Forward Fest is Wisconsin’s largest technology and entrepreneurship festival that went virtual this year due to COVID-19. I stumbled upon an invitation to the festival in one of my social media accounts this month.
I have attended three events so far with a couple more planned for early next week. The networking/social events were better than expected. Both had attendees give short introductions. One of the events had the larger group divide up into 4 – 5 person zoom chats with some guided discussions and questions.
The value really comes from the diversity of the people attending. I was encouraged to meet many women, people of color, and a mix of ages with interests/careers in startup businesses and technology. Looking forward to the events next week.