Tomorrow Tour: Chicago Innovation Storytelling
March 8, 2016
TechNexus
20 N Upper Wacker Dr #1200
Chicago, IL 60606
An evening roundtable and networking event focused on how Chicago tells its innovation story and where that intersects with national entrepreneurship trends.
Welcome and Innovation Case Studies
Matthew Summy, Comcast, Greater Chicago Region
Michael Frerichs, Treasurer, State of Illinois
Christopher Wink, Technical.ly
Jeff Rosset, TechNexus
Fred Hoch, Illinois Technology Association
Michael Jansen, City Zenith
Panel Discussion: Chicago’s position in national entrepreneurship & local tech community development trends.
Dan Lyne, CBRE
Zack Cupkovic, R2
Bob Greenlee, Tusk Ventures
Jimmy Odom, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Moderator, Matthew Summy, Comcast, Greater Chicago Region
Resource Brainstorming led by:
Kelli Enright, Matter Chicago
Roy Sartin, Leave No Vet Behind
Haven Allen, World Business Chicago
Adam Boyajian, WeWork Chicago
Fireside chat with David Zilberman, Comcast Ventures, and keynote speaker Kelly Hoey. Kelly is an Inc.com columnist, an angel investor, and appears regularly as an investor panelist on CNBC’s Power Pitch.
Roundtable Discussion
John Pletz, Crain’s Chicago Business
Wailin Wong, Basecamp
Kristie Heins Fox, Edelman Chicago
Moderated by James Janega, Slalom Consulting