2022 Innova Speakers
Opening

Speaker
Veronica Maldonado-Torres
President and CEO at Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Special Remarks
Mayor Andre Dickens
61st Mayor of the City of Atlanta

Speaker
Donna Ennis
Director of Diversity Engagement and Program Development at Georgia Institute of Technology

Keynote Speaker
Ángel Cabrera
President, Georgia Institute of Technology
Evolution of leadership

Ken Keen
Associate Dean of Leadership Development at Emory University Goizueta Business School
Leadership Innovation Panel: Leading in a Reimagined Business World

Alex Gonzalez
Chief Innovation Officer at Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce

Kevin Greiner
President & CEO of Gas South

Nicole Hendrickson
Chairwoman, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners at Gwinnett County Government

Edgar Moreno
President of Sales and Marketing at Ole Mexican Foods Inc
Talent Innovation

Floss Aggrey
Senior Vice President of Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility at Randstad
Talent Innovation Panel: Reimagining Tomorrow’s Talent, Today

Sam Yehya
Partner & COO at Six Consulting

Rosan Petrillo
Manager of Equity, Inclusion & Diversity at Kaiser Permanente

Keith Brown
Director, Corporate Community Impact at Randstad North America

Christie Sithiphone
Global Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Omnicom Brand Consulting Group
The Future of Innovation

Tiffany Gilbert
Managing Director, Atlanta Innovation Hub Director, Accenture
Technology Panel: Reimagining Your Business Purpose with Technology

Mariano Maluf
Global Innovation at Kimberly Clark

Guillermo Cisneros
Vice President at Corporate Audit Services

Aly Merritt
Managing Director at Atlanta Tech Village

Ayon Sarkar
Vice President of IT & Cybersecurity at Wydur, LLC

Roxana Aguirre
Owner at Patria Cocina
Art of Innovation

Paul Jauregui
Workshop Facilitator en Recess at Jauregui Art Studio
Innovation in Action: An Interactive Experience

Sam Yehya
Partner & COO at Six Consulting

Lexie Newhouse
Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Invest Atlanta
The Impact and power of Innovation: An Interactive Experience

Amelia Schaffner
Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Goizueta Business School of Emory University
Innova is a one-day symposium offering presentations by thought leaders from the corporate world, small business and entrepreneurs, innovation organizations, universities, and government on how innovation fuels Georgia’s growing economy. The day will focus on three core areas for Innovation in Business: Leadership, Talent and Technology. How can business leaders be responsive to changing times? Build an attractive workplace and a sustainable workforce? Leverage technology solutions for efficiency and a competitive edge? Expect to learn from over thought leaders in the innovation economy and business industry leaders. Our mission is to come together and offer relevant and applicable solutions for businesses to leverage innovation today!
We believe that Igniting innovation is a mindset that needs to be cultivated. Small businesses and leaders must innovate to keep up with the market’s pace of change. Today, we find ourselves in unprecedented times with not only technological advances disrupting industries, but the human behavior experience accelerated by the pandemic that has shifted how we engage, interact, participant in the work and business economy. Companies and leaders must ignite the spirit of innovation in order to stay relevant and not fall behind. In fact, innovative leaders and companies are rewarded not only for being prepared for the future, but also with leadership, talent, and an increase in consumer demand.
Innova will help companies and leaders learn and implement new processes, ideas, services and products with the goal of boosting the bottom line. From launching new and improved products or services which can lead to higher revenues to making existing process more efficient or solving current business problem. We invite you to leverage INNOVA as a one day to step away from everyday business, and create the much-needed white space to brainstorm, design think, and establish and opportunity to drive new business innovations that can drive revenue for your company and organization and propel your growth.
You will leave fired up to spark the spirit of innovation for yourself, your team, and garner key takeaways to elevate your leadership, talent, and tech innovation to stay focused on the future of your business.
Date: Wednesday, June 1st, 2022
Location: Georgia Tech Research Institute Conference Center | 250 14th Street, NW. Atlanta, GA 30318.
Time: 8:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.
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