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

History[edit]

The program was founded by Klaus Schwab of the World Economic Forum in 1992 under the name “Global Leaders for Tomorrow” and was renamed to Young Global Leaders in 2003.[1] Schwab created the group with $1 million won from the Dan David Prize,[2] and the inaugural 2005 class comprised 237 young leaders. Since then, a total of some 1400 individuals have been inducted into the YGL community.

Reception[edit]

BusinessWeek's Bruce Nussbaum describes the Young Global Leaders as "the most exclusive private social network in the world" and "perhaps the paramount networking network in the globe",[3] while the organization bills the group of selected leaders as representing "the voice for the future and the hopes of the next generation". It has elsewhere also been described as a grouping that is "leading the charge in nurturing a special community of leaders committed to addressing the world's most urgent challenges."[4]

Skeptics suggest that the grouping is "instrumental in shaping policy around the world, undermining democratic principles, and creating obedient and compliant servants"[5] In dispelling such conspiracy theories of the influence of the organisation, Michelle Rempel, a Canadian Conservative politician who found out she had been selected as a Young Global Leader in 2016 with an email that she initially had assumed was spam, noted that the 2017 meeting was "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."[6] One academic, having studied the grouping, pointed out that while such social networks provides "privileged access to a network of elites" and represents "a concentration of cultural and social as well as symbolic capital", it would be simplistic to conclude that membership would "deterministically imply that the actors will obey its values."[7] Another has suggested that the platform effectively selects already prominent and influential individuals, noting that "Young Global Leaders are not “put in power” like many believe. You cannot become a YGL unless you are already in a powerful position."[8]

Selection process[edit]

Representing 70 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 when accepted (so active YGLs are 44 and younger), and highly accomplished in their fields.[9][10][11] There have been many hundreds of honorees, including several popular celebrities, alongside recognized high achievers and innovators in politics, business, academia, media, and the arts.[12] The group presently comprises some 1400 individuals, many of whom head numerous governments and Fortune 500 companies, have won Nobel Peace Prizes and Grammy Awards, and are UN Goodwill Ambassadors.[13]

The selection process includes a screening and an interview.[14] Roughly 100 YGL are selected every year. The selection criteria is strict, requiring that individuals at start-ups be founders, chief executive officers or chairs of boards (especially of series C start-ups and unicorns), individuals in the public sector be ministers, parliament members, mayors of capital cities or highly populated cities, governors, or heads of political parties and for civil society leaders to be founders and chief executive officers of consequential civil society organizations or social enterprises, or hold a senior leadership role in a large global NGO.[15] These individuals cannot apply to join but instead are identified and proposed through a qualified nomination process, which is then vetted by Heidrick and Struggles, and subsequently vetted by a selection committee chaired by Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan.[16]

Selected List of Young Global Leaders[edit]

Young Global Leaders straddle various fields, and are often highly accomplished leaders in their respective fields, including leading politicians, royalty, very senior members of Government, social activists and those in the business and finance world. As of 2022, the eight most prominent countries for Young Global Leaders are China, Germany, India, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the USA, with these being the only countries globally who have more than 30 Young Global Leaders.

Some prominent individuals who have been elected as Young Global Leaders include the following:

Angola[edit]

Argentina[edit]

Australia[edit]

Belgium[edit]

Canada[edit]

Chile[edit]

  • Toha Morales - Politician and former mayor of Santiago
  • Izkia Siches - Former Minister of the Interior and Public Security

China[edit]

Costa Rica[edit]

Denmark[edit]

Egypt[edit]

  • Ameer Sherif - Entrepreneur

Estonia[edit]

Ethiopia[edit]

Finland[edit]

France[edit]

Germany[edit]

Greece[edit]

India[edit]

Japan[edit]

Georgia[edit]

Haiti[edit]

India[edit]

Indonesia[edit]

Ireland[edit]

Italy[edit]

Malaysia[edit]

Mexico[edit]

  • Salomón Chertorivski Woldenberg - Politician and former Secretary for Health
  • Viridiana Rios - Academic

Montenegro[edit]

Myanmar[edit]

New Zealand[edit]

Nigeria[edit]

  • Muntaqa Umar-Sadiq - CEO of Private Sector Health Care Alliance

Norway[edit]

Peru[edit]

  • Kerstin Forsberg - Marine scientist

Serbia[edit]

  • Vuk Jeremic - Former president of the United Nations General Assembly

Spain[edit]

Singapore[edit]

South Africa[edit]

Switzerland[edit]

Ukraine[edit]

  • Hanna Hopko - Politician and former chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs

United Kingdom[edit]

United Arab Emirates[edit]

  • Mohammad Salem Omaid - Banker and Entrepreneur

United States of America[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM A Partner in Shaping History" (PDF). WE Forum. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  2. ^ Next–Generation Leadership, Harvard: John F. Kennedy School of Government, 2009, archived from the original on 7 September 2009
  3. ^ Nussbaum, Bruce (2008), Young Global Leaders: Anderson Cooper and Leonardo DiCaprio Are In The Most Exclusive Private Social Network In The World, BusinessWeek, archived from the original on October 16, 2014
  4. ^ "RPSG Group's Shashwat Goenka joins WEF's Young Global Leaders Class of 2024". India Today. 2024-04-05. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  5. ^ "Beware The Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum". New English Review. 2023-04-23. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  6. ^ "Michelle Rempel Garner: I went to Davos. The World Economic Forum is not running Canada". Substack. Michelle Rempel. 24 February 2022. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  7. ^ global, the (2021-04-20). "The Forum of Young Global Leaders and overlapping fields of power • The Global". The Global. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  8. ^ Ho, Pam (2023-01-17). "Tulsi Gabbard and The World Economic Forum — The Whole Story". Medium. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  9. ^ Nominate a Young Global Leader, archived from the original on 2018-08-20, retrieved 2018-08-20
  10. ^ Lista Iz Davosa, Vreme, 2013, archived from the original on 2015-09-23, retrieved 2014-10-16
  11. ^ Wo die junge Elite zusammenkommt, Wirtschafts Woche, 2013, archived from the original on 2014-10-16, retrieved 2014-10-16
  12. ^ Staff (2010), "Young global leaders focus energy and knowledge on better future for all", Japan Times, archived from the original on 2014-10-21, retrieved 2014-10-17
  13. ^ "MCi COO announced as Young Global leader by World Economic Forum". MCi COO announced as Young Global leader by World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  14. ^ "Nomination Criteria". The Forum of Young Global Leaders. Archived from the original on 2023-05-08. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  15. ^ "Nomination Criteria". The Forum of Young Global Leaders. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  16. ^ "World Economic Forum YGL Brochure" (PDF). World Economic Forum. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

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