Our MissionInstitute for Knowledge & Innovation - South-East Asia Thailand BranchIKI-SEA_d3c5bfcc-b500-11e3-85df-860a24aecb6cDr. Michael StankoskyThe Institute for Knowledge and Innovation (IKI) was founded at the George Washington University in 2001 by Dr. Michael Stankosky (Professor at the Engineering Management and Systems Engineering (EMSE) Department) and Dr. William Halal (Business School). At the time, the George Washington University was the first university in the United States to offer a Master's degree and Doctorate of Science in the new emerging field of Knowledge Management. Feel free to visit teh GWU IKI Web site to learn more about our parent institute.Dr. William HalalGeorge Washington UniversityDr. Vincent RibiereIn 2007, Dr. Vincent Ribiere (Director for Asian Activities at IKI) moved to Thailand and with the help of Dr. Lugkana Worasinchai and of Dr. Aurilla Aurélie Bechina Arntzen founded the South-East Asian Branch of IKI (IKI-SEA). In 2009, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the IKI of the George Washington University and the South–East Asian branch of IKI (IKI-SEA) hosted by Bangkok University in Bangkok, Thailand.Dr. Lugkana WorasinchaiDr. Aurilla Aurélie Bechina ArntzenBangkok University_d3c5bfcd-b500-11e3-85df-860a24aecb6c_d3c5bfce-b500-11e3-85df-860a24aecb6cAwarenessRaise awareness about the benefits of implementing Knowledge Management (KM) and Innovation Management (IM) strategies in Thailand and South-East Asian countries._d3c5bfcf-b500-11e3-85df-860a24aecb6c1ThailandSouth-East Asian Countries_d3c5bfd0-b500-11e3-85df-860a24aecb6cCommunityBuild a South-East Asian community of people interested in KM and IM._d3c5bfd1-b500-11e3-85df-860a24aecb6c2_d3c5bfd2-b500-11e3-85df-860a24aecb6cImplementationHelp Thai and South-East Asian organizations to implement or to leverage their KM, innovation and learning initiatives._d3c5bfd3-b500-11e3-85df-860a24aecb6c3_d3c5bfd4-b500-11e3-85df-860a24aecb6cExpertiseProvide expertise in applying cutting-edge research and practical real-world experience to produce measurable improvements in organizational performance. _d3c5bfd5-b500-11e3-85df-860a24aecb6c4_d3c5bfd6-b500-11e3-85df-860a24aecb6c2014-03-26http://ikisea.bu.ac.th/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=79OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net