Innovation Management in the Intelligent World

Dirk Meissner is Head of the Laboratory for Economics of Innovation at the National Research University's Higher School of Economics (Moscow, Russia) and Academic Head of the international masters program 'Governance Science, Technology and Innovation'. Dr. Meissner has more than 20 years experience in research and teaching technology and innovation management and policy, with a strong background in policy-making and industrial management with special focus on innovation and technology management, foresight and roadmapping, among other areas. Prior to joining the HSE, he was responsible for Technology and Innovation policy at the presidential office of the Swiss Science and Technology Council. He also has long experience in top level consulting to key decision makers in industry as a management consultant for technology and innovation management with Arthur D. Little. Dr. Meissner represented Switzerland and currently the Russian Federation at the OECD Working Party on Technology and Innovation Policy. Dr. Meissner is Associate Editor of Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Journal of Intellectual Capital and IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management and guest editor of several Special Issues on Technology and Innovation Management in leading journals.