{"340111":{"#nid":"340111","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Georgia Tech People and Technology Forum","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Institute for People and Technology hosts its annual People \u0026amp; Technology Forum on November 11-12, 2014 at the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipatforum.gatech.edu\/location\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Global Learning Center\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EThis 2014 Forum will focus on \u201cConnected Life\u201d with keynotes and panel discussions providing thought-provoking discussions with insightful business leaders, brilliant researchers, and entrepreneurs examining how emerging technologies will shape the future of our society.\u0026nbsp; Panel discussions will focus on the future of smart cities and live, work, play communities; predictive and personalized healthcare; and connected cars and the future of driving.\u0026nbsp;The keynote speakers for this year are Jia Chen, Director of Health Solutions for Smarter Cities at IBM; Kwanza Hall, Councilman, City of Atlanta; Bill Stead, Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Chief Strategy Officer at Vanderbilt University Medical Center; and Jeff Leddy, Chief Executive Officer of Verizon Telematics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EAttendees will have the opportunity to interact with over 100 startup, faculty, and student demos including a showcase of student innovations from CIC, a highly successful Georgia Tech student competition designed to tap into the innovative thinking and technical expertise of GT students.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EPast companies in attendance include: AT\u0026amp;T, Qualcomm, Panasonic, Steelcase, GM, Nielsen, Cisco, Coca-Cola, Cox Communications, Moxie, ESPN, Equifax, Hitachi, Humana, IBM, Invesco, Motorola Mobility, NCR, SunTrust, Turner, and UPS. Non-profit partners who attended the Forum included the City of Atlanta, Midtown Alliance, Emory University, Georgia State University, High Museum of Art, and The Ron Clark Academy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EPrevious speakers include: Babak Parviz (Creator, Google Glass), Ralph de la Vega (CEO of AT\u0026amp;T Mobility)\u003Cem\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003EGlenn Lurie (President, Emerging Devices, National Resale and Partnerships, AT\u0026amp;T), Michael Kelly (CEO and President, The Weather Channel Companies), Clyde Tuggle (Senior Vice President, Global Public Affairs \u0026amp; Communications, The Coca-Cola Company), and many more.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p2\u0022\u003ETo register for this event, please visit\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/georgia-tech-people-and-technology-forum-2014-tickets-12466275967?discount=IPATGT14\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/ipatforum14.eventbrite.com\u003C\/a\u003E. For more details including the full\u0026nbsp;list of speakers and schedule, please visit\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipatforum.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/ipatforum.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p2\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p2\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech faculty, students and staff can use promotional code\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/georgia-tech-people-and-technology-forum-2014-tickets-12466275967\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIPATGT14\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;to attend for free. Space is limited - please register today!\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Institute for People and Technology hosts its annual People \u0026amp; Technology Forum on November 11-12, 2014 at the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipatforum.gatech.edu\/location\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Global Learning Center\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EThis 2014 Forum will focus on \u201cConnected Life\u201d with keynotes and panel discussions providing thought-provoking discussions with insightful business leaders, brilliant researchers, and entrepreneurs examining how emerging technologies will shape the future of our society.\u0026nbsp; Panel discussions will focus on the future of smart cities and live, work, play communities; predictive and personalized healthcare; and connected cars and the future of driving.\u0026nbsp;The keynote speakers for this year are Jia Chen, Director of Health Solutions for Smarter Cities at IBM; Kwanza Hall, Councilman, City of Atlanta; Bill Stead, Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Chief Strategy Officer at Vanderbilt University Medical Center; and Jeff Leddy, Chief Executive Officer of Verizon Telematics.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This 2014 Forum will focus on \u201cConnected Life\u201d with keynotes and panel discussions providing thought-provoking discussions with insightful business leaders, brilliant researchers, and entrepreneurs examining how emerging technologies will shape the f"}],"uid":"28044","created_gmt":"2014-11-03 17:45:02","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:21:17","author":"Jessie Brandon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2014-11-10T23:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2014-11-11T23:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2014-11-11T23:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2014-11-11 04:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2014-11-12 04:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2014-11-12 04:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1224","name":"School of City \u0026 Regional Planning"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"104801","name":"connected life"},{"id":"3866","name":"forum"},{"id":"8361","name":"Global Learning Center"},{"id":"7182","name":"people"},{"id":"623","name":"Technology"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}