2025 HardTech Summit & Fourth Revolution Awards

One Unmissable Day, Two Groundbreaking Events

Join mHUB as it convenes for the annual HardTech Summit & Fourth Revolution Awards on March 6, 2025. This one-day, two-part event will gather top hardtech entrepreneurs, startups, investors, and industry, to celebrate the flourishing Midwest innovation ecosystem.

1:30 - 6:30 PM | mHUB HardTech Summit
Your ultimate destination to explore cutting-edge advancements in smart manufacturing, medical devices, clean energy, sustainability, and beyond.

7:00 - 10:00PM | Fourth Revolution Awards
*A ticket to the Fourth Revolution Awards grants you access to both the evening awards ceremony AND the daytime HardTech Summit.

HardTech Summit

🗓 Date: Thursday, March 6

⏰ HardTech Summit Time: 1:30 PM - 6:30 PM

📍 HardTech Summit Location: 1623 W. Fulton Street, Chicago, 60612

The mHUB HardTech Summit highlights hardtech advancements in smart and sustainable manufacturing, healthcare, clean energy solutions, and other related industries. The event will feature 30+ mHUB companies showcasing their hardtech, 30+ startup founder pitches, panels with leading industry experts, and engaging fireside conversation with former IDEO CEO, Tim Brown.

Tim Brown

Chair, IDEO and Vice Chair kyu Collective

Tony Reinhart

Director of Community & Government Affairs, Ford Motor Company

Colleen Wright

VP of Corporate Strategy, Constellation

Harley Johnson

Executive Director and CEO, Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park

Sihong Wang

Assistant Professor of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago

Alejandra Castillo

Former Secretary of the Economic Development Administration

Mark Sami

Managing Partner, West Monroe

Jian Cao

Associate Vice President of Research and Director of Initiative for Manufacturing Science and Innovation, Northwestern

Caleb Brooks

Associate Professor at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering

Jennifer Hintzsche

CEO & Founder, PherDal Fertility Science

Jacob Babcock

CEO, NuCurrent

Christy George

President & CEO, Intersect Illinois

Nina Dubnik

Chief Commercial Officer, Current Water

John Pletz

Reporter, Crain's Chicago Business

Susan Martinis

Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Fourth Revolution Awards

🗓 Date: Thursday, March 6

⏰ Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

📍 Location: Venue West - 221 N Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60612

The Fourth Revolution Awards acknowledge outstanding hardtech entrepreneurs, community organizations, and manufacturers in the Midwest region that are driving technological advancement and social impact.