{"79841":{"#nid":"79841","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Council on Competitiveness Hosts Innovation Summit","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Council on Competitiveness, a national organization of business, academic and labor leaders, will host the National Innovation Summit on December 15, 2004.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAt the summit, the co-chairs of the Council\u0027s National Innovation Initiative (NII), Samuel J. Palmisano, chairman and CEO of IBM Corporation, and G. Wayne Clough, president of the Georgia Institute of Technology, will present \u0022Innovate America: Thriving in a World of Challenge and Change,\u0022 the result of a 15-month, comprehensive effort to sharpen our understanding of innovation and harness it for economic growth.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOver 20 prominent CEOs, university presidents and civic leaders will then outline a series of strategic recommendations to make America the most fertile and attractive environment for innovation.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhen:\u003C\/strong\u003E December 15, 2004 at 8:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time (EST)\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhere:\u003C\/strong\u003E Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington DC.  The NII report findings will be presented at 8:15 A.M. EST, prior to the opening of the White House Economic Summit held at the same location. A live webcast of the event will be available at \u003Ca href=\u0027http:\/\/innovate.gatech.edu\u0027\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/nii\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWho:\u003C\/strong\u003E Prominent names in American business, labor, education and governance including: \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u00b7 Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00b7 Virginia Governor Mark Warner\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00b7 Samuel J. Palmisano, Chairman, President and CEO, IBM Corporation\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00b7 G. Wayne Clough, President, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00b7 F. Duane Ackerman, BellSouth Corporation and Chairman of the Council on Competitiveness\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00b7 Gerard J. Arpey, Chairman, President and CEO, American Airlines\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00b7 Lee Bollinger, President, Columbia University\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00b7 Molly Corbett Broad, President, University of North Carolina\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00b7 Michael J. Burns, Chairman, CEO and President, Dana Corporation\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00b7 Mary Sue Coleman, President, University of Michigan\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00b7 Denis A. Cortese, President and CEO, Mayo Clinic\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00b7 Robert M. Gates, President, Texas A \u0026amp; M University\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00b7 Sheryl Handler, President and CEO, Ab Initio\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00b7 John L. Hennessy, President, Stanford University\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00b7 Shirley Ann Jackson, President, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00b7 Vikram Pandit, President and Chief Operating Officer Institutional Securities and Investment Banking Group, Morgan Stanley\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00b7 Steven S. Reinemund, Chairman and CEO, PepsiCo, Inc.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00b7 W.J. Sanders III, Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00b7 Ivan G. Seidenberg, Chairman and CEO, Verizon\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00b7 Kevin W. Sharer, Chairman, President and CEO, Amgen, Inc.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00b7 Charles M. Vest, President Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00b7 G. Richard Wagoner, Jr., Chairman and CEO, General Motors Corporation\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00b7 Deborah L. Wince-Smith, President, Council on Competitiveness\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERSVP:\u003C\/strong\u003E All media interested in attending should RSVP to \u003Ca href=\u0027mailto:NIISummit@compete.org\u0027\u003ENIISummit@compete.org\u003C\/a\u003E.  Press credentials required for admittance.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout The Council on Competitiveness\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAn organization of the top business, university and labor leaders in the United States, the Council on Competitiveness is responsible for influencing the course of American competitiveness on regional, national and global scales.  The Council stands unique in its ability to anticipate and respond to changing economic conditions through a series of comprehensive programs to maintain competitiveness and security, support innovation, benchmark national competitiveness and shape public policy.  The Council is available on the Web at \u003Ca href=\u0027http:\/\/www.compete.org\u0027\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.compete.org\u003C\/a\u003E.    \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EContact:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThomas Ford\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRacepoint Group\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n781-487-4607\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:tford@racepointgroup.com\u0022\u003Etford@racepointgroup.com\u003C\/a\u003E\t\t\t\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBill Booher\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nCouncil on Competitiveness\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n202-969-3385\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:bbooher@compete.org\u0022\u003Ebbooher@compete.org\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Organization Will Issue Recommendations to Foster American Innovation"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"At the National Innovation Summit on December 15, co-chairs of the National Innovation Initiative, Sam Palmisano, CEO, IBM Corporation, and Tech President G. 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