John Thode

AKHAN Semiconductor, Inc. manufactures nanocrystalline and polycrystalline diamond based materials and devices. The company was founded by Adam Khan in 2013 and is headquartered in Gurnee, IL.

Hyde Park Angels Inc. (HPA) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Jeffrey R. Carter. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

DigitalOptics Corp. manufactures photonic chipTM optical. It components and optical subassemblies for use in a variety of industries, such as aerospace, consumer devices, data storage, medical devices, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, sensors and vision systems. The company was founded in 1980 by Bala Manian and Michael R. Feldman and is located in Charlotte, NC.

Intel Security Group develops anti-virus software. It offers data protection and encryption, database security, server security, data exchange layer, threat detection, and web security. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Motorola, Inc. provides seamless mobility products and solutions across broadband, embedded systems and wireless networks. Motorola is engaged in providing technologies, products and services for mobile phones. Its portfolio includes wireless handsets, wireless accessories, digital entertainment devices, wireless access systems, voice and data communications systems, and enterprise mobility products. The company operates through three business segments, including Mobile Devices Segment, Home and Networks Mobility Segment and Enterprise Mobility Solutions Segment. The Mobile Devices segment designs, manufactures, sells and services wireless handsets with integrated software and accessory products, and licenses intellectual property. The Home and Networks Mobility segment designs, manufactures, sells, installs and services: (i) digital video, Internet Protocol video and broadcast network interactive set-tops, end-to-end video delivery systems, broadband access infrastructure platforms, and associated data and voice customer premise equipment to cable television and telecom service providers, and (ii) wireless access systems, including cellular infrastructure systems and wireless broadband systems, to wireless service providers. The Enterprise Mobility Solutions segment designs, manufactures, sells, installs and services analog and digital two-way radio, voice and data communications products and systems for private networks, wireless broadband systems and end-to-end enterprise mobility solutions to government and public safety agencies, as well as retail, energy and utilities, transportation, manufacturing, healthcare and other commercial customers. Motorola was founded on September 25, 1928 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, IL

International, Inc. provided an array of solutions to optimize the reverse link (the signal from the mobile device to the base station) for the wireless telecommunications industry. The company was headquartered in Elk Grove Village, IL.