The Connected Intelligence Foundation welcomes the mid-west’s leading technology journalist, John Pletz, who has an unvarnished view of what technology is working and getting funded and who are the key players to watch.
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The View from John Pletz, Principal Technology Reporter for Crain’s Chicago Business
This is the Kick-Off 2017 Connected Intelligence Foundation (CIF) Group Meeting. CIF welcomes the mid-west’s leading technology journalist, John Pletz, who has an unvarnished view of what is working and getting funded and who are the key players to watch. Technology companies want to be on John’s radar and are smart to listen to his viewpoint.
This CIF meeting is a tremendous opportunity to hear, meet and network with some of the region’s key technology players.
Guest Speaker
John Pletz is one of Chicago’s leading technology reporters who keeps his fingers on the pulse on the best and brightest of what’s taking shape in the mid-west. He covers technology, startups and venture capital for Crain's, and previously covered aviation, manufacturing and the Chicago Olympic bid. John also writes a high profile blog on the Chicago technology scene - the place to be mentioned if you want notice in the industry.
About this Meet-up
The Connected Intelligence Foundation hosts the premier gathering place for those who want to make meaningful connections in the Internet of Things space. The meet-up brings together executives and technical leaders from multi-billion dollar companies to mid-sized firms to early stage businesses. This meeting is recognized as THE place for business development, sales leads, intelligence and networking for IoT in the mid-west.
Event Format
6.00 PM-7:00PM PM, Presentation, Q&A by the guest speaker
7.00 PM-7.30 PM, Attendees to introduce themselves – a chance for everyone to introduce themselves and briefly explain what role they look to play in the IoT space – engineer, developer, business development, investment, etc.
7.30 PM- 8.00'ish PM, Break-outs/Networking – we create the space for people to meet, discuss, exchange business cards and start a dialogue.
