ATLANTA (December 14, 2018) – Growth and innovation evangelist, Salesforce sales strategist, and author Tiffani Bova, has been tapped to headline The Summit, February 11-12, 2019 at Cobb Galleria in Atlanta.

The annual event, hosted by the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) – is the largest technology industry showcase in the state, drawing more than 1,300 national and local tech leaders.

Bova is the Global Customer Growth and Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce and Wall Street Journal best-selling author of GROWTH IQ: Get Smarter About the Choices that Will Make or Break Your Business. Bova has appeared on MSNBC and Yahoo Finance and is a regular contributor to Forbes, Harvard Business Review, Marketing Matters on Wharton Business Radio – SiriusXM and Huffington Post.

Bova hosts one of the top 100 business and marketing podcasts on iTunes, interviewing guests ranging from Dan Pink to Arianna Huffington and won top Sales and Marketing Podcast by Top Sales Magazine in 2017.

She is a top influencer in customer experience, digital transformation, the future of work, and sales, and she was recently recognized as one of Inc. Magazine’s “37 Sales Experts You Need to Follow on Twitter,” a LinkedIn Top Sales Influencer, a Brand Quarterly Magazine Top 50 Marketing Thought Leader, and one of the most Powerful and Influential Women in California according to the National Diversity Council.

Prior to working with Salesforce she was a VP, Distinguished Analyst and Research Fellow at Gartner where she earned accolades from the best leaders in the technology world including HP, IBM, Amazon, Oracle, SAP, Oracle, Cisco, and Microsoft for her cutting-edge analysis and her skill at inventing bold strategies for growth.

Bova will bring The Summit audiences her address on “Customer Experience is the New Battleground” covering how companies of all sizes can create new business practices that leverage technology to strengthen customer relationships and accelerate sales and growth. Attendees will hear actionable takeaways on how to create a customer-centric business and long-lasting brand loyalty.

The Summit, designed to help fuel the innovation economy, will be held February 11-12, 2019 at Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta and is expected to draw more than 1,300 technology professionals, entrepreneurs and academic leaders.

The event will feature nationally recognized keynote speakers, 30 breakout sessions focusing on the most important global tech trends, winners of the Top 40 and Top 10 Innovative Georgia Companies competition, the newest inductee into the Technology Hall of Fame of Georgia, networking opportunities, and a two-day exhibitor showcase.

Registration is open and exclusive sponsorship packages are available and going quickly.

About The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG)

TAG is the leading technology industry association in the state, serving more than 30,000 members through regional chapters in Metro Atlanta, Athens, Augusta, Columbus, Macon/Middle Georgia, and Savannah. TAG’s mission is to educate, promote, influence and unite Georgia’s technology community to foster an innovative and connected marketplace to fuel the innovation economy.

The association provides networking and educational programs; celebrates Georgia’s technology leaders and companies; and advocates for legislative action that enhances the state’s economic climate for technology.  TAG hosts over 200 events each year and serves as an umbrella organization for 27 professional societies. Additionally, the TAG Education Collaborative (TAG’s charitable arm) focuses on helping science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education initiatives thrive.

For more information visit the TAG website at www.www.tagonline.org or TAG’s community website atwww.hubga.com. To learn about the TAG-Ed Collaborative visit http://www.tagedonline.org/.

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Media Contact:

Technology Association of Georgia

Julie Bryant Fisher

julie@www.tagonline.org

(404) 920-2023

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