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2025 Pittsburgh TechFest

When: Friday, October 24, 2025

Where: Carnegie Mellon University | Tepper School of Business

About Event

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Call for Proposals

Pittsburgh TechFest is a one-day event designed for technologists, developers, and engineers from Southwestern Pennsylvania to convene, explore and elevate. The event will feature keynotes, technical talks, and panel discussions covering a broad range of topics in AI, software development, security, and career growth. The conference aims to provide a platform for learning, networking, and collaboration among professionals.

What you can expect in programming:

  • Present Problem – Solution – Impact
  • Storytelling with Data
  • Live Demo and Discussion
  • Engage with Big Ideas
  • Interactive Demo, Challenge, or Tech Workshop
  • Unconference – take away the structure and engage in an informal exchange of information and ideas between technologists

When: Friday, October 24, 2025
Where: Carnegie Mellon University | Tepper School of Business

Agenda: 8:30am-4:00pm

Submit Your Proposal HERE.

Topics are listed below and all development stacks are welcome!

  • UX as an Agile Role
  • Using AI tools in Business and Development
  • Keeping it Human (AI Related Ethics)
  • Career Progression and Managing Up
  • Home Labs and DIY Tech
  • Data Science
  • Mapping and Robotics
  • Developer Tools for Immediate Use
  • Front End Development (HTMX, Angular, React, Svelte, Vue, etc.)
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Engineering
  • Personal Privacy and Security
  • Social Web (Fediverse)

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Thank you to our host sponsor:

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Contact Information:
For content or logistics questions: Megan Colf, Director, Event Management, mcolf@pghtech.org
For registration questions: Lauren Lowen, Event Coordinator, llowen@pghtech.org
For sponsorship questions: Ashley Steckel, Vice President of Business Development, asteckel@pghtech.org