- Source: Young Global Leaders
Forum of Young Global Leaders, or Young Global Leaders (YGL) is a non-profit organization. The organization 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
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. Schwab created the group with $1 million won from the Dan David Prize, 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
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", 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."
Skeptics suggest that the grouping is "instrumental in shaping policy around the world, undermining democratic principles, and creating obedient and compliant servants" 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." 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." 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."
Selection process
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. 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. 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.
The selection process includes a screening and an interview. 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. 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.
Notable Young Global Leaders
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
=Vera Daves - Minister of Finance
= Argentina
=Martín Guzmán - Former Minister of Economy
Esteban Bullrich - Former Minister of Education
= Australia
=Kate Ellis - Politician and former Minister for Employment Participation and Childcare
Clare O'Neil - Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Cyber Security
Sarah Hanson-Young - Politician
Kaila Murnain - Former politician
Yalda Hakim - Media personality
Melanie Perkins - CEO of Canva
Jessica Mauboy - Singer and songwriter
= Belgium
=Queen Mathilde - Queen
Alexander De Croo - Prime Minister
Nikolina Angelkova - Former Minister of Tourism
= Canada
=Justin Trudeau - Prime Minister
Karina Gould - Leader of the Government
Jagmeet Singh - Politician and leader of the New Democratic Party
Michelle Zatlyn - Co-founder of Cloudflare
Dominique Anglade - Former leader of the Quebec Liberal Party
Mélanie Joly - Minister of Foreign Affairs
Michelle Rempel - Politician and former Shadow Minister for Natural Resources
.Judy Harrison
= Chile
=Izkia Siches - Former Minister of the Interior and Public Security
= China
=Li Yinuo - Entrepreneur and educator
Jack Ma - Co-founder of the AliBaba group
Tan Yuanyuan - Accomplished ballet dancer
Carol Yu - Media personality
= Costa Rica
=Carlos Alvarado Quesada - Former President
= Croatia
=Marin Soljačić - Professor at MIT
= Denmark
=Frederik X - King of Denmark
Queen Mary - Queen of Denmark
Lea Wermelin - Former Minister for the Environment
= Estonia
=Kristo Käärmann - CEO of Wise
= Ethiopia
=Yetnebersh Nigussie - Lawyer and human rights activist
= Finland
=Sanna Marin - Former Prime Minister
Alexander Stubb - President
= France
=Emmanuel Macron - President
Gabriel Attal - Prime Minister
Stéphane Bancel - CEO of Moderna
Marlène Schiappa - Politician and former Secretary of State for Citizenship
Mathieu Flamini - Former footballer and entrepreneur
= Germany
=Annalena Baerbock - Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs
Nico Rosberg - Former Formula 1 Champion
= Greece
=Niki Kerameus - Minister of Interior
Eleni Antoniadou - Greek public figure
= Japan
=Fumihito - Crown Prince
Naomi Koshi - Politician; former mayor of Otsu
= Georgia
=Mamuka Bakhtadze - Former Prime Minister
= Haiti
=Wyclef Jean - Rapper and musician
= India
=Sheetal Amte - Social entrepreneur and public health expert
Navin Jindal - Entrepreneur
Armstrong Pame - Indian Administrative Services
= Indonesia
=William Tanuwijaya - Entrepreneur
John Riady - Entrepreneur
Grace Natalie - Former chairperson of the Indonesian Solidarity Party
Anies Baswedan - Presidential candidate for 2024 election
= Ireland
=Leo Varadkar - Politician
= Italy
=Matteo Renzi - Former Prime Minister
= Malaysia
=Tunku Ali Redhauddin ibni Tuanku Muhriz - Tunku Besar (Senior Prince) of Seri Menanti
Khairy Jamaluddin - Politician and former Minister for Health
Hannah Yeoh - Politician and former Minister of Youth and Sports
Syed Saddiq - Politician and former Youth and Sports Minister
Nurul Izzah Anwar - Politician and daughter of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim
Shahril Sufian Hamdan - Politician and media commentator
= Mexico
=Enrique Peña Nieto - Former President
= Montenegro
=Igor Lukšić - Former Prime Minister
= Myanmar
=Zin Mar Aung - Minister of Foreign Affairs
= Netherlands
=Mark Rutte - Former Prime Minister
Daan Roosegaarde - Famous Dutch artist
= New Zealand
=Jacinda Arden - Former Prime Minister
= Norway
=Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway - Crown Prince
Hadia Tajik - Politician and former Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion and Minister of Culture
= Serbia
=Vuk Jeremic - Former president of the United Nations General Assembly
= Spain
=Albert Rivera Diaz - Politician
= Singapore
=Aaron Maniam - Academic
Mohamed Faizal - Supreme Court Judicial Commissioner
Eunice Olsen - Actress and former politician
Sun Dorjee - Social entrepreneur
Juliana Chan - Scientist and entrepreneur
Thum Ping Tjin - Historian
Jackie Yi-Ru Ying - Scientist
Penny Low - Politician
= South Africa
=Jasandra Nyker - Entrepreneur
Lindiwe Mazibuko - Politician and former leader of the opposition
Trevor Manuel - Retired politician
Charlize Theron - Actress
Elon Musk - CEO of Tesla
= Switzerland
=Roger Federer - Tennis player
= Ukraine
=Hanna Hopko - Politician and former chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
= United Kingdom
=David Cameron - Former Prime Minister
Amal Clooney - Barrister and wife of George Clooney
Ed Miliband - Politician; former leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition
Richard Walker - Executive Chairman of Iceland
Devi Sridhar - Academic and public health advocate
= United States of America
=Mark Zuckerberg - CEO and Founder of Facebook
Jimmy Wales - Co-founder of Wikipedia
Pete Buttigieg - Politician and US Secretary of Transportation
Leonardo DiCaprio - Actor
Sheryl Sandberg - Former Facebook executive
Jerry Yang - Co-Founder of Yahoo!
Sergey Brin - Co-founder of Google
Anderson Cooper - Journalist
Lera Auerbach - Accomplished classical composer, conductor and concert pianist
Samantha Power - Former Ambassador to the United Nations
Chris Tucker - Comedian and actor
Ashton Kutcher - Actor
Peter Thiel - Co-founder of numerous companies, including PayPal
Julian Castro - Politician; Former US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Sanjay Gupta - Neurosurgeon and journalist
Leana Wen - Doctor and author
Chelsea Clinton - American writer and daughter of former US President Bill Clinton
Sam Altman - American entrepreneur
Megan Rapinoe - US former footballer
Jack Conte - Founder of Patreon
Salman Khan - CEO of Khan Academy
References
External links
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- Naomichi Suzuki
- Anies Baswedan
- Young Global Leaders
- World Economic Forum
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- Great Reset
- Greg McKeown (author)
- Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway
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