Blouin Creative Leadership Summit

Past participants (clockwise from top left): H.E. Matti Vanhanen, H.E. Jan Peter Balkenende, H.E. Asif Ali Zardari, H.E. Michelle Bachelet, H.E. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Pascal Lamy, Michael Chertoff, Dr. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Luis Moreno-Ocampo

The annual Blouin Creative Leadership Summit brings together 120 leading figures in the areas of science, technology, culture, business, and politics. Over three days, delegates discuss the critical threats and opportunities presented by globalization at the local and global levels.

The Summit is a think-tank forum organized by the Louise Blouin Foundation in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Partnerships. The open, multidisciplinary exchange generated by the Summit allows heads of state, business leaders and scholars to develop new solutions to the challenges posed by poverty, conflict, and economic instability. The Summit’s proceedings are covered by major international media outlets and broadcast worldwide on the Internet.

Africa: Security, Development, Investment
Beyond the Bottom Line: How can corporations reinvent themselves during times of crisis?
A Spotlight on the BRIC's: Investment, Development and Decoupling?
Cities: Design and sustainability for cities of the future
Culture Beyond Borders: Culture as a vehicle for dialogue and peace
The Future of Commodities: How can the world avoid a future commodity crisis?
Emerging Economies: Governance, Foreign Investment and Partnership
Epidemic and Outbreak: SARS to H1N1, how to prepare for coming crises?
Education: Technology and the democracy of knowledge
The Environment: Governance, Innovation and Action
Global Governance: Standards, protocols and mechanisms in order to achieve global coordination for business and government
Global Media: Ethics, Standards, Technology
Global Competitiveness, National Innovation: How can nations remain competitive in a global age?
Middle East: Israel-Palestine, Iran and stability within the Middle East
An Internet of Risk: Privacy and cyber-security
Recession and Recovery: Sovereign debt, sputtering growth and the global economy
Systematic Risk, Systematic Regulation: Banking post-financial crisis
Global Security in the 21st Century: Threats, Priorities, Opportunities
Synthetic Biology: Solutions for personal health and the environment
Digital Technology: Technology as a tool for social change
Social Entrepreneurship: What role can private enterprise play in tackling the world's development issues?

King Abdullah II of Jordan
President Michelle Bachelet of Chile
Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende of the Netherlands
Prime Minister Sali Berisha of Albania
President Bill Clinton of the United States
President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson of Iceland
President Bharrat Jagdeo of Guyana
President Lech Kaczynski of Poland
President Bingu Wa Mutharika of Malawi
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen of Finland
President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan
President José Manuel Barroso of the European Commission
Michael Chertoff, former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security
Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer of NATO
Director General Pascal Lamy of the WTO
Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo of the ICC
Her Excellency Sheikha Lubna al Qasimi of the United Arab Emirates

Managing Director Dr. Dominique Strauss-Kahn of the IMF
Dr. Richard Axel
Dr. Craig Barrett
Eli Broad
Chuck Close
Renée Fleming
Robert Hormats
Badr Jafar
Dr. Eric Kandel
Anish Kapoor
Alex Katz
Jeff Koons
Richard Meier
Dr. Benoit Mandelbrot
Craig Newmark
Sir Paul Nurse
Sir Edmund Phelps
Peter Sellars
Richard Serra
Ted Turner
Dr. J. Craig Venter

Past participants (clockwise from top left): Sir Paul Nurse, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, H.E. Sheikha Lubna al Qasimi, José Manuel Barroso, Dr. Craig Barret, J. Craig Venter, Jimmy Wales, Ted Turner