
Learn. Connect. Experience.
Hello TENWESTers!
It's Liz Pocock, CEO of Startup Tucson. Dropping into your inbox today to share just how excited we are to be bringing TENWEST back in 2025.
With a fresh season, new venues, and a focus on our core pillars of “Learn, Connect, Experience,” TENWEST 2025 guarantees an innovative celebration of all the latest trends shaping our professional communities.
Let's take a deeper look at our three pillars in this week's edition of Ten Weeks of TENWEST!

Learn.
We have two goals when curating professional development during TENWEST:
No Stuffy Lectures
More opportunities for tailored and relevant professional development.
Result: Every year we bring new innovations, so our 3-day conference is hand-curated to bring you the latest trends in entrepreneurship and creativity, featuring experts from within your community and the region—all to help you gain actionable strategies to grow your career.
Connect.
We get it—networking can be tough. Walking into a room full of people, striking up conversations, and making meaningful connections isn't
always easy.
We also know that some of the most valuable moments at TENWEST over the past 10 years came from the connections people made.
So we're bringing an enhanced networking experience through our MegaMixer and daily LunchLinks via Rio Nuevo, so that you can make connections in ways that feel natural and engaging.
Whether you thrive in big crowds or prefer one-on-one conversations over lunch, TENWEST 2025 has a networking opportunity that fits your style.
Experience.
Getting inspired is easy. Staying inspired long enough to make an impact is a whole different beast.
That's why our TENWEST experiences will leave you overflowed with actionable ideas that will keep you inspired long after you leave.
Whether you're looking for fresh ideas from Guy Raz of How I Built This, practical business strategies from our IdeaFunding contestants, or a spark of creativity from Reggie Watts, our keynote events and pitch competition offer something for everyone.
At the end of it all, we're partnering with Made in Tucson to give you a quintessentially Tucson experience, fusing their local market with music and meaningful opportunities to enrich your festival experience.


We've done our best to make TENWEST the perfect environment to fuel your passion, expand your network, and walk away with new tools and perspectives to push your career or business forward.
And we can't wait to see you there!
Our All-Conference Passes just went on sale last week and they are currently available at a huge discount, so make sure you grab your ticket right away.

TENWEST is only possible thanks to our amazing sponsors! This week we'd like to recognize our returning sponsor: Pima Community College.
Pima Community College is pushing the boundaries on what a college can mean to a community with the work they are doing in Pima County, providing comprehensive and flexible life-long learning opportunities to promote learner success and to empower every learner, every day, for every goal.

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