Young Global Leaders

Why We Need More Women Leaders

Valerie Keller | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Gender Equality, Women, Leadership, Young Global Leaders, Diversity, World Economic Forum, Business News
Valerie Keller

Access to leadership roles is not my entitlement as a woman. It is my responsibility as a global citizen to show up, to have a voice, to contribute my time and talents in service to society.

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2011 World Economic Forum: What Happens in Davos

John W. McArthur | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John W. McArthur, Johann Koss, Young Global Leaders, Sheryl Sandberg, Millennium Promise, Tony Blair, Millennium Development Goals, MDG Pledges, Michael Porter, World Economic Forum, World News
John W. McArthur

The World Economic Forum's annual Davos conference marks one of the world's more layered brands. For media leaders, it is an opportunity to take stoc...

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Davos, the MDGs -- and What's Missing

Karl Hofmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Global Health, Wef, Davos, Maternal Health, World Economic Forum, Switzerland, Young Global Leaders, Kate Roberts, Shared Norms for the New Reality, Davos 2011, World News
Karl Hofmann

This year at Davos, we wrestled with gender issues, financial gaps, and new strategies for healthcare delivery. One topic that was not on the agenda enough? The population issue.

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Values at Davos

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Economy, Moral Leadership, Mohammed Yunus, Economic Crisis, Religious Leaders, Interfaith Cooperation, World Economic Forum, Grameen Bank, Faith Community, Davos 2011, Economic and Moral Recovery, Young Global Leaders, Values and the Market, Religion News
Jim Wallis

That Davos would turn to faith community leaders for help is good news to me, but the headline in yesterday's International Herald Tribune indicated we still have a long way to go.

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TEDxChange@TEDxKibera

Melinda Gates | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Davos 2011, Community Organizing, Young Global Leaders, Tedxchange, World Economic Forum, Davos Conference, Impact News
Melinda Gates

On Monday, we held our first TEDxChange salon, in Kibera, Nairobi. It was inspiring for me to meet the community there and hear their perspectives on ...

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Making Clicks Count -- A New Way To Shop Online

The Huffington Post | Abby Wendle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ebay, Switzerland, Young Global Leaders, Shopping for Charity, Berkeley, Davos, Inc., Greatest Person of the Day, World of Good, Mahatma Gandhi, Online Shopping, Priya Hija, Fair Trade, World Economic Forum, Impact News

This week, we're profiling the Young Global Leaders attending the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Shopaholic and do-g...

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Why We Need To Make Smart Sexy Again

John Hope Bryant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Operation Hope, Young Global Leaders, Hope Global Initiatives, Global Dignity, John Hope Bryant, Leadership, Business News
John Hope Bryant

In a world where people increasingly define themselves by what they are against, we must figure out what we are for and then get about the business of doing something about it.

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Davos Has its Obama Moment: Quiet Optimism Replaced with a Moral Urgency of Now

Cameron Sinclair | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Education, Women's Rights, Davos, World Economic Forum, Young Global Leaders, Economy, Financial Crisis, Social Entreprenuers, Social Entrepreneur, Davos 2009, Business News
Cameron Sinclair

There were two World Economic Forums happening in Davos: the old order watching the world crumble and another where groups like the Young Global Leaders are storming at the gates of power.

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