Nortel LearniT Attends Americas Competitiveness Forum

Nortel LearniT Sponsors Americas Competitiveness Forum, Promoting Prosperity and Economic Opportunity

Nortel LearniT attended the Americas Competitiveness Forum, June 11-12, 2007, in Atlanta, Georgia, which convened 30 western hemisphere countries with the shared goals to enhance innovation, regional cooperation and economic growth. Forum goals and Nortel LearniT goals intertwine strongly in the areas of support for and fostering the advancement of education, cooperation, innovation, participation, and leadership.

The Nortel LearniT event video incorporates miniclips from Mark and Liz's many interviews to give an overview of the flavor and focus of the Forum , including Ana Vilma de de Escobar, the first female Vice President in over 180 years of El Salvador, Franklin L. Lavin, US Undersecretary for  International Trade, and Leonard L. Haynes, III, Director of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education of the US Department of Education.

 Nortel LearniT interns Mark Smith and Liz Sedova set up a portable video production studio to interview attendees and document the event.

View some of the first-hand accounts Nortel LearniT captured of the Forum, including:

• Franklin L. Lavin on Americas competitiveness initiatives, and his own background that lead to his Department of Commerce position, and his views on the value of education.  Other educational and technology-focused interviews can be found in the Nortel LearniT Career Bytes section.
• Intern Liz's experiences attending the conference - see June 14, 2007 in her blog.

Some 900 leaders from the private sector and academia met to discuss cutting-edge ideas and best practices with government ministers from the Western Hemisphere.

The forum floor was populated with informative displays from participants and sponsors.