Charter for the Strategy Committee — W3C Inc Board of Directors

Purpose

The Strategy Committee is responsible for ensuring the timely development of a coherent, actionable corporate strategy for the Consortium. The Committee will oversee the strategy‑development process as a global collaboration between the CEO, the Members, Partners, and other contributors and present a proposed strategy to the Board for review and approval.

Responsibilities and Duties

The Strategy Committee will:

Oversee the development and maintenance of a prioritized strategic plan for the Consortium, ensuring alignment with the Consortium’s Mission, Vision, and governance commitments
Ensure the proposed strategy is viable, coherent, and actionable, including clear goals, measurable objectives, defined success criteria, and a rationale for prioritization
Report regularly to the Board, identifying any gaps, key decisions, risks, or dependencies requiring Board attention as well as providing progress updates
Following Board approval of the strategy, oversee the maintenance, monitoring, and periodic refresh of the corporate strategy to ensure responsiveness to changes in the external environment, organizational needs, and stakeholder expectations.

Composition

The Committee consists of at least three Directors appointed by the Board.

Officers are standing guests of the Committee. Any Director may attend meetings. The CEO is an expected participant. The Committee may invite additional participants as non‑voting guests to provide expertise, context, or operational insight as needed.

Delegated powers

None.

Policies

The Committee will operate according to the Bylaws and all applicable Board-established policies, including (but not limited to) the Guest, Communications, Transparency, Confidentiality, and Conflict of Interest policies.

Meetings

The Committee will meet at least quarterly, or more often as determined by the Chair(s). The minutes of any Committee meeting shall be promptly provided to the full Board.

Approved: 22 May 2026