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Asia
21 Young Leaders Summit
Seeking nominations for Asia Society’s Asia 21
Young Leader’s Forum Fellows
The Asia Society is currently
seeking nominations for candidates to participate in
only its second Asia 21 Young Leaders Summit
which is to be held in Singapore from 5-7 October 2007.
This two-day Summit will convene approximately 200 emerging
leaders from across the Asia Pacific region and the
United States to address vital issues affecting Asia
and the world.
The conference is spearheaded
by the Asia Society’s Asia 21 Young Leader’s
Forum Fellows, a select group of Asia’s most dynamic
young leaders representing business, politics, civil
society, media, arts & culture, and academia, who
have been charged with developing collaborative and
innovative ways to address Asia and the world’s
most pressing issues.
Nominated candidates
should be age 40 or under, have demonstrated excellence
in the field in which they are involved and be fluent
in spoken and written English. Cross-sectoral and cross-national
engagement is the hallmark of the Asia 21 Young Leaders
Summit setting it apart from other existing youth forums.
Members of the forum represent all sectors including
business, politics, civil-society, media, arts &
culture and academia. A committee of Asia Society senior
staff and advisors will evaluate and select the invitees
in accordance with various criteria including the candidate’s
willingness to devote energy and expertise to tackle
the most critical issues facing the global community
today. The invitees will also be eligible for consideration
for membership in the successor Asia 21 Fellows class.
For more information, please visit www.asiasociety.org/programs/Asia21
To
nominate a candidate, please contact Daphanie Teo by
telephone at (03) 9650 0998 or by e-mail at daphaniet@asiasoc.org.au
*** NOMINATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THIS
EVENT. PLEASE CONTACT DAPHANIE TEO IF YOU REQUIRE MORE
INFORMATION***
The program has
been launched with $1 million in lead sponsorship support
from Merrill Lynch.
About
the Asia 21 Fellows Program
To build a network of young leaders from
within the Asia Pacific region who are dedicated to public
service and values-based leadership, the Asia Society
in 2006 established the Asia 21 Leaders Forum and hosted
the inaugural Asia 21 Young Leaders Summit in Seoul, Korea,
November, 2006.
The summit gathered together dynamic
and innovative leaders under the age of 40 from across
the Asian region and the United States and from a diverse
range of fields including businesss, politics, civil
society, media, arts and culture and academia, to attend
a 3 day event. This programme focused on building collaborative
approaches to shared problems through lectures, breakout
sessions, panel discussions and other exercises. Performances
and art exhibitions also contributed to a creative community
and a web blog invited participants and the public to
engage each other on topics raised during the summit.
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