More than 30 executives from leading Atlanta companies, such as UPS, The Home Depot, First Data, Intercontinental Exchange and Mercedes-Benz USA, convened in New York City to celebrate the region’s success in business, talent attraction and innovation. With Fortune 500 and high-growth companies represented, metro Atlanta is the first U.S. region to gather at the […]
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Inaugural Atlanta Cyber Week Successfully Unifies Region’s Cybersecurity Community
By Justin Daniels, Baker Donelson The success of Atlanta Cyber Week is a testament to what happens when the cyber community speaks with one voice. Thanks to all of our sponsors, partners, influencers and event organizers for helping to market and execute a top-notch series of events that were fun, informative and filled with great […]
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ATL Takeover: The Silicon Valley edition
Diversity is in Atlanta’s DNA By Kornelius Bankston, director, bioscience ecosystem expansion, Metro Atlanta Chamber Last week I traveled with a delegation of Atlanta’s business leaders and influencers to the tech mecca, Silicon Valley, from September 25-26. The ATL Takeover arrived in Silicon Valley to open a pipeline of resource sharing around two themes: health […]
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New Deloitte Report Establishes Metro Atlanta Number Two City for Digital Supply Chain
#SupplyChainCity Analysis places the region among top seven North American cities Today’s Atlanta-themed session at the CSCMP EDGE Conference launched a new report by Deloitte establishing metro Atlanta’s national rankings in supply chain. The region placed second among seven cities, behind only New York City. The Deloitte study found that 20 percent of the top […]
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Why every CEO should care about cybersecurity
Photo: Metro Atlanta Chamber President and CEO Hala Moddelmog speaking at Choose ATL’s After 5 intern program focused on giving young workers a glimpse into Atlanta’s culture. By Hala Moddelmog, president and CEO, Metro Atlanta Chamber As the recent string of high-profile hacks of major U.S. companies from the past five years attests, it’s not […]
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Metro Atlanta Chamber’s Top 10 Atlanta & Georgia Rankings 2017
Metro Atlanta is making economic strides on a global scale, driving results across the industry sectors that are leading tomorrow’s innovation. Recent rankings have continued to reflect Atlanta’s position as an international competitor in fields ranging from cybersecurity, health IT, FinTech, IoT, and supply chain. Georgia and Atlanta’s rich culture is also reflected with our strong contributions […]
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Educated Workforce Council talks early education and talent pipelines
This article is part of a continuing series of posts on the Metro Atlanta Chamber’s council groups. Learn more about the Chamber’s work by exploring these leadership councils and the impact they have on the metro region. The Metro Atlanta Chamber’s Educated Workforce Council met this month to discuss recent developments and activations in education […]
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Atlanta Cyber Week Unveils Five New Events; Anchor Conference, Cybercon, Seeks Cybersecurity Startups to Pitch CISOs
Baker Donelson and the Metro Atlanta Chamber announced the addition of five events to the Atlanta Cyber Week schedule. The Advanced Technology Development Center and Georgia State University are sponsoring the newly added events that will supplement Atlanta Cyber Week’s anchor conferences, Cybercon and the National Technology Security Council CISO Policy Conference. Baker Donelson also […]
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Atlanta’s Player One: An interview with Hi-Rez Studios’ Todd Harris
By Patrick Adcock Atlanta’s digital transformation continues at a rapid pace, and with that comes a renewed interest in video games and esports. Competitive gaming grows by leaps and bounds each year and brings with it a rabid fan base of players and spectators. Atlanta is a hub in the southeast for this scene with […]
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Metro Atlanta Chamber’s supply chain council targets digital transformation
Photo: The Metro Atlanta Chamber’s Supply Chain Leadership Council convenes to discuss digital transformations in Atlanta. This is the second in a series of posts on the Metro Atlanta Chamber’s council groups. Learn more about the Chamber’s work by exploring these leadership councils and the impact they have on the metro region. The previous entry […]
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IoT.ATL maps out Atlanta’s smart city future
Photo: IoT.ATL will work to define Atlanta as a globally recognized leader in Internet of Things innovation By Patrick Adcock IoT.ATL is a new IoT task force established by the Metro Atlanta Chamber and Accenture seeking to drive collaboration, engagement and excitement among the region’s Internet of Things community. The group will change Atlanta’s trajectory […]
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MAC Innovation and Entrepreneurship Team Supports Startup Week
Startup Week came to Atlanta for a five-day celebration of our city’s entrepreneurial identity. From May 8 to May 12, hundreds of leading figures in the business community met for a series of events and activations showcasing the innovative products and services being created by our varied companies. The Metro Atlanta Chamber’s Innovation team supports […]
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ATL Tour promotes region’s diversity and innovation in healthcare technology
Photo: The ATL Tour wraps up at the Porsche Experience Center By Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, President and Dean, Morehouse School of Medicine Last month, the Metro Atlanta Chamber’s Bioscience Leadership Council launched the first ATL Tour – an event series spread across two days that sought to tell the story of Atlanta’s healthcare ecosystem […]
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The ATL Tour showcases rising talent in healthcare and technology
The Metro Atlanta Chamber (MAC) will be hosting the first ATL Tour, meant to shine a light on Atlanta’s healthcare ecosystem and diversity in technology from April 26 through April 28.
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Top 10 facts about Metro Atlanta to be excited about in 2017
As we look forward to all of the changes and opportunities coming, it’s important to take stock of where Atlanta is on the global stage. Here are some of our favorite statistics about Atlanta and Georgia as a whole.
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Atlanta Football Host Committee Unveils “I’m In” Marketing Campaign
The Atlanta Football Host Committee (AFHC) just launched a year-long marketing campaign to energize the community in preparation for the College Football Playoff National Championship in 2018.
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ATLeaders creating social impact
By Patrick Adcock As Thanksgiving draws near and we consider what we are thankful for from the past year, it’s important not to overlook another key aspect of the holiday – giving back. Creating social impact in our communities and the metro region is a goal that the Metro Atlanta Chamber’s ATLeaders Council continues to strive […]
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Atlanta: Deals Happen Here
Why do 220 of the fast growing private companies call our metro area home? Atlanta is a top 10 market for tech talent and the #3 city for STEM employment growth, due in part to leading universities like Georgia Tech and Emory.
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Atlanta leads the charge in east coast mobility
Last week’s GSMA Mobility Live! – North America event brought together a bustling crowd of more than 1,200 registered visitors, including 90 senior executives representing 70 companies, across two days of conference events on mobile technology. In partnership with the Metro Atlanta Chamber (MAC), the conference highlighted the technology behind new developments in the mobile […]
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Three Reasons Why Atlanta is Ripe for Exporters
By Zaheer Faruqi, Aventure AviationOver the past decade, Atlanta has climbed to 64th from 71st amongst the Top 100 United States metros for exports. In fact, export businesses can now be found in every single metro Atlanta county and more than 80 percent of Georgia’s 159 counties. As the founder of Aventure Aviation, an aircraft […]
