Fourth Revolution Conference 2018 | The Fourth Revolution Awards | 10 October 2018 | Museum of Science and Industry, Liverpool Rd, Manchester M3 4FP, UK

The Fourth Revolution Awards celebrates regional manufacturing for its leadership and innovation as the industry stands on the brink of a new technological revolution. The ceremony culminates in the presentation of eight awards to deserving leaders, companies and industrial initiatives that have made significant contributions to the Chicago region’s manufacturing ecosystem. Together, we will ensure that Chicagoland manufacturing is driven by innovation, infused with world-class talent, and continues its reign as a global leader into the future.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution fuses physical product development with digital processes to impact all disciplines, economies and industries and even challenges ideas about what it means to be human. Central to this revolution are emerging technology breakthroughs in fields such as the Internet of Things, autonomous vehicles, 3D printing, robotics and artificial intelligence. It is a technological revolution that will fundamentally alter the way we live, work, and relate to one another. In its scale, scope, and complexity, the transformation will be unlike anything humankind has experienced before.

2018 Speakers

Charles Adler
Founder, Center for Lost Arts

Luis Andrade
Director, Digital Experience and Design, UL

Kenneth Bahk
Strategic Investor

Kristin Barrett
Senior Director of Polsky Exchange, Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at University of Chicago

Erik Birkerts
Chief Executive Officer, Clean Energy Trust

Terri Brax
Founder and CEO, Women Tech Founders, TeacherCare Inc

Cara Burns-Pan
Chicago Market Executive, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Ed Coleman
President and CEO, Bethel New Life

Kristi Dula
Network Relations, Pritzker Group

Dima Elissa
CEO And Founder, VisMED 3D

Ty Findley
Senior Associate, Pritzker Group

Laura Frerichs
Research Park Director
University of Illinois

Karen Goldner
Director of Small Business Development Center
Women's Business Development Center

Craig Habeger
Division Manager, Manufacturing Technology & Solutions
Caterpillar Inc.

Tari Haro
EVP, B2B Technology Lead
Edelman

Fred Hoch
Founder and General Partner, TechNexus Venture Collaborative
Executive Chairman, Illinois Technology Association

Steve Kase
President and CEO, ASKPower
Chairman Emeritus, Technology & Manufacturing Association

Melissa Kaufman
Executive Director
The Garage at Northwestern University

Karen Kerr, Executive Managing Director
GE Ventures

Jennifer Kopach, Executive Director, SVP Marketing Communications
Science Olympiad

Mike Loquercio, Director of Supply Chain and Logistics
D&W Fine Pack

Jeffrey Margolis, Founder and President
Innovation Strategies Inc.

Leslie McKinney, Chicago Director
Black Women in Science and Engineering (BWISE)

Patricia Miller, CEO, MATRIX 4
Member Board of Directors, National Association of Manufacturers

Scott Miller, Owner and President
The Innovation Machine

Karin O'Connor, Venture Partner
Serra Ventures

Jimmy Odom
Director of Inclusive Entrepreneurship, ChicagoNEXT, World Business Chicago

Maura O'Hara
Executive Director, IVCA (Illinois Venture Capital Association)

David Pivonka
Innovation Center Director and Electronics/Software Chief Scientist, ITW

Amanda Salhoot
Director of Strategic Partnerships, Chicago Ideas

Michael Seedman, Executive Partner
Siris Capital

Irene Sherr
Assistant Deputy Bureau Chief, Bureau of Economic Development at Cook County

Craig Sutton
Manager, Advanced Manufacturing Innovation, John Deere

James Tanner
Director of Engineer for Phone Product Design, Google

Akshat Thirani
Co-founder and CEO, Amper Technologies, Inc.

Cindy Tomei
VP Membership & Marketing, Illinois Manufacturers’ Association

Aaron Wiegel
President, Wiegel Tool Works, Chairman Emeritus, Technology & Manufacturing Assocation

Pete Wilkins
Managing Director, Hyde Park Angels

Kevin Willer
Partner, Chicago Ventures

Alya Adamany Woods
Executive Director, ChicagoNEXT at World Business Chicago

Betsy Ziegler
CEO, 1871

2018 Sponsors and Partners

LUMINARY SPONSOR:
• Museum of science+Industry Chicago

EMERGING SPONSORS:
• Water saver
• BCBSIL
• KMPG
• Bank of America
• UL

TABLE SPONSORS:
• Chamber Lain
• Pritzker Group
• GE
• GCM Grosvenor

HOST SPONSORS:
• IMEC
• TMA