StartingBlock Madison, a yet-to-be-developed office and coworking space, is launching its entrepreneurial conference series, Second Gear, at 6 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 28 at the Madison Central Library, the organization announced today.

The inaugural event will feature keynote speaker Robbie Bach, the former Chief Xbox Officer at Microsoft. Attendees are encouraged to then attend a joint Capital Entrepreneurs Open Social beginning at 7:30 p.m. along with Madison VR Meetup and Madison Game Alliance gatherings.

The event is free, but participants are encouraged to RSVP.