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Posted Friday, November 20, 2020

Category: General IoT

mHUB Accelerated Incubation is a six-month, hands-on startup accelerator focused on the product development and commercialization of early-stage, high-potential hardtech startups.

Posted Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Category: General IoT

November 9, 2020- Chicago, IL: The Chicago Connectory today announced that it has officially become partners with Lumen, a technology leader that delivers hybrid networking, cloud connectivity, and security solutions to customers around the world.

Posted Thursday, September 10, 2020

Category: General IoT

On August 12, the Chicago Connectory welcomed back the IBM team for our very first hybrid event, IBM Visual Inspector iOS Application Demo.

Posted Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Category: General IoT

On July 8, the Chicago Connectory hosted a virtual webinar, Innovation in Time of Crisis with member, Sente.

Posted Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Category: General IoT

June 3, 2020- Chicago, IL: Chordant, an industry leading solution provider of data sharing solutions announced today that it has officially become collaborators with the Chicago Connectory.

Posted Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Category: General IoT

The Chicago Connectory has been closed for around a month due to the statewide stay-at home order but our incredible members and community have found ways to stay engaged virtually! Over the past month, the Connectory has hosted different virtual workshops, webinars, and lectures.

Posted Thursday, March 26, 2020

Category: General IoT

On March 10, the Chicago Connectory welcomed back AlphaLab Gear for their annual Alphalab Gear Hardware Cup.

Posted Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Category: Big Data & Analytics

On February 13, the Chicago Connectory hosted Roberto Barbero, IoT and smart analytics specialist at Google Cloud, for an informational session on the Internet of Things with Google Cloud. In recent years, IoT has made industries like manufacturing, healthcare, transportation, insurance, and consumer products produce seemingly endless amounts of data.

Posted Monday, February 17, 2020

Category: Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Robotics

On February 4, the Chicago Connectory hosted Bosch Global Services for their Digital Learning Lab session.

Posted Monday, January 13, 2020

Category: Design Sprint

Over the last six months, Moonshot by Pactera hosted a monthly Design Sprints workshop at the Chicago Connectory.

Posted Saturday, December 21, 2019

Category: Cryptocurrency & Blockchain

On the evening of December 17, the Chicago Connectory welcomed member, Bosch Rexroth, as they hosted their meetup focused on DLT and IIoT solutions. Joe Renz, Managing Director at New Mobility Studio kicked off the event by introducing the speakers for the night.

Posted Monday, December 16, 2019

Category: General

On December 6, the Chicago Connectory hosted the University of Notre Dame's Student International Business Council (SIBC). Each year Bob Wildeman, University Partnerships Lead at the Chicago Connectory, invites SIBC students to present their research on a case study relevant to Bosch and other stakeholders.

Posted Monday, December 16, 2019

Category: Mobility

On Thursday, December 5, the Chicago Connectory welcomed member, Shared-Use Mobility Center (SUMC), as they hosted their Holiday Open House.

Posted Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Category: University Engagement

On November 1, the Chicago Connectory hosted Facebook's first-ever Chicago Hackathon. Facebook's Chicago Hackathon brought together developers, UX designers, and others to create solutions focused on gaming and entertainment, productivity and utility, and social cohesion.

Posted Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Category: Design Sprint

On October 30, the Chicago Connectory hosted Moonshot by Pactera for part five of the Design Sprints workshop. This session was focused on the process of prototyping.

Posted Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Category: General IoT

Watch as Nahel Gandhi, CEO at Ideology, talks about cobots, healthcare, and 5G.

Posted Monday, November 4, 2019

Category: University Engagement

On October 24, theChicago Connectory hosted AnitaB.org Chicago for their annual DiversiTechHiring Fair. This all-day event brought together women and allies who are searchingfor jobs at all levels in the technology field.

Posted Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Category: Mobility

On Friday, October 25, Bosch kicked-off their annual Urban Mobility Hackathon at the Chicago Connectory. Bosch's Urban Mobility Hackathon brings students together to develop solutions that address common issues surrounding mobility.

Posted Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Category: General IoT

Watch as Chris Jackson, Senior IoT Cloud Consultant at Bosch, talks about Connected Sports.

Posted Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Category: General IoT

Learn about this month's member spotlight, from Aaron Filous, CEO at Promotable

Posted Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Category: Industry 4.0

On October 15, Bosch Rexroth hosted their event, “Factory of the Future Live”, which brought together executives and thought-leaders working in the realm of industrial technology.

Posted Monday, October 7, 2019

Category: General IoT

On September 30, the Chicago Connectory hosted Sente Foundry and the Italian Trade Agency for their Open Innovation Night with startups and corporations.

Posted Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Category: Design Sprint

On September 26, the Chicago Connectory hosted Moonshot by Pactera for part four of their Design Sprints workshop.

Posted Friday, September 27, 2019

Category: General IoT

On September 18, 2019, the Chicago Connectory hosted Bosch’s Digital eXperience Day in the space.

Posted Thursday, September 26, 2019

Category: General IoT

Watch as Moe Kanan, Software Developer at Bosch, talks about IoT devices in the market and his takeaway.

Posted Thursday, September 26, 2019

Category: General IoT

CIO of the Year in Chicagoland, an award provided by SIM Chicago, has been around since 1995. This year on September 12 at the Chicago Connectory, SIM Chicago honored Danielle DuMerer as CIO of the Year.

Posted Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Category: Mobility

The Connectory network supports startups around the globe through its locations in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. Chicago Connectory member, Sente Foundry, is taking advantage of this expansive network to execute their Mobility III Program.

Posted Monday, September 16, 2019

Category: General IoT

Learn about this month's member spotlight, from Mike Edmonds, Managing Director at Moonshot by Pactera

Posted Friday, September 6, 2019

Category: Design Sprint

On August 28, Moonshot by Pactera hosted part three of their Design Sprints workshop at the Chicago Connectory. Familiar and new faces joined the workshop which was led by, Mike Kim, digitalization practice lead and Mike Edmonds, managing director and product VP at Moonshot.

Posted Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Category: General

September 3, 2019 – Geneva, Ill.: Richardson RFPD, an expert in wireless connectivity components and IoT solutions, announced today that it has become a sponsoring member of the Chicago Connectory.

Posted Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Category: General IoT

The Chicago Connectory is excited to welcome three new Italian startups, Getastand, Hooro, and Volvero, to the community!

Posted Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Category: General IoT

Watch as Gerod Carfantan, COO of Sente Foundry, talks about identity and access management for IoT.

Posted Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Category: Smart City

On August 26, the Chicago Connectory welcomed member, Sigfox, as they hosted their Hacking House Pitch Event in the space. Back in June, Sigfox launched the Hacking House program at the Chicago Connectory.

Posted Monday, August 26, 2019

Category: General IoT

On Tuesday, August 20, the Chicago Connectory welcomed member, Nick Moran, general partner at New Stack Ventures and founder of the 1st Venture Capital Podcast (The Full Ratchet), as he hosted a workshop on How to Raise Capital.

Posted Monday, August 26, 2019

Category: General

The Momentum Awards are an annual celebration hosted by 1871 and the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center. It is the city’s most anticipated digital technology event of the year and celebrates Chicago’s extraordinary entrepreneurial community.

Posted Friday, August 16, 2019

Category: General

On August 14, Bosch Senior IoT Cloud Consultant, David Castillo, hosted a Tech Talk for the Chicago Connectory community to learn about the opportunities that Serverless IoT possesses.

Posted Monday, August 12, 2019

Category: Mobility

The anticipated yearly event, Connexion, took place on August 8 at the Chicago Connectory. This year, Connexion focused on the mobility industry, bringing together local mobility influencers, innovative companies, startups and more.

Posted Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Category: Mobility

On August 1, Chicago Connectory member Shared-Use Mobility Center (SUMC) hosted their Summer in Chicago Open House event at the Chicago Connectory.

Posted Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Category: Mobility

On Thursday, August 1, the Chicago Connectory welcomed member ILAVA, the Illinois Autonomous Vehicle Association, as they hosted another event as part of their “Connection Series”. The series is hosted monthly in hopes of educating industry, private sector, and constituents on the connected mobility and autonomous vehicle industry across Illinois.

Posted Thursday, August 1, 2019

Category: Design Sprint

On July 31, the Chicago Connectory hosted Moonshot by Pactera for part two of their Design Sprints workshop.

Posted Friday, July 12, 2019

Category: Smart City

On Thursday, July 11, the Chicago Connectory welcomed member Sigfox USA as they hosted their event, “0G applications for Building Smart & Connected Cities”, in the space.

Posted Monday, July 8, 2019

Category: General

Learn about this month's member spotlight, from Alberto Mannil, Innovation Program Manager at Sigfox.

Posted Friday, June 28, 2019

Category: Design Sprint

On June 26, the Chicago Connectory hosted Moonshot by Pactera, a digital product studio.

Posted Monday, June 17, 2019

Category: General IoT

On June 4, Sigfox hosted the launch of their Hacking House program at the Chicago Connectory. Following the success of their Hacking Houses in Taiwan and San Francisco, Sigfox decided to leverage Chicago's numerous universities, their existing Chicago-based team, and the Chicago Connectory, to bring a Hacking House to Chicago.

Posted Thursday, June 6, 2019

Category: Cryptocurrency & Blockchain

On June 4, the Chicago Connectory hosted Uwe Roehm, manager of process integration at Bosch.

Posted Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Category: General IoT

Watch as Lisa Carrel, CEO & Cofounder, Proxfinity, and Emily Orthwein, Account Executive, Proxfinity talk about why technology that lets humans be human is an IoT trend.

Posted Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Category: Big Data & Analytics

Ravi Krishnan, senior manager of enterprise data strategy at Discover Financial Services presented the four elements of implementing an analytics initiative - people, process, technology, and data.

Posted Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Category: Sensor Technology

Chicago’s Adler Planetarium recently deployed a full Swift Sensors wireless monitoring system to protect one of the world’s largest collections of historic scientific instruments

Posted Monday, May 20, 2019

Category: Mobility

Chicago Connectory member, ILAVA (Illinois Autonomous Vehicles Association), recently hosted a lunch and learn session focusing on the state of CAV technology in Illinois.

Posted Friday, April 26, 2019

Category: General IoT

As China’s largest city, Shanghai has adopted a blend of East and West culture allowing a face-paced path of innovation to move forward.

Posted Thursday, April 25, 2019

Category: General IoT

This was the first of Bolha’s series on technology and marketing where Nagib Nassif Filho, founder/CEO of Bolha, discussed how product innovation creates distinctive brand experiences for customers.

Posted Thursday, April 18, 2019

Category: Big Data & Analytics

The Chicago Connectory hosted Alexandra Gaski, a data scientist at McDonald’s. This event focused on how companies can use data to determine the success of their marketing and media efforts.

Posted Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Category: Big Data & Analytics

J.D. Power and Chicago-based Uptake Technologies are partnering to develop new automotive industry analytics products, in addition to analytics products for the utilities and telecommunications sector.

Posted Monday, April 15, 2019

Category: General IoT

Learn about this month's member spotlight, from Nehal Gandhi, CEO at Ideology.

Posted Monday, April 8, 2019

Category: General IoT

The Chicago Connectory recently launched a regular speaker series to help businesses tackle issues that can arise when working with the Internet of Things (IoT).

Posted Monday, April 1, 2019

Category: Big Data & Analytics

The Chicago Connectory hosted Sente Foundry’s ‘Innovation in Food Tech Meetup’. This event focused on how innovation and data is key to success in the food tech space.

Posted Thursday, March 28, 2019

Category: General IoT

On the evening of March 27, the Chicago Connectory welcomed back AlphaLab Gear, to host the 2019 Hardware Cup Midwest Regionals.

Posted Monday, March 25, 2019

Category: Mobility

On Monday, March 11, Bosch, and partner Nitrous, opened its London Connectory, a co-innovation space open to the public, private and academic sectors, from start-ups to multinational organizations.

Posted Thursday, March 21, 2019

Category: Big Data & Analytics

Watch the latest IoT Trends video to hear from Jeff Gristenthwaite, VP of product at Catalytic, as he talks about why automation is an IoT trend.

Posted Monday, March 18, 2019

Category: Mobility

The Chicago Connectory welcomed back Mayor Rahm Emanuel for the second time this year, to present a progressive and innovative roadmap for the future of mobility and transportation in the city of Chicago.

Posted Friday, March 15, 2019

Category: Smart City

Verizon's fifth generation (5G) network is officially launching on April 11th in Chicago. The 5G technology will greatly support IoT, AI, autonomous vehicles, advanced robotics, wearable tech and other technologies.

Posted Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Category: General IoT

Learn about this month's member spotlight, from Nick Moran, Managing Partner at New Stack Ventures

Posted Monday, March 11, 2019

Category: Sensor Technology

The Chicago Connectory welcomed Sigfox USA to present their ongoing activities to engage IoT entrepreneurs in the greater Chicago market.

Posted Thursday, March 7, 2019

Category: General IoT

Watch the latest IoT Trends video to hear from Uzair Hussain, CEO at Cleu, as he discusses IoT controllers and their influences on consumers.

Posted Friday, March 1, 2019

Category: General IoT

Learn about this month's member spotlight, from Sean McClure, Group Strategy Director at GrahamSpencer

Posted Thursday, February 28, 2019

Category: General IoT

Watch the latest IoT Trends video to hear from Eli Share, Group IoT & Mobile Manager at Robert Bosch, LLC, as he discusses the importance of IoT business models.

Posted Thursday, February 28, 2019

Category: AR & VR (Augmented , Virtual Reality)

Chicago Connectory member, mLab, hosted its first live Tech Trends Today webinar series in the space focused on augmented reality (AR) .

Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Category: Mobility

Watch the latest IoT Trends video to hear from Sharon Feigon, Executive Director of Shared-Use Mobility Center (SUMC), as she discusses how her team is helping to improve urban mobility in regions and cities across the country.

Posted Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Category: Big Data & Analytics

The Data & Human-Centered Design Meetup focused on how human-centered design and data analytics can come together. Guest speaker, Ann Conway, spoke about how design and data science specialists can collaborate to improve outcomes.

Posted Friday, February 8, 2019

Category: Smart City

The Chicago Connectory hosted the second edition of a mobility hackathon on October 19 & 20th, 2018. Promoted by Bosch and KPMG, students from various universities developed business models and pitches that were presented to local judges.

Posted Friday, February 1, 2019

Category: General IoT

On February 1, the Chicago Connectory welcomed City Tech Collaborative and its key partners to the space as they announced the launch of a new cyber-security training pilot for women in Chicago.

Posted Friday, January 25, 2019

Category: Mobility

On Friday, January 18, the Chicago Connectory hosted the Industry Forum for Innovation in Urban Mobility, where industry experts and founders of various technology startups shared their views on new trends and developments in the urban mobility space.

Posted Friday, January 25, 2019

Category: General

Last Thursday, January 17, the Illinois Autonomous Vehicles Association (ILAVA), a private sector association that represents the entire ecosystem around new mobility, hosted a discussion session as part of its “Connections Series.”

Posted Monday, January 21, 2019

Category: Sensor Technology

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. is testing a technology of “smart” displays that marketers can use to target ads for specific types of shoppers.

Posted Monday, January 14, 2019

Category: General IoT

This year, the Bosch booth invited the Chicago Connectory and startup, Catalytic, to exhibit in the booth and showcase an example of how the Chicago Connectory connects startups with corporations and builds key partnerships.

Posted Thursday, December 27, 2018

Category: General IoT

UXD Chicago is a passionate and innovative group that comes together to envision the future of design by hosting events that facilitate conversations, networking and learning from knowledgeable speakers.

Posted Friday, December 14, 2018

Category: Smart City

Learn about this month's member spotlight, from Jerry Quandt, Executive Director of Illinois Autonomous Vehicles Association (ILAVA)

Posted Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Category: Big Data & Analytics

Farmer’s Fridge is a Chicago-based company that provides automated smart fridges stocked with chef-curated, restaurant-quality meals and snacks.

Posted Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Category: General IoT

Chicago Connectory partner 1871, hosted the WiSTEM C8 Showcase on the evening of Dec. 11. The event celebrated 10 inspirational women founders who were part of the eighth WiSTEM cohort at 1871.

Posted Monday, December 10, 2018

Category: General IoT

On Wednesday, December 5th, the Chicago Connectory hosted the Hour of Code, a movement aimed at bringing computer science and coding to children globally.

Posted Thursday, December 6, 2018

Category: Smart City

On Wednesday, Dec. 5 the Chicago Connectory hosted a "Digital Duplicate" meetup, sponsored by the Illinois Autonomous Vehicles Association (ILAVA).

Posted Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Category: General IoT

On Tuesday, Dec. 4, WiSTEM from 1871 visited the Chicago Connectory for a tour of the space and its IoT demos.

Posted Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Category: General IoT

Learn about this month's member spotlight, from Thomas Clever, Managing Director and Co-Founder of CLEVER°FRANKE.

Posted Monday, November 26, 2018

Category: Sensor Technology

Chicago-based sporting company, Wilson, recently developed a sensor that can count the number of times a racket hits a ball, letting players know when it’s time to restring the frame.

Posted Thursday, November 15, 2018

Category: Industry 4.0

The Chicago Connectory hosted the Smart Manufacturing and Industrie 4.0 event where Germany-based and US-based smart manufacturing experts came together to provide keynote presentations, panel discussions and networking opportunities.

Posted Thursday, November 15, 2018

Category: General IoT

On Monday, Nov. 12, the Chicago Connectory hosted the 2018 Bosch North America Regional Supplier Awards. These ceremonies were held in various locations worldwide, each focusing on a different region.

Posted Thursday, November 15, 2018

Category: Smart City

The Chicago Connectory welcomed the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) as they hosted a reception for their community and the public to attend.

Posted Monday, November 12, 2018

Category: General IoT

Watch the video from Bosch IoT Manager, Sebastian Moebius as he discusses “Edge Computing" as an IoT Trend.

Posted Monday, November 5, 2018

Category: Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Robotics

Watch the video from Bosch Sr. IoT Cloud Consultant, Cory Weber as he discusses “Machine Learning” as an IoT trend.

Posted Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Category: Cryptocurrency & Blockchain

Learn about this month's member spotlight, from Jochen Renz, Advisor to the IOTA Foundation

Posted Thursday, October 25, 2018

Category: General IoT

The Chicago Connectory recently hosted Bosch's North America logistics team for its 10th North America Logistics Conference.

Posted Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Category: Smart City

The Chicago Connectory hosted the second edition of a mobility hackathon on Friday, Oct. 19 and Saturday, Oct. 20. Promoted by Bosch and KPMG.

Posted Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Category: Industry 4.0

Watch the video from Bosch Director of Digital Business, Thomas Makosch as he discusses “Connected Construction” as an IoT trend.

Posted Monday, October 22, 2018

Category: General IoT

Learn what other companies in the Chicagoland area are doing to tackle different IoT-related challenges.

Posted Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Category: Industry 4.0

On Thursday, October 11, approximately 50 participants joined a thought-provoking session about Industrial IoT Technology at the Chicago Connectory.

Posted Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Category: General IoT

On Oct. 10 and 11, the Chicago Connectory hosted an IoT training facilitated by Kevin McQuown, the founder and principal engineer at Windy City Lab.

Posted Thursday, September 20, 2018

Category: Industry 4.0

With the invention of IoT, losing mail can become a thing of the past. Hanhaa is a company that makes tracking technology that can be used when shipping all kinds of parcels.

Posted Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Category: General IoT

Learn about this month's member spotlight, Sente from Gerod Carantan, COO.

Posted Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Category: General

The Chicago Connectory is looking for a new Co-Creation and Innovation Space Consultant to join the team!

Posted Monday, September 17, 2018

Category: Industry 4.0

The Chicago Connectory hosted teams from Onshape and Desktop Metal to learn about their partnership. The two companies are working to bring innovation to mechanical design, metal 3D printing and manufacturing.

Posted Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Category: Industry 4.0

Industrial IoT (IIoT) relates particularly to its application in manufacturing and logistics. It is capable of increasing productivity of almost every process along a company’s value chain, as well as increasing product quality.

Posted Thursday, August 23, 2018

Category: General IoT

The Chicago Connectory hosted the diversiTECH Hiring Fair for minorities and welcomed employer companies focused in technology, web and mobile.

Posted Thursday, August 23, 2018

Category: Sensor Technology

Earlier this month, Bosch worked with Array of Things to conduct a mobility study at the Lollapallooza music festival.

Posted Monday, August 20, 2018

Category: Sensor Technology

Learn more about the Connectory's newest IoT member, Frost Control Systems. Winner of the Connexion IoT showcase, Frost Control Systems is a sensor-based solution for smart city deicing.

Posted Friday, August 17, 2018

Category: General IoT

Windy City Lab is one of many partners and start-ups that work from the Chicago Connectory. The lab provides consulting and workshops on all aspects of building smart physical products that tie into the cloud and one's phone.

Posted Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Category: Smart City

Learn about this month's member spotlight, DemandTrans from Charlotte Frei, Director of Transit Research.

Posted Friday, August 10, 2018

Category: General IoT

The Chicago Connectory partnered with 1871 to host a WISTEM mentorship kick-off event for about 25 Bosch directors in the Chicagoland area.

Posted Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Category: Industry 4.0

More than 30 people attended the event, where they learned the concepts and technologies that underpin the digital transformation of manufacturing.

Posted Monday, July 23, 2018

Category: Smart City

SpotHero, the parking technology company, announced in early July 2018 that more than 500 of its facilities in Chicago are now autonomous-vehicle ready.

Posted Monday, July 16, 2018

Category: Industry 4.0

Watch the video to hear from Bosch Associate and Industrial Internet of Things Expert Uwe Roehm talk about “Connected Industry” as an IoT trend.

Posted Friday, June 29, 2018

Category: Smart City

The Connectory hosted a discussion panel during an event called, "Illinois Green Smart City - Building efficiency, smart cities and the IoT.”

Posted Thursday, June 21, 2018

Category: Smart City

Six examples describing how cities are becoming “smart” by leveraging IoT to improve urban life and boost the happiness of city dwellers.

Posted Thursday, May 31, 2018

Category: General IoT

On May 11th, the Chicago Connectory hosted the first ever Connexion IoT event at the Chicago Connectory and 1871. More than 500 people from Bosch and other global companies attended to learn about IoT topics from 18 high-profile thought leaders, joined two featured meetups, experienced an IoT startup pitch contest, and visited an exhibition space where more than 40 interactive sponsors showcased their IoT solutions, including Microsoft, CDW and more!

Posted Thursday, May 24, 2018

Category: Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Robotics

The Internet of things need to be intelligent, not just connected, as the true value of IoT is not just making things connected but focuses on bringing intelligence to these devices. On Wednesday, May 16, the Chicago Connectory and SAP.iO partnered in hosting a captivating discussion about what “IoT meets AI” means and how corporations can engage with startups to bring these practical applications to the enterprise.

Posted Friday, May 11, 2018

Category: Healthcare IoT

Learn about the impact of IoT on healthcare products and services. Featuring a panel of experts from different healthcare companies and industries

Posted Friday, May 11, 2018

Category: General IoT

Learn about futuristic consumer IoT products from Mitch Carrel, co-founder and CEO of Proxfinity.

Posted Friday, May 11, 2018

Category: Smart City

Learn about the impact of IoT on transportation featuring a panel of experts from start-ups and local government.

Posted Friday, May 11, 2018

Category: General IoT

Watch the official Pitch Competition from Connexion IoT, sponsored by sente.link, where six different start-ups gave short pitches on their innovative and IoT-related products.

Posted Friday, May 11, 2018

Category: Smart City

Watch this panel about smart city initiatives from local, city and state of Illinois governments.

Posted Friday, May 11, 2018

Category: General IoT

This talk, presented by Lin Nease, focuses on the history of IoT and defining various enterprise uses for IoT with a wide variety of use cases and examples.

Posted Friday, May 11, 2018

Category: Smart City

Monali Shah, director of Intelligent Transportation at HERE, mentions use cases from around the world and focuses on specific smart city trends.

Posted Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Category: General IoT

On April 20th, the Chicago Connectory hosted the Future Founders as they recognized Illinois colleges and universities for their contributions to the entrepreneurial community at the 2nd Annual EntrepreneurshipU Awards.

Posted Friday, April 20, 2018

Category: Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Robotics

Earlier this month, the Chicago Connectory hosted “Team Axiom,” Chicago's Northside College Prep High School's robotics team to participate at their first travel competition in Peoria, Ill and a local competition in Chicago.

Posted Thursday, April 19, 2018

Category: General IoT

Chicago’s home for IoT to host event May 11, 2018 in Merchandise Mart alongside partner, 1871

Posted Thursday, April 19, 2018

Category: General IoT

Infant death rates, athlete hydration and 3D printed food were three of the topics addressed at the Chicago Connectory for the Alphalab Gear Hardware Cup on Tuesday, March 3. Six early-stage hardware startups pitched their ideas to judges, which came from companies such as TechStars, M25 and Pritzker Group Venture Capital, among others.

Posted Saturday, April 7, 2018

Category: General IoT

The Chicago Connectory hosted the Lycée Français (The French International School) Hackathon from Thursday, March 22 through Saturday, March 24. The event served as the French-American finale of Start’up Lycée 2018, an event where students from different schools developed business models and pitches before presenting to local judges. Nine teams participated in the event, including top teams from French schools in Dijon and Auriol (Marseille), as well as U.S. schools in New York and San Francisco, California.

Posted Monday, March 19, 2018

Category: Industry 4.0

On Tuesday, Feb. 27, the Chicago Connectory played host to the first of six Chicago Industry 4.0 Tech Series events.

Posted Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Category: General IoT

On Monday, March 5, the Chicago Connectory hosted the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) for an IoT-related art exhibit called “A SymbIoTic Studio.” Here, five pieces of art were on display, focusing on the relationship between art and IoT.

Posted Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Category: Industry 4.0

Connectory visitors can now experience the IoT through a new interactive demo provided by Losant and Sigfox.

Posted Friday, February 16, 2018

Category: General IoT

Last month the Chicago Connectory had the pleasure of hosting Brian Walker, CEO of AE Marketing Group. Brian interviewed Dennis Boecker, general manager of the Chicago Connectory and Bosch Global IT innovation lead, and Howard Tullman, CEO of 1871, for his “Brand Lab Series” podcast.

Posted Friday, February 16, 2018

Category: Cryptocurrency & Blockchain

On Tuesday, Dec. 12th, The Chicago Connectory hosted the third IOTA meetup with a crowd of approximately 250 attendees on site and more than 2,500 participants watching a livestream.

Posted Friday, February 16, 2018

Category: General IoT

Chicago is home to a variety of tech meetups, and we’ve been lucky to host some of them at the Chicago Connectory. On November 15, Moonshot by Pactera Digital, sponsored the CHIVR meetup at the Chicago Connectory. CHIVR is the largest virtual and augmented reality meetup in the U.S.

Posted Friday, February 16, 2018

Category: Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Robotics

The Chicago Connectory and DePaul University were at the center of the innovation landscape in Chicago as leaders from Bosch, Abbott, General Electric, IBM, and more gathered for a reception on the evening of November 9, preceding the Optimizing Digital Innovation Conference at DePaul on November 10.

Posted Friday, February 16, 2018

Category: General IoT

Welcome to the new and improved Chicago Connectory website!