Tuesday
The Atlantic's WHAT'S NEXT? conference takes place this week in Chicago and will feature talks that will explore inventions that make day-to-day life better across health, science, technology and other industries. Speakers include Dava Newman the Deputy Administrator of NASA; Brian McClendon, the Vice President of Maps and Business Platform at Uber; Margaret Gould Stewart, VP of Product Design at Facebook; and Marion Blakey, President and CEO of Rolls-Royce North America. More info here.
The Techstars Chicago community demo day will be hosted at the House of Blues Tuesday, where the 10 companies will showcase their work to the public. Startups include CompleteSet, a platform for collectors to find and sell memorabilia; Jio, a wearable device maker that helps parents monitor the location of their kids; and Arena, a chat app for sports fans during live events. More info here.
Sam Yen, the Chief Design Officer of SAP, will be at IIT Institute of Design Tuesday to discuss the future of software innovation. Yen will talk about how design thinking and user empathy will drive software innovation in the future. More info here.
Wednesday
Networking group SPARK is hosting a night of networking and improv at Grind Coworking in Chicago. Tony Rielage of Theatre Momentum will lead the group through improv games, and attendees will learn how to communicate, listen, and connect. More info here.
On Wednesday, DePaul faculty and students will showcase their work on examining life expectancy in Chicago’s 77 neighborhoods. The event, hosted by the Chicago City Data Users Group at Microsoft Chicago, will focus on life expectancy and social determinants of health to explain how it shapes and influences the health of our nation and our city. More info here.
Thursday
The South Side Pitch is taking place Thursday at UChicago's Polsky Center. Five finalists will present at the Shark Tank-style pitch competition that aims to highlight startups on Chicago's South Side. The winners will receive a cash prize. More info here.
Nerd Interface is holding a beer pong and virtual reality meetup Thursday at the Nerdery. Come play beer pong, play around with an Oculus Rift, and learn more about VR game development. More info here.
An event Thursday at the Loyola University Schreiber Center will focus on how the internet of things will impact your industry. Executives from PreScouter and GE Healthcare will discuss how the Internet of Things will shape healthcare, manufacturing, insurance, consumer goods, and other industries. More info here.
