CENTRAL INDIANA CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP INC
1210 WATERWAY BLVD NO 5000, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46202 www.cicpindiana.com

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Organizations Filed Purposes: CENTRAL INDIANA CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP (CICP) IS AN ALLIANCE OF INDIANA'S BUSINESS AND RESEARCH UNIVERSITY LEADERS COMING TOGETHER TO FOSTER LONG-TERM PROSPERITY FOR THE REGION. CICP'S MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM THE ECONOMY OF INDIANA IN ORDER TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE PROSPERITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR CITIZENS AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.

THE CENTRAL INDIANA CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP (CICP) IS TRANSFORMING OUR REGIONAL ECONOMY, BRINGING TOGETHER THE CEOS OF CENTRAL INDIANA'S LARGEST AND MOST CIVICALLY ENGAGED EMPLOYERS & UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS TO ADVANCE "BIG PICTURE" PRIORITIES LIKE ENCOURAGING INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, BUILDING A WORLD-CLASS WORKFORCE AND CREATING A PRO-GROWTH BUSINESS CLIMATE. CICP HAS BUILT A UNIFIED STRUCTURE FOR REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, LEADING A FAMILY OF INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON INDIANA'S MOST DYNAMIC, FAST-GROWING INDUSTRIES - LIFE SCIENCES, TECHNOLOGY, AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND LOGISTICS, AND CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY.

TECHPOINT IS THE NUCLEUS OF INDIANA'S TECH COMMUNITY AND THE GROWTH PLATFORM FOR THE STATE'S TECH COMPANIES AND ECOSYSTEM. IT IS A MISSION-DRIVEN NONPROFIT, THE ORGANIZATION IS FOCUSED ON HELPING THE STATE'S TECH COMMUNITY AND ECONOMY THRIVE IN THIS INCREASINGLY DIGITAL AGE THROUGH A LASER FOCUS ON ACCELERATING THE GROWTH AND STRENGTH OF THE LOCAL TECH TALENT POOL, COMPANY BASE, AND COMMUNITY FABRIC. VISIT WWW.TECHPOINT.ORG.2019 INCLUDED ANOTHER FULL YEAR OF TECHPOINT'S MEMBERSHIP MODEL; A FORMAL, ANNUAL ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN TECHPOINT AND A TECH COMPANY, TECH-ENABLED COMPANY, UNIVERSITY OR SERVICE PROVIDER. EIGHTY-FIVE MEMBERS JOINED IN 2019. IN 2019, XTERN HAD ANOTHER RECORD YEAR WITH 166 STUDENTS CONNECTED WITH 68 TECH COMPANIES FOR THE 10-WEEK INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. NEARLY 1,900 STUDENTS FROM 45 STATES AND 212 UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE U.S. APPLIED FOR AN ESTIMATED 175 SPOTS WITH LOCAL TECH COMPANIES FOR SUMMER 2020. FROM THAT APPLICANT POOL, 209 STUDENT FINALISTS WERE CHOSEN TO PARTICIPATE IN "FINALIST DAY" WHERE TECHPOINT FACILITATED 800 INTERVIEWS BETWEEN THOSE STUDENT FINALISTS AND 103 EMPLOYER TEAMS, YIELDING 139 EMPLOYER-STUDENT INTERNSHIP MATCHES. EVENTS CONTINUE TO BE A SUCCESSFUL WAY TO INCREASE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AMONGST INDIVIDUALS IN INDIANA'S TECH ECOSYSTEM. TECHPOINT'S SIGNATURE EVENTS INCLUDE THE MIRA AWARDS, TECH 25 AWARDS, AND VC SPEED DATING. THE 20TH ANNUAL MIRA AWARDS WERE ANNOUNCED TO A SOLD-OUT, RECORD CROWD OF 1,400 ATTENDEES. NEW FOR 2019 WAS THE "WISH YOU WERE HERE" CAMPAIGN, WHICH FEATURED THE "RED CARPET EXPERIENCE" EVENT. THE TECHNOLOGY COUNCILS OF NORTH AMERICA SELECTED TECHPOINT'S JOBS IN TECH 101 PRODUCT FOR THE INAUGURAL TALENT PIPELINE & WORKFORCE INNOVATION AWARD. JOBS IN TECH 101 EDUCATES AND INFORMS STUDENTS AND CAREER CHANGERS ABOUT WHICH JOBS EXIST IN TECH, WHAT THEY ARE LIKE, AND WHAT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE ARE REQUIRED. TECHPOINT PLANS TO FURTHER DEVELOP THIS PRODUCT IN 2020.

CONEXUS INDIANA PROMOTES THE STATE'S ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND LOGISTICS (AML) INDUSTRY, PREPARES A SKILLED WORKFORCE PIPELINE, AND SUPPORTS GROWTH AND INVESTMENT IN AN INDUSTRY SEGMENT VITAL TO INDIANA'S ECONOMY. A STATEWIDE CATALYST FOR COLLABORATION BETWEEN INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA, AND GOVERNMENT, CONEXUS INDIANA HAS SPEARHEADED INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS TO HELP PREPARE STUDENTS FOR AML CAREERS, AND HAS SHEPHERDED THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRY-LED COUNCILS THAT IDENTIFY AND PRIORITIZE OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH IN THE LOGISTICS INDUSTRY AS WELL AS THE AUTOMOTIVE AND AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE SECTORS. VISIT WWW.CONEXUSINDIANA.COM.ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, AUTOMATION AND DATA ARE CHANGING THE WAY INDIANA MAKES AND MOVES THINGS, PROVIDING COMPANIES WITH NEWFOUND OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE COMPETITIVENESS, PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFITABILITY. AS A NATIONAL AML LEADER IN INDUSTRY STRENGTH AND GLOBAL REACH, INDIANA IS IDEALLY POSITIONED TO BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THIS NEWEST INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.IN 2019, CONEXUS EXPANDED ITS NETWORKED COMMUNITY OF INDUSTRY, ACADEMIC AND PUBLIC SECTOR PARTNERS IN 2019 TO INCLUDE MORE THAN 150 ORGANIZATIONS. NETWORKED COMMUNITY DISTINCTION IS GIVEN TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ENGAGED WITH CONEXUS IN DEMONSTRABLE WAYS, INCLUDING PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMMING AND EVENT ATTENDANCE. MORE THAN 3,000 HOOSIER SECONDARY, POST-SECONDARY AND WORKING ADULT STUDENTS WERE ENGAGED IN CONEXUS TALENT PROGRAMMING IN 2019. THIS INCLUDED MORE THAN 1,400 HOOSIER STUDENTS ENROLLED IN CONEXUS' INTRODUCTORY AML CURRICULUM, AS WELL AS MORE THAN 225 STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN ITS HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. CONEXUS DEVELOPED A WHITE PAPER OUTLINING RESULTS OF RESEARCH AND A PRELIMINARY DRAFT OF AN OPERATIONAL APPROACH FOR AN INNOVATION SOLUTION. CONEXUS ALSO LAUNCHED THE PEER-TO-PEER MODEL WHERE COMPANIES SUGGEST AN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TOPIC FOR DEEPER EXPLORATION WITH A PEER GROUP OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. 3D PRINTING WAS THE FIRST TOPIC DISCUSSED. IN ITS ONGOING EFFORT TO EMBRACE THE FUTURE, CONEXUS HOSTED 25 EVENTS WITH NEARLY 2,400 ATTENDEES IN 2019, INCLUDING A STATEWIDE SPEAKER SERIES FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS. A NEW CONEXUSINDIANA.COM LAUNCHED AND A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER DEBUTED IN 2019. CONEXUS CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF MORE THAN 600 HOOSIER PARENTS, WHICH FOUND A LACK OF AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF AML. THE FINDINGS INFORMED THE CREATION OF A PUBLIC PERCEPTION CAMPAIGN THAT WILL LAUNCH IN 2020.

ENERGY SYSTEMS NETWORK (ESN) IS BUILDING AN ENERGY ECOSYSTEM THAT INTEGRATES ALL ASPECTS OF THE ENERGY LANDSCAPE: ENERGY GENERATION, DISTRIBUTION, THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, AND TRANSPORTATION. OUR MISSION IS TO LEVERAGE OUR NETWORK OF GLOBAL THOUGHT LEADERS TO DEVELOP INTEGRATED ENERGY SOLUTIONS TO INCREASE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW. OUR COLLECTIVE FOCUS IS TO REDUCE COSTS, EMISSIONS AND WASTE; INFLUENCE POLICY; AND ADVANCE TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION. VISIT WWW.ENERGYSYSTEMSNETWORK.COM.AS ENERGY SYSTEMS NETWORK (ESN) CELEBRATED ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2019, IT SAW ANOTHER YEAR OF TREMENDOUS PROGRESS ON A NUMBER OF ITS KEY PROJECTS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES THAT WERE MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH STRONG COLLABORATIONS WITH THE BATTERY INNOVATION CENTER (BIC), THE INDIANA HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (IHCDA) AND THE INDIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (IEDC). ESN HAS JOINED FORCES WITH THE INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, (IMS), DALLARA AUTOMOBILI, CLEMSON UNIVERSITY'S INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH, SEMA, AND VEHICLE SIMULATOR COMPANY, ANSYS, TO POWER THE INDY AUTONOMOUS CHALLENGE (IAC). IAC, A COMPETITION AMONG GLOBAL UNIVERSITIES TO CREATE SOFTWARE THAT ENABLES SELF-DRIVING RACE CARS TO COMPETE IN A HEAD-TO-HEAD, HIGH SPEED RACE AT IMS. THE ANNOUNCEMENT OCCURRED AT THE SPEED EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING ASSOCIATION (SEMA) CONFERENCE IN LAS VEGAS IN NOVEMBER. THE WINNING TEAM WILL TAKE HOME A $1 MILLION PRIZE. THE IAC IS A TWO-YEAR COMPETITION THAT WILL CULMINATE WITH A RACE AT THE IMS ON OCTOBER 23, 2021. ESN'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE MOVING FORWARD PROGRAM, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE INDIANA HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (IHCDA), CONTINUED IN 2019. THE PROGRAM CREATES ENERGY EFFICIENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS THAT IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE WHILE DECREASING THE COST OF LIVING FOR LOW- TO MODERATE-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. SIX DEVELOPMENTS ACROSS THE STATE ARE CURRENTLY IN VARIOUS STAGES OF PROGRESS (FORT WAYNE, BLOOMINGTON, INDIANAPOLIS, LAFAYETTE, GARY AND EAST CHICAGO).ESN, PURDUE UNIVERSITY AND CUMMINS COLLABORATED ON A MICROTRANSIT PILOT PROGRAM CALLED LEAPER X. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES A WEB-BASED MOBILE APPLICATION POWERED BY CUMMINS, AND A SMALL TRIAL FLEET OF DESIGNATED CAMPUS SHUTTLES, IN ADDITION TO PURDUE'S TRADITIONAL CAMPUS BUSES.

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