{"394801":{"#nid":"394801","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tech Leaders Participate in Summit of the Americas","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech leadership will take part this week in the 2015 Summit of the Americas, a forum for convening leaders from North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis year\u2019s summit takes place in Panama, where Georgia Tech alumnus Juan Carlos Varela was elected president in 2014.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is serving as an event organizer for the Summit of the Americas\u2019 first Forum of University Presidents, which will convene around 400 university leaders and other high-ranking officials from 35 countries, including\u0026nbsp;U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.\u0026nbsp;Presidents will discuss prosperity and university education, as well as cooperation challenges between countries. President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson will moderate and lead a panel and breakout sessions on technology and innovation on Thursday, April 9. Recommendations from the session will be submitted to the Summit of the Americas.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Rafael L. Bras will participate in a panel discussion on corporate social innovation, also on April 9, as part of the CEO Summit of the Americas. The group will discuss how to use entrepreneurship to drive economic development and translate ideas into jobs, opportunities, and more innovative and fair societies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to discussing technology and innovation, the university group will also focus on the topics of academic mobility and sustainable economic development. Conversations throughout the summit will also consider ways technology could be used to improve all realms of education \u2014 for postsecondary, nontraditional, and rural students.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech has a strong history in the areas of entrepreneurship, economic development, and technology transfer as it relates to higher education,\u201d Peterson said. \u201cWe are very excited to play a leadership role in the organization of an international conversation among university leaders, in order to develop recommendations and solutions on these important topics. It is a privilege to meet with President Varela and other leaders from the Americas to work together on addressing global challenges.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor those interested in following along from campus, the forum will \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.foroderectores.pa\/en\/venue\/streamed-live\u0022\u003Estream online\u003C\/a\u003E. 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