2027 Connecticut Technology Summit: The Innovation Economy

Technology is reshaping how Connecticut businesses compete, hire, invest, and grow. 

CBIA’s 2027 Connecticut Technology Summit: The Innovation Economy connects business leaders, policymakers, and innovators to examine where the state stands in the innovation economy, what’s changing, and where we have the opportunity to lead. 

The morning opens with an economic perspective on technology adoption and what it means for Connecticut’s competitiveness, workforce, and business climate. 

We’ll then dig into the practical side of AI, exploring where the opportunities are, what businesses need to consider as adoption accelerates, and which guardrails make sense. 

Experts will also examine Connecticut’s potential in quantum computing and what the growth of this emerging technology could mean for innovation, investment, and the state’s economy. 

From AI adoption and workforce transformation to emerging technologies and public policy, the summit connects the trends shaping tomorrow with the decisions businesses are making today. 

Join us to network with peers, hear from the people shaping technology policy and innovation, and leave with insights you can put to work in your business.

Agenda

7:30 am | Networking Breakfast 

8:30 am | Opening Remarks  

8:40 am | The Innovation Economy  

9:15 am | AI in Practice: Opportunities, Risks, Guardrails 

10 am | Networking Break  

10:20 am | Quantum Computing: Connecticut’s Competitive Edge

11:05 am | Keynote Address

11:50 am | Adjourn