Tech Talent Summit 5.0 + Startup Pavilion #AZTECHWEEK
Tech Talent Summit 5.0 + Startup Pavilion
Arizona Tech Week | Friday Feature Event
Two Venues. One Mission.
Increasing Arizona’s Venture GDP, with a People First Approach.
Tech Talent Summit 5.0 is the most widely attended event of Arizona Tech Week — bringing together founders, investors, builders, operators, talent and hiring leaders for one intentional, outcome-driven day.
Featured Speakers
We are proud to convene leaders across venture, technology, talent, and industry who are actively shaping Arizona’s growth.
Jack Selby – Managing Director, Copper Sky Capital
Glenn Lurie – General Partner, Stormbreaker VC
Tim Wenzel – Former Executive, PayPal
Gregg Economou – Phoenix Suns
Jessica Pacheco – Founder, Spark Angels
Marc Chesley – Former Executive, Paradox AI
Anita Grantham – Phoenix FWD
More speakers to be announced.
This year, we’re expanding the vision.
For the first time ever, we’re launching the Startup Pavilion — a CES-style showcase of Arizona’s most promising startups, powered by sponsors underwriting the experience so founders can exhibit for free.
What to Expect
🔹 Two Concurrent Tracks: Talent & Capital
Focused conversations designed to drive hiring, funding, and real deal flow.
🔹 Capital Track
Featuring tier 1 VCs, Fireside Chat, Panel on Series A Ecosystem Velocity.
🔹 People/Culture Segment, In partnership with the People People Party, we’re hosting a curated gathering of HR and People leaders to network and discuss scaling teams, building strong cultures, and leading through change.
🔹 Featured Startup Pitches
Selected founders pitching live throughout the day.
🔹 Live Prototyping on the Main Stage
Build in public, co-create with community.
🔹 Startup Pavilion (New for 5.0)
Industry-organized startup exhibition with clear signaling for:
Hiring
Fundraising
Partnerships
And because we respect your time…
Each participating startup can opt into a curated Venture Pod — a high-intent small group meeting including:
An aligned investor
Top tech talent
An industry partner
We expect you to arrive with intention.
We expect you to leave with an outcome —
a connection, a hire, a meeting, a deal.
Our previous summits have sold out.
This one will too.
🎟 Grab your ticket.
📣 Share with someone building something meaningful.
🚀 Let’s move Arizona forward.