YOUNG GLOBAL LEADER ACCOLADE FOR IAN THORPE

4/03/2010

The World Economic Forum has announced Ian Thorpe as one of its 2010 Young Global Leaders.

The honour recognises and acknowledges up to 200 outstanding young leaders from around the world for their professional accomplishments, commitment to society and potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world.

Ian Thorpe has been recognised for his work with his personal charity, Ian Thorpe’s Fountain for Youth.

“The World Economic Forum is a true multistakeholder community of global decision-makers in which the Young Global Leaders represent the voice for the future and the hopes of the next generation,” said Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum.

“The diversity of the YGL community and its commitment to shaping a better future through action-oriented initiatives of public interest is even more important at a time when the world is in need of new energy to solve intractable challenges.”

The 2010 honourees will become part of the broader Forum of Young Global Leaders community that currently comprises 660 outstanding individuals. The YGLs convene at an annual summit – this year it will be in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2-7 May 2010.

These events enable YGLs to build a strong and diverse community, to engender a better understanding of the global and regional agendas and to engage in initiatives to address specific challenges of public interest.

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