Steve Henry

Virent, Inc. develops and commercializes biofuel technologies. It converts soluble biomass-derived sugars into products molecularly identical to those made with petroleum, including gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and chemicals used for plastics and fibers. The company was founded by Randy D. Cortright and James Dumesic in 2002 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Venture Investors LLC (Venture Investors) is a venture capital firm founded in 1984. The firm is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin.

Childers Products Co. manufactures adhesives. The private company is based in Willoughby, OH.

Pella Corp. engages in the manufacture of innovative windows and doors products. It includes patio doors, front entry doors, storm doors, and garage doors. It also offers a range of window styles such as awning, casement, double-hung, sing-hung, sliding, custom, bay or bow, special shape, and specialty using wood, fiberglass, and vinyl frame materials. The company was founded by Pete Kuyper and Lucille Kuyper in 1925 and is headquartered in Pella, IA.

Sprecher + Schuh has provided reliable control and protection solutions for its customers since 1903, when the company was founded in Aarau, Switzerland, by two entrepreneurial engineers. Carl Sprecher and Heinrich Schuh combined their talents to produce some of the most innovative low-voltage control products of their day, including automatic switches, overload devices, high-interrupting capacity fuses, and some of the first oilbreakers. Along with a mission for continual product development and improvement, Sprecher + Schuh were equally interested in promoting the growth of the industry as a whole. In 1906, Sprecher + Schuh played a key role in the formation of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). The visionary stance of the IEC was to standardize electrical equipment for the world market, and ultimately facilitate the application of products like theirs internationally. Through efforts of the Commission, such standards as DIN and VDE were adopted with the participation of manufacturers - but more importantly, with the support of industry engineers and people who actually used the equipment. In the years that followed, they expanded their participation in North American based industry organizations to also include the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), the Canadian Standards Association, the Association of High Tech Distributors (AHTD), the Electrical Apparatus Service Association (EASA), and the National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED). By actively engaging with other members through these organizations, they are best able to educate themselves regarding the needs of the industry and the needs of the people their products serve. They design their products to answer those needs with quality, reliability and value. They have been fortunate to enjoy sustained growth since the early days, when Carl and Heinrich were regulars on the factory floor. Their North American organization includes a large number of distributors covering the US, Canada and Mexico - all selling the familiar brand that, to this day, is still manufactured with pride primarily at their facility in Aarau, Switzerland and now includes manufacturing facilities around the globe. They credit their success to quality products and attentive service. Without either, they would have undoubtedly failed years ago. Today, Sprecher + Schuh offers a wide range of low-voltage industrial control products, including contactors, a variety of relays, starters, push buttons, switches, terminals and controllers, to name a few. All of their products are crafted with precision and tested rigorously for performance - far exceeding industry standards. Moving forward, they continue in the path of Carl and Heinrich, constantly seeking innovative ways to provide solutions for their customers. It is by this philosophy that Sprecher + Schuh have come to be the industrial control manufacturer of choice for many customers around the globe seeking quality, reliability, and a name they can trust.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

Soft Switching Technologies Corp. provides power quality and monitoring solutions for the automated industrial markets. The firm offers scalable, battery-free DySC products, voltage sag detectors and I-Sense intelligent sensors to semiconductor, food and beverage, and automotive industries, as well as manufacturing customers and utility industries. The firm's customers include both middle market firms and blue chip companies. The company was founded by Deepak M. Divan in 1995 and is headquartered in Middleton, WI.

Boys & Girls Clubs of America offers school programs. The firm's programs include character and leadership, education and career, health & life skills, the arts, sports, fitness and recreation. Boys & Girls Clubs of America was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Gunton Corp. distributes doors and window products. It offers designing and planning services. The firm has offices in Columbus, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia. The company was founded by Irwin Gunton in 1932 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

The American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong is a business organization that acts as a focal point for members' concerns regarding regional trade and investment issues. The non-profit company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. The committee hosts programs that inform the membership and stimulate thoughtful action regarding trade, investment, and competitiveness issues. The organization has over 50 years of excellence and influence and remains actively engaged in a broad range of local and international public policy issues of importance to its membership. The Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Committee aims to promote innovation and improved patient outcomes in Hong Kong. The CEO of the Chinese company is Chi Hong Wong.

Omron Microscan Systems, Inc. engages in the provision of data acquisition and control solutions. It offers laser barcode scanners, handheld barcode readers, barcode verification, machine vision systems, and engineered solutions. The company was founded by Mike Mertel in 1982 and is headquartered in Renton, WA.

Silatronix, Inc. develops and manufactures highly stable organosilicon electrolytes for advanced lithium-ion batteries and capacitors. It is commercializing a new class of patented materials based on organosilicon compounds that are environmentally friendly, non-flammable, high temperature materials suited for use as electrolytes, binders, and coatings in energy storage devices. The firm’s organosilicon compounds are used in rechargeable and non-rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and lithium based electrochemical systems. The company founded by Winslow L. Sargeant, Robert C. West and Robert Hamers in 2007 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Best Beers, Inc. distributes beer and wine products. The private company is based in Bloomington, IN.

AltaSens, Inc. provides fabless imaging sensors. The firm offers security, videoconferencing, camera modules, broadcast and other applications. The company was founded by Lester Kozlowski in 2004 and is headquartered in Long Beach, CA.

Lamb Technicon LLC manufactures automotive related machinery. The company was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Warren, MI.

Part of Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. offers a broad range of factory automation products, solutions, training, and support services for the industrial and commercial sectors. The company is based in Vernon Hills, IL, and has a wide product portfolio that includes programmable automation controllers, human machine interfaces, variable frequency drives, servo amplifiers and motors, control software, computerized numerical controllers, motion controllers, robots, and low-voltage power distribution products. Additionally, Mitsubishi Electric US Group companies have 38 locations throughout the US with approximately 4,000 employees. Mitsubishi Electric Automation also takes its solutions on the road with the 53-foot long Solutions in Motion mobile showroom that appears at tradeshows, training seminars, and other events across the US. Scott Summerville has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

Square D Corp. sells electronics and electrical products through online. The company is headquartered in Columbia, SC.

Honeywell Sensing & Controls operates as a wholesale distributor of limit switch, electromechanical switch, exproof limit switch and power relay. The company is headquartered in Golden Valley, MN.

Madison Development Corp. manages housing units in Madison. The non-profit company is based in Madison, WI. Lorrie Keating Heinemann has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

Phoenix Digital Corp. manufactures fiber optic cable. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

Eximis Surgical, Inc. develops and manufactures surgical devices. It offers XCor, a specimen removal device that reduce surgery times and risks associated with traditional tissue removal methods. The company was founded by Donna Ford-Serbu, Kristin D. Johnson, William Gregg, and Dirk Johnson on June 5, 2014 and is headquartered in Louisville, CO.

EnsoData, Inc. develops software solutions for medical sector. Its solutions enables user to discover, identify, and report a critical patterns and trends in temporal health data. The company was founded by Christopher Robert Fernandez, Nicholas Glattard and Sam Rusk in 2015 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Elucent Medical, Inc. develops solutions for breast cancer treatment. The firm is pioneering and commercializing a wireless marker tag and detection system that helps locate breast abnormalities and predict margins during surgical excision. The company was founded by Dan van der Weide, Laura G. King, Lee Wilke, Fred T. Lee, Christopher Brace and Elizabeth Burnside and is headquartered in Brookfield, WI.

Part of University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota Technology Commercialization facilitates the transfer of UMN innovation beyond the research lab by helping diverse researchers to license research, patent innovative ideas, establish startups, and facilitate commercialization. The American company covers various technology sectors such as agriculture & horticulture, creative works, engineering & physical sciences, life sciences, software & information technology, and statistics. The company has helped launch more than 200 startup companies based on UMN technology and have raised more than $1.15 billion in investment capital, IPOs, and acquisitions. The company is among the top 15 public universities for technology transfer and ranked 2nd in the Big Ten for "innovation impact."

Part of Softing AG, Online Development, Inc. is a company that manufactures factory automation products. The company is based in Knoxville, TN. The CEO of the company is Kurt A. Rosenberg. Online Development was acquired by Softing North America Holding, Inc. on June 03, 2014 for $30 million.