The Wisconsin Technology Council today announced the finalists that will present at the annual Governor’s Business Plan Contest during the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference June 6-7 at Union South.

Similar to past years, due to a tie, the 13 “Diligent Dozen”–including five from the Madison area–will present seven-minute pitches on their business plan, with the winner announced during a closing luncheon. The finalists are:

• Matt Younkle, Cardigan
• Adam Bock, Cellular Logistics
• Melissa Tshjian, Compost Crusader
• Correll Lashbrook, DotCom Therapy
• Chunhua Yao, EWPanel
• Jordan Mather, Health Connection
• Melinda Caughill, i65
• Johnathan Ebben, Nano Red
• Jeff Dykes, Northern Star Fire
• Mollie Bartelt, Pixologie
• Kenneth Iwinski, Synesis
• Scott Kohl, ThirdSpace
• Jeffrey Leismer, VibeTech

Prizes include cash, marketing services and web design sevices.

Caughill won the IT category in 2015 with 65 Incorporated.