Heads of State, Leading CEOs, Entrepreneurs and World-Renowned Artists Gather
in New York City From September 22-23 for the 2010 Blouin Creative Leadership
Summit

    


    
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<p>NEW YORK, <span class="xn-chron">Sept. 20</span> /CNW/ -- The <span class="xn-person">Louise Blouin</span> Foundation (LBF) is pleased to announce the fifth annual Blouin Creative Leadership Summit (BCLS), a forum in partnership with the United Nations Office of Partnerships that engages in dialogue and exchanges best practices to successfully confront the challenges and opportunities brought about by globalization over the coming decade.</p>
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<p>From <span class="xn-chron">September 22</span> - 23, 2010, 100 international heads of state, global CEOs, entrepreneurs, scholars, artists and thought-leaders will assemble in New York to address critical issues of the 21st century surrounding economic recovery, global governance, environmental reform, foreign policy, education, health, poverty and development and technology.</p>
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<p>"It is essential that our world leaders engage around the urgent issues facing us - our collective future; our opportunities and challenges, and how to develop solutions that will ensure a safer, healthier and more prosperous planet," says <span class="xn-person">Louise Blouin</span>, Founder and Chairman of LBF. "The BCLS is about acclaimed global leaders discussing, debating and taking action on issues that effect us all, across borders and cultures."</p>
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<p>The 2010 BCLS heads of state include Prime Ministers from the <span class="xn-location">Netherlands</span>, <span class="xn-location">Mongolia</span>, St. Lucia and the Republic of <span class="xn-location">Trinidad and Tobago</span>; Presidents of <span class="xn-location">Honduras</span> and the Republic of <span class="xn-location">Namibia</span>; and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of <span class="xn-location">Estonia</span>.  They will be joined by delegates including <span class="xn-person">Mark Angelson</span> (World Color Press), <span class="xn-person">Louise Arbour</span> (International Crisis Group), Francesco Bandarin (UNESCO World Heritage Center), <span class="xn-person">Lisa Dennison</span> (Sotheby's North and <span class="xn-location">South America</span>), Arianna Huffington (The Huffington Post), <span class="xn-person">Chris Hughes</span> (Facebook), artist <span class="xn-person">Alex Katz</span>, designer <span class="xn-person">Bruce Mau</span>, H.E. Amre Moussa (League of Arab States), <span class="xn-person">Lieutenant General Robert Schmidle</span> (US Cyber Command), Ali Velshi (CNN), <span class="xn-person">Juan Ignacio</span> Vidarte (Guggenheim Museum Bilbao), <span class="xn-person">Monique Villa</span> (Thomson Reuters Foundation) and Kandeh Yumkella (UNIDO). For a full list of BCLS participants and panel topics, or to register, please visit: <a href="http://www.creativeleadershipsummit.org">www.creativeleadershipsummit.org</a>.</p>
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<p>The BCLS will conclude with the <span class="xn-person">Louise Blouin</span> Foundation Awards Ceremony and Gala, a celebration dedicated to honoring leaders in politics, science, business and the arts who have made extraordinary contributions on a global level. This year's honorees include Amir Dossal, Philippe de Montebello, Yue-Sai Kan, <span class="xn-person">Alex Katz</span> and Nicholas Negroponte.</p>
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    Contact: Eunice Kim, 646 753 9061, [email protected]



    

For further information: Eunice Kim of the Louise Blouin Foundation, [phone], [email protected] Web Site: http://www.creativeleadershipsummit.org