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Global Future Council on the Future of Advanced Manufacturing and Value Chains

Global Future Council on the Future of Artificial Intelligence

Global Future Council on the Future of Autonomous Mobility

Global Future Council on the Future of Care Economy

Global Future Council on the Future of Cities

Global Future Council on the Future of Clean Air

Global Future Council on the Future of Complex Risks

Global Future Council on the Future of Cybersecurity

Global Future Council on the Future of Data Equity

Global Future Council on the Future of Economics of Equitable Transition

Global Future Council on the Future of Energy Transition

Global Future Council on the Future of Food and Water Security

Global Future Council on the Future of Geopolitics

Global Future Council on the Future of Good Governance

Global Future Council on the Future of Growth

Global Future Council on the Future of Job Creation

Global Future Council on the Future of Metaverse

Global Future Council on the Future of Nature and Security

Global Future Council on the Future of Net Zero Living

Global Future Council on the Future of Philanthropy for Climate and Nature

Global Future Council on the Future of Quantum Economy

Global Future Council on the Future of Resilient Financial Systems

Global Future Council on the Future of Responsible Investing

Global Future Council on the Future of Responsible Resource Use

Global Future Council on the Future of Space

Global Future Council on the Future of Sustainable Tourism

Global Future Council on the Future of Synthetic Biology

Global Future Council on the Future of Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance

Global Future Council on the Future of Technology Policy

Global Future Council on the Future of Trade and Investment

Previous Global Future Council on Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality

Previous Global Future Council on Clean Electrification

Previous Global Future Council on Human Rights

Previous Global Future Council on Japan

Previous Global Future Council on Media, Entertainment and Sport

Previous Global Future Council on Mental Health

Previous Global Future Council on Net-Zero Transition

Previous Global Future Council on Scientific Collaboration

Previous Global Future Council on SDG Investment

Previous Global Future Council on Social Cohesion and Just Transition

Previous Global Future Council on the New Agenda for Economic Growth and Recovery

Previous Global Future Council on the New Agenda for Education and Skills

Previous Global Future Council on the New Agenda for Fiscal and Monetary Policy

Previous Global Future Council on the New Agenda for Fragility and Resilience

Previous Global Future Council on the New Agenda for Work, Wages and Job Creation

Previous Global Future Council on Urban Mobility Transitions

Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains

Centre for Cybersecurity

Centre for Energy and Materials

Centre for Financial and Monetary Systems

Centre for Health and Healthcare

Centre for Nature and Climate

Centre for Regions, Trade and Geopolitics

Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Centre for the New Economy and Society

Centre for Urban Transformation

University & Researcher Network

University & Researcher Network

An invitation-only community of global, forward-thinking, and solution-oriented universities who are committed to supporting the Forum's mission of improving the state of the world. The universities collaborate with Forum centres, communities and initiatives on matters of common interest, including those relating to higher education, research, and societal impact.

Members

Chief of Staff to the President, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

Assistante de direction, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

Jacqueline Aeberhard

Executive Personal Assistant, Nanyang Technological University (NTU)

President, University of Chicago

Paul Alivisatos

Vice Dean for Innovation, Princeton University

research analyst, University of Cambridge

Marina Avena Maia

President, IMD Business School

Dean of the School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania

Director of Grand Challenges, University College London (UCL)

President, Dartmouth College

Sian L. Beilock

Vice-Chancellor, Australian National University

Executive Director, External Engagement, University of Sydney

Professor of Forced Migration and International Affairs, University of Oxford

Alexander Betts

Director, Campaign and Vice-Chancellor’s Alumni and Development Engagement, University of Cambridge

Senior Vice Provost for Research, University of Pennsylvania

Chief Marketing and Communications Officer for The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Associate Vice-President, Innovation and Partnerships, McGill University

President, Imperial College London

Head of Media & Content, SRI International

Head of Office of the President, ETH Zurich

Jürg Brunnschweiler

Chief Transformation Officer, Dartmouth College

executive director of corporate engagement and foundation relations, Princeton University

interim vice provost for global affairs, University of Washington

Gayle Christensen

President, Arizona State University

Michael M. Crow

Director, International Office, Australian National University

Jonathan Dampney

Dean, Harvard Business School

Associate Dean for Integrative Initiatives in Institutes and International Partn, Stanford University

Alumni, Global Shapers Community

Press Adviser, European Research Council

Madeleine Drielsma

Lead, Knowledge Communities, World Economic Forum

Manager of Global Partnerships, International Collaboration Department, Tsinghua University

Associate Vice President for Global Strategy, Yale University

Donald L. Filer

Chief Communications Officer, IMD Business School

Professor, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

Anna Fontcuberta i Morral

Senior Associate Director of Foundation Relations, Princeton University

Kelly Freidenfelds

Assistant Director External Partnerships, Andlinger Centre, Princeton University

President, University of Tokyo

Associate Vice Provost for Global Initiatives Executive Director of Penn China, University of Pennsylvania

Chief of Staff, Office of the President, Columbia University

Senior Vice Dean of Research, Centers and Academic Initiatives, University of Pennsylvania

Chief of Staff (SIPA), Columbia University

Felicia Goodman

executive assistant, California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Chief of Staff to the Dean & Head of the Executive Office Blavatnik School, University of Oxford

Chancellor for Academic Advancement, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

W. Eric L. Grimson

Head of International Strategic Partnerships & Alliances, University of Copenhagen

Hedvig Gyde Thomsen

Director of Presidential Support, University of Chicago

Executive Director, Stanford Accelerator for Learning, Stanford University

Director of Media Relations & Research Marketing, University of Pennsylvania

President, ETH Board

Michael Hengartner

President, Nanyang Technological University (NTU)

WEF contact for Martin Vetterli, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

Gaël Hürlimann

Development & Alumni Office, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

President, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

President, Keio University

President, Carnegie Mellon University

Farnam Jahanian

Dean, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Vice President, Strategy Implementation; Acting Vice President, Development and, California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Strategic Communications Manager, Carnegie Mellon University

Corporate Engagement and Foundation Relations, Princeton University

Sr Director, Office of University Affairs, Arizona State University

President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Sally Kornbluth

Dean, Heinz College Of Information Systems And Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University

Ramayya Krishnan

Dean of Penn Engineering, University of Pennsylvania

Chief of Staff, Institut d'études politiques de Paris (Sciences Po)

Rector, University of Geneva

Head (Global Engagement & Greater China Affairs), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Program Officer, Office of International Relations, Peking University

Senior Academic Planning and Projects Officer, McGill University

Chancellor, UC Berkeley

Richard K. Lyons

Dean, Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, Stanford University

Chief of International Relations, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)

Plamena Markova

President, Yale University

Director, International Relations Office, Imperial College London

Michael McTernan

President, ETH Zurich

Senior Associate Dean, External Relations, Stanford University

International Strategy Group, University of Tokyo

Director of China Programs and Strategic Initiatives, University of Pennsylvania

Director of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford

Director of Global Engagement, University College London (UCL)

Ciaran Moynihan

Partnership Coordinator, Zhejiang University

Sr. VP University Affairs Chief of Staff, Arizona State University

Chief of Staff and University Marshal, Harvard University

Katherine O'Dair

Chief of Staff to the President, Carnegie Mellon University

Tricia O'Reilly

Chief Executive, ODI

Sara Pantuliano

Executive Director, Sustainability Accelerator, Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability

Vice-President, Outreach and Engagement, Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey

Alejandro Poiré Romero

Office of the President, University of Pennsylvania

Professor; Director, Graduate Studies, Princeton University

Rodney Dewayne Priestley

Henry M. Jackson Professor of Law; Director, Graduate Program in Sustainable International Development, University of Washington School of Law

Anita Ramasastry

Research Engineer, MIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Minoo Rathnasabapathy

Vice Provost Research Innovation and Global Engagement, University College London (UCL)

Director of Communications Public Affairs and Communications, ODI

Senior Fellow & Global Engagement at Penn GSE, University of Pennsylvania

Chairman, The Bridge Tank

Executive Officer, External Engagement, University of Sydney

Vice President of Business Development, SRI International

President, Seoul National University

President and Vice-Chancellor, McGill University

Head of Public International Partnerships, University of Cambridge

Renata Schaeffer

Assistant of the President, European Research Council

Sabine Simmross

Editor-in-Chief, Nature

Magdalena Skipper

President and Provost, University College London (UCL)

Deputy Director of UCL Public Policy, University College London (UCL)

Olivia Stevenson

Provost, Yale University

Dean, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania

Katharine Strunk

Director, Global Engagement Office, Keio University

Personal Assistant, National University of Singapore

President, National University of Singapore

Sr Associate Director Europe & LatAm Development & Alumni, University of Cambridge

Belen Tejada Romero

Provost, King's College, University of Cambridge

Gillian R. Tett

Vice-Chancellor, University of Oxford

Head of External Engagement and Operations, Office of the President & Provost, University College London (UCL)

Deputy Chief of Staff in the Office of the President, Columbia University

International Relations Officer, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)

Founding Director, Institut de Recherche Empirique en Economie Politique (IREEP)

Leonard Wantchekon

Dean, School of Continuing Studies, McGill University

Chief of Staff (Office of the President) and Director of Public Affairs, Imperial College London

Amanda Wolthuizen

Vice-Provost, Planetary Solutions, Yale University

Julie Zimmerman

Arizona State University

Australian National University

Dartmouth College

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) ETH Zurich

European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) European Research Council

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

IMD Business School

Imperial College London

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

National University of Singapore

Princeton University

SRI International

Stanford University

University College London (UCL) University of Cambridge University of Chicago University of Oxford

University of Pennsylvania University of Sydney University of the Witwatersrand University of Tokyo

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