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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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On Wednesday, September 28, the fall IMPACT Speaker Series will continue with a talk by Keith Bergelt, CEO of Open Invention Network. Bergelt strives to enable innovation in open source and to create a vibrant ecosystem promoting Linux. He is a leader in patent rights management.
Please join us for this event in the LeCraw Auditorium, College of Management at 4:30 pm.
More about the speaker:
Keith Bergelt is the chief executive officer of Open
Invention Network® (OIN), the collaborative enterprise that enables innovation
in open source and an increasingly vibrant ecosystem around Linux. In this
capacity he is directly responsible for enabling, influencing and defending the
integrity of the Linux ecosystem. Central to the achievement of his goals is
the acquisition and transfer of patent rights designed to permit members of the
Linux ecosystem to operate free of the threat of assertion and litigation from those
whose business models are antithetical to innovation and global economic growth
in information technology and computing.
Prior to joining the Open Invention Network®, Mr.
Bergelt served as president and CEO of two Hedge Funds – Paradox Capital and
IPI – formed to unlock the considerable asset value of patents, trademarks and copyrights
in middle market companies. These funds enabled the emergence of patents, trademarks
and copyrights as a viable source of collateral in asset-based loans, forever
reshaping the emerging IP Finance landscape.
Mr. Bergelt holds an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Duke University, a Jurist Doctorate degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and a Masters of Business Administration degree from Theseus Institute in France.
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. Events for the series take place in the LeCraw Auditorium in the College of Management building at 4:30 pm on Wednesdays unless otherwise noted.
The series is free and open to the public, and reservations are not required.
