Georgia Tech’s Institute for People and Technology hosts its annual People & Technology Forum on November 11-12, 2014 at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center. Atlanta CEO Council members receive a 50% discount by using the code IPATCEO14 at  http://ipatforum.gatech.edu. You must register by October 31 for the discount. This 2014 Forum will focus on “Connected Life” with keynotes and panel discussions providing thought-provoking […]

Dr. Amy Baxter applies innovation to pain.

“Disruptive innovation” is what we all hope to bring to the marketplace through ideas, products and companies. Dr. Amy Baxter, an innovator in pain management and entrepreneur, is employing her low-tech product to disrupt the traditional approach to injections and positively impact public health.  Her research on pain, fear and health incorporates pain management as […]

Aneesh Chopra, former (and first) U.S. Chief Technology Officer, will join the Atlanta CEO Council for an exclusive CEO only breakfast, July 9, beginning at 7:30 am. To request an invitation, please contact the Atlanta CEO Council. This is an invitation only event. As an Assistant to the President, he designed the National Wireless Initiative, […]

The financial newspapers and entrepreneur magazines paint their pages with multi-million dollar exits of “super-smart” entrepreneurs. The dirty details of the sale rarely hit the page because reality does not sell newspapers and we all want to believe it can happen to us. The truth is the majority of exits don’t achieve the Point of […]

The growing economy is good news but also drives competition for talent. Blake Patton, Atlanta CEO Council board member, entrepreneur and managing partner of Tech Square Ventures, sees and hears everyday about the need for the development and retention of talent. “Working with partners like the Metro Chamber and TAG, we access a pipeline for […]