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One Young World 
Type Non-governmental organization Founded 2010
London, United KingdomKey people - David Jones, Global CEO Havas Worldwide/ Euro RSCG Worldwide, One Young World Co-Founder
- Kate Robertson, Group Chairman, Euro RSCG, One Young World Co-Founder
Website www.oneyoungworld.com One Young World is a global forum for young people of leadership calibre. It manifests the reality of common humanity and the shared existence of all the people in one world. Its purpose is to connect and bring together the youngest and brightest and to ensure that their concerns, opinions and solutions are heard and taken into account by those in power, whether in government, business or any other sector.
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The Summit 2011
One Young World 2011 Announcement
Bidders City Nation Zurich Switzerland Paris France Pune India Cape Town South Africa Washington D.C United States Vienna Austria Hong Kong Hong Kong
The Summit 2011 will be held in Zurich, Switzerland on 1st - 4th September 2011. Already signed up are a number of distinguished counsellors including Desmond Tutu and Bob Geldof, who were both instrumental in the inaugural event. Both will be working to promote the event and other high profile counsellors will be announced over the coming months.Background and History
One Young World 2010Summit Year City Nation 2010 London United Kingdom 2011 Zurich Switzerland 2012 Pittsburgh United States 2013 Johannesburg South Africa The One Young World Inaugural Summit was held in London on February 8 to 10, 2010 and drew 823 young leaders from 112 countries. The summit focused on 6 key Resolutions developed in response to the most pressing issues in the world today, as identified as by the One Young World Global Consultation Process, a poll of over 15,000 respondents aged 18-27 years old from 34 countries in every continent on the planet. The Resolutions were the focus of the Summit's plenary sessions where Counsellors such as Kofi Annan, Bob Geldof, Muhammad Yunus and Desmond Tutu facilitated debate and dialogue between the Delegate speakers and their audience.
One Young World 2010Counsellors
At the Inaugural Summit, London 2010, the delegates were guided and counselled as they voted on the One Young World resolutions by the One Young World Counsellors, leaders of global stature who are committed to giving One Young World delegates a platform of real and global importance.
The Counsellors include:
Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the One Young World inaugural summit 2010
Kofi Annan at the One Young World inaugural summit 2010
Muhammad Yunus at the One Young World inaugural summit 2010- Kofi Annan
- Bob Geldof
- Clarence Seedorf
- Archbishop Desmond Tutu
- Oscar Morales – the Founder of One Million Voices against FARC
- Nick Haysom – the Director of Politics at the United Nations
- Tony Fernandes
- Elio Leoni-Sceti – Global CEO of EMI
- Richard Sambrook
- Carole Stone
- Muhammad Yunus
- Alejandro Toledo
- Jennifer Corriero - Co-founder of TakingITGlobal
- Dr. Santanu Das – Founder of TranSwitch Corporation
- Martin Davidson - Chief Executive of the British Council
- Harald Ludwig – co-chairman of Lions Gate Entertainment
- Zoya Phan - Karen Burmese political activist
- John Kerry - United States senator
- Caspar Melville - New Humanist editor
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