Tech in Motion’s End of Year Celebration

It’s not only SpaceX, Google, and Niantics that have challenged the status quo in 2016 tech. It’s our local and national tech communities who are the catalysts for large-scale innovation and we're celebrating their wins on December 8th in each of Tech in Motion's 11 chapters across North America.

Join us for an unforgettable celebration of the people and organizations driving innovation in Chicago and beyond. Tech in Motion’s End of Year Celebration is a can't-miss opportunity to network with 3,000+ tech professionals and enthusiasts across our 11 chapters. We're celebrating everything we love about this community!

Check out who you'll see and what you'll do below, and join us on December 8th!

Keynote Speakers

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Michael Boeke (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelboeke) is a designer, product guy, and the co-founder of Synap, a new CRM platform for account managers. He focuses on applying a designer's approach and modern technology to shake-up traditional (boring) industries.

He is a startup veteran who has built products for the web since the dot com era. Before Synap, he managed products at online payments company Braintree, which was acquired by PayPal. Prior to that, he helped launch the first SaaS CRM platform for hedge funds at Backstop, and designed the CarePages social support platform for hospital patients, which is now part of Everyday Health.

Michael lives, works, and runs countless miles in the wonderful city of Chicago.

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John Pletz (https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-pletz-42358) covers technology and venture capital at Crain’s Chicago Business., where he has been a reporter since 2007. He previously covered tech companies at the Austin American-Statesman in Austin, Texas. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois.

Demo Companies

Vamonde (http://www.vamonde.com/#/) is a network of the interactive experiences for the digital traveler and urban explorer who want to know the real Chicago.

Explore many different themed adventures to follow in the footsteps of local experts, artists, cultural institutions and more as they reveal insider secrets, take you through neighborhoods and parks, and bring authentic Chicago stories to life.

Vamonde’s location-aware technology guides you through the city with words, photos, audio and video, telling you what happened right where it happened. Discover art, history, culture – everything that makes Chicago unique from the eyes of content partners who know the city best.

CloudGate Studio (http://www.cloudgate.studio/) is a Virtual Reality game development studio founded in 2016 by industry veterans Steve Bowler, Jeremy Chapman, and Mike Fischer.

Focused on creating premium, innovative products that defy the boundaries of VR, CloudGate Studio evolved out of a commitment to cultivate immersive and transformative VR experiences.

Event Partners

SingleHop (https://www.singlehop.com/) is a leading global provider of hosted IT infrastructure, cloud computing and custom managed services, combining enterprise-class technologies and a proprietary automation engine to deliver a cloud infrastructure experience for enterprises of all sizes.

WeWork (https://www.wework.com/l/chicago--IL?utm_campaign=CHI-2016-12-08-Tech-in-Motion-Awards&utm_medium=page&utm_source=wework)provides small businesses, startups, freelancers, large enterprises, and everyone in between with the workspace, community, and services they need to make a life, not just a living. With weekly events, personalized support, month-to-month flexibility, and access to over 65,000 like-minded creators around the world, WeWork is the perfect place to grow your business. Book your tour here. (https://www.wework.com/l/chicago--IL?utm_campaign=CHI-2016-12-08-Tech-in-Motion-Awards&utm_medium=page&utm_source=wework)

Haymarket Beer Company (http://www.haymarketbrewing.com/) was built out of the everyday people - office workers and school teachers, stonemasons and police officers, plumbers and postal workers - with one promise: making great beer for great beer drinkers. We've got a full scratch kitchen and a full bar as well, perfect for your next event!