{"154371":{"#nid":"154371","#data":{"type":"event","title":"YKK President Alex Gregory to Discuss Innovation","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlex Gregory is the Chairman and President of YKK Corporation of America. He will speak at Georgia Tech as part of the IMPACT Speaker Series, discussing YKK\u0027s approach to innovation through adaptation.\u0026nbsp; Please join us for this event on Wednesday, November 7 at 4:30 pm in the Scheller College of Business, or watch the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.learnitlive.com\/class\/2932\/Alex-Gregory\u0022\u003Efree live webcast\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMore about the Speaker\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlex Gregory began his career with YKK America Group in 1973 when he joined YKK Industries \u2013 now YKK (U.S.A.) Inc. \u2013 as one of its first American employees. At the company\u2019s Macon manufacturing operation, he held positions of increasing responsibilities. First he was manager of the weaving department, then assistant vice president of manufacturing, and later vice president and senior vice president of manufacturing.\u0026nbsp; Read \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ile.gatech.edu\/files\/Alex_Gregory_Bio.pdf\u0022\u003Efull bio\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbout the Impact Speaker Series\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince 2002, the IMPACT Speaker Series has brought highly successful business leaders from a variety of industries to campus to share their experiences and give advice to students and other entrepreneurs on topics ranging from \u0022building a venture around intellectual capital\u0022 to \u0022successful entrepreneurship in large organizations\u0022 and \u0022socially responsible leadership\u0022. The weekly series provides Georgia Tech students, alumni and the Atlanta business community an opportunity to network and learn from successful entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and notable business and non-profit leaders.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe series is free and open to the public, and reservations are not required.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGregory is the Chairman and President of YKK Corporation of America. He will visit Tech to discuss YKK\u0027s approach to innovation and adaptation.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Alex Gregory will speak at the IMPACT Series, a weekly presentation sponsored by the Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship."}],"uid":"27336","created_gmt":"2012-09-14 15:27:03","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:59:57","author":"Dori Pap","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2012-11-07T15:30:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2012-11-07T16:30:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2012-11-07T16:30:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2012-11-07 20:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2012-11-07 21:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2012-11-07 21:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/ile.gatech.edu\/impact.html","title":"IMPACT Speaker Series"},{"url":"http:\/\/ile.gatech.edu\/","title":"Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.learnitlive.com\/class\/2932\/Alex-Gregory","title":"Webcast provided by Learn it Live"}],"groups":[{"id":"1274","name":"Scheller College of Business"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"40031","name":"Asperger\u0027s"},{"id":"40051","name":"learning disability solutions"},{"id":"40011","name":"mobile technology"},{"id":"167683","name":"special needs"},{"id":"40041","name":"Wynsum Arts"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDori Pap\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:dori.pap@ile.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Edori.pap@ile.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}