WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today President and CEO of the Information Technology Industry Council Dean Garfield will be the keynote speaker at Idaho's 4th Annual Innovation Summit & Innovation Awards, to be held at Boise State University. The event will center on the subject of technology and innovation and what we must do to preserve our nation's future and global competitiveness.

Focusing on how we ensure that America achieves its promise and potential, Garfield will address the current challenges our nation is facing in manufacturing and research and development, and the opportunity the high tech industry has to be apart of the solution to make America the most competitive country in the world, specifically by:

•Investing in people
•Developing a national innovation agenda that faces the reality of the new global environment, and
•Working together to move America forward with tech at the center of the effort.

For more information about ICT companies leading the charge on America's innovation economy visit http://www.itic.org

About ITI
The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) is the premiere voice, advocate, and thought leader for the information and communications technology (ICT) industry. ITI is widely recognized as the tech industry's most effective advocacy organization in Washington D.C., and in various foreign capitals around the world.

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