Innovations in Economic Development

The Innovations in Economic Development Forum brings together faculty, other researchers, students, economic developers, and policymakers to discuss leading-edge ideas and practices in economic development and innovation policy. Presented by the program in Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP), a joint initiative of Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute and the School of Public Policy, co-sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and the Georgia Economic Developers Association.

Fall 2011 Forums

The Red Fields to Green Fields National Research Program – Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Speaker: Kevin Caravati, Sr., Research Scientist, Georgia Tech Research Institute
Discussant: Christopher Norman, Executive Director, Fulton County/City of
Atlanta Land Bank Authority.

Reinvigorating Neighborhood Economic Development - Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Speaker: Ted Howard, Steven A. Minter Fellow for Social Justice, Cleveland Foundation
Discussant: Alicia Phillipp, President, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta

Re-entering the Workforce - Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Speaker: Anil Rupasingha, Research Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Discussant: Karen Leone de Nie, Community and Economic Development Research Director, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Click HERE for a *.pdf of the complete Fall 2011 schedule!

Spring 2012 Forums

TBA after the New Year.

General Format

Meet the speaker/brown-bag lunch: 12:00 p.m.

Program: 12:30 – 2:00 p.m.

Location: Centergy Building at Technology Square
75 5th Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30308
Hodges Connections Room, Third Floor

Parking: Entrance to Centergy Building parking on Spring Street

For more information, call Lynn Willingham at 404-894-0730 or send us an email.