The Executive Committee composes of seven members, two from the institute where the IBCN headquarters are located and one from each additional pilot country with a total of five different representatives. The first Executive Committee was appointed by the Core Committee from Purdue University. A deputy-ExCOM member is selected by the country team as well. This person temporarily replaces the ExCOM member when S/He is unavailable. A member or deputy-member on the committee may step down from her/his position upon her/his wish, upon the wish of the country team for that member or the wish of the majority (all but one) of the ExCOM members who think it is necessary based on performance and lack of commitment to the mission of the IBCN. In case a committee member or deputy-member is replaced, the new committee member is recommended by the country pilot team members and formally accepted by the ExCOM. The IBCN coleaders are responsible to oversee the committee.
The role of the Executive Committee is to update the strategic plan regularly, decide on any new direction to follow and action to make that involve the whole IBCN network, decide on membership request, select members of the EAC and Ethics Committees and interact with them as needed. It also decides on membership for any other IBCN committee. It reviews the yearly pilot/partner country team project reports and research program reports, sends its yearly report to the EAC one month before the strategy think-tank and meets with the EAC once a year during the strategy think-tank. In addition, it writes a short report based on the strategy think-tank. Potential conflicts are referred to the Executive Committee.
This committee meets every three months at minimum via videoconference and once per year on site, during the strategy think-tank.
All IBCN committees report to the Executive Committee.
Current ExCOM
France :
- Professor Sophie Lelièvre, PhD, DVM, LLMPH - Sophie Lelievre | LinkedIn
- Professor Martine Bellanger, PhD - Martine Bellanger ORCID
USA :
- Professor Mary Beth Terry, PhD Columbia University, NY - Mary Beth Terry | Columbia Public Health
Ghana :
- Dr. Beatrice Wiafe-Addai, MD, PhDC.E.O., Peace and Love Hospitals, President and Founder, Breast Care International and BCI America - Dr Beatrice Addai Wiafe - MD, PhD, CEO, Peace and Love Hospitals, President, Breast Care International. - Breast Care International, Peace and Love Hospitals | LinkedIn
Lebanon :
- Professor Rabih Talhouk, PhD Professor Cell Biology and Chairperson; Grad Council at American University of Beirut - Rabih Talhouk - Professor Cell Biology and Chairperson; Grad Council - American University of Beirut | LinkedIn
Taiwan :
- Professor Lie-fen Shyur, PhD Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica - Lie-Fen Shyur (sinica.edu.tw)
Uruguay :
- Professor Nora Artagaveytia, MD, PhD Universidad de la República de Uruguay - Nora ARTAGAVEYTIA | MD, PhD | Universidad de la República de Uruguay, Montevideo | UdelaR | Departamento Basico de Medicina (researchgate.net)
