The annual Blouin Creative Leadership Summit brings together leading figures in the areas of science, technology, culture, business, and politics. Over two days, delegates discuss the critical challenges and opportunities presented by globalization at the local and global level.
The Summit is an annual think-tank forum organized by the Louise Blouin Foundation in strategic partnership with the United Nations Office for Partnerships. The open, multidisciplinary exchange facilitated by the Summit allows for heads of state, business leaders and scholars to develop new solutions to global challenges such as poverty, security, environment and economic instability. The Summit's proceedings are covered by major international media outlets and are available worldwide on the Internet through audio podcasts and videos.
The Summit is an annual think-tank forum organized by the Louise Blouin Foundation in strategic partnership with the United Nations Office for Partnerships. The open, multidisciplinary exchange facilitated by the Summit allows for heads of state, business leaders and scholars to develop new solutions to global challenges such as poverty, security, environment and economic instability. The Summit's proceedings are covered by major international media outlets and are available worldwide on the Internet through audio podcasts and videos.
Commissioner Connie Hedegaard, Dr. Matthew Spitzer, Deputy Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, Dr. John Maeda
2011 Summit Sessions
- Strategic Imperative: The Arab Spring and the Change in US Foreign Policy
- Principles of Innovation:
- Art and Design: Being in the World
- Social Entrepreneurship:
- In Conversation: Global Law, Security and Conflict Resolution
- Global Health:
- In Conversation: Dynamism and Entrepreneurship
- The Future of Information: Big Data and what we can do with it.
- Business Intelligence:
- Environment, Governance and Action:
- Education for a Global Age:
- Emerging Economies:
- Culture Beyond Borders:
- Markets of Discord: Liquidity, Currencies, Sovereign Debt
- Security: Present and Future Challenges
- In Conversation: The President of the Republic of Mozambique
- In Conversation: Climate Change and the Challenge of Coordination
- In Conversation: The President of the Republic of Iceland
- BCLS Closing Remarks:
H.E. Mr. îlafur Ragnar Gr’msson, Mr. Matthew Bishop and Professor Edmund Phelps
2010 Summit Podcasts
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The global political economy has since time immemorial been characterized by asymmetries that are evident in the economic disparity among and within nations; educational and health gaps; technological gaps and even what some describe as expectation gaps. In essence, these various gaps denote the differences in the level and rate of development and the chances of bridging the economic divide, between those who have managed their economies well and have realized significant economic growth, and others that continue to struggle against the tidal waves of the global political economy.
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Founder’s Note
The Blouin Creative Leadership Summit, now in its sixth year, is a think tank and discussion forum aimed at addressing the challenges and opportunities
presented by globalization. The Summit brings together a multidisciplinary group of world leaders who share insights and best practices to develop
concrete solutions to current global challenges.
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