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Momentum continues to build for Global Action Platform's inaugural Porter Development Initiative Fellows Academy at Vanderbilt University this June.
The Academy is a highly selective invitation-only initiative convening senior leaders from business, investment, universities, government, foundations, finance, and nonprofits across Tennessee and adjoining states to strengthen long-term regional competitiveness and shared prosperity.
The Academy is an immersive, strategic executive working forum focused on practical regional action and cross-sector collaboration. Major milestones achieved include:
- 300 cross-sector executive leaders mobilized to advance competitiveness;
- Tennessee Competitiveness Scorecard and 8 Regional Cluster FactBooks published for the Academy by the U.S. Cluster Mapping Project;
- Distinguished Academy faculty and speakers engaged;
- Regional Fellows Orientation Sessions scheduled across the Midsouth; and
- Capstone Program on Research, Innovation Hubs, and Competitiveness confirmed.
The Academy distinctively combines:
- Harvard Business School executive case study curriculum,
- Regional competitiveness research and cluster analysis from the US Cluster Mapping Service,
- Innovation ecosystem and workforce asset inventories, and
- Collaborative regional action planning to increase competitiveness.
We are deeply grateful to the regional Chairs, Steering Committee members, universities, sponsors, and Fellows helping make this statewide initiative possible.
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