Flagship Event
The Tech Talent Summit
Arizona's flagship gathering where talent, technology, and leadership converge.
November 6, 2026
Player 15 Group • Phoenix Suns HQ
- Attendees
- 300+
- Attendees
- Speakers
- 40+
- Speakers
- Partners
- 20+
- Partners
- Attendee rating
- 9.1/10
- Attendee rating
Arizona's most attended AZ Tech Week event
Why this Summit Exists
The future of work is being rewritten.
AI is changing how companies hire, build teams, and compete. The organizations that win won't simply adopt better technology — they'll build better people, stronger cultures, and faster learning organizations.
The Tech Talent Summit brings together the leaders shaping that future across startups, enterprise, education, government, and investment.
2026 Theme
The Performance Economy
How Elite Teams Win in the Age of AI
One day on how the best organizations turn talent, culture, and AI into a durable performance edge — told by the operators, founders, and leaders doing it.
Performance
What elite execution looks like when AI raises the bar.
Leadership
Building cultures that learn faster than the market shifts.
Talent
Hiring, growing, and keeping the people who compound.
AI
Putting the tools to work without losing the humans.
On Stage
Featured Speakers
2026 lineup dropping soon.
More speakers announced weekly.
Past Speakers
Daniela Santangelo
Co-Host, Founder of Freeway
Camille Campbell
Co-Host, Forbes 30 under 30
Sandra Watson
Pres. & CEO, Arizona Commerce Authority
Mayor Kate Gallego
City of Phoenix
John Schufeldt
Xcellerant Ventures
Jack Selby
Copper Sky Capital
Greg Economou
Player 15 Group
Colleen Schwab
AI & Operations Leader, AWS Amazon
Glenn Lurie
General Partner, Stormbreaker Ventures
Tim Wenzel
Ex-PayPal
Jessica Pacheco
Spark Angels
Marc Chesley
Ex-Paradox AI
Anita Grantham
PHX FWD
Aman Verjee
GP, Practical Venture Capital
Anthony Ferrara
Founder, Oxy
Chad Houston
Cognite
Liana Habicht
Founder, Recalibrate AI
Cassidy Gonzalez
Founder, People People Party
Brixton Gardner
Founder, People People Party
Ashok Santhanam
MD, Copper Sky Capital
Phil Castro
Founder, Kamp
Clate Mask
Founder, PHX FWD
Kathy Orellana
SVP of Public Affairs, KRN
Tim Holladay
Managing Partner · Spacestation Investments
Christine Mackay
CEO · GPEC
Dan Costello
Chief Revenue Officer · Phoenix Suns
Chris Fox
Founder · Startup World Cup Arizona
Don Fotsch
Co-Founder & COO · Battery Detection Solutions AI
The Day
What You'll Experience
Less agenda, more access — a full day designed around the rooms and conversations that move careers and companies.
Keynotes
Mainstage talks from the leaders defining the theme.
Big-room talks from the CEOs, founders, and operators shaping the Performance Economy. Short, high-signal, no filler.
Curated Networking
Matched introductions, not name-tag roulette.
We match you with the people you should actually meet — by role, industry, and what you're building. Walk in with introductions already teed up.
Startup Showcase
Arizona's breakout companies, live on the floor.
Arizona's breakout startups demo live on the floor. Meet the founders, try the products, and see what's being built here.
Hiring Pavilion
Companies hiring now — meet them in person.
Companies actively hiring set up shop for the day. Real conversations with the people doing the hiring — bring your story, skip the portal.
Office Hours
1:1 time with operators, investors, and experts.
Book focused 1:1 time with operators, investors, and domain experts. Twenty minutes that can save you six months.
Investor Lounge
Where founders and capital actually meet.
A dedicated space where founders and investors actually connect. Pitch, compare notes, or just start the relationship.
Fireside Chats
Unscripted conversations with builders and backers.
Unscripted conversations with builders and backers — the stories behind the wins and the misses. Questions welcome.
AI Demonstrations
The tools reshaping work, shown live.
Live demos of the AI tools changing how teams hire, build, and compete. See them working, not just pitched.
Recruiter AMA
Straight answers on hiring and market reads.
Recruiters take your questions head-on: resumes, comp, interviews, and how the market actually reads you. No canned answers.
The Story So Far
Previous Summits
April 2026 · AZ Tech Week Inaugural
Summit 5.0
600+ attendees
November 2025
Summit 4.0
400+ attendees
April 2025
Summit 3.0
300+ attendees
November 2024
Summit 2.0
250+ attendees
May 2024
Inaugural Tech Talent Summit
150+ attendees
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