Join fellow manufacturers, CPG companies, and creative makers for an energizing morning of connection, collaboration, and advocacy! This engaging roundtable event is your chance to share real challenges, exchange innovative solutions, and elevate your voice with peers, business support organizations, and key decision-makers.

🛠️ Whether you’re celebrating recent wins or navigating barriers, your insights matter. Breakout sessions will spark powerful conversations and help shape future support systems for local industry.

📍 Hosted by the U.S. Small Business Administration and Women’s Business Development Center, this gathering takes place at ICNC’s Make City Incubator (320 N Damen Ave, Chicago) on Thursday, October 30, from 8:00–10:00 AM.

🤝 Let’s build a stronger ecosystem together—one story, one solution, one connection at a time.

Agenda:

• 8:00–8:30 AM: Networking + Light Breakfast

• 8:30–8:45 AM: Opening Remarks

• 8:45–9:50 AM: Breakout Groups

• 9:50–10:00 AM: Closing Remarks