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Register now for CAGC's premier event of the year!

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2024

4 PM - 7 PM

167 EVENTS, 167 N. GREEN ST., CHICAGO

4:00 pm - 4:50 pm:  Registration & Networking

4:50 pm - 5:50 pm:  Program

Project of Year Awards

Outstanding Committee Member Award

Keynote Presentation by Renowned Speaker Howard Tullman

The Future is Bright IF Your Choices Are Right:

The New Normal - Leading in a Time of Constant Change

The New Drivers & Demands - Doing More Faster with Fewer Resources

The New Tools & Technologies - Augmentation & Enhancement, Not Elimination

The New Workforce - Are Their Attitudes & Expectations Realistic?

5:50 pm - 7:00 pm:  Cocktail Networking Reception

About the Presenter:  As the founding Executive Director of the Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship at the Illinois Institute of Technology and the first University Professor (now retired) and the current General Managing Partner for the Chicago High Tech Investment Partners, LLC and for G2T3V, LLC, two early-stage venture funds, as well as an active board member for a number of tech startups, Howard Tullman is a highly sought-after educator, author, venture investor, technology advisor and business leader. He was the long-time CEO of 1871 in Chicago — an entrepreneurial hub for digital start-ups - which is ranked Number 1 in the world. Previously, he was the Chairman/CEO of Tribeca Flashpoint College which he co-founded in 2007 and, prior to that, he served as the President of Kendall College. For the past 8 years, he has written a weekly online column for INC. Magazine (with over 400 articles) seen by millions of website visitors.  Tullman is an energetic, charismatic and humorous practical speaker whose basic messages are clear, professional and typically well ahead of their time, while still grounded in the necessities and realities of taking care of business every day. He carefully balances the tensions between performing and transforming every business.