Tech entrepreneurs pitched their startup products to a socially distanced ballroom audience, venture capitalists discussed what they look to invest in and familiar attendees said hello between sips of coffee during networking breaks Sept. 1, the first day of the 2021 BuiltWorlds Summit at Chicago's Westin River North.
The 50-plus attendees and exhibitors maintained social distance inside the Westin Ballroom and wore masks indoors in accordance with local ordinances, but the first in-person BuiltWorlds event in Chicago since 2019 signaled a return to something approaching normalcy for Chicago's construction technology community.