ODK Hosts 2013 GT Leadership Conference

  • Posted on: 20 February 2013
  • By: Matt Jacobson

On February 16th, 2013, ODK hosted our annual Georgia Tech Leadership Conference with the theme of Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship. This year's conference hosted CEO and President of MedShare, Meridith Rentz, as the keynote speaker as well as eight other professional workshop leaders for a day of professional development designed to help students learn and develop skills related to social innovation and entrepreneurship.

This year's workshops included:

  • Future of Innovation by Christopher Klaus, founder and current CEO of Kaneva
  • Entrepreneurship in Corporate America by ODK Alum Brian Waits
  • SE^2: Student Experience (Social Entrepreneurship) by ODK Alum Travis Horsley
  • The Behavioral Characteristics of College Leadership by Miller Templeton
  • Not For Sale: Re-Abolishing Modern-Day Slavery through Social Innovation by Rebecca Posey
  • Education and the Community by TFA Representative, Ian Cohen

This year’s conference hosted 70+ student leader participants and ODK is excited to see how they will apply their knowledge to shape our campus organizations, and their future professions.