For one week, the whole city becomes the conference. Founders, students, educators, investors, and builders hosting events in every corner of the 216, then ending each night in the same room. The next generation of Cleveland tech will be there.
The clock is already running. Here is what is left.
216 · Kickoff week begins February 16, 2027
216 Tech Week turns Cleveland into one big open conference. All week, local leaders host events across the city. Every night, the whole week ends up in the same room.
Panels, workshops, happy hours, hackathons, demos, founder dinners. Hosted by the people already building in Cleveland. The more creative, the better.
01Every day ends at the same spot. Instead of scattering across the city, the whole week converges, so the faces get familiar and the connections actually compound.
02When the mixer winds down, the night keeps rolling. Low key activities built to carry the conversations well past the last handshake.
03Our job is to hand the room to the people already building Cleveland. A stage, an audience, and a week that makes the whole city easier to build in.
Before Cleveland there was Columbus. We took 614 Tech Week from an idea to a real citywide event. Venues booked, partners signed, rooms full. All in 55 days.
"No committee, no runway, no permission. Just 55 days and a city ready to show up."
Cleveland gets its own week, its own leaders, and its own flavor. Same proof that a city can pull this off, fast.
See what Columbus looked like →Come to connect, back the week, or put on your own event. Every lane shapes what Cleveland's first tech week becomes. Pick one.
We built Columbus in 55 days. Cleveland is next, and the earliest people in the room shape what it becomes.
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