List of Young Global Leaders
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This is a list of members of the Forum of Young Global Leaders 2006, 2004, by their year of induction. Each member is asked to join the forum for a five year period. Members the first year were identified with one of six categories: Business, Political, Intellectual, Arts & Culture, Societal, Opinion
[edit] Young Global Leaders 2006 according to the groups
[edit] Intellectuals
- Acemoglu, Daron: Professor of Applied Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
- Akhavan, Payam: Professor of Law, McGill University Faculty of Law, Canada
- Auslin, Michael R.: Assistant Professor of History, Yale University, USA
- Behlendorf, Brian: Founder and Chief Technology Officer, CollabNet, USA
- Blasco, María: Director, Molecular Oncology Programme, National Centre for Cancer Research (CNIO), Spain
- Cabrera, Angel: President, Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International Management, USA
- Cottam, Hilary: Director of Research and Development, Design Council, United Kingdom
- Darbinian, Armen: Chairman of the Board of Trustees, International Centre for Human Development (ICHD), Armenia
- Duflo, Esther: Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
- Eichholz C., Juan Carlos
- Director, Center for Strategic Leadership, University Adolfo Ibañez, Chile
- Gaiters W. Larry: Presiding Bishop & Prelate - ETAMINISTRIES WORLDWIDE, INC - Toronto, Canada, University Lecturer
- Guriev, Sergei: CEO, Centre for Economic and Financial Research, Russia
- He Fan: Assistant Director, Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, People's Republic of China
- Howard, Ayanna: Associate Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
- Kengaku, Mineko: Laboratory Head, Laboratory for Neural Cell Polarity, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Japan
- Krastev, Ivan: Chairman of the Board and Research Director, Centre for Liberal Strategies, Bulgaria
- Laçiner, Sedat: Director, International Strategic Research Organization (USAK-ISRO), Turkey
- Lathan, Corinna E.: Founder and CEO, Anthrotronix Inc., USA
- Nowak, Martin: Professor of Mathematics and Biology, Harvard University, Department of Mathematics, USA
- Pirouz, Rouzbeh: Chairman, Civility Programme for Middle East Reform, The Foreign Policy Centre, United Kingdom
- Taljaard, Raenette: Senior Lecturer, School for Public and Development Management, WITS University, South Africa
- Taub, Gadi: Professor, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
- Schwab, Keith: Professor of Physics, Cornell University, USA
[edit] Political
- Alexander, Christopher: Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General, United Nations Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA), Canada
- Aun Porn Moniroth: Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy and Finance of Cambodia, Cambodia
- Blunt, Matt: Governor of Missouri, USA
- Cubeisy, Emile: Vice-president, Group Business Development, Accelerator Technology Holdings, Jordan
- Daimagüler, Mehmet Gürcan: Board Member, Free Democratic Party (FDP), Germany and Turkey
- Erbenová, Michaela: Member of the Board and Chief Executive Director, Czech National Bank, Czech Republic
- Ferreiro, Alejandro: Superintendent, Securities and Insurance, Chile
- Forsyth, Justin: Special Adviser to the Prime Minister, Downing Street Policy Unit, United Kingdom
- Hockey, Joe: Minister for Human Services, Australia
- Járóka, Livia: Member, European Parliament, Hungary
- Kennedy, Patrick J.: Representative, Rhode Island, US House of Representatives, USA
- Kilpatrick, Kwame: Mayor, City of Detroit, USA
- Leghari, Awais Ahmad Khan: Minister of Information Technology, Pakistan
- Martin, Kevin J.: Chairman, Federal Communications Commission, USA
- Oyun, Sanjaasurengin: Member of Parliament, Parliament of Mongolia, Mongolia
- Plata, Luis Guillermo: CEO, Proexport Colombia, Colombia
- Qin Min: Third Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People’s Republic of China
- Ramírez Lezcano, Rubén
- Vice-Minister for Economic Affairs and Integration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Paraguay
- Rubin, Nilmini: Professional Staff Member, International Economics, US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, USA
- Tohá Morales, Carolina: Deputy, Liberal Party for Democracy, Chamber of Deputies of Chile, Chile
[edit] Arts and culture
- Anand, Vishwanathan: Chess Player, India
- Eliasson, Olafur: Artist, Denmark
- Githuku, Ndungi: Founder, Mulika Communications Trust, Kenya
- Grimaud, Hélène: Pianist, France
- Hallowell, Elvis Gbanabom: Founder and Executive Director, Save Heritage and Rehabilitate the Environment (SHARE), Sierra Leone
- Hersch, Michael: Composer, USA
- Kameric, Sejla: Member, European Cultural Parliament, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Keller, Samuel: Director, Art Basel, Switzerland
- Kuzmanovic, Maja: Director, FoAM, Belgium
- Lang Lang: Pianist, People's Republic of China
- Midori, Goto: Violinist, Japan
- Monteiro, Tiago: Formula One Driver, Portugal
- Nawwab, Nimah Ismail: Poet, Saudi Arabia
- Oliveira Junior, José Pereira de: Founder and Coordinator, Grupo Cultural Afro Reggae, Brazil
- Prieto, Carlos Miguel: Music Director, Xalapa Symphony Orchestra, Mexico
- Sikander, Shahzia: Artist, Pakistan
- Tucker, Chris: Actor and Producer, Eternal Entertainment, USA
- Volpi, Jorge: Writer, Mexico
[edit] Societal
- Abdullah, Reem: Founder, Women's Charitable Organization for the Elimination of Poverty, United Arab Emirates
- Abiola, Hafsat: Founder and Director, Kudirat Initiative for Democracy (KIND), Nigeria
- Adelegan, Ashlea: Communications professional, USA
- Adelegan, Joseph Akinkugbe: Director-General, Global Network for Environment and Economic Development Research, Nigeria
- Aquino IV, Paolo Benigno: Chairman and CEO, National Youth Commission, Office of the President, Philippines
- Bitar, Hania: Director-General, Pyalara, Palestinian Authority
- Bullain, Nilda: Senior Legal Advisor, International Center for Not-for-Profit Law, Hungary
- Burzaco, Eugenio: Founder, Fundación Fundar Justicia y Seguridad, Argentina
- Casey, Caroline: Founder, The Aisling Foundation, Ireland
- Chakrabarti, Shami: Director, Liberty (Human Rights Group), United Kingdom
- Chanthol, Oung: Founder and Executive Director, Cambodian Women's Crisis Center (CWCC), Cambodia
- Charas, Erik: Director, Endowment and Investments, Foundation for Community Development (FDC), Mozambique
- Colondam, Veronica: Founder and CEO, YCAB (Yayasan Cinta Anak Bangsa) Foundation, Indonesia
- Gaddafi, Seif al Islam: President, Gaddafi International Foundation for Charity Associations, Libya
- Fletcher, Adam: Founder, The Freechild Project and Executive Director, CommonAction, USA
- Gooch, Charmian Co-Founder and Co-Director, Global Witness, United Kingdom
- Gwiyo, Collen: Deputy Secretary-General, Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, Zimbabwe
- Idriss, Shamil: Deputy Director, Alliance of Civilizations (AoC), USA
- Kapelus, Paul: CEO, African Institute of Corporate Citizenship, South Africa
- Kim Joo Young: Executive Director, Center for Good Corporate Governance, Republic of Korea
- Koss, Johann O.: President and CEO, Right To Play, Norway
- Kwelagobe, Mpule: Goodwill Ambassador, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Botswana
- Lanzarini, Paola: Acting Executive Director, Fondazione Isabella Seràgnoli, Italy
- MacArthur, Ellen: Founder, Ellen MacArthur Trust, United Kingdom
- Mountain, Janet: Executive Director, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, USA
- Nowak, Arkadiusz: Director, Krajowe Centrum D/S Aids (National AIDS Plan), Poland
- Onishi, Kensuke: CEO, Peace Winds, Japan
- Pánek, Simon: Director and Co-Founder, People in Need Foundation (PINF), Czech Republic
- Pereira, Faustina: Advocate, Supreme Court, Bangladesh
- Waldron, Robert: President and CEO, Jumpstart, USA
[edit] Opinion
- Adesina, Debo: Editor, Guardian Newspapers, Nigeria
- Brûlé, Tyler: Chairman/Creative Director, Winkorp, Canada
- Chappatte, Patrick: Editorial Cartoonist, Globe Cartoon, Switzerland
- Chua Chim Kang: Associate Local News Editor, Lianhe Zaobao, Singapore
- Dobson, William J.: Managing Editor, Foreign Policy, USA
- Escobar, Paula: Magazines Editor, Empresa Periodistica El Mercurio SAP, Chile
- Hadidi, Lamees Ali: Executive Chief Editor, Al Alam Al Youm Newspaper, Egypt
- Jain, Sonu: Special Correspondent, Indian Express, India
- Makhanya, Mondli: Editor, Sunday Times, South Africa
- Manji, Irshad: President, Project Ijtihad, Canada
- Prieto-Romualdez, Alexandra: President, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Philippines
- Rodriguez Martínez, Sonia H.: Editor-in-Chief, CM&, Colombia
- Sadr, Shadi: Editor-in-Chief, Women in Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran
[edit] Business
- Allard, J: Corporate Vice-president, Microsoft, USA
- Anestis, Matthew: Manager, Boston Consulting Group, Canada
- Reddy, Siddharth: CEO, Country Club India Limited
- Bahamdan, Kamal A. S.: Vice Chairman and CEO, Sara Holding, Saudi Arabia
- Beck, Christophe: Member of the Executive Board, Nestlé Deutschland A.G and Managing Director, Maggi GmbH, Switzerland
- Bird, Adam C.: Senior Vice-president and Managing Partner, Global Media and Consumer Practice Booz Allen Hamilton
- Blanco, Jorge R.: Vice-president, Strategic Marketing, Avaya, USA
- Blumer, David: CEO, Asset Management division, Credit Suisse Group, Switzerland
- Bo Shao: Chairman, eBay EachNet, People's Republic of China
- Bonchristiano, Antonio: Partner, GP Investimentos, Brazil
- Boyner, Osman F.: CEO, Boyner Sanayi AS, Turkey
- Bulakul, Choak: President, Farm Chokchai Group of Companies, Thailand
- Cheah, Hanson: Co-Founder and Managing Partner, AsiaTech Ventures, Hong Kong SAR
- Chung Eui-Sun: President and CEO, Kia Motors Corporation, Republic of Korea
- Corta Fernandez, Vicente: Partner, White & Case, Mexico
- Darkoh, Ernest: Founding Partner and Chairman, BroadReach Healthcare, Botswana
- De Pesquidoux, Hubert: President and CEO, Alcatel North America, Canada
- Elsztain, Alejandro Gustavo CEO, Cresud SACIF y A, Argentina
- Freidheim, Scott J. Global Head of Strategy, Lehman Brothers, USA
- Garrett-Cox, Katherine: Chief Investment Officer, Morley Fund Management, United Kingdom
- Gill, Mack: President, SunGard Offshore Services, USA
- Hamlin, John: Senior Vice-president, Americas, Dell Inc, USA
- Horvat, Darko: Founder, Chairman and CEO, AKTIVA Holdings, Slovenia
- Jacobs, Alice: Founder, Chairman and CEO, Intelligent Medical Devices, USA
- Jamaluddin, Khairy: Deputy leader, United Malays National Organisation for Youth (UMNO YOUTH), Malaysia
- Jones, Imara C.: Director, KNOW HIV/AIDS, Viacom International, USA
- Joshi, Prasoon: Regional Creative Director, McCann Erickson, India
- Justus, Philipp: Senior Vice-president and General Manager, eBay Europe, Switzerland, Germany
- Kanafani, Hakam: CEO, Palestine Cellular Communications, Palestinian Authority
- Kapoor, Ekta: Creative Director, Balaji Telefilms Limited, India
- Kejriwal, Manish: Managing Director, Temasek Holdings Advisors India Pvt Ltd, India
- Kim, J. Joseph: Co-Founder, President and CEO, VGX Pharmaceuticals, USA
- Kim, Yeon-Hee: Partner, Bain & Company, Republic of Korea
- Kittnar, Mark: Global Technology Liaison, Kantar Operations, USA
- Koenigsfest Sanabria, Kurt: General Manager, BancoSol SA, Bolivia
- Krings, Frank Chief Operating Officer, Europe, Deutsche Bank, Germany
- Kunstmann, Heike Maria Director-General, Gesamtmetall, Association of Metal and Electrical Industry Employers, Germany
- Leong, Justin: Head of Strategic Investments, Genting Group, Malaysia
- Ma Huateng, CEO, Executive Director and Chairman, Tencent, People's Republic of China
- Maphanga, Treasure: CEO, Federation of Swaziland Employers and the Swaziland Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Swaziland
- Mehta, Amish: Chairman, Corel Corporation, Canada
- Meswani, Nikhil: Executive Director, Reliance Industries, India
- Molefe, Brian: CEO, Public Investment Commissioners, South Africa
- Montag, Bernd President of Computed Tomography (CT), Siemens Medical Solution, Germany
- Nazer, Loay Chairman, Nazer Group, Saudi Arabia
- Nevado, John President, Nevado Roses, Ecuador
- Neumann, TOM! ,Founder & Senior Vice President, http://www.spodtronic.com , http://adplace.com / Berlin, Germany
- Nkontchou , Cyrille CEO and Founder, LiquidAfrica, Cameroon
- Nursalim, Cherie Executive Director, Gajah Tunggal Group (GTG), Indonesia
- Odebrecht, Marcelo President, Construtora Norberto Odebrecht SA, Brazil
- Ojakli, Ziad S. Group Vice-president (Corporate Affairs), Ford Motor Company, USA
- Ojanpera, Tero Chief Strategy Officer, Executive Vice-president, Member of the Group Executive Board of Nokia
- Olechowski, Jacek Partner & General Manager, DougFaberFamily, Poland
- Osborn, John President and CEO, BBDO New York, USA
- Oxenford, Alec Founder and CEO, DeRemate.com, Argentina
- Pan Gang, Chairman, Yili Group, People's Republic of China
- Peabody, Bo Co-Founder and Managing General Partner, Village Ventures, USA
- Punt, Richard Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP, UK
- Ramo, Joshua C. Managing Director, Kissinger Associates, USA
- Read, Mark Director of Strategy, WPP, United Kingdom
- Reddy Chaitanya, CEO Accumedscript LLP, Columbus Ohio, USA
- Rokerya, Shezad Chairman, The Interlink Group, Pakistan
- Saeed, Faiza Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, USA
- Santo Domingo, Alejandro Member of the Board of Directors, Grupo Empresarial Bavaria, Colombia
- Sarayli, Murat National Chairman, Turkish Young Businessman?s Association of Turkey(TUGIAD), Turkey
- Schwartz, Jonathan President and Chief Operating Officer, Sun Microsystems, USA
- Shevchenko, Igor Managing Partner, Shevchenko Didkovskiy & Partners, Ukraine
- Siu Yat, CEO, Outblaze, Hong Kong SAR
- Slimi, Rachid Director, General Affairs and Corporate Relations, Omnium Nord-Africain (ONA) Group, Morocco
- Smith, Tad: CEO, Reed Business Information, USA
- Sulaiman, Omar: rector-General, Dubai International Financial Centre Authority (DIFC), United Arab Emirates
- Tabaza, Khaldoon: Chairman, Riyada Ventures, Jordan
- Thani, Hanadi N.: Managing Director and Vice-Chairman, AMWAL, Qatar
- Vardanian, Ruben K.: President and CEO, Troika Dialog, Russia
- Wenig, Devin President, Business Divisions, Reuters, USA
- Wu, Thomas: Deputy Managing Director, Hopewell Holdings, Hong Kong SAR
- Xu Ming: President, Dalian Shide Group, People's Republic of China
- Yoon, Songyee: Vice-president of Communication Intelligence, SK-Telecom, Republic of Korea
- Zarur, Andrey: President and Chief Executive Officer, BioProcessors Corporation, United States
[edit] 2005 Young Global Leaders
[edit] Business
See [1]
- Shai Agassi - Germany, SAP
- Bandar Bin Khalid Al Faisal - Saudi Arabia, AlWatan newspaper
- Mohammed K.A. Al Faisal - Saudi Arabia, Al Faisaliah Group Holding
- Majid Saif Al-Ghurair - UAE, Al-Ghurair Group CEO
- Assilah Z. Al-Harthy - Oman, Oman Oil Company Corporate Affairs
- Barry Appleton - Canada, Appleton and Associates International Lawyers Partner
- Matteo Arpe - Italy, Capitalia CEO
- Rajiv Bajaj - India, Bajaj Auto Director
- Charlene Begley - USA, General Electric Rail CEO
- Marc R. Benioff - USA, Salesforce.com Chairman/CEO
- Kumar Mangalam Birla - India, Aditya Birla Group Chairman
- Thor Bjorgolfsson - Iceland, Actavis Chairman
- Sergey Brin - USA, Google, Co-Founder/President
- William F. Browder - Russian Federation, Hermitage Capital Management CEO
- Roy Brandon Burgess - USA, NBC Universal Biz-Dev XVP
- Amy Butte - USA, New York Stock Exchange XVP/CFO
- Lisa Caputo - USA, Women and Co. President/CEO
- Nigel M.K. Chanakira - Zimbabwe, Kingdom Financial Holdings Founder
- Tianqiao Chen - China, Shanda Interactive Entertainment CEO
- Alvin V. Cheeks - USA, ClinDev Global Inc. Chairman/President/CEO
- Mitsuru Claire Chino - Japan, Itochu Corporation Counsel
- Jean-Charles Decaux - France, JCDecaux Chairman
- LaMae Allen deJongh - USA, Accenture Partner
- Olga K. Dergunova - Russian Federation, Microsoft Regional Chair
- James Ding - China, AsiaInfo Technologies Chairman
- Bozidar Djelic - Serbia, Altis Consulting President
- Nobuo Domae - Japan, Fast Retailing Co. XVP
- Suzanne Donohoe - UK, Goldman Sachs Asset Management Europe Co-Head
- Fang Xinghai - China, Shanghai Stock Exchange Dep. CEO
- Anthony F. Fernandes - Malaysia, AirAsia CEO
- Sulajja F. Firodia Motwani - India, Kinetic Engineering Director
- Miguel R. Forbes - USA, Forbes VP
- Helen Greiner - USA, iRobot Corporation Chairman
- Andrea Guerra - Italy, Luxottica Group CEO
- Isabelle Guichot - France, Van Cleef and Arpels CEO
- Michelle Guthrie - Hong Kong, STAR Group CEO
- Stelios Haji-Ioannou - UK, easyGroup Chairman
- Sahar Hashemi - UK, Coffee Republic Co-Founder
- Mellody Hobson - USA, Ariel Capital Management President
- Howard I. Hoffen - USA, Metalmark Capital Chairman/CEO
- Kazutomo Robert Hori - Japan, CYBIRD CEO
- Esam Janahi - Bahrain, Gulf Finance House CEO
- Steve Jurvetson - USA, Draper Fisher Jurvetson Director
- Georges Kern - Switzerland, International Watch Company (IWC) CEO
- Uday Harsh Khemka - UK, SUN Group Director
- Naguib Kheraj - UK, Barclays Bank Group Finance Director
- Taek-Jin Kim - S.Korea, NCSoft President/CEO
- Mi-Hyung Kim - S.Korea, Kumho Asiana Business Group XVP
- Ali Y. Koç - Turkey, Koç Holding President
- Sallie Krawcheck - USA, Citigroup CFO
- Aerin Lauder - USA, Estée Lauder SVP
- Jae-Woong Lee - S.Korea, Daum Communications President/CEO
- Victor Li Tzar-kuoi - Hong Kong, Cheung Kong Holdings Director
- Ma Yun (Jack Ma) - China, Alibaba.com CEO
- Ayisi Makatiani - Kenya, Gallium Capital Partners CEO
- Misa Matsuzaki - Japan, Agasta President/CEO
- Donald A. Mattrick - Canada, EA Worldwide Studios President
- Mark P. Mays - USA, Clear Channel Communications President/CEO
- Lorenzo Mendoza - Venezuela, Empresas Polar CEO
- Paul Meyer - USA, Voxiva President/CEO
- Hiroshi Mikitani - Japan, Rakuten President/CEO
- Axel Miller - Belgium, Dexia Bank Belgium Chairman
- Aditya Mittal - UK, Mittal Steel Company President/CFO
- Gugu Moloi - South Africa, Umgeni Water, CEO
- Christian Mumenthaler - Switzerland, Swiss Re Group Chief Risk Officer
- Papa Ndiaye - Senegal, Emerging Markets Partnership Director
- Curtis Nelson - USA, Carlson Companies COO
- Nicky Newton-King - South Africa, JSE Securities Exchange Dep. CEO
- Bill Nguyen - USA, Seven Networks Founder/CEO
- Juan Jose Nieto - Spain, Palmera Capital y Servicio Chairman/CEO
- Tony O’Reilly, Jr. - UK, Wedgwood CEO
- Godwin N. Obaseki - Nigeria, Securities Transactions and Trust Company Founder/CEO
- Jonathan Oppenheimer - South Africa, De Beers Consolidated Mines Director
- Larry Page - USA, Google Co-Founder
- Pescarmona, Lucas E. - Argentina, Mercantil Andina Compania de Seguros President
- Alejandro Ramirez - Mexico, Organización Ramírez COO
- Nazir Razak - Malaysia, Commerce International Merchant Bankers CEO
- Marcel S. Reichart - Germany, Hubert Burda Media Marketing and Communications Director
- Anne Richards - UK, Aberdeen Asset Management CIO
- Alvaro Rodriguez Arregui - Mexico, Vitro CFO
- Nathaniel Rothschild - UK, Atticus Capital President
- Ferit Sahenk - Turkey, Dogus Holding Chairman
- Oliver Samwer - Germany, Jamba! Co-Founder/CEO
- Domenico Scala - Switzerland, Syngenta CFO
- Olivier Sichel - France, France Télécom XVP
- Malvinder Mohan Singh - India, Ranbaxy Laboratories President
- Jonathan Soros - USA, Soros Fund Management
- Martin South - UK, Zurich International Businesses CEO
- Jacek Szwajcowski - Poland, Polska Grupa Farmaceutyczna President/CEO
- Jon S. Tetzchner - Norway, Opera Software CEO
- Beatrice Trussardi - Italy, Trussardi Group CEO
- Wang Sing - Hong Kong, TOM Group CEO
- Arzuhan Yalçindag - Turkey, Kanal D CEO
- Yoon Suk-Mynn - S.Korea, SBS Seoul Broadcasting System
- Zennström, Niklas - UK, Skype
- Zhang, Charles C.Y. - China, Sohu.com CEO
- Zhang Xin - China, SOHO China
- Zungu, Sandile - South Africa, Denel Chairman
[edit] Political
See [2]. All posts held, unless otherwise stated, as of early 2005
- Salaheddin Al-Bashir - Minister of Justice, Jordan
- Zeid Raad Al-Hussein - Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Jordan to the UN, Permanent Mission of Jordan, Jordan
- Fabrice Seiman - Adviser to the Minister for the Budget, Government Spokesperson, France
- Maria Consuelo Araujo - Minister of Culture, Colombia
- Keiichiro Asao - House of Councillors member, Japan
- Bassem I. Awadallah - Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Jordan
- Ali Babacan - Minister of State for the Economy, Turkey
- Edward Balls - Candidate for Normanton, Labour Party, United Kingdom
- Scott Brison - Minister of Public Works and Government Services, Canada
- Gabriel Chalita - author and Secretary of Education, State of São Paolo, Brazil
- Yvette Cooper - Member of Parliament, House of Commons, United Kingdom
- Clayton Cosgrove - Member of Parliament, New Zealand
- Lujaina Mohsin Haider Darwish - Member of the Consultative Council (Majlis al-Shura), Oman
- Thoko Didiza - Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs, South Africa
- Valdis Dombrovskis - Member of the European Parliament, Latvia
- Dvorkovich, Arkady - Head, Expert Department of the Russian President, Russian Federation
- Frederik André Henrik Christian (Frederik of Denmark) - Crown Prince of Denmark, Denmark
- Furukawa, Motohisa - Member of the House of Representatives, Japan
- Gandhi, Rahul - Congress Member, Parliament of India, India,
- John Githongo - Permanent Secretary for Governance, Office of the President, Kenya
- Haakon Magnus (Haakon Magnus of Norway) - Crown Prince of Norway, Norway
- Habash, Lily - Special Assistant to the Bureau Chief, Office of the Prime Minister, Palestinian Authority
[edit] Societal
See [3]
- Awotwi, Violet E. - Founder and Executive Director, Women’s Initiative for Self Empowerment, Ghana
- Baggio, Rodrigo - Executive Director, Committee for Democracy in Information Technology, Brazil
[edit] Intellectual
See [4]
- Belcher, Angela - Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
- Molavi, Afshin - Author and Journalist, New America Foundation, USA [5]
[edit] Arts and culture
See [6]
- Arifin, Nurul - actress, Indonesia
- Mercury, Daniela - singer, Brazil
- Achinoam Nini (Noa) - singer/songwriter, More Productions Israel
[edit] Opinion
See [7]
- Anderson, Matthew - Chief Executive, Asia Pacific, Europe, Africa and Middle East, Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, United Kingdom