2. About Technology Association of Georgia TAG is dedicated to the promotion and economic advancement of the state's technology industry and provides leadership in driving initiatives in the areas of policy, capital, education and business development. TAG also brings the technology community together through events, initiative programs and networking opportunities.
3. Mission Statement The Technology Association of Georgia supports its members by generating opportunities for personal, professional, and business growth. By forging strategic alliances, TAG acts as a primary catalyst to foster a rich growth environment for technology development within Georgia. As a result, TAG’s loyal and growing membership is better prepared to meet future challenges as Georgia’s technology community becomes a world-class benchmark .
4. By educating, uniting, and informing the community TAG will… ...drive economic development for the state of Georgia Growth in Georgia’s technology sector Cohesive, collaborative technology community Highly attractive technology market Superior economic growth for the state State policies that support technology growth By January 2011, Georgia will be one of the fastest growing technology States in the USA. Build membership and leadership (board) 1 st class professional development/ networking development opportunities Leverage credibility, leadership and partnerships to achieve secondary objectives Aggressively partner with other GA-based organizations Aggressively market TAG brand and value Educate, Unite, and Inform Our Vision
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6. Strategic Shifts Emphasis on Individuals Voice for Technology Connecting Tech Community Uniting Community to Achieve Common Goals Provide Education & Training Metro Atlanta, plus Targeted Regions / Services Value Proposition for Large Companies Exceptional Value Proposition for Large & Midsize Companies Supporting TEC through Resources Leveraging Membership to Support TAG Education Collaborative We Provide Programs and Services Move Georgia’s Position as a National Leader in Technology Securing Resources for TAG Securing Resources for TAG and the “Industry” Information Repository Thought Leader Balance: People, Companies, Community Leveraging Meaningful Legislative Change Trusted Source for Education & Training Broad Portfolio of Services Broad yet Deeper in Targeted Areas Identified Sources of Capital Stimulate New Sources of Capital Metro Atlanta Services Old TAG Focus New TAG Focus
8. TAG Operating Plan: Focused Strategies to achieve Strategic Goals Goal I – “Own” Connecting Technology Stakeholder Community Task Force 1 Connecting technology based job seekers with Georgia technology and tech-enabled companies seeking talent Staff 2 TAG’s Societies conduct a broad range of educational opportunities to foster the exchange of knowledge and the sharing of best practices, ultimately supporting the personal and professional growth of all who participate Professional Development & Training 3 Forging, sustaining, and growing meaningful partnerships that: promote a unified front (one-voice) in the Georgia technology community; leverage the talents and resources of the TAG membership; and support the growth of Georgia’s technology industry. Georgia Awareness Campaign 4 Create an environment where technology CEOs can connect with their peers, in a confidential atmosphere, to provide growth opportunities and to help one another in facing challenges and addressing opportunities CEO-to-CEO 5 Extend TAG’s impact and reach through: creating and/or utilizing and leveraging interactive communities; tapping into media and online resources, like video streaming and webinars; and continuing to build presence on TAG’s web sites Leveraging On-Line Communities 6 To grow Premier and general membership in order to: connect the tech community; build member revenue; and to companies reach their goals. Premier Program 7 TAG connects people to stimulate the creation of relationships which fosters a transaction. This could mean: buy/sell; partnerships; or simply building relationships that support personal or business development Statewide Networking Initiative 8 Promote fun and fellowship in the tech community through the effective execution of programs and events, to achieve that purpose Statewide Networking Initiative 9 Support young- entrepreneurs by connecting them to accomplished entrepreneurs for the purpose of supporting early-stage business development and providing seasoned entrepreneurs with a vehicle to support the technology community Business Launch & Entrepreneur Initiatives 10 Educate and orient members and prospect so that they maximize use of TAG member benefits Premier Program 11 Joint planning with other key public/private partners to yield a return on the time investment through benefiting the members with more opportunities and less confusion and creating efficiencies in service offering for all participants. Tech America Government Relations
9. TAG Operating Plan: Focused Strategies to Achieve Strategic Goals Goal II – Position Georgia in the Top 5 States to Conduct Technology Business Task Force 1 Celebrate and recognize Georgia’s leadership in technology Georgia Awareness Campaign 2 Strengthen Business Readiness & Funding Opportunities for Young Georgia Companies Business Launch & Entrepreneur Initiatives 3 Enhance depth and breadth in respect to being known, by the Georgia technology stakeholder community, as the state’s leading information repository Georgia Awareness Campaign 4 Influence Public Policy to enhance Georgia Companies’ ability to grow their business in Georgia, to retain a higher % of businesses in Georgia, and to make GA an attractive state for out-of-state business to relocate Government Relations 5 Judiciously expand reach, services, and impact to targeted areas beyond Metropolitan Atlanta Statewide Networking Initiative 6 Supporting TAG companies by helping people to grow and be better prepared to do their job through education and training programs Professional Development & Training 7 TAG plays a key role in exposing targeted population segments to the state’s robust technology presence. Georgia Awareness Campaign
24. TAG’s Current Board of Directors Kevin Abel, President, Abel Solutions, Inc. Don Addington, Executive Vice President, Americas, ORTEC Kent Antley, Partner, Miller & Martin PLLC Claire Arnold, CEO, Leapfrog Services Ashish Bahl, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Acculynk Corporation Neeraj Basandra, Co-CEO & President, Primus Software Todd Bell, Vice President, Information Technology, Verizon Wireless Laura Beystehner, Technical Recruiter, Eclipsys Michael Cassidy, President & CEO, Georgia Research Alliance Dallas Clement, EVP, Chief Strategy and Product Officer, Cox Communications, Inc. Ken Cornelius, President and CEO, Siemens One Kevin Costello, President, Ariba, Inc. Dan Darling, Chief Information Officer, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Sean Feeney, CEO, Inovis, Inc. Stephen Fleming, Vice Provost, Georgia Institute of Technology Bob Fugate, EVP and Chief Financial Officer, Cbeyond Gina Gallo , President , Stratix Corporation Hans Gant, SVP, Metro Atlanta Chamber Patrick Gaul, Senior Vice President, Market Force Information, Inc. Eric Gebhardt, Senior General Manager, GE Energy Maryann Goebel, EVP, CIO, Fiserv Stacie Hagan, Chief People Officer, EarthLink Price Harding, Partner, CarterBaldwin Executive Search Services Mike Hartness, Executive Vice President, Enterprise Delivery Services, SunTrust Bank Robert Hendricks, Jr., VP, Program and Portfolio Management, Office of the CTO, McKesson Corporation Joan Herbig, CEO , ControlScan Sandy Hofmann, CIO-in-Residence, ATDC Tycho Howle, Chairman , nuBridges Mark Johnson, Partner, Total Technology Ventures, LLC Bob Johnson, Lead Audit Partner, Deloitte & Touche Sam Lim, VP & GM SPVTG R&D Administration, Cisco Systems, Inc. Glenn Lurie, President- Emerging Devices, National Distribution & Resale, AT&T Mylle Mangum, Chief Executive Officer, IBT Enterprises Dan McDade, President, PointClear LLC Wes McDowell, Vice President and CIO, GA Region, Southern Company - GA Power Co. Mark Metz, CEO, OHC, parent company of Canvas Systems and Corus Mark Morel, Chairman & CEO , Whoop, Inc. Mike Morris, Vice President, North Highland Allen Moseley, General Partner, Noro-Moseley Partners Sig Mosley, President, Imlay Investments Mike Neumeier, Principal, Arketi Group Thomas Noonan Billy Parker, Partner, KPMG LLP Dawn Patrick, Partner, Cherry, Bekaert & Holland LLP Jonathan Pine, President, Renova Technology Michael Reidenbach, Executive Vice President, Global Payments Inc. Andrew Rico, SVP/Senior Relationship Manager, Silicon Valley Bank Brian Shield, EVP and Chief Information Officer, The Weather Channel Peter Sinisgalli, Chief Executive Officer, Manhattan Associates, Inc. Fred Sturgis, Managing Director, H.I.G. Ventures Mark Taylor, VP & General Manager, Arrow Electronics Paul Terlemezian, President, iFive Alliances, LLC Martin Tilson, , The Tilson Group Sanjeev Tirath, President & Chief Executive Officer, Pyramid Consulting Bill VanCuren, VP & CIO, NCR Corporation Raj Verma, VP- Business Solutions, Metasys Margaret Wagner Dahl, Associate Provost for Economic Development, University of Georgia Dave Webb, CIO, Equifax Olin Wise, Chief Technology Officer - Distributed Systems, TSYS John Yates, Partner in Charge- Corporate Technology Group, Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP Dennis Zakas, Chairman, Ceo and Manager, Zakas & Leonard, LLP and One Stop Dorm Shop, LLC Nigel Zelcer, Partner, Jabian Consulting Kevin Abel, President, Abel Solutions, Inc. Don Addington, Executive Vice President, Americas, ORTEC Kent Antley, Partner, Miller & Martin PLLC Claire Arnold, CEO, Leapfrog Services Ashish Bahl, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Acculynk Corporation Neeraj Basandra, Co-CEO & President, Primus Software Todd Bell, Vice President, Information Technology, Verizon Wireless Laura Beystehner, Technical Recruiter, Eclipsys Michael Cassidy, President & CEO, Georgia Research Alliance Dallas Clement, EVP, Chief Strategy and Product Officer, Cox Communications, Inc. Ken Cornelius, President and CEO, Siemens One Kevin Costello, President, Ariba, Inc. Dan Darling, Chief Information Officer, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Sean Feeney, CEO, Inovis, Inc. Stephen Fleming, Vice Provost, Georgia Institute of Technology Bob Fugate, EVP and Chief Financial Officer, Cbeyond Gina Gallo , President , Stratix Corporation Hans Gant, SVP, Metro Atlanta Chamber Patrick Gaul, Senior Vice President, Market Force Information, Inc.
25. TAG’s Current Board of Directors Continued Eric Gebhardt, Senior General Manager, GE Energy Maryann Goebel, EVP, CIO, Fiserv Stacie Hagan, Chief People Officer, EarthLink Price Harding, Partner, CarterBaldwin Executive Search Services Mike Hartness, Executive Vice President, Enterprise Delivery Services, SunTrust Bank Robert Hendricks, Jr., VP, Program and Portfolio Management, Office of the CTO, McKesson Corporation Joan Herbig, CEO , ControlScan Sandy Hofmann, CIO-in-Residence, ATDC Tycho Howle, Chairman , nuBridges Mark Johnson, Partner, Total Technology Ventures, LLC Bob Johnson, Lead Audit Partner, Deloitte & Touche Sam Lim, VP & GM SPVTG R&D Administration, Cisco Systems, Inc. Glenn Lurie, President- Emerging Devices, National Distribution & Resale, AT&T Mylle Mangum, Chief Executive Officer, IBT Enterprises Dan McDade, President, PointClear LLC Wes McDowell, Vice President and CIO, GA Region, Southern Company - GA Power Co. Mark Metz, CEO, OHC, parent company of Canvas Systems and Corus Mark Morel, Chairman & CEO , Whoop, Inc. Mike Morris, Vice President, North Highland Allen Moseley, General Partner, Noro-Moseley Partners Sig Mosley, President, Imlay Investments Mike Neumeier, Principal, Arketi Group Thomas Noonan
26. TAG’s Current Board of Directors Continued Billy Parker, Partner, KPMG LLP Dawn Patrick, Partner, Cherry, Bekaert & Holland LLP Jonathan Pine, President, Renova Technology Michael Reidenbach, Executive Vice President, Global Payments Inc. Andrew Rico, SVP/Senior Relationship Manager, Silicon Valley Bank Brian Shield, EVP and Chief Information Officer, The Weather Channel Peter Sinisgalli, Chief Executive Officer, Manhattan Associates, Inc. Fred Sturgis, Managing Director, H.I.G. Ventures Mark Taylor, VP & General Manager, Arrow Electronics Paul Terlemezian, President, iFive Alliances, LLC Martin Tilson, , The Tilson Group Sanjeev Tirath, President & Chief Executive Officer, Pyramid Consulting Bill VanCuren, VP & CIO, NCR Corporation Raj Verma, VP- Business Solutions, Metasys Margaret Wagner Dahl, Associate Provost for Economic Development, University of Georgia Dave Webb, CIO, Equifax Olin Wise, Chief Technology Officer - Distributed Systems, TSYS John Yates, Partner in Charge- Corporate Technology Group, Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP Dennis Zakas, Chairman, Ceo and Manager, Zakas & Leonard, LLP and One Stop Dorm Shop, LLC Nigel Zelcer, Partner, Jabian Consulting
27. Contact Information Technology Association of Georgia 75 5 th Street, NW Suite 625 Atlanta, GA 30308-1019 www.tagonline.org info@tagonline.org (404) 817-3333 Tino Mantella, President [email_address]
