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| 8:00AM – 9:00AM
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IVCA Invite-Only VC & PE Breakfast TBA
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| 9:10AM – 9:20AM
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Introduction: John Tolva, CTO of Chicago Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
Speakers: John Tolvo
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| 9:30AM – 10:10AM
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Keynotes: Aneesh Chopra Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
Speakers: Aneesh Chopra
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| 9:30AM – 11:30AM
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Agile Basics Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A
Speakers: Michael Feathers
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| 10:20AM – 10:50AM
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Keynote: J.B. Pritzker Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
Speakers: J.B. Pritzker
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| 11:00AM – 11:30AM
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Keynote: Craig Newmark Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
Speakers: Craig Newmark
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| 11:30AM – 12:00PM
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Fireside Chat: Jory Des Jardins Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
Speakers: Jory Des Jardins, Arabella Santiago
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| 12:00PM – 2:00PM
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DC 2 VC Health IT Luncheon TBA
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| 12:00PM – 6:00PM
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TechWeek Expo Friday Merchandise Mart
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| 12:30PM – 12:40PM
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Morgan Stanley Launch Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
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| 12:30PM – 1:30PM
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The Executive Decision: Why Large Companies Should Work with Start-ups Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B
Speakers: Jared Golden, Wendy Colby, Ben Foster, Steve Moffat, Jonathan Ruff, Andrew Salzman
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| 12:30PM – 1:30PM
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Education 2.0: How Does Tech Fit Into the Classroom? Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A
Speakers: Bruce Montgomery, Michael Ross, John Connolly, Randi Brill
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| 12:40PM – 1:30PM
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Technology at Scale: Companies With Over $20M in Revenue Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
Speakers: Adam Caplan, Fred Hoch, Glenn Trout, Godard Abel, Michael Alter
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| 2:00PM – 3:00PM
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Featured Speakers: Matt Maloney & Mike Evans Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
Speakers: Matt Maloney, Mike Evans
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| 2:00PM – 3:00PM
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Financial Innovation Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A
Speakers: Chris Duesing, Adam Oliveri, Nic Perkin, Gerard J. Pannekoek, Evan F. Herman
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| 2:00PM – 3:00PM
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Hiring For Growth: Five Chicago Tech Founders Share Their War Stories Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B
Speakers: Adam Robinson, Ajay Goel, Jack Philbin, Troy Henikoff, Will Scott, Sam Yagan
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| 3:30PM – 4:30PM
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The Future of Digital Advertising: The Players on the Real Time Advertising Exchanges Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B
Speakers: Shawn Riegsecker, Susan Coelius Keplinger, Mimi Wotring, Todd Curry
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| 3:30PM – 4:30PM
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Digital Reputation: Trust, Reviews, Credibility Merchandise Mart, Conference Room D
Speakers: Mark Britton, Noah Lang, Alex Wilhelm, Melissa Marchwick
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| 3:30PM – 4:30PM
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Featured Speakers: Tom Sosnoff & Gian Fulgoni Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
Speakers: Gian Fulgoni, Tom Sosnoff
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| 3:30PM – 4:30PM
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Future of Work: The Digital Worker Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A
Speakers: Geoff Domoracki, Matt Cooper, Kasper Hulthin, Ved Sinha, Mike Samson
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| 5:00PM – 6:00PM
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Hiring 2.0 Merchandise Mart, Conference Room D
Speakers: Judi Wunderlich, Bailey O'Connell, Martin Dieffenbach, Kelly Stickel, Andy O’Dower
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| 5:00PM – 6:00PM
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Capitalizing on Intellectual Property Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B
Speakers: Jonathan Pasky, Richard Machonkin, Michael Friedman, Karen Kerr
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| 5:00PM – 7:00PM
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Entrepreneurs Unpluggd Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
Speakers: Penelope Trunk, Matt Moog, Carry Chessick, Michael Farah
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| 6:30PM – 9:00PM
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TechWeek Chicago Opening Party! Hosted by PeopleBrowsr English
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| 8:00PM – 9:00PM
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TechWeek Chicago After Party! Hosted by 5Degrees and DealsGoRound Sidebar Grille
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July 23 • Saturday |
| 9:30AM – 10:30AM
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“Wake Up! It Ain’t About Tech!” Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A
Speakers: Brian Burkhart, Andy Crestodina, Ted Novak, Chris Mickens, Jon Schickedanz
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| 9:30AM – 10:30AM
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TiE Midwest, Technori, Built in Chicago and Lean Startup Circle: $20M + Bootstrapped Entrepreneurs Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
Speakers: Shawn Riegsecker, Arvind J. Singh, Ed Scanlan, Andrew Sieja
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| 9:30AM – 10:30AM
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Mobile UX Design Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B
Speakers: Jon Buda
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| 9:30AM – 10:30AM
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Startup Puzzle Merchandise Mart, Conference Room D
Speakers: Katy Lynch, John Roa, Dane Drotts
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| 9:30AM – 6:00PM
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TechWeek Expo Saturday Merchandise Mart
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| 11:00AM – 11:30AM
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Keynote: Jason Fried Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
Speakers: Ross Kimbarovsky, Jason Fried
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| 11:00AM – 12:00PM
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Social Data: Sharing, Publicizing, Selling Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A
Speakers: Nikhil Sethi, Nick Ducoff, Mike Werner, Jodee Rich, Michael Sussman
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| 11:00AM – 12:00PM
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Customer Intelligence Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B
Speakers: Vivek Sodera, Joe Stanhope, Blane Sims, Barry Stamos, Michael Fisher, Brett Queener
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| 11:00AM – 12:00PM
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Blogging as a Career: Building an Audience and Making a Living Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B
Speakers: Sarah Evans, Erin Loechner, Cassie Boorn, Stephanie Precourt, Nicole Balch
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| 11:30AM – 12:00PM
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Keynote: Ross Kimbarovsky Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
Speakers: Ross Kimbarovsky
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| 12:30PM – 1:30PM
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Digital Publishing: Embracing Disruption Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A
Speakers: Peter Meyers, Rafiq Ahmed, Dominique Raccah, Pek Pongpaet, Kira Lynn
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| 12:30PM – 1:30PM
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Big Crowdsourcing: How Your Business Can Benefit Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
Speakers: Geoff Domoracki, Ross Kimbarovsky, Epirot Ludvik Nekaj, Eric Koester
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| 12:30PM – 1:30PM
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Social Media Magic: A Woman's Touch Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A
Speakers: Hope Bertram, Shira Lazar, Hermione Way, Meagan Lopez
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| 12:30PM – 1:30PM
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The Natural Evolution of Social Commerce Merchandise Mart, Conference Room D
Speakers: Kim Jacobson
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| 2:00PM – 3:00PM
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Transformations in Healthcare Technology Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B
Speakers: Chirag Patel, Desiree Vargas Wrigley, Subbu Arumugam
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| 2:00PM – 3:00PM
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Small Business Mashups: Cloud, API, SaaS Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A
Speakers: Sean Harper, Jamaal Montasser, Rahim Sonawalla, Trevor Dryer, Frank Gruber
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| 2:00PM – 3:00PM
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Data Liberation Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
Speakers: Brian Fitzpatrick
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| 2:00PM – 3:00PM
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The Rise of Social Settings: Location, Mobile, and the Evolution of Online Communities Merchandise Mart, Conference Room D
Speakers: Caleb Elston, Jason Goodrich, Richard Fawal, Michael Glick
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| 3:30PM – 3:40PM
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Daily Digital Launch Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
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| 3:30PM – 4:30PM
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Data Hoarders: Shaking Off the Data Paralysis Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B
Speakers: Aimee Reker, Amit Prakash, Megan West, Rick Holthouse
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| 3:30PM – 4:30PM
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TechWeek Projects Kick Off! Merchandise Mart, Conference Room D
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| 3:30PM – 5:00PM
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Welcome to Rails Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A
Speakers: Noel Rappin
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| 3:40PM – 4:30PM
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Content is KING!: Digital Storytelling & Media Innovations Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
Speakers: Jonathan Pasky, Daniel Blackman, Anthony Batt, Steve Grove, Fred Lebolt
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| 5:00PM – 6:00PM
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The Crowdfunding Revolution Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A
Speakers: Rob Wu, Ethan Austin, Josh Tetrick, Alanna Clark, Erica Labovitz, Nate St. Pierre
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| 5:00PM – 6:00PM
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Web Typography: On Choosing (and Using) Fonts on Screen Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B
Speakers: Billy Whited
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| 5:00PM – 6:00PM
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The Technology of Solving Big Problems Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
Speakers: Tyler Bell, Geoff Domoracki, Brandon Kessler, Dave Weekly, Ivan Sheldon
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| 5:00PM – 6:00PM
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Gamify My Project - Creating a Better Experience Through Fun and Games Merchandise Mart, Conference Room D
Speakers: Jared Steffes, Josh Tsui, Christian Arca, Andy Guinn
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| 6:00PM – 8:00PM
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Official Illinois Launch After Party District Bar
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July 24 • Sunday |
| 9:30AM – 10:30AM
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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
Speakers: Tammi Franke, Dick Strassburger
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| 9:30AM – 10:30AM
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The Art of Engagement: Monitoring Your Audience Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
Speakers: Scott Rutherford, Scott Hurff, Jessica Gomez, Justyn Howard, Dan Beckman
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| 9:30AM – 10:30AM
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Clojure: the New Ruby Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A
Speakers: Micah Martin
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| 9:30AM – 6:00PM
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TechWeek Expo Sunday Merchandise Mart
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| 11:00AM – 12:00PM
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I am the Place: Delivering Information to a Mobile Society Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A
Speakers: Alice Toth
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| 11:00AM – 12:00PM
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Social Local Mobile Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
Speakers: Brad Spirrison, Drew Mitchell, Johnny Todd, Tom Tierney, Sam Altman
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| 12:30PM – 1:00PM
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Fireside Chat: Jeff Lawson Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
Speakers: Jeff Lawson
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| 12:30PM – 1:30PM
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The Challenge of Ad Verification Merchandise Mart, Conference Room D
Speakers: Will Luttrell, Mike Zeman
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| 12:30PM – 1:30PM
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The New Commerce: Bridging Online and Offline Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A
Speakers: Nitin Gupta, Dan Hess, Kevin Leland, Amy Gibby, Ivan Sheldon
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| 12:30PM – 1:30PM
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Choosing Your Web App Platform Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B
Speakers: Tyler Jennings
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| 1:10PM – 1:40PM
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Keynote: Sam Altman Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
Speakers: Sam Altman
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| 1:30PM – 2:00PM
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Who is PeopleBrowsr? TechWeek Projects Lounge
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| 2:00PM – 3:00PM
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The Ad Ecosystem Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A
Speakers: Jared Golden, Chris Carlson, Steve Krol, Mick Welsh, Dave Simon
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| 2:00PM – 3:00PM
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Apps for Metro Chicago: The Data Merchandise Mart, Conference Room D
Speakers: Rishi Desai, Kate Eyler-Werve, Brett Goldstein, Alya Adamany, Sebastian James, Drew Williams-Clark
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| 2:00PM – 3:00PM
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Keynote: Matt Moog - 10 Principles for Using Social Platforms to Build Communities Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B
Speakers: Matt Moog
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| 2:00PM – 3:30PM
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Hiten Shah w/ Lean Startup Circle Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
Speakers: Hiten Shah
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| 3:30PM – 4:30PM
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What Happens After Someone Loads Your App? Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B
Speakers: Sean Shadmand
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| 3:30PM – 4:30PM
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Hadoop and Big Data to Drive Our Web Analytics Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A
Speakers: Raghu Kashyap
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| 4:00PM – 5:30PM
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Startup Weekend Judging Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
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| 5:00PM – 6:00PM
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Interactive Marketing Horror Stories Merchandise Mart, Conference Room D
Speakers: Steve Lundin
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| 5:00PM – 6:00PM
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Social Media & The Uprising in Iran Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A
Speakers: Narimon Safavi, Jerome McDonnell, David Hale, Lyric Hughes Hale
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| 5:00PM – 6:00PM
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Talk Tech to Me Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B
Speakers: Jeff Cohen
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| 6:30PM – 8:30PM
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Official TechWeek VIP Mixer sponsored by New World Ventures Sidebar Grille
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July 25 • Monday |
| 9:00AM – 5:00PM
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TechWeek Expo Monday Merchandise Mart
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| 9:00AM – 6:00PM
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midVenturesLAUNCH (All Day Event) Merchandise Mart
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| 9:30AM – 10:15AM
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Life in a Startup Incubator Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
Speakers: Jim England, Eduardo Fernandez, Stella Fayman, Brittany Laughlin, Rishi Roongta
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| 9:30AM – 10:30AM
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10 Things I Learned Launching Yobongo Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A
Speakers: Caleb Elston
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| 9:30AM – 10:30AM
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Why Chicago is the Best Place to Start a Company co-sponsored by Startup Illinois Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B
Speakers: Joshua Hernandez, Kevin Willer, Matt Spiegel, Brian Fields, Lon Chow
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| 10:15AM – 10:20AM
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mVLAUNCH: Jetstream Social Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
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| 10:20AM – 10:40AM
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Fireside Chat: Seth Sternberg Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
Speakers: Seth Sternberg
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| 10:40AM – 11:40AM
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mVLAUNCH: Dieselpoint / Enginez Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
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| 10:45AM – 11:05AM
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Fireside Chat: Dave Weekly Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
Speakers: Dave Weekly
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| 11:00AM – 12:00PM
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Viral Marketing Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A
Speakers: Jon Imerman, Phil Tadros, Joel Barnes, Sean Everett, Jason Seiden, Michael Burke
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| 11:00AM – 12:00PM
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How to Get Paid--Really Merchandise Mart, Conference Room D
Speakers: Bryan Johnson
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| 11:00AM – 12:00PM
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Intrapreneurship Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B
Speakers: Bernhard Kappe, Stanley Crane, David Galante, Matt Manzella, Brian Chau
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| 11:05AM – 11:10AM
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mVLAUNCH: Tronton Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
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| 11:10AM – 11:30AM
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Fireside Chat: Jeremy Hanks Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
Speakers: Jeremy Hanks
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| 12:00PM – 12:45PM
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Pat Quinn, Governor of Illinois Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
Speakers: Pat Quinn
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| 12:30PM – 1:30PM
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Capital and Cash Flow: Should I Raise Money? Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B
Speakers: Irv Shapiro, George Deeb, John Franczyk, Troy Henikoff, Karan Goel, Michael Ardnt
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| 12:30PM – 1:30PM
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Rockstars, Babies and The Mothership: My Story of Serial Entrepreneurship Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A
Speakers: Jill Salzman
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| 12:30PM – 1:30PM
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Startups and the Future of Work Merchandise Mart, Conference Room D
Speakers: Matt Cooper
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| 1:15PM – 1:45PM
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Keynote: Gurbaksh Chahal Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
Speakers: Gurbaksh Chahal
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| 1:45PM – 1:50PM
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mVLAUNCH: Advanse Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
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| 1:50PM – 2:20PM
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Keynote: Eric Koester Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
Speakers: Eric Koester
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| 2:00PM – 3:00PM
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SPARK Women: The Fundamentals of a Winning Pitch Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B
Speakers: Kerry Knee, Maliha Mustafa
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| 2:00PM – 3:00PM
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Develop Your Business on Mobile Devices Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A
Speakers: Brandon Passley
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| 2:30PM – 2:35PM
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mVLAUNCH: CrowdSavvy Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
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| 2:35PM – 3:15PM
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Keynote: Dave McClure Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
Speakers: Dave McClure
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| 3:30PM – 3:40PM
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Launch: Mineful Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
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| 3:30PM – 4:30PM
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midVenturesLAUNCH: Top 5 Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
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| 3:30PM – 4:30PM
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SPARK Women: Funding Basics – What options are available? Is it right for you? Merchandise Mart, Conference Room B
Speakers: Desiree Vargas Wrigley, Matt McCall, Kurtis Trevan, Cliff Turner, Jessica Kim
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| 3:30PM – 4:30PM
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Scaling a Development Team Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A
Speakers: Shinji Kuwayama
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| 5:00PM – 5:05PM
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mVLAUNCH: Feed Earth Now Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
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| 5:00PM – 5:45PM
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Keynote: Penelope Trunk Merchandise Mart, Conference Room C
Speakers: Penelope Trunk
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| 5:00PM – 6:00PM
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The Web Design Process: A Strategy for Success Merchandise Mart, Conference Room A
Speakers: Shay Howe
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