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Corporate Partners

4170 Trading

4170 Trading

4170 Trading is a proprietary trading firm based in Chicago, Miami, and Hong Kong. We primarily transact in fixed income cash, futures and options markets ...

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AbbVie

AbbVie

AbbVie pharmaceuticals combines advanced science with expertise to make strides in drug and treatment discovery, making a remarkable impact on people's ...

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Arity

Arity

Born from insurance, Arity is uniquely positioned to predict and manage risk through data and behavioral insights. We find the meaning in mobile and vehicle ...

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Avant

Avant

Avant is an online Personal loan lender. With over 25 years of experience, we give affordable Personal loans coupled with supreme customer experience.

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Blommer Chocolate Company

Blommer Chocolate Company

Blommer Chocolate Company is the largest cocoa processor and ingredient chocolate supplier in North America. With four strategically located manufacturing...

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BlueCross BlueShield

BlueCross BlueShield

Leading the Way in Health Insurance​​ Since its beginnings, Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) has shaped the healthcare industry through innovation and leadership.

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BP

BP

Our purpose is reimagining energy for people and our planet. We want to help the world reach net zero and improve people's lives. We want to be an energy ...

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CACI

CACI

CACI International Inc (NYSE: CACI), a leading provider of expertise and technology to government enterprise and mission customers, announced results today ...

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Capgemini

Capgemini

A global leader in consulting, technology services and digital transformation, we offer an array of integrated services combining technology with deep ...

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Cars.com

Cars.com

Cars.com is a leading digital marketplace and solutions provider for the automotive industry that connects car shoppers with sellers. Launched in 1998 and ...

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Caterpillar Digital

Caterpillar Digital

Caterpillar's digital and technology teams are building on our legacy as a global leader and innovating for the next generation.

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CCC Intelligent Solutions

CCC Intelligent Solutions

CCC Intelligent Solutions powers digital transformation for the insurance and automotive industries with our AI, IoT, and workflow solutions.

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Celebrity Home Loans

Celebrity Home Loans

Celebrity Home Loans is designed for mortgage professionals eager to have an equity stake and a desire to have their voice heard.

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Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs

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Citadel

Citadel

We are an alternative investment manager working on behalf of the world's preeminent institutions. Discover our work, teams, careers and more.

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Cleverbridge

Cleverbridge

Improving customer experience has always been our foundation. Cleverbridge was started by a small but determined crew of eCommerce experts, coding furiously ...

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CME Group

CME Group

CME Group is the world's leading derivatives marketplace. The company is comprised of four Designated Contract Markets (DCMs)...

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Constellation

Constellation

Constellation Energy Corporation is an energy company headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The company provides electric power, natural gas, and energy management services. It has

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Draftbit

Draftbit

Draftbit is the pro-code native app builder, offering the most powerful and flexible way to visually create, customize, and launch native mobile apps.

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DRW

DRW

DRW is a diversified trading firm innovating across both traditional and cutting-edge markets.

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Eagle Seven

Eagle Seven

We are a privately held proprietary trading firm specializing in providing liquidity to financial markets in the US and around the world. We combine the latest ...

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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica

For more than 250 years, Britannica has kindled the spark of curiosity with stories of discoveries, people and events that changed the world.

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Exelon

Exelon

Exelon Corporation is the nation's leading competitive energy provider. We believe that affordable energy is essential to a brighter, more sustainable ...

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Fitch Group

Fitch Group

We employ more than 4,500 people in over 30 countries, including nearly 1,700 analysts. Our analysts are prominent global credit and risk experts who offer ...

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Fulcrum GT

Fulcrum GT

Built on business best practices and processes, the Fulcrum Digital Business Platform simplifies and standardizes business operations to run your organization ...

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Gelber Group

Gelber Group

Gelber Group, a Chicago-based global proprietary trading company, has set the bar as one of the industry's most innovative and enduring firms.

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HERE Technologies

HERE Technologies

HERE is a PaaS for building, deploying and scaling location solutions. Create custom maps, visualize location datasets, gather insights and buy and sell ...

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Higi

Higi

Higi is a consumer health engagement company that combines physical access via a network of digital Smart Health Stations with complementary web and mobile ...

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IMC Trading

IMC Trading

IMC Financial Markets, sometimes referred to as IMC Trading, is a proprietary trading firm and market maker for various financial instruments listed on exchanges throughout the world.

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John Deere

John Deere

Helping to Produce, Food, Fiber, Fuel & Infrastructure, We Innovate on Behalf of Humanity. Caring for Customers. Leading with Innovation. Helping People Thrive. We Run for All.

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JP Morgan & Chase

JP Morgan & Chase

JPMorgan Chase serves millions of customers, clients and communities in 100+ global markets. 200 years of service, integrity and growth.

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Kenway Consulting

Kenway Consulting

Kenway is a management and technology consulting company helping clients implement change, properly assess risks, and manage their teams for the road ahead.

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M1 Finance

M1 Finance

M1 Finance is an American financial services company. Founded in 2015, the company offers a robo-advisory investment platform with brokerage accounts, digital checking accounts, and lines of credit.

McDonald's

McDonald's

McDonald's Corporation is more than the leading global foodservice retailer. McDonald's scale for good highlights commitment to the planet and global ...

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Morningstar

Morningstar

Our independent research, ratings, and tools are helping people across the investing ecosystem write their own financial futures.

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Navistar

Navistar

Navistar is a member of the TRATON GROUP, aiming to reinvent transportation. Work with us and access the collective thinking across 16 countries on 4 continents...

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NextCapital

NextCapital

NextCapital, based in Chicago, is an open-architecture digital retirement advice provider that partners with financial institutions across ...

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OceanComm

OceanComm

Our wireless modem provides a capability similar to mobile communication on land, but uses sound rather than radio waves.

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Ocient

Ocient

To deliver next-generation data analytics, Ocient completely reimagined data warehouse design to deliver real-time analysis of complex, hyperscale datasets.

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PEAK6

PEAK6

We create a space for safe, accessible learning that promotes exploration and personal growth. Simple, fun, and rewarding, PEAK6 EdTech takes bettering yourself ...

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Quicket Solutions

Quicket Solutions

Quicket delivers technology in a whole new way ... Our simple subscription model eliminates upfront investments and ongoing maintenance costs of traditional on- ...

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Signal

Signal

Every customer engagement with your brand is a signal. From online behaviors to offline customer attributes, Signal gives you the ability to structure, collect and organize your first-party data to

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SRAM

SRAM

At SRAM we are passionate about cycling. We ride our bikes to work and around town. We ride our bikes in the peloton, on the trails and down the mountains.

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StoneX

StoneX

StoneX is a Fortune 500 company providing global customers execution, clearing and advisory services in commodities, capital markets and more.

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Tastytrade

Tastytrade

Trade all the products you love in one place - no switching platforms necessary. Award-winning customer service - we're there when you need us.

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TransMarket Group LLC

TransMarket Group LLC

Global Proprietary Trading Firm that utilizes quantitative mathematical modeling and technology to participate in the financial industry as a market maker, ...

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Trustwave

Trustwave

At the core of Trustwave's MDR service is our cloud-native security operations platform. The Trustwave Fusion platform is purpose built for rapid threat ...

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Uber Freight

Uber Freight

Get Visibility Into Shipments, Weather & Traffic Analytics, KPIs, And Possible Disruptions. Our Freight Shipping Software Unlocks The Potential To Better Plan & Execute Your Freight.

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Walgreens

Walgreens

Work on technology that really matters. · Career areas · Analyst Roles · Data Scientist · Cyber Security · Software Engineer · Program Management · Product Management.

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Xaptum

Xaptum

The Xaptum ENF™ is a secure overlay network for all edge computing applications. ENF™ isolates edge end-points and their communication from threats on the ...

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Zengines

Zengines

When organizations migrate data to new applications, systems or outsourced services, Zengines automates the end-to-end data conversion process.

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