8:00 AM REGISTRATION | NETWORKING @ mHUB Chicago

8:30 AM – 8:40 AM OPENING REMARKS | MICHAEL DONNELLY | FWD COLLECTIVE

8:40 AM – 9:00 AM FWD Chicago Deputy Mayor Andrea Zopp

9:00 AM – 9:20 AMGetting Gritty: How to build your Business Every Single DayBuildFWD

Micae Brown | Micae Brown Sales AgencyKaty Lynch | CodeverseFreida Curry | WBDC

9:30 AM – 9:50 AMCreating a Business Out of Passion & PerseveranceBuildFWD

Deena McKay | Black Tech UnpluggedKeisha Howard | Sugar GamersSilvana Favaretto | The Tulle ProjectKesia King | ChopChop Mobile Salon

10:00 AM – 10:20 AM The Power of InfluenceBuildFWD

Mobolaji Akintunde | PeopleVineIggy Rodriguez | Hero

10:30 AM – 10:50 AMState of Investing in Chicago & BeyondVentureFWD

Aaron Gillum | Dream Town VenturesRyan Mundy | Techlete VenturesBailey Moore | Wintrust VenturesSamara Meija Hernandez | MATH Venture Partners

11:00 AM – 11:40 AMGrit is a Choice, Greatness is ProcessBuildFWD

Manuel Amezcua | Mass Mutual Great Lakes | One Life AdvisoryDesmond Clark | Mass Mutual Chicago | OLA

11:40 AM – 12:00 PM FWD AWARD CEREMONY

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM LUNCH BREAK

12:30 PM – 1: 00 PM Create Your Place At the Table Kristi Ross | Tasty Trade

1:00 PM – 1:20 PMRaising the Bar: Diversity & Inclusion as Priority for the Illinois State TreasurerVentureFWD & GovernFWD

Ann Marie | Vue VenturesRodrigo Garcia | CTO for IL Treasurer

1:30 PM – 2:50 PM Think Like A Startup - Diversity Think Tank Thomas Stovall | ImBlackInTech

3:00 PM – 3:20 PM

What's the Difference?: Why diversity + inclusion matters in early-stage companies, and what we can do about itWorkFWD

Claire Lew | Know Your CompanyNeal Sales Griffith | CodeNow

3:30 PM – 3:50 PMThe Power of Visual Storytelling: Communicating Through VideoBuildFWD

Lindsay Austin | TapePlayLisa Lubin | LL MediaSheri Levy | Zocalo Group

4:00 PM – 4:20 PMFundable: How to Build & Maintain CompaniesVentureFWD

Antoinette Arnold | Love EmmeKristi Zuhlke | Knowledge HoundAlex Batorf | ZipFit Denim

4:30 PM – 4:50 PMTech & Politics & Everything in BetweenGovernFWD

Genevieve Thiers | SitterCity & New FoundersMrinalini Chakraborty | Women's MarchBetsy Hoover | Higher Group LabsAviva Rosman | Ballot Ready

5:00 PM – 5:20 PMWhat the World Needs Now is Greater Emotional Intelligence

Raman Chadha | Junto Institute

info@fwdcollective.io | www.fwdcollective.io | @fwdcollectiveio | #FocusFWD

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM OPENING REMARKS | DEPUTY MAYOR ANDREA ZOPP

9:00 AM – 9:20 AMHow early stage startups can start thinking about diversity and inclusion

Emilie Hsieh | Allie Bot

9:30 AM – 9:50 AM Connecting with your customers Mobolaji Akintunde | PeopleVine

10:00 AM – 10:20 AM The Dark Side of Achievement- How Distinguishing Who You are From What you Do

Colleen Wilson | Collaborate Chicago

10:30 AM – 10:50 AM Impacting Growth Through Goals, Marketing & Sales

Jill Rossini | Conundrum Marketing

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM BREAK

1:00 PM – 1:20 PM SEO Basics Sarah McMilin | LOUD Interactive

1:30 PM – 2:50 PM BREAK

3:00 PM – 3:20 PM The Leader Within Vunzai Yeazel | Gorgeous Within

3:30 PM – 3:50 PM Remaining Sane While Starting & Running a Business

Ann Marie | Vue Ventures

4:00 PM – 4:20 PM Pivot Into A Better Life Kim Kleeman | Chicagoland DealFlow

4:30 PM – 4:50 PM Funding & Bankability: Finding the Right Deal Aaron Sims | AD Sims

5:00 PM – 5:20 PM BREAK

5:20 PM – 5:30 PM OPENING REMARKS | MICHAEL DONNELLY | FWD COLLECTIVE

5:30 PM – 8:30 PM HAPPY HOUR | NETWORKING

info@fwdcollective.io | www.fwdcollective.io | @fwdcollectiveio | #FocusFWD

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