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01.05.2023
1) Registered 850+ founders, innovators, & investors
2) Representation from 450+ unique corporations, investment firms, start-ups, non-profits, non-profits, & other innovation ecosystem entities
3) Showcased 65+ #TDL-focused startups from Chicago & around the world: https://lnkd.in/guAPGAPa
4) Welcomed 110+ investment & VC firms from around the country
5) Brilliant keynotes from the 4 sponsors Uber Freight, project44, Loadsmart, & MIH | Mobility in Harmony
6) Content-rich panels (3 of them) focused on the future-of-corporate-innovation, future-of-startups, & future-of-VC
7) Convened 52 sponsors & partners, an incredible showing of the #Chicago ecosystem coming together
8) Representation of 16 countries via our Consul Generals, trade offices, & international companies who registered
9) TechRise Chicago for their second live pitch competition at #ChiVentureSummit
10) World Business Chicago’s 3rd #ChiVentureSummit at 167 Green in #Chicago’s thriving Fulton Market District
The Chicago Business Bulletin for Logistics Tech was updated with current data
2 LinkedIn Lives aired live from the summit with guest research experts Robin Ficke and Hannah Loftus, and FreightWaves Chief Economist Anthony Smith, and are available to rewatch
Mayor Lori Lightfoot proclaimed Oct. 7th as GenZ VC Day in Chicago in this official press release
Chicago & Midwest are no longer flyover country, but a national stomping ground 🚀#ChicagoOverEverything
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PRESS RELEASE
04.30.2024
CHICAGO— Mayor Brandon Johnson and World Business Chicago Vice-Chair Charles Smith announce that Philip B. Clement has been tapped to serve as president and CEO of World Business Chicago.