Kofi Annan receives Tällberg Forum’s Leadership Award

Today, on the closing day of this year’s Tällberg Forum, former U.N. General Secretary Kofi Annan receives the third annual “Tällberg Leadership Award for Principled Pragmatism”. Kofi Annan receives the award for his work at the United Nations”. The prize comes with a sum of SEK 500 000 that will go to Kofi Annan’s Global Humanitarian Forum.

Kofi Annan receives the prize, the Tällberg Foundation writes in its motivation, for “staying true to his principled pragmatism throughout his ten years at the helm of the United Nations. Mr. Annan steered his course under tremendous pressures through turbulent and troubling times. With his inner calm and clarity of values, he offered African ubuntu and Nordic consensus to the negotiation tables, however not always accepted by conflicting powers.”

- Kofi Annan has emerged as one of the world’s leaders with the moral rectitude that we all need to solve our common global crises of human equity, the environment and welfare, says Bo Ekman, founder and chairman of Tällberg Forum.

The prize sum of the The Tällberg Foundation Leadership Award is of 500 000 Swedish kronor and made possible by the generous support of the Swedish Postcode Lottery, Svenska PostkodLotteriet.

- The funding generated through the Swedish Postcode Lottery goes to good causes that work toward a better and cleaner world. The contribution from the Lottery enables Kofi Annan to take concrete action using his outstanding leadership skills to create real change on the ground, says Niclas Kjellström-Matseke, CEO of Svenska PostkodLotteriet.

The award will be presented at a ceremony at the Tällberg Forum in presence of HM King Carl XVI Gustaf at 1600 on Sunday June 29. The event will be broadcast on Swedish Television’s channel SVT24.
Previous laureates of the Tällberg Leadership Award are Lord John Browne of Madingley, former Group Chief Executive of BP (United Kingdom) and Russell Ackoff, chairman of Interact (USA).

For more information:
Elin Westin, +46 709 64 44 46 or email tallbergpress@springtime.nu
Anna Wieslander, Head of Communication Svenska PostkodLotteriet +46 707 23 23 69

Facts Tällberg Forum
Tällberg Foundation has, for the past 27 years, gathered world leaders to discuss our common future. At this year’s Forum, held 25 – 29 June, 450 leaders from all over the globe will gather to exchange views on how on Earth we all can live together. Tällberg Forum is host to a unique fathering of leaders from over 70 countries, all of whom are important actors in solving the global challenges of the future, where the issue of climate change takes center stage. For more information, please visit www.tallbergforum.org.

Facts Svenska PostkodLotteriet
Svenska PostkodLotteriet is a subscription lottery which aims at generating funding for charities in order to contribute to a greener and more humane world. More than 700 000 Swedish households participate in the lottery, which in two years on the Swedish market has been able to raise SEK 270 million to charities in the fields of children´s rights, environment, humanitarian aid and health research. The fundraising model of Svenska PostkodLotteriet is to use commercial tools for good causes.

About Springtime and the press center at Tällberg Forum:
This year will mark the fourth consecutive time that Springtime has sponsored Tällberg Foundation with a press center in Tällberg and media contacts during the Forum. Springtime is a PR- and communication firm that works with internal communication, investor relations, brand-PR and public affairs. We believe that people influence people and that it is through conversation that attitudes, views and values can change. Please read more at www.springtime.nu.