Winning With AI in Minnesota

Minneapolis and throughout Minnesota. An evening for healthcare administrators, medical device innovators, and tech founders. Minnesota's economy runs on relationships and precision. AI handles the coordination and follow-up that keeps those relationships strong while you focus on delivery and innovation. No coding. An evening of working code examples and live demos. Work through live examples during the session. Reserve your seat when dates are announced.

What is the seminar in Minnesota?

• Minnesota's healthcare and medical device sector, known as Medical Alley, employs 511,500 people and represents a global hub for innovation.
• Minnesota is home to Fortune 500 companies including UnitedHealth Group (5th largest U.S. company), 3M, General Mills, Target, Best Buy, and U.S. Bancorp.
• The state's gross domestic product reached $472 billion in 2023, with healthcare and life sciences driving disproportionate innovation and talent attraction.
• Minnesota MedTech Hub 3.0 positions the state as a global center for AI-integrated medical technology, combining machine learning, data science, and healthcare innovation.

Seminar cities in Minnesota

• Minneapolis, MN · Coming soon. Pre-register to hear first.
• Rochester, MN · Coming soon. Pre-register to hear first.

One live evening in Minnesota

The seminar covers AI workflows healthcare organizations, medical device companies, and tech startups deploy. You'll learn how to automate communication with hospital systems, manage customer relationships across clinical accounts, and build operational coordination that scales. Medical Alley operates at scale; your AI implementation needs to match that complexity and precision.

Healthcare demands precision and relationship management. Device companies compete on innovation and clinical outcomes but struggle with customer coordination and follow-up. Medical device sales cycles are long; customer relationships require constant attention. Healthcare IT and devices need consistent communication with hospital procurement and clinical staff.

Mike Filsaime built companies that served enterprise customers navigating complex sales and implementation cycles. He teaches workflows that survive contact with reality, scaling from startup to enterprise without rebuilding your operation.

How business actually works in Minnesota

Minnesota's economy centers on healthcare innovation, medical devices, and business services. The medical device and life sciences cluster spans cardiovascular devices, surgical instruments, diagnostics, orthopedics, and neurology. UnitedHealth Group anchors the payer side; regional healthcare systems like Mayo Clinic, University of Minnesota, and Allina anchor delivery and research. 3M, Vascular Solutions, and dozens of smaller innovators compete on technology and relationships.

The sector operates on relationships built over years with hospital systems, clinicians, and decision-makers. Sales cycles measure in months. Customer success depends on clinical outcomes and integration with hospital operations. Marketing influences clinical decision-making but relationships close deals. Every touchpoint counts.

Tech companies in Minnesota leverage the state's talent, capital access, and healthcare ecosystem. Startups build for healthcare, fintech, and enterprise software. The state's Fortune 500 concentration provides both opportunities (customer access, talent, capital) and pressure (competition, high salary expectations, startup formation from departing executives).

How Minnesota businesses use AI right now

Medical device companies use AI to track clinical adoption across hospital accounts, manage evidence and outcomes communication with clinicians, and coordinate sales and technical support. A device company with five sales reps covering 200+ accounts uses AI to flag inactive accounts, schedule check-ins, and maintain relationship consistency across the territory.

Healthcare systems use AI to coordinate supply chain relationships with device and pharmaceutical vendors, manage staff communication during product transitions, and track usage and outcomes data. Integration of new systems or protocols gets communicated and tracked automatically.

Tech companies use AI to manage customer onboarding, handle support inquiry triage, and automate internal coordination. As companies grow from startup to established player, administrative burden grows; AI prevents that growth from limiting product and sales capacity.

Six things Minnesota attendees take home

• Manage clinical relationships across dozens of hospital accounts. Medical device sales depend on clinical adoption and relationship depth. AI tracks which accounts are active, flags accounts going quiet, and schedules relationship touchpoints. Your sales team focuses on closing and solving clinical problems while the system maintains baseline communication.
• Maintain evidence and outcomes communication without marketing overhead. Clinicians need regular updates on clinical evidence and outcome data. AI compiles published results, sends clinical updates on schedule, and responds to evidence inquiries. Your medical team focuses on research and product development while AI handles communication.
• Coordinate vendor relationships without dedicated procurement staff. Healthcare systems manage relationships with hundreds of vendors. AI tracks contracts, flags renewal dates, coordinates inventory, and maintains communication. Your procurement team focuses on negotiations and quality while routine coordination happens automatically.
• Scale customer success as your user base grows. Tech companies hit the headcount trap: each customer added requires proportional support. AI handles onboarding, routes support tickets, and maintains customer communication. Your team focuses on complex problems while routine work gets automated.
• Keep Minneapolis headquarters informed without constant status meetings. Enterprise companies pull data from scattered systems. AI consolidates performance, financial, and customer metrics into executive summaries. Leadership stays current without pulling reports manually.
• Turn customer relationships into recurring revenue through consistent communication. Medical device and healthcare software thrive on recurring relationships and installed base economics. AI maintains customer engagement, flags upgrade opportunities, and tracks renewal dates. Your team focuses on retention strategy while the system handles ongoing communication.

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