During the Summit, the young delegates are given a platform alongside global figures and inspiring revolutionary leaders who both listen to and highlight their messages to their own governments and decision makers. The key to One Young World is that each delegate, or 'ambassador', will action real change in their own country and some of the individual stories emerging from both the summit itself and the initiatives that delegates are involved in year-round are inspiring.
The key areas of focus will include:
The 2013 Counsellors include: Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary General; Bob Geldof, activist and musician; Boris Becker, former tennis World No.1; Arianna Huffington, founder, Huffington Post; Antony Jenkins, Global Chief Executive, Barclays; Francois Pienaar, former South Africa rugby union captain; Fatima Bhutto, author; Ahmed Kathrada, former political advisor to President Mandela; Ron Garan, astronaut; Lily Cole, model and actress; Paul Polman, Global CEO, Unilever; Natalia Voidanova, model and philanthropist; and Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
More counsellors are still set to be confirmed before the summit which takes from 2-5 October 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
For more, go to www.oneyoungworld.com
