550 young leaders invited to join worldís largest youth leadership summit

550 young leaders invited to join worldís largest youth leadership summit – Davos for 25 year olds

AIESEC partners with One Young World to attract future global leaders from every continent

550 young leaders from 107 countries were invited yesterday to join the One Young World initiative. One Young World (www.OneYoungWorld.com) is the global nonprofit organization that serves as a platform to raise the voice of the next generation of world leaders on global issues. AIESEC, the worldís largest youth-run organization, announced its partnership with One Young World to help create the worldís largest youth Leadership summit to be hosted in London, UK on 8th-10th February 2010. The partnership launch was held at the Palace of the Golden Horses hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The founders of One Young World have reserved one space for an AIESEC member from all their 107 member countries.

As well as AIESEC International, some of the worldís largest social networks and online communities are now helping to spread the One Young World message to millions of people around the world. Facebook, YouTube, WAYN, BraveNewTalent and Twitter are also being used to engage with potential delegates and those interested in the aims of the initiative.

This 'user generated' leadership program is the first of its kind and shows how social media can be deployed as an instrument for positive change. Social media channels are the single most effective route to reaching the next generationís future global leaders;î commented Lucian Tarnowski, CEO of BraveNewTalent.com, One Young Worldís delegate outreach partner who was present to announce the AIESEC partnership. ìOur partnership with AIESEC demonstrates the power of this medium as a way of engaging youth in almost every country in the world. This is like a global search for 1500 young Obamas.î Aman Jain, President of AIESEC International comments ìGiven the magnitude and scope of conversations at One Young World, AIESEC is a strategic partner to further our cause with youth leaders around the world.î Through the usage of AIESECís presence on various social media channels such as Youtube, Twitter and the AIESEC blog the Forum will engage over 10,000 young people in live discussions.

One Young World will be attended by existing world leaders as Counsellors, including Kofi Annan, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Bob Geldof. The One Young World Annual Summit will be a yearly global gathering of future leaders that is truly representative of the worldís population – weighted for the first time ever to reflect the most populated regions and countries, and not necessarily the richest or most politically influential.

Counsellor Bob Geldof comments ìThis One Young World idea says surely thereís a way we can get ahead of the game and plot the way we would like it to be, rather than reacting to the events that happen to usî. One Young World is open to young leaders born since 1984 from every country in the world. They will come together to have a combined voice around the Environment, Politics, Business, Healthcare, Media and Interfaith Dialogue. ìWe want to see this world a different kind of world;î comments Archbishop Desmond Tutu. ìWe want to see a peaceful world, a more compassionate world, a caring world and so we appeal to you, please send the best that you have who will be the next generation of leaders.î