Connect with the Technology Sector
It’s been said that if you want to go fast, go alone but if you want to go far, go together. The solitary founder toiling alone is a myth. We know that the best, brightest, and most innovative ideas are cultivated by a healthy community of thinkers and doers. That’s where RBTC comes in. The Roanoke Blacksburg Technology Council is a member-driven association creating the space where entrepreneurs, mentors, investors, tech leaders, and disruptors gather, collaborate and learn.
Find Collaborators in a Thriving Innovation Ecosystem
The RBTC is the chief connector of the region’s technology sector. Through meaningful relationships and powerful advocacy at the local, state, and federal level, they ignite the innovation ecosystem with intentional programming, networking opportunities, and service. Their activities fall into four main areas of focus that nurture the connections and develop the innovation ecosystem:
Talent Development & Recruitment
The Roanoke Blacksburg region is alive with potential and the RBTC is dedicated to strengthening the area’s collective efforts in realizing it. From developing a future workforce with a focus on science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and healthcare to recruiting knowledge workers from across the globe, the RBTC seeks ways to increase talent development and recruitment efforts collectively across the region for technology-focused companies.
Entrepreneurial Development
Like any good startup founder, the RBTC is always ideating on the regional entrepreneurial climate. They offer tools that provide excellent connectivity and maximum impact, like the hyper-accurate, tech-based job board designed to cultivate powerful connections that lead to growth and success.
Marketing & Communications
The tech-based economy and biotechnology hub is thriving in the Roanoke Blacksburg region—it’s big news. The RBTC works to identify all of the existing threads of the region’s technology stories and assets and collaborates with regional organizations, to paint the full picture in a way that drives business and talent growth and attracts partners and collaborators.
Member Engagement
Creativity requires inspiration and the RBTC delivers. They tirelessly develop and present high-impact programming and events that facilitate collaboration and spark progress. From talks by global thought-leaders, to meaningful networking, to the region’s latest technology conference, the RBTC continually develops new events to offer the best possible experience for members.
Expand Your Network
The RBTC is the premier member organization for the regional tech community. At RBTC, you can share what you know and learn from other thinkers and doers. Get connected with RBTC and become part of something big—a place recognized globally for its innovation, entrepreneurship, and talent.
