ConnectWorks
Techonomics Summit.
A two-day regional summit where students, families, entrepreneurs, employers, educators, innovators and community leaders come together to experience the future of technology, workforce, entrepreneurship and economic opportunity.
Not a traditional tech expo.
A regional celebration of what's next.
The ConnectWorks Techonomics Summit is an annual celebration designed to expose communities to the power of technology and connect people to real opportunities — a hands-on experience, career showcase, networking event, innovation summit and community celebration built into one regional gathering.
Inspire students to explore future careers
Connect talent to employers, colleges, apprenticeships and entrepreneurs
Showcase local innovation
Strengthen St. Louis as a technology and workforce hub
Create a model that can be replicated across the Midwest and beyond
Student Innovation Showcase.
Designed for middle- and high-school students, educators, counselors and career-pathway programs. Approximately 500 students attend in scheduled waves throughout the day — hands-on technology, career exploration and an Innovation Challenge using tech to solve a real community problem.
Community Techonomics Summit.
A high-energy day for college students, entrepreneurs, small businesses, job seekers, families, employers, investors, civic leaders and community organizations — built around networking, opportunity, innovation and celebration.
Eight pavilions.
One future.
Each pavilion is a hands-on environment where visitors touch the technology, meet the people, and discover the careers reshaping their industry.
National voices.
Regional stakes.
Hear from nationally and regionally recognized leaders shaping the future of technology, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation.
Where technology meets culture.
Creators, founders, artists, producers, technologists and executives sharing how technology is reshaping creative industries.
Interactive exhibits from across the region.
Curated rooms for real connections.
Celebrating the people
shaping what's next.
The Summit concludes by recognizing outstanding leadership across the Greater St. Louis region — the founders, educators, innovators and organizations moving the future forward.
Help shape the region's premier tech and workforce gathering.
Founding partners help design the experience, recruit participants, activate programming, support student access and build the long-term Techonomics ecosystem.
Measurable ambition.
A concrete, transparent set of first-year outcomes — the foundation for the Annual Techonomics Awards and a durable regional model.
Technology is reshaping
every industry.
The ConnectWorks Techonomics Summit ensures that students, families, entrepreneurs and communities are not left out of the future economy. We are building a regional model where technology becomes a bridge to opportunity.
The Midwest's
premier annual celebration.
The public showcase of a year-round ecosystem — connected to ConnectSTL, ConnectWork, CREED, resilience centers and future neighborhood innovation strategies. A framework that starts in Greater St. Louis and can be replicated across the country and around the world.
There's a role for everyone
shaping what's next.
Imagine.
Build.
Connect.
Join the founding cohort shaping the region's premier technology, workforce and innovation gathering.