Renu Kulkarni, Head of the FutureMedia Initiative at Georgia Tech, is passionate about innovation, and, as a former Executive of Motorola, is a great person to help develop new media through the exchange of new ideas. Renu shared her thoughts with us:
1. What inspired the Future Media Initiative at Georgia Tech?
"There is a tremendous amount of world-class work going on at Georgia Tech in the area of digital, social, and multimedia. GT is taking this opportunity to lead and shape this exciting nascent space and build on our strengths to foster and create what’s next over then next 5 – 10 years. We aspire to be a global leader in what we do, but also in how we do it – by creating a rich open innovation ecosytem that invites ideas from anyone, anytime, anywhere."
2. The Future Media Initiative is exciting because it reaches out to people in all phases of development from those who come up with the initial ideas to those who make the products and market them. How do you see organizing such an undertaking?
"Exactly. Georgia Tech and our community of partners (entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, industry, academia, gov’t) do offer the ability take ideas from research to market. As such, we envision creating virtual and physical places where all are invited to experiment, discover, create, commercialize, scale and shape the future of media."
3. What is your plan to make sure women are included?
"Well, we have a woman leading the effort! We also have renowned women at Georgia Tech and in Georgia pioneering and breaking new ground in the future of media. In fact, I jokingly call us the ‘digital divas’. We also have strategic outreach efforts to groups like Start-up Chicks & to GT alumnae. We will have specific outreach programs to young women & other traditionally underrepresented groups."
4. Your hope to create an "open innovation ecosystem" at Georgia Tech is a great one. What ideas do you have to get started?
"Facilitating multiple groups at GT to talk & interact more on common interests; Creating nurturing environment for companies once they are launched so mentoring expertise isn’t just at the idea stage; Creating opportunity for 120,000 strong alumni network to invest in next generation."
5. What do you want people to learn at your FutureMedia Conference to be held October15,09?
"Value of ongoing conversations & improving your personal network; Open eyes to depth & breadth of Georgia resources; Future Media success stories will come from wildly different places; Synergy is very powerful & lucrative; Call to action – to invite folks to join the journey to create what’s next. The future of media will change – the question is will you lead or follow!"
Renu tells us the first FutureMedia Conference is being held on October 15,2009. Read more about it in the Business Wire press release.
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