Innovation takes more than ideas — it takes partnerships.  Academic researchers, government officials, small business owners, financers, and others need to work together for our local innovation ecosystem to thrive, but it is rare for those people to be all in one place — until now.

IEEE-USA Innovation, Workforce, and Research Conferences (IWRC) bring together stakeholders from academia, government, and industry to bridge the gap between research and commercially viable products. Experts from various regions and across the country will discuss research grants, technology transfer programs, start-up funding, intellectual property and a host of other topics related to inspiring and empowering true innovation in the Heartland and Delta Regions.

Most importantly, we will bring together the key innovators from the key parts of your local innovation economies in one place to meet, learn, talk, and plan as the CHIPS Act comes to your corner of America.