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MEDIA PARTNERSHIP
GLOBAL CREATIVE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT DISCUSSION TOPICS
Global Security
Emerging Threats
Human Security
As evidenced by the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, devastation on a mass scale can be carried out
with relatively small means and be coordinated from the other side of the globe. Furthermore, the Internet
and global telecommunications, as well as advances in the biological and computer sciences, make it more
possible than ever for security threats to emerge from unconventional locations. The Summit asks how to
defend against Emerging Threats while preserving the liberties critical to a democratic global
community.
The Summit also addresses issues of Human Security and Human Rights. Under these topics, the
Summit looks at how best to stop drug and human trafficking, provide peace, security and justice to those
afflicted by war and build institutional infrastructure to empower local and national governments.
Environment
Climate Change vs. Economic Growth
The debate on climate change and the protection of the environment plays a central role in the Summit since
it concerns not only how nations can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but how a transition to cleaner
energy sources can be made economically viable. This debate, like those concerning many other topics at the
Summit, focuses on the consequences of inaction in a situation where the challenge is understood and
practical solutions have been proposed. This session brings together scientists and policy makers as well as
entrepreneurs engaged in funding, testing and deploying new technologies and new industries.
Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenede of the Kingdom
of the Netherlands
President Bharrat Jagdeo of Guyana