The Alabama Technology Foundation (ATF) is hosting its first-ever conference this spring in Montgomery.
From April 22-24 at the Renaissance in Alabama’s capital city, people interested in the future of technology in the Yellowhammer State will be able to gather and better inform themselves. The gathering has been named the “Alabama Business Technology Conference.”
The event is promising leaders from Alabama-involved companies like Hitachi, Lockheed, Martin Space, Fearless and HudsonAlpha.
According to a release, some of the topics the conference will cover are “Smart City solutions, IoT integration and artificial intelligence to data driven business systems, cyber security and 5G.”
Friday, April 24, the conference will host a career fair with businesses from around the state. Students are invited, and tech recruiters will be in attendance. Attendance for the fair will be free for students pursuing a technology-related degree at any Alabama college or university.
“We chose Montgomery for our inaugural event for many reasons,” explained ATF Executive Director Renee Borg in a statement.
“The capital city and the state have multiple workforce programs based here for Alabamians working for the Department of Defense as well as the private sector, it’s home to the Montgomery Internet Exchange at the RSA Data Center which has expanded the bandwidth for our Alabama businesses and residents,” Borg continued.
“Montgomery is a leader in smart city innovation with a large and very active tech community,” she added.
Those interested in attending can go here.
Henry Thornton is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can contact him by email: [email protected] or on Twitter @HenryThornton95.
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