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Oct 03
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ATL Cyber-Fin Global Challenge a Success

By Events, Latest News, The Park

In September, Atlanta Tech Park successfully hosted the ATL Cyber-Fin Global Innovation Challenge covering the intersection of the Cyber, FinTech, and Blockchain industries. Nearly 200 executives from around the U.S. attended the event.

In her opening keynote, Atlanta Tech Park Founder Robin Bienfait said, “The purpose of the Cyber-Fin Global Innovation Challenge is for the tech talent and companies in Atlanta to get the notoriety they deserve.” The metro region is home to dozens of Cyber, FinTech, and Blockchain industry leaders.

In his welcome address, Jim Senn, the Founder of the Georgia FinTech Academy, highlighted six major FinTech and banking companies that are headquartered in Atlanta and reiterated how 70% of companies that process global credit and debit transactions are located in the state of Georgia.

A majority of the speakers and panelists discussed the importance of Cybersecurity in the FinTech space and what their roles and insights are to achieving stable growth while also setting the pace and approaching innovation with originality as well. Robin summarized the day’s main takeaways well when she said, “Cybersecurity is the underlying foundation for all successful tech businesses now and in the future.

After the content portion of the day was over, it was time for the the highlight of this year’s event: the Sertainty Data Security SDK Challenge. RotoMaire was awarded the $10,000 grand prize for his data security customer use case around safety recalls.

The entries for this year’s Sertainty challenge was so stout that the panel of judges, led by Atlanta Tech Park Founder Robin Bienfait, awarded multiple participants with cash prizes as a result of a 3-way tie for second place and a 2-way tie for third.

In response to the overwhelming success of the inaugural ATL Cyber-Fin Global Innovation Challenge, Atlanta Tech Park is thrilled to announce the 2020 event dates have been finalized. Next year’s event takes place September 15-18 at Atlanta Tech Park once again. A major keynote speaker and sponsor are already confirmed and will be announced soon.

In continuation of the Cyber event series, Atlanta Tech will also host the ATL Cyber-MedTech Global Innovation Challenge from April 27-29, 2020. More details will be announced soon.

ABOUT US: With more than 75+ companies in residence, Atlanta Tech Park is a technology accelerator in Peachtree Corners, GA. The facility features boardrooms, conference rooms, a video podcasting studio, hot desks, private offices, 600+ person events space, and 100+ person auditorium. Membership and insider information can be found on www.atlantatechpark.com. Please follow us on Twitter at @107ATP and on Instagram at @atlantatechpark for the latest news and updates.

Media contact: Asif Lakhani | 404-428-9418 | asif@emnovate.com

Aug 13
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ATL Cyber FinTech Global Challenge Coming to Atlanta

By Events, Latest News, The Park

ATL Cyber FinTech Global Challenge Coming to Atlanta

The inaugural event hosted by Atlanta Tech Park exploring the intersection of Cyber,  FinTech, and Blockchain

Atlanta— August 13, 2019 — Atlanta Tech Park is excited to announce the first Atlanta Cyber FinTech Global Conference & Challenge, will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 17 and 18th at Atlanta Tech Park in Peachtree Corners.  The event will bring together Cyber, FinTech and Blockchain industries through an exchange of innovation, insight, and trends that connect these industries.  The event also features a global cyber SKD challenge, sponsored by Sertainty, giving developers the opportunity to win a $10,000 cash prize.

The two-day conference features thought leaders from each of the three industries represented in panel discussions, keynote speeches, and networking reception events.

Participants will be able to:

  • Better grasp leading trends in Digital Assets, Cybersecurity and Payments
  • Develop an outlook on investment in Fintech and Blockchain space
  • See grassroots innovation in action through the solution challenge

 

“Cybersecurity is the underlying foundation for all successful tech businesses now and in the future,” said Robin Bienfait, CEO at Atlanta Tech Park and Emnovate. “FinTech and Blockchain are the industries that will drive the future of all businesses.”

“Cryptographically secure Digital Assets and Decentralized Finance are the next waves to shift commerce, and capital markets” added Roop Singh, Principal at Intuit Factory.

 

About the Sertainty Challenge

.Sertainty’s patented UXP Technology empowers your data with intelligence to manage its own protection. Sertainty’s patented UXP Technology (Technology) focuses on protection at the data layer targeting any kind of unstructured datasets (excluding databases). The Technology empowers data to manage and protect itself by controlling access anywhere and at any time.

Challengers can win $10,000 with the best utilization of our unique data security technology. Be creative, build a working prototype using our SDK and show the judges a compelling customer use case. Whether the data is in-motion, at-rest or in-use, our security travels with every datafile; offering 7/24/365 protection. Register for the challenge at bit.ly/ATLCHALLENGE.

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Atlanta Tech Park is a technology accelerator in Peachtree Corners, GA. Membership and insider information can be found on www.atlantatechpark.com. Follow us on Twitter at @107ATP and on Instagram at @atlantatechpark for the latest news and updates.

 For more information, press only:

Julie Price

770-851-6037

julie@emnovate.com

Jul 03
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Robin Bienfait

NACD Atlanta Names Robin Bienfait to Board of Directors

By Latest News, The Park

The Atlanta Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), announces the election to its board of directors Robin Bienfait, director, Georgia Tech; chairman, Global Aviation; and CEO, Emnovate; and Marisol Angelini, director, Bush Brothers & Company, and past vice president of Marketing, The Coca-Cola Company. NACD is the recognized authority on leading governance practices.

“Robin and Marisol bring additional energy, experience, influence, and diversity to the NACD Atlanta Chapter board, further strengthening our ability to bring world-class programs to our members,” said Linda Welty, NACD Atlanta Chapter chairman. “As governance challenges become increasingly complex, the expertise these talented directors offer will be invaluable to our Chapter board.”

Bienfait is a director for Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and two Power Financial boards: Great West Life Company (GWLC) and Putnam Investments. Previously, she served on Cisco’s strategic advisory board, as well as HP’s executive advisory council. Known as a global influencer, Bienfait holds 15 patents, is the recipient of several awards, and was recently named as one of the top 100 CIO’s in STEM.

“I am honored to be joining the NACD board in Atlanta,” said Bienfait. “I’m truly excited to be part of a team focused on building boards and board members.”

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Jun 20
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Summer Sale

5 Reasons To Become an Atlanta Tech Park Member

By The Park

It’s officially summer! While there aren’t many things better than a beach vacation, we all know that a return to work is inevitable. That doesn’t have to be a bad thing, however! Here are five reasons why you should become an Atlanta Tech Park member today, so you have something to look forward to tomorrow… or whenever you get back from vacation.

1. The Savings! For a limited time only, Atlanta Tech Park is offering a summer special where you can get $50 off any membership package for 12 months! While our rates are already competitive, this offer enables you to grow your business even faster with a lower overhead cost than the competition. To redeem this offer, simply enter the code SUMMER50 when you become a member.

2. Premium amenities Within our 45,000+ sq. ft. of office space we have lifting desks, open seating, reserved seating, private offices, multiple boardrooms and conference rooms, a 300-person event space that can be used for your product launch party, and a podcast studio. We also offer mail services and phone lines should your company need those. Some things cost a little extra, but all of them are less than the $50/month you will be saving when you sign up for our summer special using the code SUMMER50 at checkout.

3. Free parking One of the benefits about being located in metro Atlanta (Gwinnett County, to be specific) is the free parking that’s always available to our members and their guests! When hosting a meeting at The Park, there is no need to worry about finding or having enough parking available for all of your guests.

4. Global Innovation Center Atlanta Tech Park’s motto is “local imprint, global footprint.” Our Founder, Robin Bienfait, has experience successfully conducting business in multiple countries and shares her insights with our members once a month. She has helped companies establish patents, fill leadership roles, increase their bottom line, and operate more efficiently. Your company can be next. All you have to do is sign up now!

5. Location, location, location! Atlanta Tech Park is located in Peachtree Corners, GA, which is a simple 25-minute drive to and from Atlanta. Peachtree Corners is also home to the first live autonomous vehicle test track in the United States. The project runs on a 5G signal powered by Sprint, and all of it is literally right outside of Atlanta Tech Park. If your company is serious about making waves in the rapidly changing world of technology, then you need to be at Atlanta Tech Park now.

May 22
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Summer Sale

Atlanta Tech Park Launches Summer Special

By The Park

Between now and August 31, 2019, anyone who joins Atlanta Tech Park as a member as part of the Summer Special will receive $50 off each month for an entire year.

The Park is home to many tech companies in Atlanta as well as a premier event venue in Peachtree Corners.  Our mission is to keep technology in Georgia and provide young companies what they need to move to the next phase of growth.

To redeem this offer, new members must register for a tour at www.atlantatechpark.com and sign a one-year commitment by the end of August.  When signing up for a membership, use the code SUMMER50 when prompted to on the membership sign up page.

Each membership comes with the capability to add on conference room and podcast studio hours, mail service, and a dedicated phone line. All members also receive one hour of consultation time with Robin Bienfait, the Founder of Atlanta Tech Park, every month. Robin’s business experience includes being an executive for both Samsung and Blackberry and establishing multiple patents under her name.

Mar 13
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OneLogin Opens Southeast Headquarters

By Latest News, The Park

In Q3 of 2018, OneLogin, a Unified Access Management solution for cloud-based companies, chose to open its Southeast office at Atlanta Tech Park.

(If OneLogin sounds familiar, it may be because the company recently secured a $100 million investment in January of this year.)

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The OneLogin offices at ATP were originally a corner suite that consisted of one main office and three smaller offices with six employees. Since their arrival in late 2018, OneLogin has expanded its operation to onboard five more employees and build out its suite to include two more offices and a common area for its team—all within a glass wall with premium branding.

When asked why OneLogin why they chose Atlanta Tech Park as the location for their Southeast office, here’s what their VP of Sales, Drew Prante, had to say:

“The location made sense. We have people from as far out as Cumming and Woodstock while others are in Buckhead and Midtown. In Atlanta, it’s hard to find a central location, and Peachtree Corners allowed us to do that. The facility and conversations we had with Robin and Nashlee while we were looking for a space also factored into us to choosing Atlanta Tech Park.”

From the operations side, having OneLogin at Atlanta Tech Park has been great! Their office buildout served as a catalyst for some of our other companies to expand their own operations, whether it was moving from the open desk space area to a private office or—in the case of Critical Edge Tech—building out a glass wall and private suite of their own.

For more updates on what’s happening at The Park, please subscribe to our newsletter HERE!

Jan 03
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Georgia Swarm hosts Entrepreneurs Night

The Park to Host STEM Expo at Georgia Swarm Game

By Latest News, The Park

January 1, 2019, Peachtree Corners, GA: Atlanta Tech Park is partnering with the world champion Georgia Swarm lacrosse team to host a Tech Community Expo and VIP reception prior to their game at Infinite Energy Arena on Friday, Feb. 1, 2019.

Held in conjunction with a STEM spirit night, the Tech Community Expo allows local tech companies to showcase their products and services to tech professionals, aspiring tech talent, and thousands of Georgia Swarm fans from across the region.

The event also features a VIP reception where tech companies and representatives will be able to network with fellow industry professionals and leaders while hearing a special keynote presentation from a featured sponsor.

Participation in the Tech Community Expo includes a vendor table, tickets to the VIP reception, and tickets to the Georgia Swarm game against the New England Black Wolves that evening.

Why participate in this event?

The Georgia Swarm organization has achieved great success in bringing a new product to the market, similar to how the companies and entrepreneurs at this event are bringing an innovative spirit to the marketplace where they anticipate great success will also follow.

Access to the event and game start at $28. 

Vendor tables cost $150 for a showcase opportunity at the arena from 3:00-5:00 p.m. VIP reception and game tickets are also included.

For $250, vendors can showcase their technology from 3:00 p.m. until the end of the game in addition to getting VIP reception access and game tickets.

Limited sponsorship packages ranging from $2,000 to $10,000 are also available. Sponsors can issue a tech challenge to prospective developers, designers, and STEM students. Challenge requests can be sent to Brock Kolls at brock@techconnecthub.com.  

 

All tickets and details can be found at bit.ly/swarmthepark.  

 

ABOUT US: Atlanta Tech Park is a technology accelerator in Peachtree Corners, GA. The facility features boardrooms, conference rooms, a video podcasting studio, hot desks, private offices, 600+ person events space, and 100+ person auditorium. Membership and insider information can be found on www.atlantatechpark.com. Please follow us on Twitter at @107ATP and on Instagram at @atlantatechpark for the latest news and updates.  

 

Media contact: Asif Lakhani | 404-428-9418 | asif@emnovate.com

Nov 30
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Thank you, Netflix

By Latest News, The Park

We’ve had a great year of firsts here at Atlanta Tech Park in 2018.

Whether it was hosting our first-ever hackathon, the inaugural North Atlanta Tech Showcase, or multiple comedy shows, there have been some truly memorable moments at The Park in our first year.

One of the most unique and exciting moments for us, however, was when Netflix stopped by to shoot the movie Sextuplets starring Marlon Wayans and Molly Shannon.

We’ve been sworn to secrecy to keep details of the plot under wraps, so all we can say is that the movie is due out (pun intended) sometime in 2019. While we can’t share much about the movie itself, we are excited to show everyone the design changes that Netflix made during their week-long stay at The Park.

The most notable change that the crew­, which was all full of wonderful people, made was adding a literal splash of color to our wall in the event space. Whereas we had a blank white wall before, we now have an orange wave running from end to end. On the left side of the screen, the lines are neat and orderly, but on the right side, they become more fluid, pronounced, and bold.

Of course, you’ll also notice our logo prominently displayed near the entrance to the auditorium now as well! Netflix actually added our logo to two other walls in the facility.  One of them is in the Create Conference Room. After seeing how much the logo brightened up Create, we opted to replace the original whiteboard on the wall with a transparent dry-erase board so that the logo could still be seen. We think it’s a hit! The third logo is on the wall outside of the Oasis Conference and Board Room, which was used for a small but important scene.

Another major addition—and arguably the most exciting—Netflix made to Atlanta Tech Park came in the form of an authentic, orange ping pong table. Extras only used the prop during a scene, but our members and guests have made great use of it.  As a matter of fact, the ping pong table has become so popular that we’re actually having a ping-pong tournament at our members-only holiday luncheon on Wednesday, December 19th.

Lastly, Netflix added one last strip of vinyl paint to the wall above the interior offices in the front right of the building. The color serves as a reminder of the great week we shared with Netflix and of the energy that pulses through Atlanta Tech Park every single day.

So, while you’re waiting for the movie to be released on Netflix, come on down to Atlanta Tech Park and check out the new additions to our facility yourself! We guarantee you will leave feeling productive, inspired, productive, and literally like you just stepped out of a movie set because you will have!

Nov 07
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Inaugural NATS event a huge success

By Latest News, The Park

Atlanta Tech Park was proud to host the inaugural North Atlanta Tech Showcase last week on November 1st, 2018.

The event featured 20+ exhibitors showcasing their technologies to investors, influencers, and tech talent. In addition to the showcase, we had a thrilling panel discussion on the future of North Atlanta’s tech ecosystem, a keynote address, and a startup pitch competition with a prize for the first and second place.

Richard Cope, the CEO of Peachtree Corners-based NanoLumens, delivered a hugely insightful keynote address.

In it, he shared two books everyone should read to learn more about entrepreneurship and five keys to success.

His five keys to success are as follows:

  • Have a service or product that somebody else is willing to pay for.
    1. Entrepreneurs find the void and create the demand.
  • Pivot
    1. Simple changes can yield profound results.
  • Fog of war
    1. Uncertainties along the way are part of the battle.
  • Failure
    1. It happens whether you want it to or not. Then what?
  • A purpose larger than yourself
    1. What good is a product, service, or feeling if you don’t have anyone to share it with?

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The three books Mr. Cope recommended to everyone were:

  • The Wealth of Nations
  • Victory of Reason

Prior to keynote was a stellar panel discussion on the Trends, Opportunities, and Challenges of Tech Innovations in North Atlanta.

The four panelists were founders of four tech accelerators in Fulton and Gwinnett counties, including our Founder herself, Robin Bienfait.

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Of course, we couldn’t send people home from the first-ever North Atlanta Tech Show without a pitch competition! There were eight presentations up to three minutes each.

In the end, however, only two companies would win the prizes—each package including a small residency at The Park.

Many congratulations to the 1st place winners Aaron Gobin and Bruce Rasa from AgVoice and the 2nd place winner Molly Proffitt from Ker-Chunk Games.

Lastly, on Monday, Atlanta Tech Park hand-selected a handful of winners from our free membership giveaway! These lucky folks put their business cards in our fishbowl for a chance to win a free membership and didn’t need to spend any money on a Powerball ticket in order to do so.

Interested in becoming a member but didn’t win a membership or have a startup to pitch?

You can still sign up using our holiday special, which nets you three months of membership for half off! Learn more here at holiday.107atp.com now.

 

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Atlanta Tech Park thanks the Atlanta Small Business networking for being at NATS and covering all aspects of the event.

Aug 08
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Conference Rooms, Meeting Space, Community Events

Premier Events are Found at The Park

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Conference Rooms to Community Events

It’s All Available at The Park

The Park is quickly becoming known for its events and meeting space.  Whether it’s conference rooms, meeting space, community events or networking – we have it all at The Park.

The Park is now the home of Women in Wireless, Jr. Dev Meet Up, G.A.I.T. and SWGCC just to name a few.  Each hosts their monthly community events at The Park, taking advantage of the state-of-the-art technology available to them.

With such a vast selection of meeting rooms, larger organizations such as innov8rs and InnoSTARS have hosted conferences at the facility and have been amazed at all The Park has to offer. IOT Summits are hosted monthly here as well.  Digital displays, wireless tech, audio and video support are all available and enhance all of our conference rooms, boardrooms, and meeting space.  We will also be hosting the HeHe Expo and as a Block Chain Hackathon in September.  Partnership Gwinnett will be hosting the North Georgia Tech Showase in November as well. Click here for our event calendar.

Conference rooms and boardrooms are also available to both members and non-members for monthly meetings, executive dinners and more.  The Park has a list of preferred vendors to make planning your event a breeze.

Check out all the events hosted at The Park.  If you have not visited us, why not schedule a tour today.  Ready to plan your event, click here to request a quote.