{"673259":{"#nid":"673259","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tech Talks Business Featuring Laurel Hurd, President and Chief Executive Officer, Interface Inc.","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETech Talks Business, hosted by the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business, is a series of conversations between \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/directory\/faculty\/mehrotra\/index.html\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDean Anuj Mehrotra\u003C\/a\u003E and leaders and experts at the forefront of business, technology, entrepreneurship, public policy, and civic innovation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOur distinguished guests share their perspectives, examine local and global trends, delve into the nuances of leadership, and illuminate the interconnectedness of our changing business world. You\u2019re invited to join us for a dynamic convergence of minds where ideas take center stage.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJoin us for a special session of Tech Talks Business featuring Laurel Hurd, President and Chief Executive Officer of Interface, Inc., as part of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustain.gatech.edu\/sdg-week\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s UN Sustainable Development Goals Action and Awareness Week\u003C\/a\u003E (March 4 \u2013 8, 2024). Organized in partnership with the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/centers-and-initiatives\/ray-c-anderson-center-for-sustainable-business\/index.html\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERay C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business\u003C\/a\u003E and other campus sustainability partners, SDG Week events provide opportunities for Georgia Tech faculty, students, staff, alumni, and partners to share their work in sustainability, exchange ideas, and deepen their partnerships.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELaurel Hurd is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Interface, Inc. She leads the company\u2019s strategic vision and will drive its next phase of growth. Laurel is responsible for accelerating the overall Interface global business, developing top talent and high-performing teams, driving a customer-centered philosophy, and delivering on Interface\u2019s mission to become a carbon negative enterprise by 2040. She was named CEO in April 2022.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Tech Talks Business is a series of conversations between Scheller College of Business Dean Anuj Mehrotra and leaders and experts in business, technology, entrepreneurship, public policy, and civic innovation."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoin us for a special session of Tech Talks Business featuring Laurel Hurd, President and Chief Executive Officer of Interface, Inc., as part of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustain.gatech.edu\/sdg-week\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s UN Sustainable Development Goals Action and Awareness Week\u003C\/a\u003E (March 4 \u2013 8, 2024). Organized in partnership with the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/centers-and-initiatives\/ray-c-anderson-center-for-sustainable-business\/index.html\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERay C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business\u003C\/a\u003E and other campus sustainability partners, SDG Week events provide opportunities for Georgia Tech faculty, students, staff, alumni, and partners to share their work in sustainability, exchange ideas, and deepen their partnerships.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELaurel Hurd is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Interface, Inc. She leads the company\u2019s strategic vision and will drive its next phase of growth. Laurel is responsible for accelerating the overall Interface global business, developing top talent and high-performing teams, driving a customer-centered philosophy, and delivering on Interface\u2019s mission to become a carbon negative enterprise by 2040. She was named CEO in April 2022.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Join us for a special session of Tech Talks Business featuring Laurel Hurd, President and Chief Executive Officer of Interface, Inc., as part of Georgia Tech\u0027s UN Sustainable Development Goals Action and Awareness Week (March 4 \u2013 8, 2024)."}],"uid":"28082","created_gmt":"2024-02-29 13:35:56","changed_gmt":"2024-02-29 13:46:59","author":"Lorrie Burroughs","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-03-04T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2024-03-04T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_files":{"256083":{"fid":null,"name":"Tech Talks Business Logo","file_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/01\/17\/tech-talks-business-logo.jpg","file_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/01\/17\/tech-talks-business-logo.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":185093,"description":null}},"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/events\/2024\/tech-talks-business-featuring-laurel-hurd.html","title":"Registration Link"}],"groups":[{"id":"1274","name":"Scheller College of Business"}],"categories":[{"id":"139","name":"Business"},{"id":"154","name":"Environment"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"}],"keywords":[{"id":"43101","name":"Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELorrie Burroughs\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lorrie.burroughs@scheller.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}