atlanta and norman

[chris macrae]

Atlanta has raced into being one of favourite capitals of Norman Macrae Foundation mainly because of 2 extraordinary networks

.The network piloting 1200 youth brainstorms of job creation across Georgia State and 45 college principals and business leaders - hopefully soon to be a stateswide phenomenon Fall 2011 event Judges at event Suhas Apte, Vice President – Global Sustainability, Kimberly Clark Corporation Thirty two years of professional experience (2 years in Europe, 12 years in Asia-Pacific, 19 years in USA) . Key accomplishments – Developing & executing portfolio road-map for category-countries to make European business a re-investable business Delivering double digit top & bottom line growth ahead of the category for Developing & Emerging markets Baby & Child Care business Establishing Huggies® leadership position & improving Kotex® to strong 2 position in Asia – Pacific region Negotiating tax and training concessions amounting to US$ 50 million with the Singapore government to establish mega business center for Personal care business Creating two joint ventures in China Acquiring a US$ 150 million Personal Care business in Taiwan Integrating Kimberly-Clark businesses with Scott Paper Co. businesses in Asia Developing & building brands and categories in USA. He is a Mechanical Engineer from India and has an MBA from Univ. of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business. Daniel Austin Architect, Paypal Daniel Austin is Chief Architect at Paypal, where he is focused on large-scale payment systems. In a past life, he’s worked for organizations such as CERN, NASA, Sun, Yahoo! in pursuit of making the Internet faster and smarter. Richard Bernhardt President and COO at Silicon Valley Investment Group and Owner & CEO, Bernhardt Communications Co. For over twenty-years, Richard has worked with Silicon Valley firms in leadership, management. Executive, and strategic advisory roles. He has worked directly with management teams, CEO’s, BOD’s and investing entities to enhance their businesses performance, guide them into new or expanded markets and focus on plans for funding and strategic alliances. . Richard also is Chairman of Bangla Hope (http://www.banglahope.org) which serves children and families in need and provides a safe, stable, and learning environment for children throughout the country of Bangladesh. Paula Boggs Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Starbucks In her role as Starbucks evp, general counsel and secretary, Paula Boggs leads the Law & Corporate Affairs department, advising a wide range of Starbucks partners (employees) on legal and business issues. Paula’s legal career began in 1984 as a United States Army officer assigned to the Pentagon. She also worked as a staff attorney for the White House before leaving the service in 1988. From 1988 to 1994, Paula served as assistant United States attorney in the Western District of Washington and was responsible for prosecuting fraud and regulatory crimes before trial and appellate courts. Paula is an active volunteer in both legal and civic organizations. She serves as Washington State Delegate to the ABA’s House of Delegates; is on the Johns Hopkins University Board of Trustees; is a member of the KEXP Advisory Council; serves on the American Red Cross Board of Governors. She is also currently co-chair of Washington State’s Campaign for Equal Justice (fundraising on behalf of legal services for the poor). Her awards and recognition include the 2006 Seattle Chapter Urban League Spirit Award, the 2008 National Bar Association Wiley A. Branton Award for her demonstrated service in the area of civil rights, and being named NASDAQ’s 2009 Top General Counsel. In 2010 President Obama named Paula to the White House Council for Community Solutions. Philip Bolton President of Agio Press Inc. and Publisher of GlobalAtlanta Philip Bolton founded the Agio Press Inc. in 1991 and started publishing a bi-monthly newsletter titled The Global Business Reporter. In 1995, Philip launched the GlobalAtlanta Web site and email newsletter. His specialties include Journalism and reporting, conference and event coverage, all aspects of international business in Atlanta and Georgia, networking among professionals, representing local and overseas culture and commerce. He was a Correspondent in Paris, France and Editorial Director of the Atlanta Office at Laffert. Colin Brady, OBE President and CEO of Pinnacle Partners International, Inc. Colin Brady is the President and CEO of Pinnacle Partners International, Inc., a management consultancy focused on serving the broad needs of small and start-up companies. Prior to founding PPII, Mr. Brady spent 16 years in senior management and consulting roles for several global executive search firms. Mr. Brady is the founder and Chairman-Emeritus of the International Leadership Council, a forum for the leaders of the 35 bilateral international chambers of commerce in Atlanta.  Mr. Brady is one of only a handful of Americans inducted into an Order of Knighthood by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Karen Robinson Cope Vice President Out-of-home Media, NanoLumens Inc. Karen was the President and CEO of Prime Point Media, one of the largest alternative out of home advertising companies in the United States that was acquired by a publicly traded company in 2006. . In 2000 she was honored as the Georgia Technology Woman of the Year and Wireless Weekly named her one of the top 20 Women in the wireless industry.  She is also a frequent judge, most recently at the Ernest and Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Ken Cutshaw EVP, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Church’s and Texas Chicken  In the Restaurant Industry, Cutshaw was co-founder of casual dining restaurants, Cheers Funeatery, in Tennessee; founding partner of the Red, Hot & Blue restaurant chain and a founder of Let’s Go Back, LLC, the first franchisee of the Flying Biscuit restaurants in Atlanta. He is active with the International Franchise Association and the National Restaurant Association. Grace Fricks Founder, Access capital for Entrepreneurs Fricks founded Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs (ACE) in 1997 and began the microlending service in 2000. She currently serves on the national Appalachian Capital Advisory Committee of the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and is a member of the Advisory Board for Enterprise to Empower (En2Em), a Georgia Institute of Technology student-led organization. Kazi Huque CEO, Grameen Intel Social Business Plays diverse leadership roles in the application and commercialization of information technology. Experienced in software solutions, finance, strategic visioning and implementation. Specialties include strategic planning, financial controls, company startup, acquisition integration, recruiting and board of directors activities. Grameen Intel Social Business is a startup company providing technology solutions in the developing world for healthcare and commerce, with a focus on social impact. Zeev Klein Board Member at Digital Wish General Partner at Landmark Ventures Co-Founder & Director at Doing IT for Good Zeev Klein is part of the founding team of Landmark Ventures and responsible for business development, investment banking and venture capital investments working with a portfolio of early-stage technology companies. Zeev gained experience working in the VC & Strategic Investment division of Chase Manhattan Bank (now JPMorgan), where he helped analyze and evaluate emerging technology companies. . Zeev founded and is actively involved with Landmark’s corporate philanthropy program, Doing IT for Good, that provides financial and operational grants to deserving technology-related nonprofit organizations such as Year Up, NPower and Digital Wish. C.N. (Madhu) Madhusudan CEO VectorSpan Inc. and President of TiE Atlanta C.N. (Madhu) Madhusudan is an accomplished executive with over 25 years experience in setting up, acquiring and operating businesses in Europe, India and the United States. As an early member of the team that built the NIIT Group in India, he held key roles including setting up NIIT Bangalore operations, turning around NIIT Mumbai (Bombay) operations, and establishing NIIT HR, IS and Corporate Planning functions. In 1991, he relocated to the United States to build the first overseas presence of NIIT for its software, training and knowledge process outsourcing businesses.  He is the founder and CEO of VectorSpan Inc., an enterprise focused on enabling companies to plan their growth strategy, engineer inorganic growth and make integration and cross border transactions successful. He is a TIE mentor and past Chairman of the Board of the Georgia Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (GIACC). He studied at the St. Josephs College, Bangalore, and the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Andrea T. Mills, MBA, CPA, CCSA® Fiscal Management Associates, LLC Andrea T. Mills is the Director of FMA, works with nonprofit organizations, individuals, and foundations to strengthen fiscal decision-making and improve effectiveness.  In her volunteer work for the New York Chapter of Soroptimist International, the world’s largest professional women’s service organization, Andrea is a nongovernmental organization representative, providing reports to organization members on biweekly United Nations briefings that address economic development and human rights policies. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Unifem/USA, NY Metro Chapter and the Board of the Ireland/US Council.  She is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and The Institute of Internal Auditors, and is an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s School of Continuing Education Tamela G. Noboa Chief of Strategy and New Business, Discovery Channel Global Education Partnership Tamela Noboa has worked with DCGEP for 12 of its 14 year history, playing a key role in the strategic growth and direction of the organization, which now reaches over 3 million people in 16 countries. Noboa has developed and managed partnerships among government, private and non-profit partners, and directed project implementation in Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe. Discovery Channel Global Education Partnership (DCGEP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization using the power of media to transform education and improve lives in the developing world. It brings quality educational content – created in collaboration with local communities – equipment, and long-term teacher training to under-resourced schools and communities around the world. http://www.thepoweroftv.org Rajan Palaniswamy Chairman & CEO, Virima Technologies Palaniswamy “Raj” Rajan co-founded Virima Technologies and serves as the company’s Chairman & CEO.  Rajan also founded Vigilar, Inc, a leading network security technology firm; eLaunchpad, LLC, an early stage venture capital firm/incubator focusing on Internet infrastructure and network security technologies; and Emerald Systems, a boutique technology consulting firm. . Rajan was instrumental in establishing the Atlanta CEO High Tech Council, where he serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors, and he co-founded and serves on the Board of Directors of the Atlanta Chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TIE). Rajan was honored as Georgia Trend’s “40 Under 40” Rising Stars in 2000. Kristin Peterson Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Inveneo Kristin Peterson is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Inveneo, a non-profit social enterprise focusing on Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) in rural areas throughout the developing world. . She has led Inveneo’s efforts to deliver education, healthcare, economic development and relief projects in Haiti and in 25 countries throughout Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, touching the lives of over 1,500,000 people with life-impacting ICTs.  Kristin recently awarded the 2011 ITU World Telecommunication and Information Society Award in recognition of her dedication to promoting ICTs as a means of providing a better life for humanity, particularly in rural communities. In 2007 She was named a CNN Principal Voice in Innovation and Technology. Fazlur Rahman, MD. Founding Partner, West Texas Medical group Fazlur Rahman, M.D., F.A.C.P. is an oncologist and a founding partner of West Texas Medical group. Dr. Rahman is a seasoned entrepreneur and is very passionate about social business ideas. Kanchana Raman President & CEO Avion Systems, Inc. and TiE Mentor Kanchana Raman founded Avion Systems in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia to provide comprehensive next-generation broadband communication networks engineering services in 3G & 4G Cellular Networks. . Kanchana was selected to represent three US delegations, one to S. Africa in 2005, S. America in 2006, London in 2008. Kanchana chairs several board positions, the Georgia Women’s Business Council and represents Georgia on the National Leadership forum for the Women Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), the Women’s Leadership Enterprise (WLE)  In 2010, Kanchana has been selected by AT&T to be part of a 30 member AT&T Women Entrepreneurs’ Forum. Sandhya C. Rao Senior Advisor for Private Sector Partnerships at USAID Sandhya works in the Bureau for Global Health at the US Agency for International Development. Sandhya has devoted much of her career to improving the lives of girls and women around the world, working with organizations such as Marie Stopes International, Nike Foundation and the International Center for Research on Women. In her spare time, she advises social entrepreneurs in India and is a reading judge for the William James Foundation Social Business Plan Competition. Kenneth Shumard President & CEO, Precision Practice Management, Inc. Narayan Sundararajan CTO, Grameen-Intel Social Business, Intel Corporation Narayan Sundararajan is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the Grameen Intel Social Business. He oversees technology and product development and  core member of the emerging markets healthcare team in the World Ahead Program at Intel. Educated at the Indian Institute of Technology (B.Tech) and Cornell (M.S, PhD), he holds 17 patents issued, with 50 pending and has co-authored a book titled “Micro fabrication for Micro fluidics” published by Artech Publishers. Narayan is also a freelance documentary and film-maker. Eileen Sweeney Senior Director of Motorola Giving and Philanthropic Relations, Motorola Inc.

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