Dear Members of Innovation DuPage,

The ID Member Meetup is your pipeline for all information about Innovation DuPage!

Please join us this Wednesday (June 25th, 2025) in the Innovation DuPage Event Space - 535 Duane St. Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 at 9:30 a.m. We will be featuring:

Member Spotlight: Sara Spampinato, Founder & CEO of Hooked Products, LLC, will present her entrepreneurial journey from student startup to business success. Sara's company, the first place winner of our Big Idea Pitch Contest, offers a space-saving solution with their portable backpack hanger that hooks onto any table or surface. Currently in the testing phase, Hooked demonstrates how dedicated student entrepreneurs can turn innovative concepts into real businesses.

Member Resource: Meredith Hannah, Economic Development and Communications Director at the Village of Glen Ellyn, will present as our Member Resource. She specializes in business retention, economic development planning, and connecting businesses with municipal resources and support programs.

WGN Radio, Your Money Matters: Natural Science: If you can't make it to the Member Meetup, tune in to WGN Radio AM 720 on Wednesday, June 25 at 9:30 a.m. to hear Innovation DuPage member company Natural Science LLC join Jon Hansen and Dan Facchini for a discussion on their oil spill remediation technology.

Parking Reminder for ID Members
Please remember to use the 3rd and 4th floors of the Civic Center parking garage when using your ID member parking passes. Thank you for your cooperation!

As always, bagels and coffee will be served. 
If you can’t make it in person, attend virtually though our Zoom Link

See you then!

Dan Facchini
Managing Director,
Innovation DuPage

• Signup to present at a future meetup HERE
• Find previous presentations & resources in the Member Portal