One Young World Draws World Leaders to Youth Leadership Summit
By One Young World, PRNETuesday, January 12, 2010
Desmond Tutu and Bob Geldof Among Counselors Advising Young Delegates
NEW YORK, January 13 - With One Young World's Inaugural Summit fast approaching on Feb. 8,
global leaders Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Sir Bob Geldof, Nobel Laureate
Muhammad Yunus and former President of Peru Alejandro Toledo, among others,
are busy preparing for one of their most challenging but momentous tasks:
guiding the young global leaders of tomorrow as they gather as a formal body
to better the world.
Founded by David Jones, global CEO of Havas Worldwide, and Kate
Robertson, Euro RSCG UK Group Chairman, One Young World is the first youth
leadership summit to bring together leaders age 25 and under from the world's
192 countries. The mandate of the several hundred delegates is to begin their
tenure as world leaders by confronting today's challenges as a united
international group.
"The world is getting younger while the issues facing us grow more
critical each day," says co-founder Jones. "But the power of social media to
find young voices and gather innovative ideas means that-for the first
time-world youth can play an important role in shaping the future of their
world."
After an official welcome by London Mayor Boris Johnson on Feb. 8 at the
Opening Ceremony, One Young World delegates will kick off the summit with a
session called "The Environment and Its Protection," guided by One Young
World counselors Kofi Annan and Sir Bob Geldof. Each of six sessions will
feature addresses from six delegates, a vote by attending delegates on its
particular draft resolution, then an announcement of the voting results. All
One Young World sessions will be streamed online and available through
real-time updates at www.oneyoungworld.com.
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Muhammad Yunus will speak on social
enterprise, followed by an address by HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway on
global dignity. Subsequent sessions include "Interfaith Dialogue," led by
Martin Davidson, CEO of the British Council, and "The Role of Global
Business," led by One Young World Counselors Harald Ludwig, co-chairman of
Lionsgate Entertainment, and Elio Leoni-Sceti, global CEO of EMI Music. John
Replogle (president and CEO of Burt's Bees) and Oscar Morales (founder of the
social media-based activist movement One Million Voices Against FARC), also
number among the global leaders who will address the summit on topics of
international importance.
In addition to preparation by today's global leaders for One Young World,
the delegates are also readying themselves for the summit, which many of them
see as a critical first opportunity to address the global issues that affect
their local communities. Vietnam delegate Vo Thi Luu says, "By means of the
One Young World summit, and along with the support of Archbishop Desmond Tutu
and Bob Geldof as counselors, we are creating a general global platform to
bring leaders of our generation together to raise our voice."
"Political leadership is a very important thing," says Ethiopian Delegate
Lina Imranan. "It has the power to save many lives, build schools and bring
about economic and social development. But the involvement of the youth in
this is imperative."
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.
About Havas Worldwide
Havas Worldwide is the main business unit of Havas (Euronext Paris:
HAV.PA) and is one of the world's largest global advertising and
communications services groups. Havas Worldwide incorporates the Euro RSCG
Worldwide network as well as agencies with strong local identities including
Arnold in the US, the UK and Italy; H and W&Cie in France, and Palm+Havas in
Canada. The Network offers a broad range of communications services,
including traditional advertising, interactive marketing,direct marketing,
corporate communications, sales promotion, design, sports marketing, and
public relations. Havas employs approximately 14,700 people. Further
information about Havas is available on the company's website: www.havas.com.
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