Naturally Chicago invites you to join us for our biggest annual business-building event: our brands pitch competition and finance & investment forum.

Renamed the Naturally Rising Conscious Pitch Competition and Forum in concert with our partners at Naturally Network, the event will take place on Monday, June 2, from 1 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Doors will open at 12 p.m. for check-in and to give attendees time to check out the Innovation Showcase featuring more than two dozen rising star brands.

And we have an amazing new location at Venue SIX10, 610 S. Michigan Ave., which has theater seating and ample room for multiple brands to table and tell you about their products.

Here are the highlights that make attending the event such a great value.

• Watch six rising-star brands compete before a panel of industry-leading judges for shares in a package of business services valued at about $200,000.
• Get insights from keynote speaker Seth Goldman, the serial entrepreneur behind Just Ice Tea, and from experts on the Forum's panel discussions.
• Meet and network with business leaders, investors, service providers and brands at Chicago's biggest annual gathering of the better-for-you natural CPG industry.
• Enjoy the post-event reception at Venue SIX10, one of Chicago's most beautiful event spaces.

Here's the agenda for the event:

12:00-12:50 p.m.: Registration and Visit Innovation Showcase

1:00-1:05: Welcome by Emcee Amanda Puck, Mariano's vice president

1:05-1:35: Retailer Panel featuring KeHE, Whole Foods Market, Fresh Thyme Market, Mariano's Meijer and Fruitful Yield

1:35-2:00: Foodserice Panel featuring Compass Group, Crafty, Every Body Eat and Sugar Bliss

2:00-2:45: Break to Network and Visit innovation Showcase

2:45-3:55 p.m.: Pitch Competition

3:55-4:20 p.m.: Keynote address by Seth Goldman, Just Ice Tea CEO

4:20-4:40 p.m.: Pitch Slam Winners Announced

4:40-6:00 p.m.: Innovation Showcase and Fabulous Cocktails Reception