​Official #CLETechWeek26 Welcome Ceremony

​Cleveland Tech Week starts by bringing Cleveland's innovation ecosystem into one room.

​Join founders, students, emerging talent, investors, industry leaders, universities, nonprofits, civic leaders, and innovators from across Greater Cleveland as we officially kick off #CLETechWeek26.

​This year's Welcome Ceremony begins with the results of the Official #CLETechWeek26 Buildathon, where teams of students, emerging talent, and industry leaders will spend the day building solutions around a challenge developed with our host organization.

​Starting at 4 PM, explore the teams' projects at interactive demo tables while connecting with people from across Cleveland's innovation community over beverages and light refreshments.

​At 5 PM, we'll bring selected Buildathon teams to the stage to present what they built, followed by our signature conversation:

​Building Cleveland's Innovation Ecosystem

​We'll bring together leaders from across the community to explore how the day's theme connects to Cleveland's larger innovation ecosystem—and how we can build stronger connections across industry, startups, education, investment, government, nonprofits, and the broader community.

​Because Cleveland's innovation ecosystem isn't built by any one organization.

​We build it together.

​📅 Agenda

​4:00–5:00 PM → Buildathon demos, beverages, light refreshments & networking
5:00–6:00 PM → Buildathon project presentations + Building Cleveland's Innovation Ecosystem panel
6:00–7:00 PM → Beverages, light refreshments & networking

​Dress: Business casual

​Host organization, Buildathon theme, speakers, judges, and additional details will be announced soon.

​Come meet the people building what's next, discover what Cleveland's emerging talent and industry leaders can create together, and help us officially kick off Cleveland Tech Week 2026.

​A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats
#ClevelandOnTheRise
#CLETechWeek26
#BuildTheTide

​This event is part of Cleveland Tech Week 2026, a community-driven celebration of innovation across Greater Cleveland. Learn more and explore the full calendar at cletechweek.com.

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