Livestream
Agenda
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| 8:00 – 8:20 a.m. | Welcome Remarks and Judge Intros
Gorana Kolar, Senior Associate Director, Polsky Center Erika Mercer, Executive Director of Booth Entrepreneurship, Polsky Center |
| 8:20 – 8:45 a.m. | UpTrials
UpTrials is AI enabled software to help clinical research employers hire, upskill and supercharge their workforce. |
| 8:48 – 9:13 a.m. | MeristemBio
MeristemBio is developing a platform technology that leverages plant stem cells to produce important chemicals in an eco-friendly and sustainable way. |
| 9:16 – 9:41 a.m. | Familial
Familial’s mission is to give families peace of mind by making long-term planning easier and more collaborative. |
| 9:41 – 9:51 a.m. | Break |
| 9:51 – 10:16 a.m. | AgroNetZERO
AgroNetZERO takes a strategic project-based approach to developing a portfolio of owned and operated biochar facilities. |
| 10:19 – 10:44 a.m. | ZenHedge
ZenHedge is a FinTech company on a mission to deliver financial risk transfer solutions at scale. |
| 10:47 – 11:12 a.m. | p!ng
p!ng is the first zero-wait coffee drive thru, powered by true end-to-end fulfillment automation and machine learning. |
| 11:15 – 11:25 a.m. | Break |
| 11:25 – 11:50 p.m. | Tanda Biotech
Tanda Biotech provides essential tools to enable large scale bioproductions for synthetic biologicals, including cell-cultivated meats and alternative proteins. |
| 11:53 – 12:18 p.m. | Panacea
Panacea’s SaaS platform automates the workflow(s) of care managers to address gaps in geriatric patient care and improve chronic disease outcomes. |
| 12:20 – 12:25 p.m. | Closing Remarks
Samir Mayekar, Associate Vice President and Managing Director, Polsky Center |
Distinguished Judges
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- Beth Andrews, MBA ’02, Chief Digital Health Officer & Business Development, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Dell Technologies
- Sid Bala, BA, President, Calcium
- Jon Butcher, CEO, Mintel Americas
- Waverly Deutsch, Advisor, WyseHeart Advisory
- Christopher Deutsch, Founder, Lofty Ventures
- Allison Weil Lechnir, MBA ’17, MPP ’17, Partner, Hyde Park Venture Partners
- David Lefever, MBA ’84, JD ’84, Partner, Silver Capital Advisors
- Kevin Leininger, MBA ’91, Founder and President, r40ai
- Amelia Morris, MBA ’86, Director of Investments Group, Brandes Investment Partners
- Jean Mou, MBA, Operating Partner, Impact Venture
- Shyam Rao, MBA ’08, Founder and CEO, Tote.ai
- Ellen Rudnick, MBA ’73, Sr. Advisor on Entrepreneurship and Adjunct Professor, Chicago Booth School of Business
- Michael Small, MBA ’81, CEO and Co-Founder, K4 Mobility
- Mark Tebbe, Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship, Chicago Booth and Chairman, ChicagoNEXT
- Quan Zhang, SM ’08, PHD ’10, Managing Director, Pin Capital