Thanks for Jammin’ With Us!
Vermont Tech Jam is an annual career and tech expo, organized by Seven Days, that showcases some of Vermont’s most innovative companies. More than 1,000 people attended the 2025 Jam held at Hula, a coworking campus on the Burlington waterfront.
Since 2008, thousands of job seekers, career changers, tech professionals, college students and curious Vermonters have connected with local companies at the Tech Jam.
When’s the next Jam?
Save the date: Saturday, October 24, 2026, at Hula.
Take a look back at 2025…
Tech Jam 2025: See What’s Next.
Photos © Sam Simon Imaging
More than 1,000 people streamed into Hula’s lakeside coworking campus in Burlington on Saturday, October 25, to talk tech. Local employers spoke with job seekers. FIRST teams brought their robots. Storyworkz took professional headshots for more than 100 people. Sue Schlom from the Targeted Resume offered career coaching. People lined up outside to try BETA Technologies’ electric aircraft flight simulator.
Hula’s Reef conference room hosted two packed presentations: FIRST participants and adult alumni explained how robotics competitions inspired them to pursue engineering; then a physician, an entrepreneur and an ethicist discussed the promise and peril of using AI tools in health care settings, in a conversation moderated by Seven Days staff writer Ken Picard. Videos of both will be available on the Tech Jam website soon.
This multifaceted event would not have been possible without all of the sponsors, exhibitors and enthusiastic Tech Jam volunteers. Thank you, all!
See you again on October 24, 2026!
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I love Tech Jam!
At NDI, we develop optical measurement and electromagnetic tracking solutions for medical instruments. For eight consecutive years, we’ve proudly exhibited at the Vermont Tech Jam, an event that continues to be invaluable for both talent acquisition and industry exposure. At the 2024 Tech Jam, we connected with a promising candidate who is now a successful hire — further proof of the event’s impact. We also appreciate the opportunity to engage with the technical community and find inspiration among the many innovative companies showcasing their products.
Vermont is an incredible place to live and work, and Tech Jam fosters a deep sense of pride in both the state and its thriving. business community.
Ania Januszczyk
HR Business Partner, NDI (Northern Digital Inc.)
(with recent hire Eli Ekoja)
The Vermont Tech Jam is a way for us to tell VELCO‘s story. There are people who come back to our booth every year and ask what we’re up to. When I was tabling, last year, I had a conversation with someone that was so great, and then fast-forward five months and she started a job at VELCO in April. Now, she can table with me at this year’s Tech Jam.
Jarrod Harper
Manager of IT Enterprise Systems, VELCO (Vermont Electric Power Company)
Tech Jam 2025 is presented by
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Job Seekers
Looking for work? Speak with recruiters from dozens of local tech companies looking to expand their teams. Update that résumé and start researching the companies you want to connect with. It’s time to get back in the ring.
Techies
Step away from the computer and chat with humans IRL. It’s rare to find so many like-minded individuals under one roof, so come connect with them and learn what they’ve been up to. You could come away with an awesome new idea or some help for that next big project.
Teachers & Parents
Plumber, doctor, artist and chef are all great career choices, but what about inventor, scientist and engineer? Bring your students to Tech Jam to show them future career paths they may not have known existed — especially in Vermont.
College Students
Looking for a job? Internship? Get that résumé up to date because dozens of local companies working in tech will be at the Jam and are ready to meet you. So go iron that button-down shirt and practice — you’ve got this!
Tech Jam 2024: Let's connect!
Photos © Daria Bishop Photography
More than 1,300 people trekked to Hula’s lakeside tech campus in Burlington on Saturday, October 26, 2024 to talk with 50-plus employers. Also on offer at Tech Jam: demonstrations from Vermont’s FIRST robotics community, professional headshots from Storyworkz and resume reviews from the Targeted Resume. BETA Technologies operated flight simulators outdoors and inside, where Tech Jam attendees could try to fly the company’s signature all-electric plane, ALIA.
Matty Benedetto brought a few of his Unnecessary Inventions to his noon keynote presentation, which drew a large crowd. Many stuck around for the final keynote featuring Roland Groeneveld and Lauren Lavallee of OnLogic — they came to the Tech Jam to recruit employees. Both talks will be available soon on this website.
We hope you found what you were looking for. Thanks to all the sponsors, exhibitors and attendees who supported the Jam. See you next fall!
Tech Jam 2023: The future is here.
Photos © Daria Bishop Photography
By the Numbers:
- Exhibitors: 50
- Attendees: 1200+
- Years since the first Tech Jam: 15
- Robot dogs: 1
The 2023 career and tech expo at Hula Lakeside in Burlington really rocked, from the FIRST in Vermont student robotics parades to the instant headshots by Montpelier’s Storyworkz, from BETA Technologies’ MobileDome flight simulator to the reception sponsored by KORE Power.
The Tech Jam concluded with a keynote presentation featuring Dr. Rachael Floreani & Irfan Tahir discussing the question: Will Vermont Go For Lab-Grown Meat?
Thank you to our hosts at Hula, to all of our community partners and to the exhibitors for a day of fascinating conversations and new local connections.
Tech Jam 2022: Let's work together.
Photos © Daria Bishop Photography
The Vermont Tech Jam, Seven Days’ career and tech expo, returned to Hula Lakeside in Burlington on Saturday, October 22. More than 40 employers came to the tech campus with open jobs to fill.
They met with nearly 1,000 Jammers who wandered through the former factory to talk tech: job seekers, college students, entrepreneurs, FIRST robotics coaches, tech professionals, candidates and elected officials including Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger. Crowds congregated outdoors, too, in front of Beta Technologies’ MobileDome flight simulator.
The Tech Jam concluded with a keynote presentation featuring inventor, philanthropist and Boston Scientific cofounder John Abele and CoreMap CEO Sarah Kalil.
Thank you to our hosts at Hula, to all of our community partners and to the exhibitors for a day of fascinating conversations and new local connections.
Tech Jam 2021: Reboot. Reconnect. Reimagine.
Photos © James Buck
The Vermont Tech Jam career and tech expo, returned to Burlington on Saturday, October 23, 2021. The weather was perfect, and so was the timing. Dozens of employers came to Hula with open jobs to fill.
Roughly 1,000 mask-wearing Jammers wandered through the former oven factory to talk tech including job seekers, college students, entrepreneurs, FIRST robotics coaches and teachers — including Karen McCalla, the recently announced Vermont Teacher of the Year. Exhibitor space sold out; so did the afternoon session.
The Tech Jam concluded with a keynote presentation featuring Beta Technologies founder and CEO Kyle Clark and Beta’s first customer, Martine Rothblatt, CEO of United Therapeutics. They spoke to a standing-room-only crowd about their unique partnership, and where they see Beta going over the next few years.