Innovate Southwest Indiana - Evansville
CONNECT.
Join business and community leaders building the future of every region across the state. Explore the opportunities to accelerate progress in every corner of Indiana.
- Business Expansion & Attraction: Explore how strategies are supporting existing businesses and new investment.
- Workforce Development: Learn how partnerships are aligning education with the needs of business.
INNOVATE.
Explore how businesses, communities, academia and government can work together to fuel economic success by bridging the gap between rural anchors and global industries.
- Innovation: Conncet with innovators and entrepreneurs from large business to startups - all working together to advance new technologies.
- Energy & Infrastructure: Hear how leaders are prioritizing affordable, reliable power and modernized logistics as a foundation for long-term growth.
GROW.
Be part of shaping Indiana's future. Help scale Main Street, build thriving industries and create a winning Indiana.
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Event Registration
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2026 Innovate Southwest Indiana – Evansville – Individual Ticket
Individual ticket includes networking, a served lunch and scheduled program.
$75.00
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2026 Innovate Southwest Indiana – Evansville – Corporate Table of 10
Corporate table includes ten individual tickets, prominent table placement, company name prominently featured on exclusive table signage, listing in the event program and presentation.
$1,250.00
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2026 Innovate Southwest Indiana – Evansville – Premium Corporate Table of 10
Premium Corporate table includes ten individual tickets, prominent table placement, company name prominently featured on exclusive table signage, listing in the event program and presentation, (2) Leaderboard ads on Morning Briefing OR Midday Edge and and (1) Leaderboard ad on the IIB Weekly Lineup E-newsletter
Note: ads cannot be applied to existing schedule.
$4,250.00
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Speaker
Featured Speaker
Mike Braun
Bio
Governor Mike Braun is a lifelong job creator. Over 37 years, he grew a small Main Street business with a handful of employees into a national industry leader.
Now, he is proud to bring that experience to state government to grow jobs, raise wages, and make life more affordable for Hoosier families.
Governor Braun is focused on building an Indiana economy that delivers where it matters most: at the kitchen table. His economic development strategy is focused on two goals: higher wages for Hoosiers and new job opportunities in every region of the state.
This approach is already showing results: Indiana’s real GDP and wages are growing faster than the national average and faster than neighboring states. Unemployment has fallen even as national unemployment ticked up, average hourly earnings are up 5.2%, and Indiana is doing more with each taxpayer dollar, with incentive spending per committed job down 67% while wages for those jobs are rising.
With tools like Power Up Indiana and the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Hoosier workers are retraining for higher paid positions, and Hoosier entrepreneurs are empowered to create new Main Street jobs.
Governor Braun’s message to job creators is simple: if you want to build, hire, invest, and grow with a state that treats you like a partner instead of a piggybank, Indiana is open for business.