The Chamber is fortunate to have one of Chicago’s most successful entrepreneurs as its annual meetin

The Chamber is fortunate to have one of Chicago's most successful entrepreneurs as its annual meeting speaker this year.  Groupon co-founder Eric Lefkofsky will be the keynote speaker at the Chamber's 2012 Annual Meeting on Tuesday, April 3rd at the Renaissance Chicago North Shore Hotel.      Lefkofsky, age 42, is Chairman of Groupon, Inc., an on-line collective buying website, which has quickly become one of the fastest growing companies of all time.   Groupon serves more than 150 markets in North America and 100 markets throughout the world and has amassed 35 million registered users.  Lefkofsky is expected to comment on the principles that sparked Groupon's meteoric rise as well as his own success story.     Lefkofsky is also a Managing Director of LightBank, LLC and the President of Blue Media, LLC.  He co-founded and serves on the Board of Directors of several technology companies, including: hampton inn suites InnerWorkings, Inc. Echo Global Logistics, Inc. and MediaBank, Inc., a leading provider of media procurement technology.     In addition to Lefkofsky's remarks, the evening will also feature the ceremonial installation of the 2012 Chamber Board of Directors and the presentation of the Chamber's annual Business hampton inn suites Awards.  A special thank you to Whitehall of Deerfield for being the Presenting Sponsor.  For more information on table sponsorships, call the Chamber at (847)498-5555.