[Apologies in advance, but please note: this event is strictly for Developers and Designers not currently working in the education technology field.]

Calling all engineers, programmers, coders, hackers, UX specialists: come meet the entrepreneurs and developers behind four of the most dynamic EdTech start-ups in Chicago today discuss their personal stories and current openings for developers and designers.

Hosted at Catapult Chicago and co-sponsored by Code Academy and moderated by Dave Hoover, learning facilitator at DevBootCamp andformer principal at Obtiva (Chicago’s largest Ruby on Rails consulting firm, acquired by Groupon)

Our panelists will include:

• Karan Goel, founder and CEO of GetSetEd, former founder and CEO of PrepMe, and Code Academy alum
• Vishal Shah, co-founder and VP Strategy of VLinks
• Vince Leung, co-founder and COO of MentorMob
• Luke Shepard, CTO of eSpark Learning and former lead on Facebook’s mobile platform team

Please note, this Educelerate event is intended for technology folks interested in joining an education technology start-up, and given the sensitive and technical focus of the conversation, we are asking that just our IT trained Educelerants attend.

To attend this event, you must prove you are an engineer or designer by either linking to your LinkedIn profile or online portfolio, submit a resume or show other proof of work/position/education.