Proactive communication channel controller in a collaborative environment

A computer program product comprising one or more computer readable storage mediums, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage mediums, the stored program instructions comprising:

• program instructions to collect a set of participant data related to a set of participants of an electronic meeting, and wherein the set of participant data describes which participant from the set of participants is best qualified to lead a discussion of a sub-topic of a main topic of the electronic meeting;
• program instructions to determine the main topic of the electronic meeting based on analyzing verbal comments made by a participant from the set of participants during the electronic meeting;
• program instructions to ascertain one or more sets of predicted sub-topics of the electronic meeting, wherein the one or more sets of predicted sub-topics are derived from the main topic;
• program instructions to determine, based on the set of participant data and the one or more sets of predicted sub-topics, a set of leader readiness factors for the set of participants of the electronic meeting, wherein the set of leader readiness factors identifies participants that are best qualified to lead the electronic meeting;
• program instructions to detect that a particular sub-topic from the one or more sets of predicted sub-topics has arisen during the electronic meeting;
• program instructions to, in response to detecting that the particular sub-topic from the one or more sets of predicted sub-topics has arisen during the electronic meeting:
• identify a particular participant whose level of subject-matter expertise best matches the particular sub-topic as compared to other participants from the set of participants;
• and
• open, by a hardware communication controller, a communication channel that is dedicated for use, on the communication network, by the particular participant to transmit information to other participants from the set of participants.

A computer system comprising one or more processors, one or more computer readable memories, and one or more computer readable storage mediums, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage mediums for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, the stored program instructions comprising:

• program instructions to collect a set of participant data related to a set of participants of an electronic meeting, wherein the electronic meeting is conducted via a communication network, and wherein the set of participant data describes which participant from the set of participants is best qualified to lead a discussion of a sub-topic of a main topic of the electronic meeting;
• program instructions to determine the main topic of the electronic meeting based on analyzing verbal comments made by a participant from the set of participants during the electronic meeting;
• program instructions to ascertain one or more sets of predicted sub-topics of the electronic meeting, wherein the one or more sets of predicted sub-topics are derived from the main topic;
• program instructions to determine, based on the set of participant data and the one or more sets of predicted sub-topics, a set of leader readiness factors for the set of participants of the electronic meeting, wherein the set of leader readiness factors identifies participants that are best qualified to lead the electronic meeting;
• program instructions to detect that a particular sub-topic from the one or more sets of predicted sub-topics has arisen during the electronic meeting;
• program instructions to, in response to detecting that the particular sub-topic from the one or more sets of predicted sub-topics has arisen during the electronic meeting:
• identify a particular participant whose level of subject-matter expertise best matches the particular sub-topic as compared to other participants from the set of participants;
• and
• open, by use of a hardware communication controller, a communication channel that is dedicated for use, on the communication network, by the particular participant to transmit information to other participants from the set of participants.