Rebecca Ivey has 15 years of experience working on public-private collaboration and corporate social responsibility, with strong competencies in high-level event organization, programme development, expert and stakeholder engagement, and impact assessment. Since 2019, with the World Economic Forum Beijing Representative Office, including: Head, Governance and International Cooperation Programming; Head, Impact, Global Programming; Chief Representative. Since 2010, with the World Economic Forum in Geneva, including: Programme Lead, Society and Values; Head, Governance and Policy. 2009-2010, with Global Humanitarian Forum in Geneva, Switzerland. 2006-2008, with EY and APCO Worldwide in Beijing, China. 2006, BA (Hons) in East Asian Studies, Princeton University, USA; 2019, MSc (with Distinction) in Behavioural Science, London School of Economics, UK.
When we imagine the societies of the future, we often conjure visions of ingenious technologies supplied by science fiction. We picture flying cars, lunar colonies and cures for all disea...
Pharmacists and drug dealers alike might fear for their livelihoods thanks to recent advances like 3D printed medicine and the synthesis of opiates from yeast. What if patients (or hacker...
Pharmacology, genetic engineering and robotics promise powerful treatments that go "beyond therapy". What if human enhancements become essential to compete for top grades and top jobs?
The advent of virtual and augmented reality is igniting hopes and fears about the impact of digital technology on empathy and self-reflection. What if schools, workplaces and daily social...
For 46 years, the World Economic Forum has brought together leaders and leading thinkers in Davos, Switzerland, to exchange ideas and seek answers to the fundamental economic questions of...
