How will the next Atlanta Mayor affect the tech community?
General Assembly Atlanta, along with TechSquare Labs and New Leaders Council, are brining you the Atlanta Mayoral Tech Pitch, October 25th!
This unique pitch-styled forum will allow the candidates to express their platforms similarly to how startup companies pitch to investors to fund and grow their businesses. Each candidate will have five minutes to pitch to an esteemed expert panel of judges on who they are and how as Mayor they will work to ensure that Atlanta is an inclusive innovation, entrepreneurship and investment ecosystem. After each pitch, there will be a short Q&A.
Judges include Jen Bonnett (Advanced Technology Development Center), Dr. Kamau Bobb (Georgia Tech), Dr. Tiffany Bussey (Morehouse College Entrepreneurship Center), James Franklin (Techbridge), Russell Hopson (New Leaders Council Atlanta) and Rodney Sampson (Author, Kingonomics; Partner, TechSquare Labs).
Confirmed Mayoral Candidates:
- Cathy Woolard
- Michael Sterling
- Ceasar Mitchell
- Kwanza Hall
- Peter Aman
- Rohit Ammanamanchi