Can the World's Young People Change the World?

Inaugural One Young World Summit Opening Ceremony Welcomes World Leaders and Young People to London

LONDON, February 8 - The first-ever One Young World Summit has begun in London this evening
with world leaders like Bob Geldof, Desmond Tutu and Muhammad Yunus joining
the Mayor of London Boris Johnson to welcome nearly 1,000 delegates from more
than 120 countries. The ceremony took place at Old Billingsgate in London,
just down from the famed Tower Bridge, and included special addresses from
co-founders David Jones (Global CEO of Havas Worldwide) and Kate Robertson
(UK Group Chairman of Euro RSCG), as well as counselors Geldof and Tutu. The
two-day summit begins tomorrow with the likes of Kofi Annan, Senator John
Kerry and Oscar Morales joining more than 20 other prominent world figures to
support delegates as they address six key issues including: The Environment,
Global Health, Global Business, Interfaith Dialogue, Future of Media and
Global Politics. For more information and a live video feed, visit
www.oneyoungworld.com/press .

(Photo: www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100208/NY51579 )

About One Young World

One Young World (www.oneyoungworld.com/), nicknamed Young Davos by
some media outlets, is the world's first global youth leadership summit.
Bringing together several hundred delegates age 25 and under from the world's
192 countries, One Young World combines the social power of the Internet with
the energy and ideas of global youth to address the most challenging issues of
today. Founded by David Jones, global CEO of Havas Worldwide, and Kate
Robertson, Euro RSCG UK group chairman, One Young World focuses on plenary
sessions at which delegates are guided by a group of international luminaries
including Kofi Annan, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Bob Geldof. The inaugural
London summit on Feb. 8-10, 2010, will be open to the entire globe and people
of all ages through online streaming and real-time updates.

    Eric Edge
    +1-773-490-9261
    eric.edge@eurorscg.com

    Lorella Gessa
    +33-6-22-11-21-85
    lorella.gessa@havas.com

Eric Edge, +1-773-490-9261, eric.edge at eurorscg.com; or Lorella Gessa, +33-6-22-11-21-85, lorella.gessa at havas.com