks & Innovators Expo Kickoff<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3:00 \u2013 3:15 PM<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Closing words from the Design Open, and another ring of the LEC gong to mark the start of the Innovators Expo.<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovators Expo & Networking<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3:15 \u2013 5:15 PM<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A showcase<\/sup> of student startups, faculty research, programs like the Startup Challenge, and innovations being built across UWM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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