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

Chair

Cooley LLP

Alya Adamany Woods | Senior Vice President, Business Development

Vice Chair

Tech Elevator

Claribel Quintana | Program Director

Staff Liaison

Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce

Emily Cooper | Vice President, Programs

Member

Anthilll

Tara Peters | Strategic Communications Manager

Member

AQL Technologies

Abed Mohammed | Business Development Executive

Mudessir Mohammed | Founder/CEO

Sameer Mohammed | CIO

Member

Bank of America

Cindy Regan | Senior Vice President

Member

BDO USA, LLP

Jason Lipschultz | Managing Director, Third Party Attestation

Member

BMO Harris

Andrew Harrison

Member

Catalyte

Carlton Gordon Jr. | Regional Managing Director

Member

Clayco, Inc.

Otto Nichols | Executive Vice President & Shareholder

Member

CompTIA

Anderson Lee | Workforce Solutions Manager

Member

Cooley LLP

Alya Adamany Woods | Vice President, Business Development

Gregory Grossman

Member

Dataconsulting.pl

Rafal Stryjek | Member of board, Oracle ACE Associate & Snowflake Data SuperHero

Member

DeVry University

Chris Campbell | Chief Information Officer

Member

Dialogue Theory

Chris Oquist | Principal

Member

ELEKS

Anastasiya Palko | Account Manager

Member

Eligo Energy

Ken Pedotto | CEO

Member

Ensono

Jeff Amsel

Member

Expedia Group

Amy Heinen

Member

Fifth Third Bank

Pattie Felts | Managing Director, Strategic Investments

Member

Google

Jeff Buchan | Head, Global Partnerships & Strategic Investments

Member

Harper College

Dr. Susanne Brock, CPCM | Senior Director, Innovation and Development

Martha Karavitis-Hemmati | Manager, Career and Customized Training

Member

Hedge Commercial Capital

Saad Qureshi | President

Member

IPAC-USA

Shawn Trivedi | Senior Director

Member

Microsoft

Fareed Muhammad Khan | US Digital & Azure App Innovation Leader

Nisaini Rexach | Community Engagement Lead

Member

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Susan Feeley | Director

Member

Orkin Pest Control

Debbie Pacchioni | Regional Sales Manager

Member

Parker Gale

Ryan Milligan | Partner

Mandy Yoh | Vice President of Community

Member

Prison Fellowship

Natika Washington | Vice President, Corporate Partnerships

Member

PSS Perimeter Security Solutions

Essam Chaudhary | Chief Information Officer

Member

PSG Energy Group

Ashvin Lad | Director, Strategic Initiatives

Member

Rightsize Facility

Nathan Greenhalgh | Business Development Director

Member

Ron Villejo Consulting

Ron Villejo

Member

SenecaGlobal, Inc

Zach Szofer | Director, Strategic Business Development

Member

Sikich

Scott Foringer

Member

Tech Elevator

Patrick Devanney | Market Development Director

Member

University of Chicago – School of Molecular Engineering

Felix Lu | Director of Corporate Engagement

Member

The Boeing Company

Ezunial Burts | Strategic Alliances Leader

Member

Verizon Wireless

Louis Bridges III

Member

West Monroe Partners

Dana Twomey | Director

Brad Ptasienski | Senior Partner

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