8:00 AM – Registration, Networking, and Breakfast
Attendees register, network, and enjoy a provided breakfast.
8:30 AM – Welcome + Opening Remarks
8:50 AM – Technology Spotlight and Demo #1
Nanolumens – Ney Corsino
9:05 AM – Panel #1: Tech on the Rise: Growing Technology Fields Driving the Innovation Ecosystem
Panelists:
- Mark Smith, Government Relations and Public Affairs Director – Southeast, UCB PharmaÂ
- Chrissa McFarlane, Founder + CEO, Patientory
- Jahnazeb Jabbar, Chief Product Officer, M3
- Jordan Dowdy, Product Manager – Autonomous Mobility, Beep
- Moderator: Greg King, Associate VP – Economic Development, Georgia Institute of TechnologyÂ
9:55 AM – Technology Spotlight and Demo #2
System Technology Works, Luis GuzmanÂ
10:10 AM – BREAKÂ
10:15 AM – Panel #2: Talking Tech Talent: Building the Next Generation of the Technology Workforce
Panelists:
- Dr. Loretta Daniels, Executive Director, TAG-Ed
- Anastasia Simon, Grow with Google Coach, Google
- Calvin Thain, Director of Proactive Services, Integricom
- Dr. Cindy Robertson, Interim Associate Dean, School of Science and Technology, GGC
- Moderator: Devin Fink, Integrity Staffing Solutions
11:05 AM – Keynote: The Cost of Compute: Technology, Energy, and Community in Data Center Growth
Dr. Laura O. Taylor, Director, Energy Policy & Innovation Center (EPIcenter), Professor, School of Economics, Georgia Institute of Technology
Dr. Akanksha Menon, Assistant Professor, Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
12:10 PM – Awards Introduction + Ceremony
- Technology Innovation Award
- Tech for Good Award
- Gwinnett Future Builders Award
12:30 PM – Closing Remarks + Winner Pictures
1:00 PM – Technology Showcase Concludes
