René PellissierProf René Pellissier is professor of research and innovation and works as strategist, researcher, and systems engineer in the international arena based on her extensive international experience across the globe at universities in the United States, te United Kingdom, France, and across Africa. Her expertise lies in the world of future work based on developments in AI, technology advances, and digital transformation. She holds an MSc in Mathematical Statistics, and an MBA and a PhD in Systems Engineering. As Consultant: Regional Leadership and Management Development Programmes at Cape Higher Education Consortium (CHEC), her work involves the development of relevant leadership and management capacity programmes for academic and administrative leaders in higher education, a CHEC sponsored book on COVID-19 responses in HEIs, and the CHEC monthly Critical Conversations focusing on emerging issues in HEIs. [https: //orcid.org/0000-0001-5275-2261] Read More Read Less