WEF announces leaders of the future

KATHMANDU:

The World Economic Forum (WEF) announced today the leaders under 40, who are shaping the future of industry and society. The list includes two Nepalis, who have been honoured as young global leaders (YGLs) this year — Gagan Thapa, member of the Constituent Assembly, and Tshering Lama, country director of Childreach Nepal.

They join two previous YGL honourees from Nepal — Aashmi Rana (2008), managing director of Rana Global Pvt Ltd and Ashutosh Tiwari (2011), CEO of Sherpa Adventure Gear.

A third of the new class of YGLs come from Asia and about half come from emerging economies, as per the press statement. The list of YGLs has a strong representation from women leaders and is split 50-50 between business and non-profit sectors.

The class of 2015 joins a community which has been growing in significance since it began 10 years ago. Current and former YGLs include 11 heads of state and government, 10 heads of Fortune 500 companies, 15 UN goodwill ambassadors, six Guinness World Record holders, four Oscar winners, three Olympic gold medallists, two Nobel Prize winners and an astronaut.

“The YGLs include the world’s most pioneering, next-generation leaders who have developed in their journey to produce positive, tangible impacts in their countries, industries and societies,” the statement quoted John Dutton, director and head of the YGL Community at the World Economic Forum, as saying. “The class of 2015, together with the community over past 10 years, shows how the future of business and public leadership is becoming more gender-equal, more geographically diverse, more varied in its expertise and is challenging established ways to get things done.”

The class of 2015 includes 23 people from East Asia, 17 from Greater China, 39 from Europe, 13 from Latin America, 15 from the Middle East and North Africa, 44 from North America, 19 from South Asia and 17 from sub-Saharan Africa.

Source:THT