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Jason Fried
CEO & Co-founder
37signals
Basecamp

Gerald Schochetman, Ph.D.
Senior Director, Abbott Diagnostics Division, Infect. Disease Diagnostics R&D
Abbott
ARCHITECT HIV Ag/Ab Combination Test

Dr. Jochen Salfeld
Divisional Vice President Biologics Discovery
Abbott
HUMIRA

Dr. John M. Robinson
Senior Director, Abbott Diagnostics R&D
Abbott
The m2000 System

John Proffitt, Ph.D.
Director of Research, Abbott Molecular
Abbott
PathVysion

J. Scott White
Senior Vice President, U.S. Nutrition
Abbott
Similac Simplepac

John M. Capek, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President, Medical Devices
Abbott
XIENCE V

Adrienne White
Vice President of Health Initiatives and Advocacy
American Cancer Society, Illinois Division, Inc.
Patient Navigation Services

Jerry Putnam
Founder, CEO and Chairman
Archipelago Holdings, LLC
The Archipelago Exchange (ArcaEx)

Dan Mueth
Director of Product Research
Arryx Inc.
The BioRyx® 200 system

Peter Tapling
CEO
Authentify, Inc.
Authentify Global Telephone-Based Authentication Services 

Janet Attarian
Project Director for the Streetscape and Sustainable Design Program and Sustainability Coordinator
Chicago Department of Transportation
Green Alley Program

John Vasilj
former CTO
Chicago Transit Authority
Bus Tracker

Chris Gladwin
Founder and CEO
Cleversafe
Cleversafe (Dispersed Storage)

Kim Taylor
Managing Director and President of CME Clearing
CME Group
Common Clearing Link

Kathryn Tholin
former Director, CNT Energy, an affiliate of the Center for Neighborhood Technology; CEO
Center for Neighborhood Technology
Energy Smart Pricing Plan

Gian Fulgoni
Executive Chairman and Co-founder
comScore
AdEffx

Matt Moog
former CEO (2001-2006)
CoolSavings, Inc.
CoolSavings Coupon Technology

Mike Samson
Co-founder and CEO
crowdSPRING
crowdSPRING

Kim Duchossois
President
The Duchossois Family Foundation
Patient Navigation Services

Adrian Holovaty
Founder
EveryBlock
EveryBlock

Eric Lunt
Co-founder
FeedBurner
FeedBurner

John Fellowes
Vice President/General Manager, Business Machines
Fellowes
SafeSense Technology

Jai Shekhawat
CEO and Founder 
Fieldglass
Fieldglass

Tom Russo
CEO and President 
First Alert
Tundra Fire Extinguishing Spray
Curt Bermel
Business Development Manager, R&D
Gas Technology Institute (GTI)
Transport Membrane Condenser (TMC)

Ian Foster
Globus founder, Director of Computation Institute at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory
Globus Toolkit and Globus Online

Steve Nilles
AIA, LEED AP-Partner, Principal in Charge
Goettsch Partners
111 South Wacker

Michael J. Small
President and CEO
Gogo
Gogo

Andrew Mason
Founder and CEO
Groupon
Groupon

Michael S. Wielgat
Inventor of the HERO Pipe; President
Hero Systems, Inc.
The HeroPipe System

Bob Gillespie
CEO and Co-founder
InContext Solutions
3D Virtual Store Research

Ron Galowich
Co-founder
Initiate (Madison Information Technologies)
ALIGNDEX

Jeff Galowich
Co-founder
Initiate (Madison Information Technologies)
ALIGNDEX

Matt Younkle
Founder and Inventor
Laminar Technologies LLC
TurboTap ®

Alex Bratton
Founder and CEO
Lextech Labs
iRa C3

Joel Bookman
LISC/Chicago Director of Programs
LISC
The New Communities Program

Dan Brown
CEO and Founder
LoggerHead Tools
Bionic Wrench

Rebecca Smith
Vice-President, Retail Marketing
Master Lock
Speed Dial ®

Mark Sieron
President
Middleby-Marshall
WOW! Oven

Ed Uhlir
CEO & Co-founder
Millennium Park
Basecamp

Michael Schuster
CEO & Co-founder
MJSI
HydroRight

Tom Schiltz
Group Product Manager, Fiber Optics Division
Molex
MT Expanded Beam Interconnect

Adam Stanczak
Global Product Manager
Molex
Molex Solder Charge SMT Technology

Jim Wicks
Corporate Vice President, Director, Consumer Experience Design, Mobile Devices
Motorola Mobility, Inc.
MOTRAZR V3

Ray Savich
Global Solutions Marketing Manager, Wireless Network Solutions
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
Point-to-Multipoint Wireless Broadband Technology

Greg West
CEO
National Pasteurized Eggs Inc.
Davidson’s Safest Choice® Pasteurized Shell Eggs

Nick Rave
Vice President of Operations
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Best Patient Experience

Randy Cavaiani
Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing
Novarra Inc.
nWeb Mobile Browser

Steve Pazol
President
nPhase, LLC
Machine-to-Machine Solutions

Jim Malakowski
President and CEO
Ocean Tomo
Live Intellectual Property Auctions

Steven Scheyer
CEO
Optimer Brands (DRIFIRE ®)
Comfortable FR Wear®

Frank Petito
President
Orbitz Worldwide
Orbitz for Business Corporate Travel Program

Jeffrey Aronin
Co-founder and former Owner of 
Ovation Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Innovative Business Model

Paula Fasseas
Founder and Chairman
PAWS Chicago
Lurie Family Spay/Neuter Clinic

Karan Goel
Founder and CEO
PrepMe LLC
PrepMe – Personalized Online Test Prep

Raymond Genellie Jr.
Co-founder and Vice President of Operations
QuesTek Innovations
Materials by Design®

Charlie Kuehmann
Product Developer
QuesTek Innovations
Materials by Design®

Tom Schlegel
Senior Vice President of Product Development
Radio Flyer
Ultimate Family Wagon

Mark Bozik
President
Rescue Vac Industries, Inc.
Rescue Vac 800 Series Rescue Kit

Tim Qualheim
Vice President-US Business Unit
S&C Electric Company
S&C TripSaver™ Dropout Recloser

Heather Collins
Director, Sara Lee Bakery
Sara Lee
Soft and Smooth Made with Whole Grain White Bread

Drew Larsen
Co-founder
SAVO
SAVO

John Aiello
Co-founder
SAVO
SAVO

James E. Patrick
CEO
Smart Medical Technology, Inc. ©
The Liftaem

David Bell
Vice President, Application Engineering
SmartSignal Corporation
SmartSignal eCM 2.5

Pete Kadens
Co-founder and President 
SoCore Energy
The SunLock and Solar Rental Service
 
Mike Santa
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Suncast Corp
No Crank Water Powered Hose Reel

Jake Nickell
Founder
skinnycorp
Threadless

Rhon Daguro
Co-founder and CEO
Touch Taste Technologies
TouchLife Interactive Tables

Howard Tullman
President and CEO
Tribeca Flashpoint Media Arts Academy
Tribeca Flashpoint Media Arts Academy

Keelin Wyman
Executive Vice President
Tripp Lite
ECO Series UPS Systems

Timothy C. Lindsey, Ph.D.
Director, Energy and Sustainable Business Programs
University of Illinois
Solvent Systems International, Grease Gator
Professor Pier Cristoforo Giulianotti
Chief, Division of Minimally Invasive, General & Robotic Surgery
University of Illinois Chicago, Medical Center
Robotic Surgery Program

Dr. Enrico Benedetti
Head of Surgery
University of Illinois Chicago, Medical Center
Robotic Surgery Program

Sanjay Nair
Managing Director, Loyalty and CRM Technology
United Air Lines Inc.
EasyUpdateSM Provided by Centerpost Corporation

Ashish Dubey
Senior Research Associate, USG Corporate Innovation Center
USG
DUROCK™ Tile Membrane

Sam Immordino
Program Manager, Corporate Innovation Center
USG
SHEETROCK® Brand Lightweight All Purpose Joint Compound with Dust Control

Qiang Yu
Senior Research Associate
USG
SHEETROCK® Brand UltraLight Panels

Jack Philbin
Founder and CEO
Vibes Media
iRadio Text Messaging Platform

Paul Everton
Founder and CEO
Visible Vote
Visible Vote

Sam Libo
Senior Director, Applications Development
Walgreens
Multi-Language Prescription Labels
Nicole Loftus
Founder and CEO
Zorch
The Zorch Portal