Information from the VinFuture Prize Council on April 13 said: Professor Dutta, Dean of the Saïd School of Business at the University of Oxford, UK; former Founding Dean of the Cornell SC Johnson Business School - Cornell University, USA (born in India) received a PhD in Computer Science and a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of California-Berkeley, USA. Professor Dutta's research focuses on how to drive innovation and business growth, through the right combination of people and technology.
He is the founder and co-editor of the 16 annual reports of the Global Innovation Index published in conjunction with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
Professor Dutta is also co-editor of the 15th annual Global Information Technology Report for the World Economic Forum (WEF) on the impact of information technology on national development and competitiveness. He is a former Co-Chair of the WEF Global Future Council on Innovation Ecosystems.
Sharing his feelings about taking on the new role, Professor Dutta said: “I am honored to be part of the VinFuture Prize Council – which brings together the world’s leading experts from many fields. I will exchange and share my opinions, based on my strengths in interdisciplinary background, combining knowledge and experience in the fields of social sciences, technology and business, to support the judging and selection of worthy Prize Winners. Like other Council members, I have a global perspective in important fields and I am committed to actively contributing to the selection and decision-making to honor the most deserving pioneering innovators - those who will shape the future of humanity.”
Welcoming Professor Dutta’s participation, Professor Richard Henry Friend (Chairman of the VinFuture Prize Council) said: “Professor Dutta’s work has had a profound impact on the business world, particularly in the areas of social media, social networks, and strategies for leveraging the digital economy to drive growth and innovation. Professor Dutta’s efforts to promote and disseminate knowledge about technology and innovation policy have played a key role in building an ideal environment for new individuals and technologies to thrive. Professor Dutta has also laid a solid foundation for the successful integration of new technologies into the business environment. The VinFuture Foundation is honored that Professor Dutta has accepted to become a member of the Prize Council.”
According to the VinFuture Foundation, the nomination period for the VinFuture Prize Season 3 will end at 14:00 on May 15, 2023. The second and final webinar in 2023 to provide information to nominating partners will take place on April 18, 2023.
List of members of the VinFuture Prize Council 2023:
– Chairman of the Council: Professor Sir Richard Henry Friend, FRS – University of Cambridge, UK, Millennium Technology Prize in Physics 2010.
– Dr. Padmanabhan Anandan – AI Matters Advisors LLC, USA.
– Professor Jennifer Tour Chayes – University of California, Berkeley, USA.
– Professor Pascale Cossart – Pasteur Institute Paris, France.
– Professor Dang Van Chi – Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research and Johns Hopkins University, USA.
– Professor Soumitra Dutta – Oxford University, UK
– Dr. Xuedong David Huang – Microsoft's Azure AI, USA.
– Professor Daniel Merson Kammen – University of California, Berkeley, USA.
– Professor Gérard Albert Mourou – École Polytechnique Palaiseau University, France, Nobel Prize in Physics 2018.
– Professor Sir Konstantin (Kostya) S. Novoselov, FRS – University of Manchester, UK and National University of Singapore, Singapore, Nobel Prize in Physics 2010.
– Professor Michael Eugene Porter – Harvard University, USA, Father of the Theory of “Competitive Advantage of Nations”, Honorary Member.
– Professor Leslie Gabriel Valiant, FRS – Harvard University, USA, AM Turing Award 2010.
– Professor Vu Ha Van – Yale University, USA.
- Professor Soumitra Dutta, Dean of the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.
| VinFuture Foundation was launched on December 20, 2020, on the occasion of the International Day of Human Solidarity - a non-profit fund co-founded by billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong and his wife, Ms. Pham Thu Huong. The award system includes the VinFuture Grand Prize worth 3 million USD, one of the largest annual awards ever in the world; Three Special Prizes, each worth 500 thousand USD, for female scientists, scientists from developing countries and scientists researching new fields. The VinFuture Prize Council operates independently and is responsible for selecting the winners from the nominations. The Council includes internationally renowned scientists and inventors from leading educational and research institutions and technology corporations in the world. The achievements and contributions in the field of science and technology of the Council members have been recognized globally, contributing to the advancement of humanity. |
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