Category: Chicago

IWD: AI Service Management is where executive AI strategy becomes operational reality. This IWD 2026, HDI Chicagoland spotlights the women shaping AI-enabled ITSM, service operations, SecOps, and AI-driven customer experience—so CIOs, CISOs, COOs, and C-level leaders can see what works, fund what scales, and lead with responsible AI governance. Join the March 11 virtual executive panel, nominate a leader, or sponsor a movement that turns visibility into performance.

Resolving AI Gender Bias

Resolving AI Gender Bias: because Women aren’t missing from AI. We are missing from what AI learns. When models don’t count women, outcomes in healthcare, service, and government turn inequitable. Here’s how and why to correct it.

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IWD: AI Service Management is where executive AI strategy becomes operational reality. This IWD 2026, HDI Chicagoland spotlights the women shaping AI-enabled ITSM, service operations, SecOps, and AI-driven customer experience—so CIOs, CISOs, COOs, and C-level leaders can see what works, fund what scales, and lead with responsible AI governance. Join the March 11 virtual executive panel, nominate a leader, or sponsor a movement that turns visibility into performance.

IWD: AI Service Management

IWD: AI Service Management is getting a practitioner-led spotlight—HDI Chicagoland is launching the Women of AI & Service Management white paper and a global virtual panel on March 11, 2026, plus a fast-moving YouTube spotlight series featuring women leading at the intersection of AI, ITSM, SecOps,

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Meet Dr. Fariah Mahzabeen, PhD—Stanford-trained electrical engineer, NSU professor, and founder of Mahzabeen Lab—building inclusive AI, biosensors, wearables, and human-centered tech that improves lives while lifting the next generation of women in STEM.

IWD: Dr. Fariah Mahzabeen

IWD: Dr. Fariah Mahzabeen, PhD—Stanford-trained electrical engineer, NSU professor, and founder of Mahzabeen Lab—building inclusive AI, biosensors, wearables, and human-centered tech that improves lives while lifting the next generation of women in STEM.

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Tech Companies in Chicago

Tech Companies in Chicago

Tech companies in Chicago Powering AI Innovation, cybersecurity, fintech, and healthcare at real enterprise scale. Use this guide to explore top hubs, schools, leaders, and recruiters.

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Listen to Your Mother! Listen to Your Mother! Those three words began as treasured gift, wrapped in a loving nudge from artist Carol Eacret Simmons and became a radiant watercolor mantra.

Listen to Your Mother!

Listen to Your Mother! Each brushstroke by Carol Eacret Simmons carries a lesson in love, resilience, and creativity. Her watercolor affirmations transform everyday wisdom into living art and celebrate the beauty of service, faith, and family.

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Nate Aitken — Slalom, ServiceNow Principal with Cognizant Team - Sean Patrick Dougherty. VP of Consulting at Thirdera/Cognizant, Michael Cardinal Global Head of ServiceNow Business Group CoE. and Dawn Simmons (Khan) RaptorDB & Workflow Data Fabric, Data Quality Management (DQ), AutomatePro CoE

ServiceNow World Summit Highlights

ServiceNow World Summit Highlights revealed transformative demos and keynotes. McDonald’s Customer Experience CoE showcased innovation, while Northwestern Medicine highlighted Now Assist for Incident Management. Sessions on RaptorDB, Workflow Data Fabric, AutomatePro, and Data Quality Management proved why trusted data matters. From Women in IT leaders to

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Epic Chicago World Forum ServiceNow 09/18/2025 is the leadership epicenter where visionaries unite to shape the future of enterprise AI. On September 18, McCormick Place Chicago transforms into the ultimate stage for innovation, transformation, and bold ideas. Chicago blends Fortune 500 headquarters, world-class universities, and top tech talent—making it the perfect launchpad for bold AI transformation.

ServiceNow World Forum Chicago

ServiceNow World Forum Chicago ignites innovation, fuels AI adoption, and reshapes enterprise workflows—creating opportunities, building skills, and redefining how business gets done.

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Labor Day Thresherman's Reunion the first Threshermen's Show in 1949. For the first two years‚ the Reunion was held at Chautauqua Park. In its third year it was moved to 4-H Park‚ which offered much more room for the many pieces of old equipment displayed and for the many activities carried as the event grew. Threshermen’s Reunion has sparked interest in old-time threshing methods.

Labor Day Thresherman’s Reunion

Labor Day Thresherman's Reunion—this stirring phrase invites you into a celebration that honors agricultural labor, Midwest heritage, and global connection at Pontiac’s iconic harvest festival.

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HDI Chicagoland Boat Cruise- An Evening Where Tech Leadership Meets Skyline Luxury ✨ If you're in Service and Support, Security Operations, or charting your path in IT leadership — this is the event you've been waiting for. Whether you’re based in Illinois or passing through the Windy City, the HDI Chicagoland Boat Cruise on Thursday, August 7, 2025, is your invitation to rise above the noise — literally and figuratively.

HDI Chicagoland Boat Cruise

HDI Chicagoland Boat Cruise brought innovators together under city lights and a full moon, blending poetic Chicago moments with transformative ideas in AI, service management, and leadership.

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HDI Elevates Support World by transforming today’s IT service and support professionals into tomorrow’s thought leaders. With over 30 years of trusted expertise, HDI bridges people, processes, and performance—empowering communities, uplifting careers, and driving measurable outcomes across the evolving landscape of service management. Get involved and experience how HDI creates value that lasts.

HDI Elevates Support World

HDI Elevates Support World by transforming today’s IT service and support professionals into tomorrow’s thought leaders. With over 30 years of trusted expertise, HDI bridges people, processes, and performance—empowering communities, uplifting careers, and driving measurable outcomes across the evolving landscape of service management. Get involved and

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