{"586432":{"#nid":"586432","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Driving innovation through partnerships: Lessons from a public-private partnership initiative","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThere is so much complexity in the world of innovation that it is often too difficult to take on independently.\u0026nbsp;The purpose of this talk is to provide a foundational understanding of the importance of collaboration through strategic and public private partnerships and its impact on the innovation ecosystem.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELearning Objectives:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EDescribe the difference between strategic vs. public-private partnership.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EEvaluate how the process of innovation can be accelerated in an academic environment through partnerships.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EDiscuss the impact of partnering on the innovation ecosystem.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/events.isye.gatech.edu\/driving-innovation\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERSVP to Event\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPresenter:\u003C\/strong\u003E Sherry N. Farrugia,\u0026nbsp;Chief Operating and Strategy Officer, Pediatric Technology Center, Georgia Institute of Technology Partnership Director, Children\u0026rsquo;s Healthcare of Atlanta\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs the COO of the Pediatric Technology Center, Ms. Farrugia manages daily activities associated with the Center, and the overall execution of key business initiatives to improve efficiency, effectiveness and reduce administrative costs. She provides executive level leadership for business and operational functions such as budget planning and organization of team process around a function. This includes providing insight into the innovations, new technologies and start up developed as a result of the partnership.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis event is part of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EDemystifying How Georgia Tech Works\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;event series, organized by the ADVANCE Program at Georgia Tech. For questions or comments, please contact\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:pinar@isye.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EPinar Keskinocak\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;or\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:beril.toktay@scheller.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EBeril Toktay\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The purpose of this talk is to provide a foundational understanding of the importance of collaboration through strategic and public private partnerships and its impact on the innovation ecosystem."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2017-01-25 13:45:09","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:13:09","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2017-02-09T11:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2017-02-09T12:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2017-02-09T12:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2017-02-09 16:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2017-02-09 17:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2017-02-09 17:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"202571":{"id":"202571","type":"image","title":"Sherry Farrugia","body":null,"created":"1449179952","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:59:12","changed":"1475894856","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:36","alt":"Sherry Farrugia","file":{"fid":"196617","name":"sherry_farrugia.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/sherry_farrugia_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/sherry_farrugia_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":400641,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/sherry_farrugia_0.png?itok=df_UhpDP"}}},"media_ids":["202571"],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"172567","name":"Sherry Farrugia"},{"id":"173301","name":"public-private partnership"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"10377","name":"Career\/Professional development"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}