Technician Economy at Close It 2027
The Innovation Economy created extraordinary technology. The Technician Economy™ will determine how much of it we can actually put to work.
The first Technician Economy™ at Close It Summit brings leaders from industry, community and technical colleges, workforce, government, research and economic development together in Boulder to build the technician capacity required to power the AI era and the innovation economy.
Register for Close It Summit 2027 There is a cost to attend.
Why Boulder. Why Now?
Colorado is a powerful setting for this conversation. Its economy brings together aerospace and defense, advanced manufacturing, quantum and advanced technology, energy and natural resources, bioscience, national laboratories and one of the nation’s strongest innovation ecosystems.
But the challenge facing Colorado is also a national one:
How do we build the technician capacity needed to deploy, operate, maintain and scale the systems our economy increasingly depends on?
Close It will bring together employers, technical and operational leaders, community and technical colleges, workforce and economic development organizations, researchers, philanthropies, policymakers and innovators to tackle questions including:
Where is technician demand emerging fastest?
Which technician roles are becoming constraints on growth and deployment?
How can employer demand and technician capacity be coordinated regionally?
How can community and technical colleges respond faster to changing technician demand?
How will AI reshape technician roles, skills and demand?
How do we create more visible, accessible pathways into technician work and advancement?
What shared infrastructure is needed to build Regional Technician Economies™ at scale?
This is about more than filling jobs. It is about building the technician capacity the next economy requires.
Register for Close It Summit 2027 There is a cost to attend.