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8:00am

IVCA Invite-Only VC & PE Breakfast TBA

9:10am

Introduction: John Tolva, CTO of Chicago Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C

9:30am

Keynotes: Aneesh Chopra Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C Agile Basics Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A

10:20am

Keynote: J.B. Pritzker Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C

11:00am

Keynote: Craig Newmark Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C

11:30am

Fireside Chat: Jory Des Jardins Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C

12:00pm

DC 2 VC Health IT Luncheon TBA TechWeek Expo Friday Merchandise Mart

12:30pm

Morgan Stanley Launch Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C The Executive Decision: Why Large Companies Should Work with Start-ups Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B Education 2.0: How Does Tech Fit Into the Classroom? Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A

12:40pm

Technology at Scale: Companies With Over $20M in Revenue Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C

2:00pm

Featured Speakers: Matt Maloney & Mike Evans Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C Financial Innovation Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A Hiring For Growth: Five Chicago Tech Founders Share Their War Stories Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B

3:30pm

The Future of Digital Advertising: The Players on the Real Time Advertising Exchanges Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B Digital Reputation: Trust, Reviews, Credibility Merchandise Mart, Conference Room D Featured Speakers: Tom Sosnoff & Gian Fulgoni Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C Future of Work: The Digital Worker Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A

5:00pm

Hiring 2.0 Merchandise Mart, Conference Room D Capitalizing on Intellectual Property Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B Entrepreneurs Unpluggd Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C

6:30pm

TechWeek Chicago Opening Party! Hosted by PeopleBrowsr English

8:00pm

TechWeek Chicago After Party! Hosted by 5Degrees and DealsGoRound Sidebar Grille

9:30am

“Wake Up! It Ain’t About Tech!” Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A TiE Midwest, Technori, Built in Chicago and Lean Startup Circle: $20M + Bootstrapped Entrepreneurs Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C Mobile UX Design Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B Startup Puzzle Merchandise Mart, Conference Room D TechWeek Expo Saturday Merchandise Mart

11:00am

Keynote: Jason Fried Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C Social Data: Sharing, Publicizing, Selling Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A Customer Intelligence Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B Blogging as a Career: Building an Audience and Making a Living Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B

11:30am

Keynote: Ross Kimbarovsky Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C

12:30pm

Digital Publishing: Embracing Disruption Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A Big Crowdsourcing: How Your Business Can Benefit Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C Social Media Magic: A Woman's Touch Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A The Natural Evolution of Social Commerce Merchandise Mart, Conference Room D

2:00pm

Transformations in Healthcare Technology Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B Small Business Mashups: Cloud, API, SaaS Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A Data Liberation Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C The Rise of Social Settings: Location, Mobile, and the Evolution of Online Communities Merchandise Mart, Conference Room D

3:30pm

Daily Digital Launch Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C Data Hoarders: Shaking Off the Data Paralysis Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B TechWeek Projects Kick Off! Merchandise Mart, Conference Room D Welcome to Rails Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A

3:40pm

Content is KING!: Digital Storytelling & Media Innovations Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C

5:00pm

The Crowdfunding Revolution Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A Web Typography: On Choosing (and Using) Fonts on Screen Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B The Technology of Solving Big Problems Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C Gamify My Project - Creating a Better Experience Through Fun and Games Merchandise Mart, Conference Room D

6:00pm

Official Illinois Launch After Party District Bar

9:30am

Mobilize for Mobile Marketing: Rev Up Your Business with Mobile Marketing AND Avoid the Legal Mistakes That Can Kill Your Campaign Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B The Art of Engagement: Monitoring Your Audience Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C Clojure: the New Ruby Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A TechWeek Expo Sunday Merchandise Mart

11:00am

I am the Place: Delivering Information to a Mobile Society Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A Social Local Mobile Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C

12:30pm

Fireside Chat: Jeff Lawson Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C The Challenge of Ad Verification Merchandise Mart, Conference Room D The New Commerce: Bridging Online and Offline Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A Choosing Your Web App Platform Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B

1:10pm

Keynote: Sam Altman Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C

1:30pm

Who is PeopleBrowsr? TechWeek Projects Lounge

2:00pm

The Ad Ecosystem Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A Apps for Metro Chicago: The Data Merchandise Mart, Conference Room D Keynote: Matt Moog - 10 Principles for Using Social Platforms to Build Communities Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B Hiten Shah w/ Lean Startup Circle Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C

3:30pm

What Happens After Someone Loads Your App? Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B Hadoop and Big Data to Drive Our Web Analytics Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A

4:00pm

Startup Weekend Judging Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C

5:00pm

Interactive Marketing Horror Stories Merchandise Mart, Conference Room D Social Media & The Uprising in Iran Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A Talk Tech to Me Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B

6:30pm

Official TechWeek VIP Mixer sponsored by New World Ventures Sidebar Grille

9:00am

TechWeek Expo Monday Merchandise Mart midVenturesLAUNCH (All Day Event) Merchandise Mart

9:30am

Life in a Startup Incubator Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C 10 Things I Learned Launching Yobongo Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A Why Chicago is the Best Place to Start a Company co-sponsored by Startup Illinois Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B

10:15am

mVLAUNCH: Jetstream Social Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C

10:20am

Fireside Chat: Seth Sternberg Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C

10:40am

mVLAUNCH: Dieselpoint / Enginez Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C

10:45am

Fireside Chat: Dave Weekly Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C

11:00am

Viral Marketing Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A How to Get Paid--Really Merchandise Mart, Conference Room D Intrapreneurship Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B

11:05am

mVLAUNCH: Tronton Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C

11:10am

Fireside Chat: Jeremy Hanks Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C

12:00pm

Pat Quinn, Governor of Illinois Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C

12:30pm

Capital and Cash Flow: Should I Raise Money? Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B Rockstars, Babies and The Mothership: My Story of Serial Entrepreneurship Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A Startups and the Future of Work Merchandise Mart, Conference Room D

1:15pm

Keynote: Gurbaksh Chahal Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C

1:45pm

mVLAUNCH: Advanse Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C

1:50pm

Keynote: Eric Koester Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C

2:00pm

SPARK Women: The Fundamentals of a Winning Pitch Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B Develop Your Business on Mobile Devices Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A

2:30pm

mVLAUNCH: CrowdSavvy Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C

2:35pm

Keynote: Dave McClure Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C

3:30pm

Launch: Mineful Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C midVenturesLAUNCH: Top 5 Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C SPARK Women: Funding Basics – What options are available? Is it right for you? Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B Scaling a Development Team Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A

5:00pm

mVLAUNCH: Feed Earth Now Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C Keynote: Penelope Trunk Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C The Web Design Process: A Strategy for Success Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A

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