Luna Shamsuddoha in Council of Global Thought Leaders
October 10, 2008 00:00:00
A Council of Global Thought Leaders has been set up in Lausanne to advise on the research, refine and nurture the reflection on the concept of Inclusive Growth, advise on concrete steps and mechanisms to formulate an action plan and the implementation process, says a press release.
This council has been constituted of 32 individuals committed to the principles of an inclusive and equitable global world economy where the ineffectiveness of distributive mechanisms is a genuine concern for the sustainability of the current world system.
The input of this council is absolutely key in the light of its diversity of skills and expertise displayed through its multi-stakeholder and global composition. Among the members are Professor Jagdish N. Bhagwati, Columbia University, Professor Dani Rodrik, Harvard University, Professor Amartya Sen, Harvard University, Luna Shamsuddoha, Chair, Dohatec, Professor Paul Collier, Oxford, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chair, Planning Commission India, Ernesto Zedillo, Former President of Mexico, Trevor Manuel, Finance Minister, South Africa, Rajeev Suri, Infosys Technologies Ltd, UK, John Elkington, Founder & Chief Entrepreneur, SustainAbility, Bilge Bassani, United Nations Foundation, David Bornstein, journalist & author, Carlos Braga, Director, World Bank, Professor Ben Bryant, IMD, Bruce Jenks, UNDP, Edouard Montier, IMD, Huong Ngo, founder, The Center for Development and Integration, Hanoi.
A meeting is scheduled to be held in Delhi in the third week of October 2008.