{"667148":{"#nid":"667148","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Bench2Market Talks","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0022The Importance of DEI in Shaping Core Values \u0026amp; Business Strategy\u0022\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nakiamelecio\/\u0022\u003ENakia Melecio\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDirector, The Center for MedTech Excellence at Georgia Tech\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/melissaheffner\/\u0022\u003EMelissa Heffner\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nProgram Director, Venture Lab\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/brittney-o-62377a15\/\u0022\u003EBrittney Odioi\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPrincipal Diversity \u0026amp; Inclusion Officer, MIT Lincoln Lab\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETo attend virtually via Zoom, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_ytvsdW5vS3metIWUXzd39w?utm\u0022\u003Eregister HERE\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDiversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are important factors to consider in the innovation economy, as they can have a significant impact on the success and sustainability of a business. Having a diverse team can lead to a wider range of perspectives and ideas, which can lead to more innovative and creative solutions and better connection to customers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring this panel session, we will hear about approaches to increase diversity and inclusion in research, entrepreneurship, and commercialization.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis event is the 7th session in the 2022-2023 Bench2Market Talks series, which was created to provide commercialization guidance to the university research community.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The Importance of DEI in Shaping Core Values \u0026amp; Business Strategy\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"\u0022The Importance of DEI in Shaping Core Values \u0026 Business Strategy\u0022"}],"uid":"35486","created_gmt":"2023-04-06 19:17:16","changed_gmt":"2023-04-06 19:29:23","author":"Christina Wessels","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2023-04-19T11:30:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2023-04-19T12:30:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2023-04-19T12:30:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2023-04-19 15:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2023-04-19 16:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2023-04-19 16:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"Virtual Meeting","extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"638977","name":"Biolocity"},{"id":"655285","name":"GT Commercialization"},{"id":"1292","name":"Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB)"},{"id":"1254","name":"Wallace H. Coulter Dept. of Biomedical Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"187423","name":"go-bio"},{"id":"188880","name":"go-bio-commercialization"},{"id":"189814","name":"go-researchevents"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}