mHUB, IMEC AND UI LABS Announce Fourth Revolution Awards Judges
We are proud to announce our Fourth Revolution Awards judges who will honor the best and brightest of the Chicago region’s manufacturing community! This prestigious list of leaders is representative of the exemplary innovators, community builders, and corporate champions of our manufacturing ecosystem.
For more information on the ceremony, sponsorship opportunities and award nominations, visit www.4RevAwards.com and follow @4RevAwards on Twitter.
JUDGES
Laura Ferris Anderson, Managing Director & Treasurer
JP Morgan Chase, Chicago Entrepreneurial Center |
Karen Kerr, Senior Managing Director
GE Ventures
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Kristin Barrett, Senior Director
Polsky Exchange, Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at University of Chicago |
Kurt Koenig, Project Engineer
Northrop Grumman
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Erik Birkerts, CEO
Clean Energy Trust
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Kandace Lenti, Managing Director
Wintrust Commercial Banking
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Terri Brax, Founder & CEO
Women Tech Founders, TeacherCare Inc.
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Mike Loquercio, Director of Supply Chain and Logistics
D&W Fine Pack
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Robert C. Bridgman, Senior Vice President of Global Commercial Banking
Bank of America
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Jeff Margolis, Founder & President
Innovation Strategies
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Emile Cambry, Founder & CEO
BLUE1647
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Manas Mehandru, Director of Operations
mHUB
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Ed Coleman, President & CEO
Bethel NewLife
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Patricia Miller, CEO & Member Board of Directors
MATRIX 4, National Associate of Manufacturers
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Steve Collens, CEO
The Innovation Machine
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Scott Miller, CEO
The Innovation Machine
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Don Deloach, President & CEO, Co-Chair
Infobright, IoT Chicago
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Aneesa Muthana, President
Pioneer Service Inc.
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Kristi Dula, Network Relationship Manager
Pritzker Group
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Karin O’Connor, Venture Partner
Serra Ventures |
Dima Elissa, CEO & Founder VisMed 3D |
Jimmy Odom, Director of Inclusive Entrepreneurship
World Business Chicago, Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce |
Roberto Escalante, COO
ITW |
David Pivonka, Innovation Center Director & Electronics/Software Chief Scientist
Pritzker Group |
Ty Findley, Senior Associate
Pritzker Group |
Jorge Ramirez, President
Chicago Federation of Labor |
Ken Fischl, Vice Chairman
Marmon Holdings, Inc. |
Dave Schwaba, Business Development Manager & President
bb7, Product Development and Management Association |
Craig Freedman, President
Freedman Seating |
Michael Seedman, Executive Partner
Siris Capital |
Jeff Garascia, Chief Innovation Officer
Marmon Holding Group |
Kathy Seegebrecht, Chief Marketing Officer
Underwriters Laboratories
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Karen Goldner, Small Business Development Center Director
Craig Habeger |
Irene Sherr, Assistant Deputy Bureau Chief
Bureau of Economic Development, Cook County Government |
Caterpillar, Manufacturing Technology & Solutions Division Manager
Illinois Science & Technology Coalition |
Craig Sutton, Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Manager
John Deere & Co. |
Fred Hoch, CEO
Illinois Technology Association |
Cindy Tomei, Vice President Membership & Marketing
Illinois Manufacturers' Association |
Jason Johnson, Executive Chairman, Founder and General Partner
Chicago Urban League, TechNexus Venture Collaborative |
Dave Weinstein, Founder & Managing Partner
Clearwater Advisors |
Steve Kase, Director of Entrepreneurship
ASK Power |
Aaron Wiegel, President & Chairman
Wiegel Tool Works, Technology & Manufacturing Association |
Alya Woods, General Manager & President Emeritus
ASK Power, Technology & Manufacturing Association |
Alya Woods, Executive Director
ChicagoNEXT, World Business Chicago |
About mHUB
mHUB is Chicago’s innovation center for physical product development and manufacturing. mHUB is a co-working community of product designers and developers, entrepreneurs, engineers and manufacturers, a network of manufacturing mentors, industry experts and investors, and a source of intellectual and economic capital. mHUB is home to ten shops and labs, including electronics, plastic fabrication, metals and rapid prototyping as well as a microfactory for small production runs.
About IMEC
IMEC is a team of improvement specialists and technicians dedicated to providing organizations in Illinois with the tools and techniques to create sustainable competitive futures. The experienced, hands-on team at IMEC works closely with its clients to plan, implement, and excel critical business improvements in the areas of Leadership, Strategy, Customer Engagement, Operations, and Workforce.
About UI LABS
UI LABS is an innovation accelerator that leverages its network of hundreds of partners from universities + industry to address problems too big for any one organization to solve. Our mission is to transform industries, starting with manufacturing and infrastructure, using digital technology. UI LABS' manufacturing innovation platform, the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII), aims to provide U.S. factories with the tools, software and expertise they need to build things more efficiently, less expensively and more quickly, so they can win more business and bring jobs back to the United States.
