Events Chicago August 2023

Lollapalooza is coming back to Grant Park, Chicago. Stay tuned for updates, artist news, giveaways, and more! Experience Lolla at Grant Park, with interactive areas, delicious food from Chicago's top restaurants, and different ticket options for enhanced experiences. Enjoy prime views, exclusive lounges, luxury indulgences, and getaways from the crowd.

The Black Women Expo aims to connect with African American consumers in an uplifting environment focused on empowerment and positive messaging. The event includes seminars, resource pavilions, a small business marketplace, and corporate exhibitions.

Take part in a culturally unique opportunity to build your brand at The Black Women's Expo! This is a weekend-long empowerment event focused on our lifestyle, beauty, entertainment, and culture - where consumers get glammed, pampered, and enlightened. Create lasting connections and drive sales by gaining access to over 17,000 attendees daily in the BWe Exhibit Marketplace. Products and services that participate in the Small Business Exhibit Marketplace include Fashion Designers, Fashion Accessories, Skincare & Haircare, Home Decor, African Collectibles, Health & Wellness, Clothing & Shoes, plus more. The Black Women's Expo offers unparalleled opportunities for local small businesses to engage with attendees, sell products, make lasting impressions, and more! Fill out your Exhibitor Application today and join BWe Next as a Certified Exhibitor in the Exhibit Marketplace. BWe has grown to become an essential marketing tool for brands, such as Toyota, P&G's My Black Is Beautiful, United Airlines, State Farm, Walgreens, and many more of our corporate sponsors that seek to engage this lucrative, all-important, and influential consumer.

Feeding the Need to Read and Succeed"The Soulful Chicago Book Fair provides a platform for underrepresented creators, enriches the literary market for Black writers, and showcases new titles, contributing to the Black Literary Renaissance.

"Your Favorite Show"Chicago Collective is an exhibition for apparel, including sportswear, tailored clothing, denim, contemporary apparel, and accessories. It brings together manufacturers, retailers, and buyers involved in the clothing industry.

Created by advanced sales professionals, the Forum provides advice from industry leaders with unique expertise in the financial services market segment. Whether you are struggling to do more with less or experiencing the challenges of organizational change, attending the Forum will give you unparalleled insights from peers and implementable ideas from experts.

DXC, the leading annual forum on general X-ray analysis, has grown from 35 participants at the University of Denver to a globally recognized event. Attendees gain access to sessions on advancements in XRD and XRF, as well as workshops led by experts in practical applications of the techniques. DXC offers a unique blend of training, education, and application sessions, covering state-of-the-art techniques and future developments in X-ray analysis. Technical storage and access are essential for enabling requested services and storing preferences.

Reducing Costs and Achieving Safe, High Energy Density Batteries with Solid Electrolytes"This in-person and virtual summit will cover the global solid-state battery ecosystem from multiple angles including advances in chemistry, engineering and safety as well as cost control strategies by manufacturers with an outlook on the forecasted market expansion. Solid-state batteries are well positioned to be the breakthrough that will help to propel advanced battery technologies to the next level of global adoption. This unique summit will cover the global solid-state battery ecosystem from multiple angles including advances in chemistry, engineering and safety as well as cost control strategies by manufacturers with an outlook on the forecasted market expansion for China, Japan, Korea, Europe and the United States.

Manipulate complex data sets to gain deeper insights and make better decisions"Learn predictive analytics techniques for solving complex business problems such as customer churn and web optimization in this 2-day seminar. No statistical or programming background required. Gain insights using a variety of analytics tools. AMA is accredited to issue IACET CEUs.

Our Signature Leadership Summits provide an exclusive and transformative leadership development experience for women aiming to advance. Limited to 25 participants worldwide, from various industries and positions, including C-suite executives, emerging leaders, and team leaders. "The Women ON Point Leadership Summit is a life-changing experience and the best investment in myself.

The Annual Private Wealth Midwest Forum is an invitation-only event for high net worth wealth managers, RIAs, family offices and private banks in the region. The closed-door event enables peer-to-peer learning and networking on asset allocation, alternative investing, and regulatory compliance.

The Women Leaders in Healthcare Conference by Modern Healthcare is a valuable event for female executives seeking growth in their careers. It provides education, discussion, and collaboration to enhance leadership skills, decision-making, and corporate gender diversity. MH magazine offers content on various aspects of healthcare leadership.

The LGBT Bar Annual Conference & Career Fair connects lawyers, judges, legal professionals, law students, activists, and LGBTQ+ legal organizations. It advocates for justice and diversity within the legal profession.

The exhibition is a true superstore of security and law enforcement goods & services. You will see uniforms, transport vehicles, firearms, crime scene aids, evidence storage solutions, fleet management software, emergency lighting, ID Systems, smartphone apps, video systems, warning lights, protective gear, speed guns, footwear, surveillance products, reporting software, pursuit vehicles, and the list goes on.

Join music enthusiasts, families, and gearheads for a nostalgic experience at Retro on Roscoe. This annual event in Roscoe Village offers a unique shopping atmosphere, an Antique Car Show, and three music stages featuring different genres. Enjoy the cool neighborhood vibe and indulge in delicious food and drinks.

Defending Freedom and Human Rights"In August of 2023, the Parliament of the World’s Religions returns to the birthplace of the modern interfaith movement after 30 years away to celebrate 130 years of history in the city of Chicago. Parliament Convenings attract participants from more than 200 diverse religious, indigenous, and secular beliefs and more than 80 nations.Registrants enjoy access to all the plenary sessions, hundreds of breakout sessions, art & cultural exhibits, performances, a film festival, and countless opportunities to connect with individuals and organizations committed to justice, peace, and sustainability. The 2023 Parliament of the World’s Religions will be hosted in McCormick Place Lakeside Center from August 14-18, 2023.

Enhance your professional development and decision-making skills at PMI Training. Join our expert instructors and network with peers in small-group, topic-intensive courses aligned with the PMI Talent Triangle®. Earn up to 28 PDUs.

Connect with other leaders, harness the power of NAR's 1.5 million members, achieve strategic goals, shape the future of the association, and access the Leadership Resource Guide.

ClueCon is an annual technology conference organized by the FreeSWITCH team. It was founded over a decade ago with the aim of bringing together open source projects. The conference continues to inspire and blend diverse open source projects, speakers, and technology presentations. This year, there will be FreeSWITCH related presentations and a Round Table hosted by the core team.

USO's Clark After Dark, presented by Jewel-Osco, is a summer event held in River North at 420 N. Clark Street. It allows Chicagoans to show their support for the U.S. Armed Forces. The closest transportation options are the redline's Grand Ave stop or the CTA buses #22 and #65.