Innovation for Impact

Global Innovation and Impact Council

Empowering Responsible Solutions for Tomorrow

Together, we drive responsible innovation for a sustainable future.

Innovation has the power to help communities thrive and build resilience. However, scaling innovation that strengthens local economies and communities remains a challenge. 

The Global Innovation and Impact Council convenes a curated group of senior public and private sector executives to shape how innovation and technology agendas translate into real-world impact.

How we drive change

The Council shapes the development and deployment of innovative products, services and business models in the public interest by accelerating and amplifying world-leading initiatives, partnerships and practices.

Defining responsible and sustainable innovation

Long-term growth depends on resilience and societal impact, not just short-term returns.

Building partnerships and innovation hubs

Access to regional talent and trusted partners increasingly determines innovation success.

Scaling innovation globally

Many ideas succeed in pilots but struggle to scale across markets and ecosystems.

A principles-based approach to responsible innovation

The World Economic Forum, in collaboration with the Global Innovation and Impact Council and other key stakeholders, developed a framework and guiding principles to support the responsible development, rollout and scaling of high-impact innovation.

The framework outlines eight guiding principles which provide a foundation for designing, developing and scaling innovations that address pressing global challenges.

Council members

The Council prides itself on its diverse and multistakeholder global membership and includes a curated group of public and private sector leaders. 

Anna Ekeledo

Executive Director

AfriLabs

Anousheh Ansari

Chief Executive Officer

XPRIZE Foundation

Abdulrahman Tarabzouni

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Saudi Technology Ventures

Anja König

Global Head, Novartis Venture Fund

Novartis International

Anton Kotov

Senior Vice-President; Head, Corporate Strategy and Mergers and Acquisitions

ABB

Chengzi Chew

Chief Intrapreneur

Grundfos Foundation

Diana Gaviria

Executive Director

Connect (Bogota)

Diego Díaz

Global Head of Ventures & New Technologies

Iberdrola

Dominique Gruhl-Bégin

Chief Executive Officer

Swiss Innovation Agency (Innosuisse)

Gilbert Kamieniecky

Head, Private Equity Technology

Investcorp International

Henry Weinstein

Chief Executive Officer, Avolta NEXT

Avolta

Irina Gorbounova

Vice-President, Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate; Head, XCarb Innovation Fund

ArcelorMittal

Jean-Guy Afrika

Chief Executive Officer

Rwanda Development Board (RDB)

Mehmood Khan

Chief Executive Officer

Hevolution Foundation

Mehul Patel

Chief Technology Officer; VP of Engineering

Honeywell

Nivruti Rai

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer

Invest India

Ojoma Ochai

Managing Director

Co-creation HUB

Ravi Gurumurthy

Chief Executive Officer

Nesta

Rama Iyer

Head of Innovation

GMR Innovex

Shahid Ahmed

Group Executive Vice-President, New Ventures and Innovation

NTT DATA

Shin-pei Tsay

Chief Research and Data Officer
City of Boston

Stephen Mueller

Vice President, Innovation and Technology

Schneider Electric

Tatiana Gholmie

Managing Director, Imad Ventures

Nesma & Partners

Victor Santiago Pineda

Executive Chairman

The Victor Pineda Foundation

Vijay Sankaran

Vice-President and Chief Digital and Information Officer

Johnson Controls

Yassen Kattan

Group Chief Strategy & Corporate Affairs Officer

ROSHN

Yeongmin You

Senior Vice President

GS E&C Corp

 

 

 

 

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