The WEF Research and Innovation Committee will support the execution of WEF's programs for academics and other researchers and WEF's efforts to foster collaboration between and to meet the needs of these professionals.
Specifically the committee will:
- Improve communication between researchers working in academic and other research settings and coordinate input to WEF's efforts to understand and address priorities such as knowledge development and transfer, research funding, and so forth.
- Support and foster the participation of members from the academic and research communities in WEF's critical objective of driving innovation.
- Lead and support efforts to increase the participation of academics and other researchers in WEF programs.
- Provide leadership for and coordination of WEF's research-related conferences, including proposing events and meetings.
Chair
Kartik Chandran, 2016 - 2019
Tel: 212/854-9027
Email: kc2288@columbia.edu
Vice-Chair
Zhen Jason He, 2016 - 2019
Email: zhenhe@vt.edu
Staff Liaison
Barry Liner
Tel: 703/684-2435
Email: Bliner@wef.org