Dubai: UAE Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Teleworking Applications, Mr. Omar bin Sultan Al Olama has become a member of the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Young Global Leaders community (YGLs) 2022.
The Forum unites 109 members from the international young leaders, aged 40 years or younger, from public figures, businessmen, social entrepreneurs, academic, social, cultural and sports leaders, and heads of civil society institutions and media sectors.
The YGLs community aims to expedite the positive impact of a diverse community of responsible leaders across borders and sectors to shape a more inclusive and sustainable future and address challenges.
The 2022 group of YGL hosts members from 42 countries worldwide, who will join hands to develop leadership program that will help them achieve greater impact. The program features executive courses and vast opportunities to collaborate and test ideas with a reliable network of peers.
INCLUSION OF THE UAE MINISTER
Mr. Al Olama was inducted to the YGLs community in recognition of his role in implementing the directions and vision of the UAE’s wise leadership leveraging AI solutions, promoting the digital economy, attracting coding talents, developing their capabilities and providing them with opportunities to participate in establishing the pillars of a diverse, digital, future economy.
Sharing his view on the occasion, the UAE Minister remarked that his membership speaks volumes about the leading position of the UAE across the globe in future-related disciplines, enabled by the vision and directives of the wise leadership, who rely on youth in shaping the future, and enhance their participation in leading vital sectors.
The YGLs community is a global platform that enables sharing the UAE’s experience, pinpointing its leading position and introducing its future directions and vision to the whole world. YGL further has a main role in shaping a better future using the ideas and vision of exceptional young leaders from various sectors and countries worldwide.
Mr. Omar bin Sultan Al Olama shared about the community he joined.
YOUNG GLOBAL LEADERS
Professor Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the WEF introduced the concept of Young Global Leaders community (YGLs) in 2004 with the Initiative being launched 1 year later.
Since then, the forum has added new memberships frequently. The Forum currently includes hundreds of members from countries worldwide.
The community aims to form an integrated global platform for exceptional young leaders, who have the potential to promote partnerships among various sectors. It seeks to invest in their talents and skills to shape the future, develop economies and build sustainable societies, by sharing experiences and success stories to empower young leaders and enhance their capabilities towards finding solutions for the most pressing current and future challenges.
Every year, Switzerland-based independent international organization, the World Economic Forum (WEF) honors 200 outstanding young global leaders, in recognition of their professional achievements, commitment to society causes, and contribution to shaping the future.
The YGLs community alumni add up to 1,400+ members from 120 nationalities, including heads of government, leaders of the private sector, CEOs of prominent companies, in addition to Nobel Prize laureates.