Wiley, a global leader in research and education, brought together leaders of industry and academia for the inaugural Wiley Global Innovation Conclave 2019 (WGIC) in Bengaluru, India. With a focus on bridging the skills gap and improving job readiness, this event fostered thoughtful conversation around the role innovation plays in the future of learning, research, and work.
Wiley has a long-standing commitment to educational transformation and innovation, helping learners build skills towards job readiness in emerging technologies and supporting them throughout their lifelong learning journey. The WGIC saw deep and thoughtful conversation amongst renowned industry and academia veterans, members of the Wiley Innovation Advisory Council (WIAC), along with the Wiley Executive Leadership Team, helping to identify the skill gaps facing the industry and the growing need for skilling and reskilling. In addition, the group focused on the scope and quality of research output in India and how facilitating innovation in this area can create new business and job opportunities.
The event was held at the ITC Gardenia in Bengaluru and featured a series of InnovationNXT talks by stalwarts including Prof. C.N.R. Rao, Bharat Ratna Awardee and Honorary President of Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research; Gopichand Katragadda, Group Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at Tata Sons; Sriram Rajagopal, CEO and Founder, Diamondpick; Mohan Krishnaraj, VP and Global Head, User Experience, Harman International; Jo Vempati and Ramakant Vempati, Co-Founders, Wysa; as well as Wiley representatives, including Peter Wiley, Chairman Emeritus.
The event also served as the official launch of the Wiley Innovation Black Book on Exponential Technologies, a resource guide comprised of 18 co-authored, thought-provoking pieces by industry experts, sharing their vision on the impact of exponential technologies across industries in future forward scenarios. The book will be available on Wiley.com.
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