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Dream On's Cheers to 5 Years Fundraising Soiree

Dec

11:30pm

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NELSON AGHOLOR

CEO

Nelson Agholor is a senior developer, and is currently building a suite of game changing mobile applications. He specializes in Ruby on Rails, but has a crush on JavaScript. He joined Coralient in November after selling his fashion tech startup to Yahoo!

Topics

His journey from the digital ad agency world to Startupville USA.

Three new product features he’s most excited about for Q2.

Why every team member should be a “lighthouse.”

Fun Fact

Agholor won the Bay Area Windsurfing Open last June, and lives in Mill Valley with his wife and twin boys. He organizes Coralient’s annual hackathon every July.

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Dream On's Cheers to 5 Years Fundraising Soiree

heavy hors d'oeuvres . premium cocktails + adult beverages . silent auction . tons and tons of confetti.
food prepared by renowned chef, Mychael Bonner.

Saturday

December

31st

2016

11:30pm

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event info.

Dream On Education is hosting our “Cheers to Five Years Fundraising Soiree” on Tuesday, May 1st, from 6-8:30pm and we would love to see you there! Come celebrate Dream On’s FIVE YEARS of making an impact in the City of Chicago by empowering the city’s youth!

Since Dream On Education aims to empower the youth and because we’re turning FIVE YEARS OLD, the theme of the night is “childhood favorites”, which will be reflected in the food and adult beverage menu. Guests will taste grown-up versions favorite childhood classics. You’ll be able to eat like a kid while maintaining the joys of adulthood!

We’ll have premium cocktails, beer, and wine as well as premium cuisine prepared by one of Chicago’s leading chefs!

All heavy hors d’oeuvres will be prepared by renowned Chef Mychael Bonner, who was the Executive Chef for Maggiano's for 13 years and is currently the Executive Chef for popular Chicago Area restaurants Petterino's, Di Pescara, and Reel.

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Schedule

630p

Drinks

Grab a drink, a bite to eat, and meet the team.

700p

Panel

Rapid-fire talks begin.

730p

Q&A

Nothing is off-limits, so now’s your chance.

800p

Post Game

Grab a refill, and stay for a grand tour of Coralient HQ. Pro tip: Don’t miss the view of the bay at sunset on Floor 8.

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Lineup

Evan Rostrand

CTO // Corialent

As CTO, Evan Rostand is responsible for making Coralient a more agile, unified, and integrated company. Rostand joined Coralient as a junior developer just six years ago, and has played a key role in the company’s rapid growth in key markets.

Topics

His journey from freelance developer at Google to startup CTO:

Why Coralient is poised for massive growth in 2016.

How he has helped Coralient adopt a “responsive philosophy.”

Fun Fact

Evan lives in a houseboat in Sausalito, bikes every morning across the Golden Gate Bridge, and makes sure to squeeze in a 20 mile ride every Sunday.

John-Paul Ramilly

Tech Director

John-Paul (JP) Ramilly is responsible for managing all aspects of the development lifecycle at Coralient. JP joined Corialent last Spring and has so far helped the team build and ship 107 new product features.

Topics

His journey from the digital ad agency world to Startupville USA:

Three new product features he’s most excited about for Q2.

Why every team member should be a “lighthouse.”

Fun Fact

JP won the Bay Area Windsurfing Open last June, and lives in Mill Valley with his wife and twin boys. He organizes Coralient’s annual hackathon every July.

Jessica Jost

SR. Developer

Jessica Jost is a senior developer, and is currently building a suite of game changing mobile applications. She specializes in Ruby on Rails, but has a crush on JavaScript. She joined Coralient in November after selling her fashion tech startup to Yahoo!

Topics

Her journey from freelance developer at Google to Senior Developer:

Why Coralient is poised for massive growth in 2016.

How she has helped Coralient adopt a “responsive philosophy.”

Fun Fact

Fun fact: Jessica is on the board of one of SF’s largest advocacy groups for women in tech. She regularly writes for TechCrunch and loves her pug, Ada Lovelace.

community leader award honorees

tom alexander

former coo

1871

tarrah cooper

partner

rise strategy group

corey gilkey

founder, ceo, + creative director

focusgroup inc., leaders 1534, ldrskate, boxville,friistyle

william heard

founder, ceo, + cio

heard capital

kyra kyles

author, filmmaker, speaker, + co-founder

myth lab entertainment

diego ross

creative director, marketing manager, + brewery ambassador

leaders 1534 + vice district brewery

trendsetter award honorees

grace donovan

assistant state's attorney

cook county

femi masha

intellectual property attorney

brinks gilson & lione

josh mercer

educator, entrepreneur, + philanthropist

joshua mercer insurance, swish dreams

patrice perkins

principal attorney + legal strategist

creative genius law

mc + curator of sound

michelle relerford

(Master of ceremonies)

General assignment reporter

nbc chicago

dj mile high

disc jockey

107.5 wgci

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