Topic: Trends and Innovation Drivers
Howard will speak about technology trends and innovation including 7-10 drivers that IT professionals will deal with in the future. Howard believes that IT professionals are going to be at the core of every business, not on the fringes as a “service” to the rest of the company. He speaks about the strategy and competitive advantage IT brings to business by making sure it has a seat at the table.
Speaker: Howard Tullman
Howard Tullman is the Executive Director of the Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship as well as the first University Professor appointed at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. He was previously the CEO of 1871 (the home of 500 digital startups) which, under his guidance and leadership, tripled in size and was recently named the Number 1 university-affiliated tech incubator in the world. Prior to his role at 1871, Tullman was the Chairman and CEO of Tribeca Flashpoint College and the President of Kendall College. He is also the General Managing Partner of two early-stage venture capital funds, Chicago High-Tech Investment Partners, LLC and G2T3V, LLC which focus on identifying and funding disruptive innovators.
Tullman is a world-class serial entrepreneur and has successfully founded more than a dozen high-tech startups in his 50-year career and created more than $1 billion in investor value as well as over 6000 new jobs. He is a tireless supporter of entrepreneurs and a mentor to many startups, growing businesses of all sizes, political leaders and government agencies as well as a board member of several of Chicago’s fastest-growing tech companies.
He has written over 30 books and writes a regular weekly column on The Perspiration Principles for INC. Magazine which reaches over 2 million website visitors a week. He lectures on technology trends, innovation, entrepreneurship and change management all across the world as well as at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University where he is an Adjunct Professor.