Fourth
Revolution
Awards
Honoring the best and brightest of the
Midwest’s hardtech, manufacturing, and
innovation communities.
Presented by:
The Fourth Revolution Awards acknowledges outstanding manufacturing-based startups, community organizations, and hardtech entrepreneurs in the region.
When
Wednesday,
March 13th,
2024
6:00–9:00pm
Where
mHUB
1623 W. Fulton Street, Chicago, IL, 60612
Now Accepting
2024 Award
Nominations
Award Categories
Community Empowerment
Award
Recognizes an organization that has showcased exemplary leadership in championing diversity, equity, and inclusion within innovative technology and manufacturing innovations spaces.
Excellence in Engineering
Award
Recognizes an individual engineer’s outstanding contributions to product design, development, or optimization, recognizing their visionary thinking, technical prowess, and unwavering commitment to driving innovation and transformative ideas.
Innovation
of the Year
Recognizes groundbreaking technology that has caused significant disruption within its industry.
Rising Star
Award
Recognizes an early-stage startup for its innovation, creativity, and position as the next great hardtech company to emerge in the region.
Small & Medium-
Sized Manufacturer
of the Year
Recognizes a corporation or business that has made an impact on manufacturing through community focused efforts and significant financial investment throughout the region.
Nominate Someone Else or Another Organization for a 2024 Fourth Revolution Award.
2024 Panel of Judges
Sequane Lawrence
- Founder
- Revolution Institute
Betsy Ziegler
- Chief Executive Officer
- 1871
Leslie McKinney
- Chicago Director
- Black Women in Science and Engineering (BWISE)
Roxanne Charles
- President
- West Side Forward
Nancy Sullivan
- CEO
- Illinois Ventures
Billy Ndizeye
- Venture Program Associate
- World Business Chicago
Luke Tanen
- President & CEO
- Chicago Innovation
Mark Karasek
- Clinical Assistant Professor
- Grainger School of Engineering
Doris J. Espiritu, Ph.D
- Senior Advisor to the Provost
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College
Jian Cao
- Professor
Northwestern Initiative for Manufacturing Science Innovation - Northwestern University
Patrick Thomas
- Director of Engineering
- Milwaukee Tool
Lucy Brennan
- Director
Founder’s Team - P33
Berardino Baratta
- CEO
- MxD (Manufacturing x Digital)
Michael Welton
- Director
Economic & Valuation Services - KPMG