poweredUP, Tampa Bay’s annual tech festival organized by Tampa Bay Tech, takes place next Wednesday, May 14 at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Pete. It always features presentations and talks on top-of-mind topics for Tampa Bay’s tech leaders.
It’s a full day of dynamic discussions, panel sessions, and insights from industry visionaries, with these featured track topics:
- The Future of Work: Robotics & Intelligent Process Automation
- Digital Governance: Managing IT, Data & Compliance
- Healthcare Transformation: How Emerging Tech Is Reshaping Care Delivery
- From Concept to Coaster: The Tech Behind Universal’s Iconic Experiences
- Leading Locally: Spotlight on Tampa Bay’s Tech Trailblazers
- Smarter Solutions: Rapid-Fire Use Cases from Companies Solving Big Problems with Tech
It’s a great event for Tampa Bay-based tech people (and aspiring ones) to attend, and to make it even easier to go, there are TWO ways to attend it even more cheaply than the low $79 admission fee:
- Attend for 15% off with the discount code “CP15”
- Attend for FREE by being a volunteer! If you do two hours’ volunteering for at poweredUP, and you get to attend for free! You can sign up to volunteer here.
Here’s the conference agenda:
| Time | Topic | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 PM | Opening Remarks | Tampa Bay Tech: Meghan O’Keefe City of St. Petersburg: Mayor Ken Welch |
| 12:15 PM | Keynote | Arnie Bellini, Former ConnectWise Founder & CEO |
| 12:57 PM | The Future of Work: Robotics & Intelligent Process Automation | Panel: Jay Rogers (Haddy), Christa Kerlin (Jabil) Moderator: Beth Galic (BAMA) |
| 1:29 PM | Digital Governance: Managing IT, Data & Compliance | Panel: Petar Besalev (A-LIGN), Cathy Ryan Reneer (JPMorganChase), Chris Black (DGR Systems) Moderator: Mike Gabriel (Guidepoint Security) |
| 2:00 PM | Intermission | |
| 2:20 PM | Healthcare Transformation: How Emerging Tech is Reshaping Care Delivery | Featuring: Doug Fee (Moffitt Cancer Center) & Tarun Sondhi (Accenture) |
| 2:52 PM | From Concept to Coaster: The Tech Behind Universal’s Iconic Experiences | Featuring: Teddy Benson (Universal Destinations & Experiences) |
| 3:19 PM | Leading Locally: Spotlight on Tampa Bay’s Tech Trailblazers | Panel: Kim Anstett (Trellix), Vladimir Voyuts (Dynasty Financial Partners), John Armenia (Accusoft) Moderator: Meghan O’Keefe (Tampa Bay Tech) |
| 3:51 PM | Smarter Solutions: Rapid-Fire Use Cases from Companies Solving Big Problems with Tech | Featuring: Trellix, BlackStraw, CDW, Nix United |
| 4:30 PM | Closing Remarks | Tampa Bay Tech: Meghan O’Keefe |
| 4:35 PM | Happy Hour & Networking |
Join me at poweredUP! I’ll be there, and if you want to talk Python, AI, software development, or music (or if you have topic suggestions or requests for upcoming meetups), I’ll be more than happy to.
Once again, here are the money-saving ways to attend the conference:
- Attend for 15% off with the discount code “CP15”
- Attend for FREE by being a volunteer! If you do two hours’ volunteering for at poweredUP, and you get to attend for free! You can sign up to volunteer here.