Interview with Rana Sweis, Journalist ·         When did you start Leaders of Tomorrow? Dr. Sami Hourani founded Leaders of Tomorrow in 2007 when its first activity took place, a three-day conference “The Jordanian Society: Between East and West, Past and Future” that was inaugurated by His Excellency Prince Hassan bin Talal. It encouraged youth from every [...]

Global Thinkers Forum: Women in the MENA – Power & Creativity Global Thinkers is absolutely delighted to host this two-day conference in Amman, Jordan, on MENA Women Leaders in Business, Society, Governance, Arts and Peace. The Global Thinkers Forum (GTF) 2012 focuses on the role of the modern MENA woman, in the region and globally. [...]

by Global Thinkers Popular social media platforms, such as Twitter, YouTube and Facebook, are blocked in China. However, the country has its own homegrown social media platforms, such as Sina Weibo and Renren (equivalents of Twitter and Facebook respectively). According to statistics, China had around 536,000,000 users on top social networks. This makes the total [...]

What do you get when you mix talent, ideas, intelligence and entrepreneurial spirit with top-level education? You simply get the amazing concoction of Oxford Entrepreneurs,! Launched in February 2002, Oxford Entrepreneurs is the largest student society at Oxford University and has now become the largest free business and entrepreneurship society in Europe with over 7,000 [...]

Underwritten by Eurovision, News Xchange is the news industry’s most provocative and most insightful conversation. It’s where those with a passion for news come to connect, collaborate, challenge and create. News Xchange is a community. This community comprises delegates from the  event in Athens last year and delegates who will attend this year’s event. The [...]

“Innovation for jobs” is hamstrung by silos in governments and media, say Sven Otto Littorin, Swedish Minister for Employment 2006-2010, and David Nordfors, co-founder of the Stanford University Center for Innovation and Communication, suggesting principles for a Competitive Democracy. Sweden handled the latest financial crisis better than most nations. Its growth rate is among the [...]