Prominent Women In Tech, Former Bachelorette Contestant & Professional Athletes to be Among Speakers at FWD Collective Summit 9/15

CHICAGO, Sept. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- FWD (For Women & Diversity) Collective, a community dedicated to professional inclusion, has announced further details about its upcoming summit taking place at mHUB on September 15th. The summit will include a line-up of industry executives, entrepreneurs, trailblazers, investors, former pro-athletes, educators, government officials and community leaders.

"The FWD Collective Summit is an expansion of the two successful VentureFWD events in Chicago 2016 and San Francisco 2017, with a larger mission focusing on professional inclusion across multiple verticals, "Michael Donnelly, Founder of FWD Collective said. "Our events connect emerging entrepreneurs with established business professionals by facilitating discussions on business development, venture capital, building teams, and beyond."

The summit this Friday will feature sessions with:

• Kristi Ross | tastytrade & Moxie Award Tech Woman of the Year
• Ryan Mundy | Techlete Ventures & Former Chicago Bear
• Iggy Rodriguez | Bachelorette S13 & VP at Hero
• Katy Lynch | Codeverse & Top 50 Tech Influencer
• Rodrigo Garcia | CTO & CIO of Illinois State Treasurer
• Claire Lew | Know Your Company & Crain's 20 In Their 20s
• Neal Sales-Griffin | CodeNow & Crain's 40 Under 40
• And more!

This year, FWD Collective will be honoring 10 individuals with the inaugural FWD Awards identifying those who are making a real impact for women & diversity.  The awardees are:

• Freida Curry | WBDC
• Emile Cambry | BLUE 1647
• Allison Walsh | Chicago Innovation
• Omar Duque | IHCC
• Samara Mejia Hernandez | MATH Venture Partners
• Thomas K.R. Stovall | ImBlackInTech
• Holly Copeland | Horizon Pharma
• Manny Ozaeta | Hispanic Technology Incubator
• Dima Elissa | VisMed 3D & AMWA
• Micae Brown | Minority Report N.K.A. Micae Brown Report

Tickets, the full schedule, speaker lineup, and testimonials from past events are available here www.fwdcollective.io on the FWD Collective website.

About FWD Collective

FWD Collective is a community dedicated to professional inclusion hosting summits internationally created by and for the ever-growing populations of diverse entrepreneurs. Our summits will continue to feature women, P.O.C., and underrepresented communities focusing on connecting emerging entrepreneurs with established business professionals.  Our discussions have expanded from a focus solely on venture capital to include business development, sharing your story, building teams, and beyond.

Media Contact:Michael Donnelly, FWD Collective, 773-999-9973, michael@fwdcollective.io

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SOURCE FWD Collective