This is the fifth Forum in succession with 400 leaders from 70 nations representing world politics, business, science, culture and society in general. They will meet for conversations under the theme “How on earth can we live together - within the planetary boundaries?”.

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Tällberg Forum 2009

How on earth can we live together,
within the planetary boundaries?

 

Press Release
Stockholm 29 April, 2009

This is the fifth Forum in succession with 400 leaders from 70 nations representing world politics, business, science, culture and society in general. They will meet for conversations under the theme “How on earth can we live together - within the planetary boundaries?”.

This year’s forum will be the most important so far. The global situation we face today is one of converging crises – economic, environmental, political and social, while nation and sectors tend towards diverging interests. Strong voices must come together to build a common understanding upon which to build strategies for a new way forward.

This is the time to create the foundations of a new global world. Don’t miss the chance to be there.

This year we welcome…

World leaders such as:                                            

• President Paul Kagame of Rwanda
• Gro Harlem Brundtland, Former Prime Minister of Norway
• Mary Robinson, Executive Director, Ethical Globalization Initiative, Ireland
• Ashok Khosla, President, International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN), Switzerland 

 Some of the world’s strongest voices such as:

• Ray C. Anderson, Founder and Chairman, Interface, USA
• Pavan Sukhdev, Project Leader, Green Economy Initiative (UNEP), United Kingdom
• Lawrence C. Bloom, Chairman, EcoCities, United Kingdom
• Asha Hagi Elmi, winner of the Right Livelihoods Award 2008 and Chairlady, Save Somali Women and Children (SSWC), Somalia 
• Sunita Narain, Director, Centre for Science and Environment, India
• Alex Steffen, Executive Editor and Co-Founder, Worldchanging.com, USA
• Robert Swan, Antarctic explorer and Founder, 2041.com, United Kingdom

 From Sweden, we are happy to welcome:

• Klas Eklund, Chief Economist, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB), Sweden
• Cecilia Hermansson, Chief Economist, Swedbank, Sweden
• Erik Berglöf, Chief Economist, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, London
• Carin Jämtin, Oppositional Vice Mayor of Stockholm
• Anna Kinberg Batra, Chairman, The Riksdag Committee on EU Affairs
• Mattias Klum, Nature Photographer
• Adriana Lender, Director General, Försäkringskassan
• Birgitta Ohlsson, Member of Parliament

See out website for further background www.tallbergforum.org

Or for further questions email:
Caroline Stiernstedt Sahlborn, Tällberg Foundation
Telephone: +46 8 440 56 90  or +46 70 249 77 81
Email: press@tallbergfoundation.org

 

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About Tällberg Foundation

Forum 2009

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About Tällberg Foundation

Since 1981, the Tällberg Foundation has been deepening our understanding of issues related to leadership and change in society and business. The Foundation’s main focus of activity is to gather leaders from around the world and from a variety of backgrounds for discussions and reflection on HOW the world has changed and WHAT we can do. Main activities are Annual Forum at Tällberg, Sweden (last days of June every year), other workshops and seminars, projects, studies and research programs, leadership development initiatives and publishing. Over the years, the Tällberg Foundation has through the events that it produces established itself as a leading player in the global arena. The Tällberg Forum and other foundation activities are made possible through the generous support of its many private and public contributors. Lead contributor for 2009-2010 is Svenska PostkodLotteriet.

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