Global Advanced Industries: Creating Local Opportunities Conference

Meet 400+ participants including distinguished speakers from industry, C level executives, business leaders, senior officials and researchers from Govt. officials and academia in two days. Focus sectors/areas this year are: •Internet of Things (IOT) • FinTech •Smart Cities •Globalization and skills development • Healthcare IT • Techno-entrepreneurship

Keynote/distinguished speakers (confirmed/invited* as of 09/28/16):

• Hon. Nathan Deal*, Governor, State of Georgia
• Professor Bibek Debroy, Member, National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Ayog), Govt. of India – Keynote
• Hon. Tom Price*, Member of the U.S. Congress, Sixth District, GA
• Hon. Nagesh Singh, Consul General of India, CGI, Atlanta – Keynote
• Hon. Shane Stephens*, Consul General of Ireland, Consulate of Ireland, Atlanta
• Mr. Oded Shorer, Director of Economic and Trade Affairs, Consulate General of Israel, Atlanta
• Mr. Barry C. McCarthy, Executive Vice President, First Data – Keynote
• Mr. Michael Boo, J.D., Chief Strategy Officer, National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP)
• Ms. Mary Waters, Dy Commissioner, International Trade, the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD)
• Mr. Vinny (Vinod) Gupta, President, InNOW LLC; Chairman, Board of Regents, Ohio Universities System
• Mr. Douglas R. Hooker, Executive Director, The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC)
• Mr. Ratanjit Sondhe, Founder and President, discover ONENESS Foundation; Chairman of Board, InNOW LLC
• Mr. W. Ford Graham, Director of International Strategy & Trade, South Carolina Deptt. of Commerce
• Mr. Alain Louchez, Director, Center for the Development and Application of Internet-of- Things (IOT) Technologies, Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)
• Mr. Samir Saini, CIO, City of Atlanta
• Mr. Arul Murugan, Managing Partner, Eleven Eleven Investments and Data Intensity, LLC
• Dr. Avinandan (Avi) Mukherjee, Dean, College of Business, Clayton State University
• Mr. Ben Khajehzadeh, Director at Verizon, IoT Connected Solutions
• Mr. Arunmozhi Balasubramanian, SVP & Global Head, Communication Technology Providers (CTP),Tech Mahindra
• Mr. E.P. Easaw, VP, MSO Business, Tata Elxsi USA
• Mr. Ash Kanagat, Director at Verizon, IT Integrated Customer Solutions
• Mr. Jeff Hoekstra, Vice President  and Head of Analysts Business, ACSI Corp.
• Prof. Hrridaysh Deshpande, Member of Governing Body, Ajeenkya DY Patil University, India
• Dr. Vimarsh Raina, Founder, Genebandhu, India
• Dr. Sweta Sneha, Director, Healthcare Management and Informatics, Kennesaw State U.