Gallery: Techweek Kansas City expo
September 17, 2015 | Bobby Burch
Hundreds of techies, innovators and entrepreneurs converged on Union Station on Thursday for Techweek’s expo. With startups and large corporations, the expo featured dozens of company’s technologies. Attendees at the inaugural Techweek Kansas City arrived to soak up their pitches. Below is a photo gallery from the event. Enjoy!
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