The Wisconsin Technology Council today announced the finalists that will present at the annual Governor’s Business Plan Contest during the 14th annual Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference June 7-8 at the Alliant Energy Center.

Similar to last year and years past, due to a tie, the 13 ‘”Diligent Dozen”–including seven from the Madison area–will present seven-minute pitches on their business plan, with the winner announced during a closing luncheon on June 8.

The “Diligent Dozen” are:

• David Ergun, Asto CT
• Alana Platt, Classmunity
• Christian Krueger, Complete Phytochemical Solutions LLC
• Melissa Tashijan, Compost Crusader LLC
• Michael James, Essential Biotechnology LLC
• Pat Hughes, Hyde
• Harrison Richarz, Iconac
• Brandon Walker, Linectra
• Chorom Pak, Lynx Biosciences
• Jose Ramirez, Mikroflot Technologies
• Nick Mastronardi, POLCO
• Daniel Litvak, WeightUp Solutions
• Eric Ronning, Xemex Mixer

Prizes include cash, office space, legal assistance, marketing, web design and more.