Focus Forward to welcome Dr. Ali Rezai

Focus Forward is thrilled to announce that Dr. Ali Rezai, executive director of the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, will join University Presidents E. Gordon Gee and Brad D. Smith for a fireside chat to close out this year's conference, scheduled for March 27 at Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place.

On the heels of RNI's 60 Minutes feature where Dr. Rezai and his team gave the world a front row seat in exploring groundbreaking treatments of brain diseases and disorders, hear how West Virginia is leading in educational, clinical and research innovations, with plans to uphold this go-first mantra for decades to come.

Register online for Focus Forward.

Make sure to stay for a special reception with Dr. Rezai from 4-6 p.m. immediately following Focus Forward. All are welcome to attend free of charge, but please pre-register separately. 

This special reception is hosted by Discover the Real West Virginia, WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and WVU Medicine.

About Focus Foward

Hosted by the West Virginia Public Education Collaborative and the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, the sixth annual Focus Forward conference will explore what it means to become a digital West Virginia. Focus Forward is a free annual conference connecting topline innovators, education leaders and government officials on important issues shaping West Virginia's future and why they matter. Learn more.