Tech, AI & startups in Chicago, week of November 16, 2026
Tech, AI & startups in Chicago, Monday November 16 to Sunday November 22, 2026: 188 events. Picks by day; every event links to its original listing.
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Mon Nov 16
- 9:30 AM MIDWAY | 2026 Business Planning Clinic with Jesse Coleman 5400 S Pulaski Rd · Free
- 10 AM "STARTUP-INVESTOR PITCH LUNCH" - FUNDRAISING PROGRAM IN SILICON VALLEY The Congress Plaza Hotel & Convention Center · Free
- 2 PM A Slice of the Market: Intersect360 Research Reception @SC26 Chicago · Free
- 5:30 PM TEDxLakeShoreDrive Salon: Idea Pitch [Ideas Change Everything] The Metropolitan · $28-$50.40
- 7 PM Women in AI, Tech & Digital Innovation Networking Chicago Green Eye Lounge · $11.03-$37.91
- 8 PM Industry Night w/ DJ Soup Time Sleeping Village · Free
Tue Nov 17
- 8 AM OpenInfra Days North America 2025 at SCaLE Marriott Marquis Chicago
- 9 AM Coffee and Connections - Portage Park Power Partners Networking Open House FXN Performance Therapy · Free
- 9 AM Middle Ground Coworking: South Loop Pop Up #3 South Loop · $15-$40
- 5 PM The 25th annual Chicago Innovation Awards UIC Forum · $200-$2,000
- 6 PM Town Trumpet Summit Andy's Jazz Club
- 7 PM Chicago Tech Startups, Investors, Experts Networking & Pitch Event Ten Cat Tavern · $10.88-$37.40
Wed Nov 18
- 9 AM ☕️ 1 Million Cups Chicago ☕️ Workbox Chicago – Civic Opera · Free
- 10 AM UHCHI First Steps & Skills Check McCormick Place
- 11 AM Siemens - CSS Lunch and Learn MxD · Free
- 6 PM OutPro LGBTQ+ and Allies Networking on the Riverwalk - Chicago Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk · $0-$23.18
- 7 PM Startup Tech & AI Networking in Chicago Joy District · Free
Thu Nov 19
- 8 AM DDC26: Emerging Developers Conference | Level Up: The Next Phase of Growth Gleacher Conference Center · $75-$200
- 8:30 AM GCSI CIOTManuSec Conference on Critical Infrastructure, OT & Manufacturing Chicago-Kent College of Law at Illinois Institute of Technology · $320.89-$534.31
- 9 AM Communication That Moves The Needle The Ivy Hotel · $495-$1,650
- 10 AM Business Acumen Series: Q&A on AI Adoption for Small Business Operations Polsky Exchange North · Free
- 6 PM Chicago Data, Analytics & Business Intelligence Networking Event Hubbard Inn · $21.69-$103.69
- 6 PM Real Estate Business & Financial Framework (BFF) Real Estate BFF · Free
Fri Nov 20
- 9 AM Illinois Conference of Churches Annual Meeting 8765 W Higgins Rd · Free
- 11 AM Más Que Calladita: Breaking Cultural Silence & Owning Every Room &Rise · $49.87-$87.21
- 5 PM Days of the Dead Chicago Chicago Marriot O'Hare
Sat Nov 21
- 9:45 AM Cash-Flow Breakfast Club Chicago IL | Brandon Turner's Club A and N Mortgage · Free
- 9:45 AM Chicago Cashflow Breakfast Club: REI Education & Networking event - 11/21 1945 N Elston Ave · Free
- 3 PM Faithpreneurs Conference & Business Expo — Where Faith Meets the Marketplac 4258 W Armitage Ave · Free
Sun Nov 22
- 6 PM Malarkey Comedy Expo League Malarkey Comedy