I’m sure you already have your ticket for the Silicon Forest Tech Summit. I mean, it’s rapidly becoming the “must attend” annual event around these parts. (And if you haven’t, lighten up, Francis. There’s still time to grab a seat. And tickets are a-ford-able at $24 or a pay what you want sliding scale.) Let’s take a look at all of the awesome people taking the stage on March 14, 2026.
- Amr Abdel Dayem, Director of Engineering, Laika
- Juan Barraza, Executive Director, Latino Founders
- Darren Buckner, Co-Founder & CEO, Workfrom
- Rachel Dreilinger, CEO & Co-Founder, NeuraMedica
- Dwindell Feeley, Director of Business Development, Free Geek
- David Gory MBA, CEO/Co-Founder, Airbuild Inc
- Krysta “Fox” Grasso, Graphic Designer, SGK
- AJ Green, Director of Growth, AI Collective
- Scott Hanselman, VP Dev Community, Microsoft
- Blaire G. Hervey, Senior Sales Performance Consultant, LinkedIn
- Bosko Kante, CEO, HiiiWave
- Walter Marchbanks, Customer Experience & Program Management, Port of Portland
- Serilda Summer McGee, Founder/CEO, Workplace Change
- Asmae Mhassni, Chief Security Technology Strategist & Principal Engineer, Intel
- Nicole Mors, Co-Founder, AI Portland
- Thanh Truc Nguyen, Software Engineering Manager, Daimler
- Akim Niyonzima, Co-Founder & CTO, Nimbus Aerospace
- Megan Notarte, Co-Founder, AI Portland
- Dr. Richard Osibanjo, Director Business Operations, Intel
- Dr. Susan Piacenza, CEO, SeaStereo Inc.
- Danielle Shown, Partner and GM SCHIE, Microsoft
- Gabriella Smith, Director Engineering, Nike
- Rick Turoczy, Founder, Silicon Florist
- Dexter Turner, CEO, OpConnect
- Yoseph Ukbazghi, Founder, STEAM Circuit, LLC
- Joseph Wyno, President & Executive Director, Oregon UAS Accelerator
And as I’ve mentioned a couple of times on the show, I’m cooking up something special for folks in honor of Pi Day (3.14). So you’ll want to be there for that, as well.
For more information or to grab your ticket, visit Silicon Forest Tech Summit 2026.
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