Technology
The future is now. Consisting of diverse industry leaders, our Technology Council provides unique opportunities to learn, connect, and better leverage technology to achieve your business goals.
Learn how you can implement emerging technologies to deliver key business outcomes.
- Council programming focuses on emerging technologies such as AI, 5G, IoT, blockchain, AR/VR, and more
- Help companies prepare for disruptions across both tech and traditional industries
- Provides resources, knowledge, and best practices to help evaluate and deploy emerging technologies
Technology Council
Cooley LLP
Alya Adamany Woods | Senior Vice President, Business Development
West Monroe
Chuck Kirchner | Senior Partner – Cloud, Infrastructure and Security Consulting
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
Emily Cooper | Vice President, Programs
Advocate Health
Tina Esposito | System Vice President, Chief Health Information Officer
AirBNB
Lara Dailey | Public Policy
Viviana Jordan | Public Policy Lead
Amazon
Mike Bryant | Sr, Technical Business Development Manager
AQL Technologies
Abed Mohammed | Business Development Executive
Mudessir Mohammed | Founder/CEO
Sameer Mohammed | CIO
Steve Linker | Account Manager
Armanino
Octavio Laos | Senior Manager
Avison Young
Damla Gerhart | Principal & Managing Director | Chicago
Bank of America
Amanda Bajic | Managing Director
Basil Doyle | Senior Vice President
Cindy Regan | SVP, Bank of America – Leader on Loan to Chicago City Colleges
Rene Schuurman | Director
Barnes & Thornburg, LLP
Mark Hagedorn | Partner
BDO USA, LLP
Anthony Ting | Managing Director, Third Party Attestation
David Brown | Director Private Equity Services
Jason Lipschultz | Managing Director, Third Party Attestation
Tom Boylan | Manager, Third Party Attestation
BMO Harris
Andrew Harrison | Head – US Digital Partnerships
City Colleges of Chicago
Steven Meneses | Associate Vice Chancellor
Clayco
Otto Nichols | Executive Vice President, Shareholder
Collinwood
Katie Hews | Senior Account Executive
TJ Pemrick | Director
Comcast Business
Joshua Smyser-De Leon | Government Affairs Manager
Peter Danos
Conotoxia
Andrzej Arendt
Irmina Zalewska
Michal Stachura | Alliance Manager
Rafal Bajon
Cooley LLP
Alya Adamany Woods | Vice President, Business Development
Gregory Grossman | Partner
Data Consulting
Rafal Stryjek | Co-Founder & CEO North America
DeVry University
Chris Campbell | Chief Information Officer
Dr Jennifer Matthews Consulting
Jennifer Matthews | President
Edelman
Jake Breymaier | Senior Vice President, Corporate Brand & Reputation
Eight Bit Studios
Don Bora | Co-Founder and Technology Principal
ELEKS
Anastasiya Palko | Account Manager
Entara
Jennifer Baker | Account Executive
Matthew Fitzgerald | Lead DevSecOps Engineer
Raum Sandoval | CISO
Geneca
Mike Woolsoncroft | CIO
Jeff Buchan | Head of Partnerships & Strategic Investments
Governor State University
Reggie Greenwood | Executive Director at Supply Innovation Center
Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C.
Angela Kalsi | Officer
Harper College
Martha Karavitis | Manager, Career and Customized Training
Susanne Brock | Senior Director, Innovation and Development
Heartland
Scott Foringer | IT Sales Consultant
Hedge Commercial LLC Capital
Saad Qureshi | CEO
Illinois Science & Technology Coalition
Jacob Barry | Innovation Program Manager
Ingredion Incorporated
Michael Salazar | Engineer, Argo
International Legal and Business Services Group (ILBSG)
Julia Funke | Managing Attorney
Praveen Medikundam | Partner and Attorney At Law
Sandy Thomas | Sales & Marketing Manager
J.P. Morgan Chase
Joshua Gabby | Data Analytics Executive – Product Manager
Launchways
Brian Beyerbach | Director of Client Partnerships
James Taylor | CEO
Kurt Hankin | Manager, Sales Development, Talent Solutions
Microsoft
Fareed Muhammad Khan | US Digital & Azure App Innovation Leader
William Smith | Strategist – US Capital Markets
Millennium Garages
Jamie Ponce | Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Susan Feeley | Director
Orkin Pest Control
Debbie Pacchioni | Regional Sales Manager
Parker Gale Capital
Ryan Milligan | Partner
PCXP
Sean Thorndike | Partnerships & Sourcing
Procom Services
Rob Mahenes | Senior Sales Executive
Protiviti, Incorporated
Dave Laskowski | Associate Director, Protiviti Software Services
Ron Villejo Consulting
Ron Villejo, PhD | Managing Director
Tech Elevator
Claribel Quintana | Program Director
University of Chicago – School of Molecular Engineering
Felix Lu | Director of Corporate Engagement
UPS
Carlos Huezo | Community Relations Manager
Sergio Rocha | Industrial Engineering Manager
Verizon Wireless
Louis Bridges III | Associate Director
Walgreen Co.
Christina Warner | Associate Marketing Manager
West Monroe Partners
Bradley Ptasienski | Senior Partner
Dana Twomey | Director of Financial Services