Industry 4.0 is the name given to the current phase of the industrial revolution. It is the integration of smart digital technology and manufacturing and places an emphasis on automation, machine learning, and real-time data. In the panel discussion, our experts in simple terms will explain the concepts of  Industry 4.0 and why one should learn more about it.

Moderated by Ray Koukari

Thoughts from the Panel Members

Jeffrey Daniel – Industry 4.0 is thrown around as a very broad term, with greatly different definitions by both consultants and industry experts. As a global operations leader, we need to make technologies that run business practical and applicable. Establish your vision, start small, create the sensing, analytics, and outputs that work for you. This is not a one size fits all topic. We’ll use this panel discussion to explore how industry and education experts view and engage that topic to help the participant appreciate the different “Industry definitions and expectations” and then work to get an understanding of how to make that happen.

Matt Kirchner –  My mission is to secure the American Dream for the next generation of STEM and Workforce talent. I came of manufacturing age in an Industry 3.0 world. Of course we didn’t call it that, but that’s what it was. Efficiency, productivity, and yield data were gathered on a clipboard. Quality was judged by a department located hundreds of feet from the production line and reject data was recorded on a paper form. I could go on but the point is obvious. The difference between Industry 3.0 and Industry 4.0 will truly revolutionize manufacturing and, in turn, education. This conversation will draw from personal experience in working with educators across the United States, from research where appropriate, and through discussions with some of the world’s most influential people in the realm of Industry 4.0.

Peggy James –  In 2019, there were over 15.7 million workers in manufacturing, making it the fourth largest industry in the United States. In the next decade, many workers in manufacturing will be displaced; others will see their jobs eliminated. Nearly 10% of the jobs in manufacturing will be entirely new. Manufacturing is increasingly relying on smart technologies such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of things, robots, cobots, and more. Preparing workers for this fourth industrial revolution is not simply about training the workforce to push different buttons or monitor screens. Such an approach would only prepare workers for the machines of today and would fail to address the decision-making skills needed to be adaptable to the new smart-technology-enabled workplace. This discussion will dig into the specific decision-making skills that are needed for the current workforce to be successful in smart manufacturing facilities.

Ray Koukari As an educator, I’m very concerned that our educational programs mature with the changing world. Industry 4.0 is to Industry 3.0 what the Jet Engine is to the Wright Flyer. The impact will be significant, requiring new skillsets and perspectives. This talk will dig into these areas giving us the opportunity to explore the current industry status and our preparation to see its potential fulfilled.

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Kick-off Agenda: 

• 5:30 – 6:00 Social Time – welcome and sharing excitement for the future
• 6:00 – 6:30 Formal Comments for Tech-Prize Kick-off
  • September 10-18, Downtown Racine
  • Awards – Monument Square Stage, 2:00, Saturday, 9/18 (with Party on Pavement)
• 6:30 – 7:00 Social Time – open discussion regarding what is next, a celebration of the

community and how to get involved

The Tech-Prize Team just finished the inaugural Smart City, App Development Competition.  It was an outstanding success.  Participants came from 5 different countries.  The winners were from Ireland, India, Florida, Racine, and Kenosha.  Voting for the “Fan Favorite” winners came from 11 different countries and 13 states.  The entire process exceeds expectations for this first event.

The Tech-Prize process for 2021 will continue with the Tech-Shop and Biz-Shop educational series through the summer and then the first live event that will conclude with awards and celebration session on Saturday, September 18, on the Monument Square Main Stage, during Party on the pavement

The process is designed to be that Loud, Proud, Fun event, that is so exciting that people cannot look away.  We cannot tell you how excited we are with the opportunities in front of us.

We want to make sure we share a big “Thank You” for the sponsors and also to each of you for your commitment to our community.  By coming together, we can and will re-engineer our future.  This will happen through the excitement and involvement each of us personally generates as the process grows.

We look forward to seeing you at the kick-off.

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Sixteen Teams from Five countries worldwide competed in the Inaugural Tech-Prize Smart City Competition.

Congratulations!

Team SnapStudy, Dream Team, Parkside Maps, and Team Krishna.

Excellence In Coding

• First Place – SnapStudy
• Second Place – Krishna Raghavendra

Best Team Award

• First Place – Snap Study
• Second Place – Dream Team (Skill Savvy)
• Third place – Parkside Maps

Fans’ Favorite Award

• Winner: Krishna Raghavendra – Give Love, Save Humanity App
• Runner Up: Team Pentathon – P2P Rental for Photography Equipment

About the competition

Tech-Prize Smart City Problem Solving Challenge is an Open-Ended APP development competition.

The competition’s objective is to promote and reward IT development Skills and Creativity while solving some pressing social and infrastructure challenges in our community. 

The Open-Ended Competition means the participants can participate even if their App is not completely Developed. Each Submission is evaluated on the following criteria.

1. The originality of the Concept
2. The complexity of the Solution
3. Revenue Model
4. Features and Functionality 
5. Technical Documentation
6. User Interface Design 
7. User Experience / Application Flow
8. Quality of  Click Through Mock Up  
9. Quality of Finished App.
10. Final Pitch and Presentation.

How does it work?

• The contest is open to all ages and educational levels. 
• Teams can register by clicking the Register button on the right any time before January 31, 2021. The final submission deadline is May 1, 2021. 
• There is no entry fee.
• Participants can come up with their original concept, choose one of the sample concepts. Teams submitting an original idea will get additional points.
• The participants are expected to use their equipment and computers, giving them the freedom to work in their environment.
• There are no restrictions on operating systems, development tools, programming platforms, frameworks, or languages. 
• Participants may work from any location. Participants may form teams, and the teams may have any number of members.
• This a competition to showcase your creativity and programming ability. All submissions must be designed and developed by team members. Any integrations with Open Source or Commercial API, Libraries, or Development platforms must be declared in the Technical document of the submission.
• User Interface(UI), originality, usability, and creativity are some of the things our judges will be looking for in all submissions.
• Points are given for each step of the App development process, and It is possible for a winning entry not to have a completely working App but the high quality of process deliverables. ( See Submission requirements.).

Click here Submit your App before  May 1, 2021

Acompañanos y aprende mas sobre el PPP, programa creado para apoyar a pequeños nego-cios y organizaciones sin fine de lucro a mantener su nomina y gastos operativos durante la Pandemia.

Muchos de ustedes no pudieron unirse a este evento. Por lo tanto, lo estamos reproduciendo nuevamente en Facebook en vivo. También puede ver el programa en YouTube Chanel en cualquier momento at https://youtu.be/yS-1imMoLDM

Maribel Reigstad,

Especialista de Desarrollo Económico

Maribel Reigstad, Especialista de Desarrollo Económico Maribel se incorporó a la SBA en 1994. En 2003 se mudo a Minnesota de Rochester, Nueva York Tiene un profundo conocimiento de los pro- gramas y servicios de préstamos de la SBA. Habla español con fluidez, Maribel promueve clases de entrenamiento en los dos idiomas y ayuda con la gestión y divulgación del programa de contratación de el gobierno.

Vivir en Facebook

You don’t have to be a CPA to know the finance fundamentals of a startup. Understanding the costs and basic financial statements that are critical to success. Attendees will learn the basics about calculating product or service costs and what price to charge for them as well as creating and understanding income statements and cash flows.

Mike Hipp Director of Global Costing – Johnson Controls

Mike has over 16 years of experience in operations and finance in the Automotive and Building Technology sectors. Mike has extensive experience in product costing and business case development not only for Johnson Controls but also its supplier partners.

Learn everything you need to know to take advantage of PPP

Join us LIVE on Facebook Live,  Or via  Zoom and learn more about the PPP, a program created to support small businesses and non-profit organizations to maintain their payroll and operating expenses during the Pandemic.  This a special free event organized by Tech-Prize in coordination with the Wisconsin District Office of US Small Business Administration 

Presenters

Tammie Clendenning is the Lead Economic Development Specialist for the Wisconsin District of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Tammie is responsible for providing training on SBA’s programs and services including capital access, procurement, and business advising. She enjoys talking to entrepreneurs about the many resources available to them at exhibits and networking events. Tammie is the district office technical representative for the Women’s Business Centers in the state. Prior to joining SBA, she held business development and leadership positions in commercial finance. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management and is a small business owner.

Lisa Taylor is an Outreach and Marketing Specialist with the Wisconsin District of the U.S. Small Business Administration. She works with small businesses and organizations to provide training and guidance on SBA services and programs. Prior to joining the SBA, Lisa held leadership positions at both for-profit corporations and non-profit organizations, including serving as the Director of the Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC), which is a resource partner of the SBA. Her broad areas of expertise include human resources, risk management, business development, and finance. Lisa was also the founder and owner of Strategic Partnerships LLC as well as the co-founder of a residential construction company in the Madison area. Lisa has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing, an Associate degree in Accounting and is currently working on her Master’s degree in Business Administration.

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View the full recording of this event on YouTube.

Abel Gutiérrez Ortega, PhD

Director of Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, CIATEJ, Mexico

Abel works in a Federal Government Research Center located in the heart of one of the most important innovation ecosystems of Mexico. With a 14-year experience at CIATEJ, his research deals with the use of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering for the development and improvement of vaccines, mainly to the livestock industry. Lately, he has focused in swine and poultry vaccines against viral diseases that cause huge economic losses, like porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, porcine circovirus type 2, porcine epidemic diarrhea and avian influenza. Abel is the leading inventor of several patents and is in close contact with national and international veterinary companies, constantly seeking for licensing contracts of his technologies.        

 

Abel Gutiérrez Ortega, PhD

Director de la Unidad de Biotecnología Médica y Farmacéutica, CIATEJ, Mexico

Abel trabaja en un Centro de Investigación del Gobierno Federal que se encuentra en el corazón de uno de los ecosistemas de innovación más importantes de México. Con 14 años de experiencia en CIATEJ, su trabajo de investigación involucra el uso de la Biotecnología y la Ingeniería Genética para el desarrollo y mejoramiento de vacunas, principalmente para la industria pecuaria. Últimamente, se ha enfocado a vacunas para cerdos y aves contra enfermedades virales que causan enormes pérdidas económicas, como el síndrome reproductivo y respiratorio porcino, circovirus porcino tipo 2, diarrea epidémica porcina e influenza aviar.  Abel es inventor principal en varias patentes y está en contacto estrecho con compañías veterinarias nacionales e internacionales, buscando constantemente contratos de licenciamiento de sus tecnologías.

Brian Walsh, BS, MBA

Brian tiene experiencia de primera mano en la adquisición, propiedad y operación exitosa de una pequeña empresa basada en tecnología. Su experiencia profesional también incluye funciones de desarrollo de productos, marketing y gestión en empresas científicas. Además, Walsh tiene experiencia en actividades de transferencia de tecnología, como evaluar invenciones para determinar su potencial comercial, revisar propuestas de subvenciones y realizar actividades de concesión de licencias. Walsh también se desempeñó como voluntario de desarrollo económico en Peace Corps-Mexico, donde enseñó talleres de comercialización de tecnología y fue mentor de investigadores y estudiantes en programas Lean Startup. Actualmente brinda asistencia centrada en la comercialización para ayudar a los empresarios a obtener fondos federales y mejorar su preparación para llevar sus innovaciones al mercado.En 2017, los presentadores – Abel Gutiérrez y Brian Walsh, aplicaron estas herramientas y técnicas mientras trabajaban juntos para comercializar una vacuna animal en México.

Brian has first-hand experience acquiring, owning, and successfully operating a small, technology-based business. His professional background also includes product development, marketing, and management roles in scientific companies. In addition, Walsh has experience in technology transfer activities such as assessing inventions for commercial potential, reviewing grant proposals, and conducting licensing activities. Walsh also served as an economic development volunteer in Peace Corps-Mexico, where he taught technology commercialization workshops and mentored researchers and students in Lean Startup programs. He currently provides commercialization-focused assistance to help entrepreneurs obtain federal funding and to improve their readiness for taking their innovations to market. In 2017, the presenters – Abel Gutiérrez and Brian Walsh, applied these tools and techniques while working together to commercialize an animal vaccine in Mexico.

¿Qué se cubrirá?  / What will be covered?

‘Lean Startup’ es un método para desarrollar un modelo de negocio que se centra primero en el cliente. En esta TechShop, aprenderá los conceptos básicos de lean startup a través de una herramienta llamada Business Model Canvas. Este gráfico visual presenta nueve bloques de construcción de modelos comerciales esenciales con un fuerte énfasis en garantizar que tenga un producto que los clientes desean y por el que realmente pagarán. También aprenderá sobre el descubrimiento de clientes, una técnica de entrevista de cliente abierta que se utiliza para informar su Business Model Canvas y, en última instancia, lo ayudará a reducir el riesgo de llevar su idea al mercado.

Lean start-up is a method of developing a business model that is customer-first. In this TechShop, you will learn the basics of lean startup through a tool called Business Model Canvas. This visual chart presents nine essential business model building blocks with a strong emphasis on ensuring you have a product that customers want and will actually pay for. You will also learn about customer discovery, an open customer interview technique used to inform your Business Model Canvas and ultimately help you reduce the risk of taking your idea to market.

¿Como unirse?  / How to join?

Acompañanos y aprende mas sobre el PPP, programa creado para apoyar a pequeños nego-cios y organizaciones sin fine de lucro a mantener su nomina y gastos operativos durante la Pandemia.

Maribel Reigstad,

Especialista de Desarrollo Económico

Maribel Reigstad, Especialista de Desarrollo Económico Maribel se incorporó a la SBA en 1994. En 2003 se mudo a Minnesota de Rochester, Nueva York Tiene un profundo conocimiento de los pro- gramas y servicios de préstamos de la SBA. Habla español con fluidez, Maribel promueve clases de entrenamiento en los dos idiomas y ayuda con la gestión y divulgación del programa de contratación de el gobierno.

¿No pudiste asistir?

About the competition

Tech-Prize Smart City Problem Solving Challenge is an Open-Ended APP development competition.

The competition’s objective is to promote and reward IT development Skills and Creativity while solving some pressing social and infrastructure challenges in our community. 

The Open-Ended Competition means the participants (or team of up to 6) can participate even if their App is not completely Developed. Each Submission is evaluated on the following criteria.

1. The originality of the Concept
2. The complexity of the Solution
3. Revenue Model
4. Features and Functionality 
5. Technical Documentation
6. User Interface Design 
7. User Experience / Application Flow
8. Quality of  Click Through Mock Up  
9. Quality of Finished App.
10. Final Pitch and Presentation.

How does it work?

• The contest is open to all ages and educational levels. 
• Teams can register by clicking the Register button on the right any time before February 14, 2021. The final submission deadline is May 1, 2021. 
• There is no entry fee.
• Participants can come up with their original concept, choose one of the sample concepts. Teams submitting an original idea will get additional points.
• The participants are expected to use their equipment and computers, giving them the freedom to work in their environment.
• There are no restrictions on operating systems, development tools, programming platforms, frameworks, or languages. 
• Participants may work from any location. Participants may form teams, and the teams may have any number of members.
• This a competition to showcase your creativity and programming ability. All submissions must be designed and developed by team members. Any integrations with Open Source or Commercial API, Libraries, or Development platforms must be declared in the Technical document of the submission.
• User Interface(UI), originality, usability, and creativity are some of the things our judges will be looking for in all submissions.
• Points are given for each step of the App development process, and It is possible for a winning entry not to have a completely working App but the high quality of process deliverables. ( See Submission requirements.).

The Final Submission of the App is May 1, 2021

Virtual Competition May 8, 2021