Jun 23, 2022, 6:00 PM – Jun 24, 2022, 2:30 AM (UTC)
mHUB, 965 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, 60642
Join the Midwest hardtech innovation ecosystem for a day-long celebration of 50 product demos, 25 startup pitches, three panel discussions, a keynote from Charlie Bachtell, Founder, and CEO of Cresco Labs, and an afterparty reception with live entertainment.
Ticket donation includes food and beverage, live entertainment, swag, and access to the full program outlined below.
RUN OF SHOW:
1:00 PM | Check-in and Product Showcase Opens
2:00 PM | Opening Remarks
2:20 - 3:05 PM | Panel: Fostering Equitable and Sustainable Impact Through Entrepreneurship
Moderator: Nicole Wolter, President & CEO, HM Manufacturing Inc.
Panelists:
Jason Coleman, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Project SYNCERE
Darren Riley, CEO & Co-Founder, JustAir Solutions
Juan Salgado, Chancellor, City Colleges of Chicago
Jeannette P. Tamayo, J.D., Associate Vice President, Office of the Vice-President for Economic Development and Innovation, University of Illinois System
2:20 - 3:20 PM | Startup Pitches: Climate and Energy Technology
3:10 - 3:55 PM | Panel: Growing the HardTech Venture Community Around Humanity-Centered Technologies
Moderator: Kevin Willer, Partner, Chicago Ventures and Chair of the Board, mHUB
Panelists:
Joey Mak, Executive Director, Chicago: Blend
Corey Ryan, Managing Director & Partner, William Blair
Thru Shivakumar, CEO, and Co-Founder, cohesion
Nancy Sullivan, CEO and Managing Director, Illinois Ventures
3:20 - 4:20 PM | Startup Pitches: MedTech
4:20 - 5:20 PM | Startup Pitches: Smart Manufacturing
4:25 - 5:10 | Panel: Energy Infrastructure and Advanced Energy Storage to Drive the CleanTech Revolution
Moderator: Garry Cooper, CEO, and Co-Founder, Rheaply
Panelists:
Megan Clifford, Associate Laboratory Director, Argonne National Laboratory
James E. Fritz, Senior Advisor & Commercialization Executive, Office of Technology Transitions, U.S. Department of Energy
Shashank Sane, EVP, Transmission, Invenergy
Carrie Zalewski, Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission
5:10 - 5:25 PM | Closing Remarks
5:30 - 6:30 PM | Keynote: Charlie Bachtell, Founder, and CEO of Cresco Labs
Fireside conversation moderated by Michon Ellis, CEO, CLOUT
6:30 - 9:30 PM | Afterparty
June 23 – 24, 2022
6:00 PM – 2:30 AM (UTC)
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