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Dori Pap:
Summary Sentence: The Power of Open Data: Making Cities Smarter, More Participatory, and Effective
Full Summary: The Power of Open Data: Making Cities Smarter, More Participatory, and Effective
Rohit MRohit Malhotra, is the Executive director of Center for Civic Innovation, a resource hub and open campus for civic innovators and social entrepreneurs in downtown Atlanta. Before this, Malhotra worked at a variety of interesting positions such as: social media for President Obama’s first run for the White House, Bono’s “One Campaign,” served as an Ash Center Government Innovations Fellow for the White House-Executive Office of the President, and became interested in open data (sharing of public records) within governments. Malhotra studied at Emory University and received his Masters degree from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Malhotra will speak at Georgia Tech's IMPACT Speaker Series on Wednesday, January 21st, 2015. All are welcome to attend.
About the Impact Speaker Series:
Since 2002, the IMPACT Speaker Series has brought highly successful business leaders from a variety of industries to campus to share their experiences and give advice to students and other entrepreneurs on topics ranging from "building a venture around intellectual capital" to "successful entrepreneurship in large organizations" and "socially responsible leadership". The weekly series provides Georgia Tech students, alumni and the Atlanta business community an opportunity to network and learn from successful entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and notable business and non-profit leaders.
The series is free and open to the public, and reservations are not required.
