TRIBECA FLASHPOINT ACADEMY CEO HOWARD TULLMAN KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT NORTHSIDE COLLEGE PREP COLLOQUIUM ON INNOVATION AND CAREERS 2.0

Innovation and Careers 2.0

9 November 2012

 

Northside holds presentations designed to help students think about the future

by Eleanor Glockner and Georgia Mitrakos

Every year Northside has an all school colloquium that reflects the year’s theme. Last year the theme centered around the construction of our celestial garden and our visit to the planetarium. This year we will be having an all school colloquium that will evoke thought about future careers. It is a day created to inform and inspire our next generation of leaders.

 

Innovation and Careers 2.0 will challenge the Northside students to look forward and explore possible career opportunities. Career day will take place on Friday, November 9 from 8:00 am to 11:15 am. Each student will be allowed to attend three 45-minute sessions. Student registration for these sessions began October 31 and will be open until Sunday, November 4.

 

For more information about Innovation and Careers 2.0 visit www.northsideprep.org.

 

Here are a few of the guest speakers that will attend our all school colloquium:

 

Mr. Howard Tullman, President and CEO of Tribeca Flashpoint Academy will be the Keynote speaker. Tribeca Flashpoint Academy is one of Chicago’s best digital media arts colleges. Tribeca’s initiative is to turn their students’ passion for art and media into real careers. According to their webpage, their “Curriculum is hands-on, immersive and career-focused.” Mr. Tullman is an inspirational leader who wants students to be prepared for the future and be focused on how to bring their talent and passion into a career based society.

 

For more information on Mr. Howard Tullman or Tribeca Flashpoint Academy visit http://www.tfa.edu/.

 

Mr. Jack Wheeler, the Founder of the Sand Box Industries of Chicago will be joined by Danny Levi, the project manager at Sand Box. Sand Box Industries is a business firm that grows ideas and launches them into our society by creating and developing new businesses. Mr. Wheeler is interested in connecting real world problems to the virtual world, and would like to help solve world problems by using technology.

For more information on Mr. Wheeler, Mr. Levi, and Sand Box Industries visit http://www.sandboxindustries.com

Harper Reed is currently the chief technology officer of President Obama’s reelection campaign. He was the CTO of the Chicago t-shirt company Threadless until 2009, served as an adviser at the venture capital firm Sand Box Industries, and launched CTAalerts.com, a website that compiles CTA delays. He blogs at https://harperreed.org/.

 

Our speakers at career day are people who are willing to change the way the world works. They are creative, passionate, and willing to grow and launch their ideas to the public.

 

Here is a complete list of Guest Speakers:

Howard Tullman, President and CEO, Tribeca Flashpoint Academy, Keynote Speaker

Maged Aboulmagd, Consul General, Arab Republic of Egypt

Larry Asimow, Board Member, Urban Habitat Chicago; Owner, Larry Asimow Landscaping

Lisa Balde, Deputy Editor, NBC

Mark Bowman/Vince Lambert, Illinois Army National Guard

Jennifer Brandel, Lead Producer Curious City, WBEZ

Amy Butterer, Agent, The Billions Corporation

Sara Cherry, Genetic Counselor, Central DuPage Hospital @ Cadence Heaklth; Instructor/Owner, Big City Blues

Aleta Clark. Founder & Partner, Child & Adolescence Health Associates

Lindsay Cohen, Vice President, Sandbox Industries

Steve Dolinsky, Food Reporter, ABC News

Lili E., Midwest Regional Recruiter, CIA

Will Elkins, Solutions Engineer, Akamai Technologies

Hilary Figgs/John Bannon, Returned Volunteers, Peace Corps

Ted Gonder, Co-founder and Executive Director, Moneythink

Karen Gordon, Entrepreneur and Advisor, NFP and Startups

Mario Greco, Senior Broker & VP Sales, Prudential Rubloff

Kristian Hammond, Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Narrative Science; Professor of
Computer Science, Northwestern University

Tyharrie Hill, Manager of Research Health Initiatives, American Cancer Society

Geoffrey Johnson, Senior Editor, Chicago Magazine

Ted Kalaw, Student & Software Engineer; Intern, Facebook

Rima Kapitan, Principal, Kapitan Law Offices

Robert Karr, Principal, Masuda Funai

Sandee Kastrul, President, i.c. stars

Michael Kerley, Lieutenant Commander & Navy City Outreach Officer, USN

Julie Krzeminski, Midwest Sales Representative, Etera Green Roof Plants

Joseph Lee, Student & Former Teacher, Rush Medical College

Danny Levi, Founder-in-Residence, Sandbox Industries

Laritza Lopez, Founder & CEO, Purple Group

Cyndi Loza, Associate Editor, Guerrero Howe Custom Media

Kerry Maiorca, Director, Bloom Yoga Studio

Justin Massa, Founder & CEO, Food Genius

Robert McHugh, Co-founder, Chicago Biofuels

Renauld Mitchell, Director of Chicago Operations, Moody Nolan

Greg Morris, Partner, Morris & Gunter Associates LLC; Advisory Board, Morris Graduate School of Management; Chairman & Director, Black Ensemble Theater

Cathy Mullen, Physical Trainer

Eileen Murphy, Founder, Thinkcetera.com

Molly Myer, Board Member, Urban Habitat Chicago

David Myers, Founder, Resistance Coffee; the Chicago Coffee Federation; and Café Chicago

William O’Connell, Managing Director, Bonaventure Management Partners

Dan O’Neil, Executive Director, Smart Chicago Collaborative

Alex Perez, Correspondent, ABC World News

Chris Phenner, Head of Midwest, Unified Social Operating Platform

Melissa Pierce, Founder, The Optimist Lens; Board Member, Hollaback org.; Board Member
EverPurse; Organizer, Pitch Conference

Greg Randall, Principal Architect, GREC Architects

Harper Reed, Chief Technical Officer, Obama Campaign

Mike Repkin, Executive Director, Urban Habitat Chicago; President, Repkin Biosystems

John Rico, Founder and CEO, Rico Enterprises

Michael Salvatore, Owner and CEO, Heritage Bicycles General Store

Mary Claire Schmit, Uniting America AmeriCorps Fellow, Illinois Coalition for Immigration and Refugee Rights

Luke Tanen, Executive Director, Chicago Innovation Awards

Abe Thompson, Media Executive & Consultant

Lachlan Tidmarsh, Chief Information Officer, Chicago Public Schools

John Tolva, Chief Technical Officer, City of Chicago

Jack Wheeler, Founder-in-Residence, Sandbox Industries

Tony Wilkins, President, AE Wilkins Holdings

Adam Yoffe, Director of Studio and Broadcast Operations, WBEZ