2010 CHICAGOLAND ENTREPRENEURIAL FORECAST
Join us for the second annual Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Forecast for a panel discussion on the state of entrepreneurship. We will explore trends that will affect entrepreneurs here in Chicago and what to expect in the coming year. The panelists will address issues such as raising capital next year, the outlook for technology and internet-based businesses, and insights into next year’s retail environment. After the panel, stick around for networking with the panelists, CEC board members, and the other leading entrepreneurs from the area.
Panel:
Lon Chow, Partner, Apex Ventures
Eric Fosse, Founder and CEO, HomeMade Pizza Company
Gregg Kaplan, President and COO, Coinstar
Genevieve Thiers, Founder and CEO, Sittercity
The panel will be moderated by Linda Darragh, Director of Entrepreneurship Programs, University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Chow is a general partner at Apex Ventures and makes investments focused in software applications and technology-enabled services. He plays an active role on the boards of several Chicago-based technology companies. Fosse founded HomeMade Pizza Company in Chicago in 1997, a company that sells ready-to-bake pizzas made from fresh, local ingredients. HomeMade Pizza Company has over 20 locations located in Illinois, Minnesota, and Washington DC. Kaplan led Redbox Automated Retail, a DVD rental kiosk company, as CEO through the company’s start-up in 2002 to a network of 14,000 kiosks in 48 states. Redbox is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Coinstar. Theirs founded Sittercity.com which is an online caregiver marketplace with over half a million users nationally including hundreds of thousands of sitters. Sittercity has been identified by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest growing companies in the country.
Additional Registration Information:
Pre-registration for this event has closed. Walk-in registration will be accepted, space permitting. Registrations are non-refundable and no-shows will not receive a refund. Requests for reasonable accommodations must be made by November 4. | | | | Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 |
| Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm |
| Cost: $30 | | Location: University of Chicago's Gleacher Center located at 450 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago, IL 60611 | | Sponsors: Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center, American Family Insurance, Microsoft, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. | | Contact: For more information, please contact Kyle Welborn at 312-494-6771 or kyle@chicagolandec.org. |
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