Barton School to Serve as Event Partner for Tech Conference Featuring Apple Co-Founder
Steve Wozniak
Sept. 18, 2023
By Barton School of Business
About the Barton School of Business
Located in Kansas’ business hub and with significant ties to the business community,
the W. Frank Barton School of Business provides extensive applied learning opportunities.
With in-person and online options, Barton School undergraduate and graduate programs
are tailored to transform the lives of its students. It also holds a double AACSB
accreditation for business and accounting, which puts it in the top 1% of business
schools worldwide. The Barton School was established as the university’s College of
Business Administration and Industry in 1926 and has thousands of graduates around
the world.
FlagshipKansas.Tech is a nonprofit organization that brings together Kansas technology
companies to shine a light on the depth of skill, ingenuity, and innovation running
through our cities and communities. Current goals include raising awareness, attracting
and retaining technology talent, and supporting technology workforce training and
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The W. Frank Barton School of Business at Wichita State University is excited to be
the FlagshipKansas.Tech event partner for their second Ad Astra Technology Summit
featuring Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Inc.
On October 2, 2023, sessions will take place at Woolsey Hall followed by Wozniak’s
fireside chat at Charles Koch Arena. FlagshipKansas.Tech’s Immediate Past Chair Luis
Rodriguez will serve as the event’s moderator. The summit will include sessions for
workforce development, computational thinking in K-12 classrooms, technology sector
professionals, entrepreneurs and business community.
“Innovation, technology, entrepreneurship and collaboration are hallmarks of the Barton
School,” said Dr. Larisa Genin, Dean of the Barton School. “The opportunity to partner
with FlagshipKansas on the Ad Astra Technology Summit and bring a transformational
leader like Steve Wozniak to campus will inspire attendees and contribute to developing
the next generation of digital workforce.”
For more information about the summit, keynote event and tickets, please visit www.adastrasummit.tech.