This session offers a timely and honest snapshot of Chicago’s current economic landscape within a broader national context and a candid overview of how emerging technology and trends are not only reshaping industries but also charting new courses for workforce development and regional economic growth. We will examine how regional leaders and organizations are proactively adapting to the rapid pace of technological change, creating equitable pathways for workforce growth and resilience, and consider how these advancements are shaping a more inclusive and sustainable economic future for our region.

• Moderator: Brad Henderson, CEO, P33 (LGC Fellow since 2012 and Daniel Burnham Fellow)
• Hardik Bhatt, CEO, SDI Presence (Daniel Burnham Fellow)
  
• Kristen Broady, Director of the Economic Mobility Project, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
  
• Marie Lynn Miranda, Chancellor, University of Illinois at Chicago (Daniel Burnham Fellow)

The event will begin at 8:00AM with a networking reception and continental breakfast. The program will start promptly at 9:00AM

To reserve a ticket, click the "Register to Attend" button below. Due to limited seating and high demand, we kindly ask that you register only if you are certain you can attend. Tickets for this event are exclusively for Fellows. (The LGC Signature Fellows Class of 2026 and sponsor participants are preregistered, no ticket required).

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