BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:Central Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261211 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE SUMMARY:WEDC Marketplace Wisconsin 2026 DESCRIPTION:Connecting Wisconsin Business Owners with state\, federal\, local government\, and private sector contracts\nPresented by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation\, MARKETPLACE is the Governor's Annual Conference on Diverse Business Development. With a particular focus on small businesses\, this event connects business owners from across Wisconsin with state\, federal\, and local government as well as private sector business opportunities. The conference provides a chance for businesses owned by minorities\, women\, veterans\, LGBTQ+ people\, and people with disabilities to learn from and connect with resource providers\, government representatives\, corporate buyers\, and business professionals.Tuesday\, December 8The Contracting Academy | VIRTUAL This is an opportunity for businesses to grow their technical knowledge of contracting with federal government\, state and local government\, and government prime contractors. The series of workshops will benefit established businesses looking to grow and develop their government sales.Visit The Contracting Academy website for additional details.Wednesday\, December 9IN-PERSON MARKETPLACE WISCONSIN | BAIRD CENTER 10 a.m.-3 p.m.\nExpo hall setupNoon\nCheck-in and badge pick-up opens1-3 p.m.\nMain programming/plenary session3-5 p.m.\nEducational breakout sessionsTrack 1 at 3 p.m. Building a Resilient\, Contract-Ready Business: Strategies for Growth\, Compliance\, and InnovationTrack 2 at 3 p.m. Preparedness and CapacityTrack 1 at 4 p.m. Growth\, Success\, and PartnershipTrack 2 at 4 p.m. Futureproofing through Technology5:30-7:30 p.m.\nNetworking receptionThursday\, December 10IN-PERSON MARKETPLACE WISCONSIN | BAIRD CENTER 7 a.m.\nCheck-in and badge pick-up opens8:15-9:30 a.m.\nBreakfast program/Opening plenary session9:45 a.m.-noon\nExpo hall opens\nBuyer one-on-one meetings\nResource tables\nTechnical sessions12:15-1:30 p.m.\nLuncheon and speakers1:30-4 p.m.\nExpo hall resumes\nBuyer one-on-one meetings\nResource tables\nTechnical sessionsREGISTER HERE#MarketplaceWI X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Connecting Wisconsin Business Owners with state\, federal\, local government\, and private sector contracts

Presented by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation\, MARKETPLACE is the Governor&rsquo\;s Annual Conference on Diverse Business Development. With a particular focus on small businesses\, this event connects business owners from across Wisconsin with state\, federal\, and local government as well as private sector business opportunities. \;

The conference provides a chance for businesses owned by minorities\, women\, veterans\, LGBTQ+ people\, and people with disabilities to learn from and connect with resource providers\, government representatives\, corporate buyers\, and business professionals.

Tuesday\, December 8

The Contracting Academy | VIRTUAL \; \;

This is an opportunity for businesses to grow their technical knowledge of contracting with federal government\, state and local government\, and government prime contractors. The series of workshops will benefit established businesses looking to grow and develop their government sales.

Visit The Contracting Academy website for additional details.

Wednesday\, December 9

IN-PERSON MARKETPLACE WISCONSIN | BAIRD CENTER \; \; \; \;

10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Expo hall setup

Noon
Check-in and badge pick-up opens

1-3 p.m.
Main programming/plenary session

3-5 p.m.
Educational breakout sessions

Track 1 at 3 p.m. &ndash\; Building a Resilient\, Contract-Ready Business: Strategies for Growth\, Compliance\, and Innovation

Track 2 at 3 p.m. &ndash\; Preparedness and Capacity

Track 1 at 4 p.m. &ndash\; Growth\, Success\, and Partnership

Track 2 at 4 p.m. &ndash\; Futureproofing through Technology

5:30-7:30 p.m.
Networking reception

Thursday\, December 10

IN-PERSON MARKETPLACE WISCONSIN | BAIRD CENTER \; \; \; \;

7 a.m.
Check-in and badge pick-up opens

8:15-9:30 a.m.
Breakfast program/Opening plenary session

9:45 a.m.-noon
Expo hall opens
Buyer one-on-one meetings
Resource tables
Technical sessions

12:15-1:30 p.m.
Luncheon and speakers

1:30-4 p.m.
Expo hall resumes
Buyer one-on-one meetings
Resource tables
Technical sessions

REGISTER \;HERE

#MarketplaceWI

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