GConferenceGridThe Conference Catalogue · Vol. 2026Folio № 92BFB1
Cloud Computing

AWS Community Day Midwest 2026

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WS Community Day | Midwest is an annual one-day, user-run AWS technical conference planned, organized, and delivered by AWS user group community leaders. The goal is to connect, inspire, and create opportunities for the Midwest AWS community. All presentations are by AWS users, with a schedule featuring keynote speakers, networking opportunities, and engagi…

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50Voices
7Underwriters
0Exhibitors
0On the bill · sessions
30Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at AWS, in alphabetical order.
Aaron Thomas
Senior Software Engineer · Byrider Franchising Partners
Aman Sardana
Expert Application Architect
Ambika Mittal
Principal Engineer · Northwestern Mutual
Andres Moreno
Principal Software Architect | AWS Community Builder · Caylent
Andrew Black
Senior Storytelling Consultant (and PhD)
Andy Suderman
CTO · Fairwinds
Angelo Mandato
Painless Analytics
Anil Yanamandra
Principal Engineer - Applied AI
Artie Sluka
Technical Manager of AWS Development · CleanSlate Technology Group
Ben Osborne
Software Architect · Milliman IntelliScript
Bob Fornal
Microsoft MVP | Senior Developer
Brian Tarbox
Principal Solutions Architect · Caylent
Calvin Hendryx-Parker
CTO and AWS Hero · Six Feet Up
Chris Gonzalez
Platform Architect · Caylent
Corey Quinn
Founder and chief cloud economist at The Duckbill Group · The Duckbill Group
Daniel Schnipke
Engineer · Clean Slate Technology Group
Darren Mills
CTO - Organizational cloud thought leader
Dave Stauffacher
Chief Platform Engineer, AWS Hero
David Poindexter
Cloud Architect | AI Systems Builder | Serverless Storyteller
David Shepherd
Conference Parties, LLC
Dilshad Nasirov
Dilsoft Inc.
Drew Shepherd
AWS solutions architect, fluent in business | Owner · Good Stuff Tech

— and 28 more, by name unsung —

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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Rego ConsultingGold
SpaceliftGold
VeeamGold
Six Feet UpBronze
Amazon Web ServicesPremier
AWS Midwest Community Day
goodstuff.techPremier
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 30 companies, parsed from the program.

“30 companies in attendance.”

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

№ 01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
0All threespeak · spons · exh
7Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
23Speakingspeaker only
№ 02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

24% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite510%
  • Founder / Owner36%
  • VP-level24%
  • Director / Head of24%
  • Manager / Lead918%
  • Engineer · IC1836%
  • Other roles1122%

Of 50 on the bill · classified by free-text title

№ 03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01AWSSp·P
  2. 02AWS Midwest Community DaySp
  3. 03Caylent3V
  4. 04goodstuff.techSp·P
  5. 05Rego ConsultingSp·G
  6. 06Six Feet UpSp·B
  7. 07SpaceliftSp·G
  8. 08VeeamSp·G
  9. 09Amazon Web Services2V
  10. 10AWS2V
  11. 11Clean Slate Technology Group2V
  12. 12CleanSlate Technology Group2V
  13. 13Fairwinds2V
  14. 14Northwestern Mutual2V
№ 04Fig. 04 — By Tier
gold3
43% of 7
bronze1
14% of 7
premier2
29% of 7
unspecified1
14% of 7
№ 06Fig. 06 — Adjacent Convocations · by shared underwriters

Sister convocations

Same brand, other regions