Beth Satterfield is a financial industry leader with over 35 years of banking, private equity, and investment management experience. She joined William Blair in 2015 as managing director and head of market development in the...

Katie Spring is U.S. President of Edelman Smithfield and leads a national team of nearly 200 communication professionals. Working closely with C-suites, Boards of Directors, and external advisors, Katie counsels clients facing transformative events, including...

Molly is CEO of The McShane Companies, one of the largest and most successful general contractors and real estate developers in the country. The McShane Companies, an organization comprised of McShane Construction Company, Cadence McShane...

Marianne Markowitz is the President & CEO of First Women’s Bank, the only bank formed to strategically grow the economy and elevate the role of women within it. Previously, Markowitz served as the Acting Administrator...

JUSTICE CELIA GAMRATH Illinois Appellate Court Judicial Experience: In 2010, the Illinois Supreme Court appointed Celia Gamrath to the Circuit Court of Cook County. She was elected by voters in 2012 to the Circuit Court....

Damla Gerhart serves as Principal and Regional Managing Director for Avison Young’s Central Region, overseeing key markets including Austin, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, and Pittsburgh. Additionally, as the Managing Principal/Market...

Constance Freedman is the Founder and Managing Partner of Moderne Ventures and the Moderne Passport, a multi-stage investment fund and industry immersion program. Freedman invests in transformative technologies like Enterprise SaaS, AI, Robotics, Deep Tech,...

Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell- is the Artistic Director of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Linda-Denise ascended to this role in 2021, after an extraordinary career as a professional dance artist and educator. Ms. Fisher-Harrell is the first alumni...

W. Brooke Elliott Josef and Margot Lakonishok Professor in Business and Dean Gies College of Business University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Brooke Elliott is the Josef and Margot Lakonishok Professor in Business and Dean of Gies...

Ashley is chairman of Duchossois Capital Management (DCM). She is the fourth generation to lead this privately held, family business, headquartered in Chicago since 1916. DCM’s fiduciary board consists of four outside directors and four...