This Is Truly a #WholeOfTeam Award
David Bray, PhD
Principal, CEO, Global Keynoter | Named One of "24 Americans Changing the World" by Business Insider | Leader of Transformative Change in Turbulent Environments Involving Tech, Data, & People
This is a fairly short post, more to thank all the "plankholders" associated with the launch of the Atlantic Council's GeoTech Center - which launched on 11 March 2020, the same day that COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic. HMG Strategy Group recently announced their 2020 Global Technology Executives Who Matter, and it is an honor to be included. I am thankful every day for the opportunity to work on really important challenges that span nations and sectors and rest at the intersection of data, tech, and geopolitics.
Here's a short video that includes some of the key members of the AC GeoTech Team saying hello:
And for those wondering just why we think GeoTech matters - and why we need more people to be involved in inclusive, intentional choices on how communities employ technologies and data to be more people-centered in how they operate and how they benefit everyone, here's also a short video from a different event:
Onwards and upwards together!
ICTs and IP law & policy expert, 25 years of experience. Social entrepreneur, human rights advocate & board member. Young Global Leader @WEF. Law lecturer. Co-founder Datasphere Initiative & Portulans Institute.
4 年Congrats! We need to catch-up!
Change Agent, Servant-Leader, Strategic Advisor, Systems Engineer, Consortia Member @ QED-C | Quantum Ecosystem, Data Hog/Connoisseur, Aspiring Prompt Engineer
4 年Thanks David! Great messages and ideas to move us forward! We both share a love for the poem Invictus, but I'm sure you appreciate Edgar A. Guest's poem entitled "It Couldn’t Be Done". I've added it below because in so many contexts and situations, you've encouraged and challenged others to tackle "the thing that couldn't be done, and did it!" #strongertogether By Edgar Albert Guest Somebody said that it couldn’t be done ??????But he with a chuckle replied That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one ??????Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried. So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin ??????On his face. If he worried he hid it. He started to sing as he tackled the thing ??????That couldn’t be done, and he did it! Somebody scoffed: “Oh, you’ll never do that; ??????At least no one ever has done it;” But he took off his coat and he took off his hat ??????And the first thing we knew he’d begun it. With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin, ??????Without any doubting or quiddit, He started to sing as he tackled the thing ??????That couldn’t be done, and he did it. There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done, ??????There are thousands to prophesy failure, There are thousands to point out to you one by one, ??????The dangers that wait to assail you. But just buckle in with a bit of a grin, ??????Just take off your coat and go to it; Just start in to sing as you tackle the thing ??????That “cannot be done,” and you’ll do it.
Geek Dad // Senior Executive // Doer
4 年Great to see and well done!
Named "Top Tech Person To Follow" by LinkedIn, Voted "Cybersecurity Person of the Year" Cited Top 10 Global Tech & Cyber Expert & Influencer, Georgetown U Prof, 2X Presidential Appointee, FORBES Writer, 121k LI Followers
4 年Congrats David!
Founder at HFWL Company | EndocPM | FriskaAI | Healthcare innovation with AI
4 年David Bray, PhD , congrats to you and the team ! Looking forward to hear great work ahead