Jamal S. Yagoobi
Conference Chair
Chair/Professor of Mechanical, Materials, & Aerospace Engineering
Illinois Institute of Technology

Rob Seal
Conference Coordinator
Department Coordinator, Mechanical, Materials, & Aerospace Engineering
Illinois Institute of Technology

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David Baker
Vice President, External Affairs
Illinois Institute of Technology

Edward Daniels
Director, Energy Systems Division
Argonne National Laboratory

Sabrina Fesko
Program Manager, Corporate Relations
Illinois Institute of Technology

Jay Fisher
Director, Corporate Relations
Illinois Institute of Technology

Helen Gagel
Vice-President
Chicago Manufacturing Center

Demetria Giannisis
President and CEO
Chicago Manufacturing Center

Keith McKee
Director, Manufacturing Productivity Center
Adjunct Faculty, Stuart School of Business, Illinois Institute of Technology

Norman Peterson
Assistant to the Director, Government Affairs
Argonne National Laboratory

Lance Pressl
President, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
Head of Innovate! Now Initiative

Xiaoping Qian
Assistant Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Illinois Institute of Technology

Dennis Roberson
Vice Provost for New Initiatives
Illinois Institute of Technology

Lisa Seegers
InnovateNow Project Manager
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce

Sammy Tin
Associate Professor of Materials Engineering
Illinois Institute of Technology