Young Global Leaders

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The Forum of Young Global Leaders, or Young Global Leaders (YGL), was created by Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum. It is a non-profit organization managed from Geneva, Switzerland, under the supervision of the Swiss government.

History[]

The program was founded by Klaus Schwab of the World Economic Forum in 1993 under the name “Global Leaders for Tomorrow” and was renamed to Young Global Leaders in 2004.[1]

Schwab created the group with $1 million won from the Dan David Prize,[2] and the inaugural 2005 class comprised 237 young leaders.

People recognized as a Young Global Leader are allowed to attend one meeting of the World Economic Forum for free.[3]

Reception[]

BusinessWeek's Bruce Nussbaum describes the Young Global Leaders as "the most exclusive private social network in the world",[4] while the organization itself describes the selected leaders as representing "the voice for the future and the hopes of the next generation".

Selection process[]

Representing 70 different nations, Young Global Leaders are nominated by alumni to serve six-year terms and are subject to veto during the selection process. Candidates must be younger than 38 years old at the time of acceptance (meaning active YGLs are 44 and younger), and highly accomplished in their fields.[5][6][7] Over the years, there have been hundreds of , including several popular celebrities, alongside recognized high achievers and innovators in politics, business, academia, media, and the arts.[8]

Controversy[]

Michelle Rempel, a Canadian Conservative politician, says she found out she had been selected as a Young Global Leader in 2016 with an email that she thought was a spam, and described a 2017 meeting as "no different in feel from an academic conference, if a bit more global in nature and with more high-profile politicians and CEOs in attendance."[9]

Daniel Crenshaw, A Republican Texas Congressman, was selected as a Young Global Leader in 2019.[10] According to podcaster Tim Pool, Crenshaw explained that the Young Global Leader list is an editorial list of prominent young people and that there is no communication or agreement before being put on their website.[11]

In a 2017 interview, Klaus Schwab had misspoken, saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin had been recognized as a Young Global Leader, and also mentioned Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: "When I mention names like Ms Merkel, even Vladimir Putin and so on, they have all been Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum. But what we are really proud of now is the young generation, like Prime Minister Trudeau, President of Argentina and so on."[12]

However, Putin would have been over the minimum age when the “Global Leaders for Tomorrow” program began in 1993,[13] and there is also no record of Putin or Trudeau ever being named as a Young Global Leader.[14] However, Trudeau has spoken at the World Economic Forum conference in Davos several times,[15][16] while Putin has also spoken regularly at the gathering and has known Klaus Schwab since 1992.[17]

Members and alumni[]

Notable people who have been recognized as Young Global Leaders include:

Present and former politicians and civil servants:

United States

Canada

Europe

Middle East

  • , Member of the Knesset, Israel

Africa

South America

Asia

  • , Deputy Director, China Science and Technology Exchange Center, Ministry of Science and Technology, People's Republic of China

New Zealand

Business:

Media:

  • Maria Bartiromo[39] (Young Global Leaders Board of Directors)[40] Host of Mornings with Maria and Maria Bartiromo's Wall Street on the Fox Business Network.
  • [41] Regular contributor to Fox News, co-founder of XL Alliance.
  • Fasi Zaka, Pakistani political commentator, columnist, radio talk show host, and television anchor
  • Eva Dichand, Austrian media manager, Heute daily newspaper
  • , Chief Executive Officer, NZZ Medien-Gruppe, Switzerland

Arts, Culture & Sports:

Sciences:

Leaders' projects[]

In 2007, Young Global Leaders initiated a program called Table for Two and aimed at preventing both malnutrition in developing countries and obesity in developed ones.[43]

In 2010, Young Global Leader Wikipedia and Wikia founder Jimmy Wales and Operation HOPE founder John Hope Bryant (another Young Global Leader) joined Karim Hajj, president of the Casablanca Stock Exchange, to form the Wikia-Operation HOPE Global Money Initiative, which translated a curriculum of personal financial empowerment into local North African dialects of French and Arabic.[44]

References[]

  1. ^ "THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM A Partner in Shaping History" (PDF). WE Forum. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  2. ^ Next–Generation Leadership, Harvard: John F. Kennedy School of Government, 2009
  3. ^ "The Mystery Surrounding the World Economic Forum". Financial Study Association Journal. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  4. ^ Nussbaum, Bruce (2008), Young Global Leaders: Anderson Cooper and Leonardo DiCaprio Are In The Most Exclusive Private Social Network In The World, BusinessWeek
  5. ^ Nominate a Young Global Leader
  6. ^ Lista Iz Davosa, Vreme, 2013
  7. ^ Wo die junge Elite zusammenkommt, Wirtschafts Woche, 2013
  8. ^ Staff (2010), "Young global leaders focus energy and knowledge on better future for all", Japan Times
  9. ^ "Michelle Rempel Garner: I went to Davos. The World Economic Forum is not running Canada". Substack. Michelle Rempel. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
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  16. ^ "Justin Trudeau's Davos address in full 2018". WE Forum. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
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  29. ^ "MP Rempel About". MP Rempel. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  30. ^ "Speaker Profiles: Michelle Rempel". Economic Club of Canada. Economic Club of Canada. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  31. ^ "Michelle Rempel Garner: I went to Davos. The World Economic Forum is not running Canada". Substack. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  32. ^ "Eclectic Foursome of Canadians Makes Young Leaders List". Ottawa Citizen. 17 Jan 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  33. ^ "Young Global Leaders Alumni". Young Global Leaders. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
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  38. ^ a b c d e Crunch, Tech. "World Economic Forum Announces New Batch Of Young Global Leaders (Mark Zuckerberg, Chad Hurley, Kevin Rose And More)". Tech Crunch. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  39. ^ "Young Global Leaders Alumni". Young Global Leaders. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  40. ^ "Maria Bartiromo". WICT Network. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  41. ^ "Fox News: Liliana Gil". Fox News. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  42. ^ a b "Forum announces news class of Young Global Leaders". WE Forum. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  43. ^ Kogure, Masa. "How to tackle malnutrition and obesity at the same time". World Economic Forum Blog.
  44. ^ World Economic Forum Young Global Leaders John Hope Bryant and Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales, Join Casablanca Stock Exchange CEO Karim Hajji, to Announce Wikia-Operation HOPE Global Money Initiative, Reuters, 2010

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