Reskilling Revolution Champions
Charter of membership
August 2022
Article 1: Mission of the World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum, committed to improving the
state of the world, is the International Organization for
Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum engages the
foremost political, business and other leaders of society to
shape global, regional and industry agendas.
Article 2: Purpose and objectives of the Community
The Reskilling Revolution Consortium aims to provide one
billion people with better education, skills and economic
opportunity by 2030. The Consortium is hosted by the
World Economic Forum’s Centre for the New Economy
and Society. Through collaboration, stakeholders deepen
their understanding of complex issues, shape new models
and standards and drive scalable, collaborative action for
systemic change.
The Reskilling Revolution Champions group is the key
leadership and advisory body of the Consortium, advising
the Forum on its efforts in the area of Education, Skills and
Learning.
The group provides strategic guidance on the
conceptualization and execution of the Reskilling
Revolution roadmap. The community is tasked with:
• Aligning on priorities for the Reskilling Revolution
Consortium, agree on milestones, and commit to both
collective and individual next steps to improve
education, skills and economic opportunity
• Advising on the narrative development of the Reskilling
Revolution agenda and propose new organizational,
national or multinational efforts, alongside the founding
initiatives
• Exchanging best practices and lessons learned from
Forum-led initiatives or bilateral engagements
• Thinking about systemic challenges and opportunities,
beyond the immediate offerings of their organizations
Article 3: Community Membership
Champions are CEOs, heads of International and
Supranational Oganizations, and Civil Society leaders who
are committed to the Reskilling Revolution. They represent
a wide variety of industries, geographies, experiences and
intellectual perspectives.
Minister-level government leaders are regularly invited to
join convenings of the Champions as Special Guests.
Membership of the Reskilling Revolution Champions is by
invitation only and may not be transferred or delegated.
A list of existing Champions may be found on Toplink here.
Articles 4: Selection Criteria
Champions will be invited to join the Reskilling Revolution
Champions community based on demonstrable
commitments they are making to the Reskilling Revolution
Consortium and the relevance of their position for driving
systems change on the global Education, Skills and
Learning agenda.
In an effort to ensure that the community benefits from the
most relevant and impactful voices, the World Economic
Forum will regularly scan the horizon for additional leaders
to be invited to the community. Existing Champions will
have the opportunity to make additional membership
recommendations as well.
There is no formal Chair for the Champions group, but
members may be invited to chair specific meetings or
informally represent the group on specific occasions.
Membership does not grant or imply the World Economic
Forum’s endorsement or sponsorship of the members’
goods or services, or otherwise express any preferences
for, or promotion of, the members’ activities or their
organization’s goods or services.
Article 5: Term of Membership
Community membership is individual. Upon accepting the
invitation to become a Reskilling Revolution Champion,
individuals are expected to adhere to the terms and
conditions of this Charter.
The term of membership is not fixed, and is renewable at
the discretion of the World Economic Forum. The Forum
reserves the right to review membership after the
completion of the first year of membership.
Changes in professional status or organizational affiliation
will lead to the review of the membership and where
relevant, may transfer to his or her successor, unless
notified otherwise by the successor. All Champion
transitions are subject to review and validation by the
World Economic Forum.
Article 6: Meetings
Champion gatherings are typically held on a quarterly
basis, with the possibility of additional touchpoints
depending on the yearly calendar of events. While most
meetings will be virtual, at least one touchpoint will be held
in person during the Annual Meeting of the World
Economic Forum in Davos.
Article 7: Membership Benefits
Champions have the opportunity to be part of a high-level,
committed group of individuals spearheading systems
change and shapring global discourse and action on the
Reskilling Revolution.
Membership grants access to Forum’s online platforms,
including TopLink, and products such as Transformation
Maps, as well as project meetings and workshops. It does
not, however, grant automatic access to Forum events.
Article 8: Commitments
Members commit to attending the quarterly meetings,
whenever possible, and contributing their ideas and
experience to the group. Should a Champion be unable to
join, she or he will be afforded the opportunity to share
input and comments by phone or in writing.
Unannounced absence for two or more consecutive
meetings will lead to a review of membership.
Article 9: Values
Community members commit to conducting their
deliberations and activities in alignment with the Forum’s
mission.
Article 10: Compliance and Ethics
The Forum’s independence and intellectual integrity are of
utmost importance to the preservation of its status as an
international organization and its close relationship with its
constituents. The Forum adheres to the principles of
human dignity, non-discrimination, fair treatment, ethical
business, business integrity, anti-corruption, social
responsibility, economic sustainability, fair competition,
good governance, fair labour practice, health and safety,
environment protection, animal welfare and the rule of law.
Members shall safeguard those principles and avoid any
action (or inaction) that could conflict with these principles,
as well as to refrain from any initiative or activity linked to
the Community that would conflict with those in respect to
the mission of the Forum and its Code of Conduct.
Members are encouraged to take a broad approach to
addressing the issues raised by the community, not limited
to the immediate products and solutions provided by their
organizations.
Article 11: Confidentiality
To encourage the free and frank exchange of views and
information sharing, Community meetings are considered
private and confidential.
Any sharing of deliberations or related written or recorded
materials outside Forum communities by Community
members is not permitted without the prior express
consent of the Community members as well as the Forum.
Article 12: Data protection
The World Economic Forum is committed to protecting the
personal data of the members of the Community and to
handling such data in compliance with applicable data
protection laws, including the EU General Data Protection
Regulation (GDPR).
The Forum will collect, use and otherwise process the
personal data of the Community members as described in
the TopLink Privacy Notice
(https://toplink.weforum.org/page/terms) and in this
Charter.
If you have any questions concerning the way the Forum
processes your personal data, please contact:
Mydata@weforum.org.
As a member of the Community, you may also have
access to and process personal data of other Community
members. Such processing activities may be different from
the ones that are described in the TopLink Privacy Notice
or in this Charter. In such case, you understand that you
will act as an independent data controller and you bear the
sole responsibility for processing of the said personal data
in full compliance with all applicable data protection laws,
including GDPR. In particular, you undertake to:
− Always check that you are processing personal data
lawfully and for a specific and legitimate purpose.
− Where you intend to process the personal data for a
purpose other than the one for which the personal
data were initially collected, check first whether such
processing is compatible with the initial purpose(s) for
which the personal data were collected, or make
sure you obtain the individual's prior consent before
undertaking such processing.
− Make sure you give prior notice to the other
members whose personal data you intend to process
(e.g. by providing a copy of your privacy notice).
− Where appropriate, obtain consent from the other
members whose personal data you wish to process
prior to conducting such processing. This may in
particular be necessary if you intend to use the
members' personal data for direct marketing
purposes.
− Treat personal data as strictly confidential and ensure
that you implement appropriate measures to
safeguard the security of personal data.
¨ − Respond to requests from data subjects and national
data protection authorities diligently and in
accordance with the legal timeframes.
− Do not share or disclose any personal data to any
third parties, unless they have a legitimate business
need to know.
− Make sure that you have adopted appropriate
measures prior to transferring personal data outside
the European Economic Area.
Article 13: Diversity
The Community includes leaders from around the world,
representative of all sectors of society, including start-ups,
small and medium-sized enterprises, multinational
corporations, local and federal government, academia,
international organizations and civil society. Community
activities and discussions should reflect the
multistakeholder nature and global diversity of the
Community.
Article 14: Compliance with Anti-Trust/Competition Laws
Community members are reminded that the anti-
trust/competition laws of various jurisdictions limit
coordination of commercial activities, exchanges of
competitively-sensitive information and other behaviour
that may distort market competition. Community
members must, therefore, avoid any discussions or
activities that may violate such laws.
Members acknowledge the Forum Guidelines on
Competition Law, available on
https://toplink.weforum.org/page/legal.
Article 15: Commitment to Driving Impact
Forum Communities rely on the collaborative spirit of their
members to help guide, support and accelerate the
development, testing, refinement and scaling-up of policy
frameworks and governance protocols. Community
members may volunteer to pilot these new approaches
themselves and/or assist in the identification and
engagement of implementing partners.
Community members are also encouraged to identify and
share examples of leading policy and governance
experiments, either conducted by their own organizations or
elsewhere.
Article 16: Intellectual property rights
The intellectual property of content and contributions made
in the context of the community shall remain the property of
each contributing member. Upon acceptance of an
individual’s nomination, each member grants to the Forum a
non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, transferable, non-
revocable, perpetual licence to reproduce, print, publish,
distribute, broadcast, make available to the public, copy and
store this content and contributions in any medium, in
particular on the Forum’s virtual platform or in any other
means that it deems necessary to publicize the community.
Each member of the community shall make fair use of
knowledge and insight gained in the course of community
activities. Champions are responsible for the content they
share and must ensure their contributions do not infringe
third-party intellectual property rights.
Projects, initiatives, publications, meetings and any other
outcomes of the work of the community are not
automatically endorsed by the Forum and cannot be
branded as such without the Forum’s written permission.
The Forum may not be held liable for any third-party claims
regarding the unauthorized use of content submitted by a
group member. Champions agree to indemnify and hold
unaccountable the Forum, their officers, directors,
employees and agents against any and all claims, suits,
actions, costs, legal fees, expenses, damages, losses,
liabilities, judgments and decrees in this regard.
The use of the Forum’s intellectual property (including, but
not limited to, trademarks and logos), whether printed or in
electronic format, is not permitted unless expressly
authorized by the Forum.
Article 17: Governing Law and Jurisdiction
This charter – and all questions, claims or disputes arising
from the charter – shall be governed by Swiss law and the
exclusive place of jurisdiction shall be Geneva, Switzerland.
The Forum may update this Charter from time to time in
response to changing legal or business developments.
When this Charter is updated, appropriate measures will be
taken to inform the Community members, consistent with
the significance of the changes made. These changes will
become automatically applicable to the Community
members.