Events

Join us for a practical, executive-level seminar focused on strengthening your organization’s disaster recovery and business continuity strategy. Designed for business owners and senior leaders, this session will provide clear, actionable guidance to help you prepare for cyber incidents, operational outages, and unexpected disruptions — with documentation you can actually use. What You’ll Learn -Incident response planning essentials -How to define and prioritize recovery objectives -Understanding and meeting compliance expectations -Strategies to reduce downtime and minimize business impact Opening Remarks Shawn Massey – CRO, The Dirks Group With more than 25 years of IT leadership experience — from IT Director to VP of Sales — Shawn Massey is a certified Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Engineer dedicated to helping organizations strengthen security, resilience, and data protection. He joined The Dirks Group as Chief [...]

CEDC is excited to host Coffee with APEX Accelerator, an opportunity for regional manufacturers to connect with experts who can help businesses navigate government contracting and explore opportunities within the Department of Defense supply chain. This  event will bring together economic development stakeholders, regional manufacturers, the Wisconsin APEX Accelerator, the Wisconsin Procurement Institute (WPI), and representatives from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land and Maritime for meaningful conversations surrounding supplier readiness, procurement requirements, and resources available to help businesses compete in the federal marketplace. Attendees will gain valuable insight into the process of becoming a government supplier, including understanding contracting requirements, compliance expectations, procurement systems, and strategies for identifying new opportunities. Through partnerships with the Wisconsin APEX Accelerator and WPI, CEDC helps connect manufacturers with the expertise and resources needed to strengthen their [...]