Jimmy Wales (Wikipedia)
At the end of the session, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales encouraged the delegates to act on their convictions after the conclusion of One Young World.
The Counselors
From left: Zafar Siddiqi (CNBC Pakistan), Bob Geldof (Band Aid/ Live Aid), Peter Solmssen (Siemens), Jan Peter Balkenende (Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands), Ken Roth (Human Rights Watch), and Jack Dorsey (Twitter).
The One Young World Auditorium
About 1,300 young delegates from over 180 countries poured into Pittsburgh's David Lawrence Convention Center to address the issues they see facing the world.
Q&A Session
A delegate from Venezuela takes the opportunity to address the panel about the recent elections in his country.
Catherine Kipsang (Kenya)
Kipsang believes she will be president of Kenya by the time she is 45. Her organization givenumbers.com works to promote voter education and government transparency in Kenya by offering information about Kenya's political and economic situation.
Mary Anne Robles (Philippines) and Oyewole Akande (Nigeria)
The delegate speakers stress that despite their distance and different political climates, the need for integrity across business and political forums is universal.
Matthew Fitzpatrick (Australia)
Fitzpatrick discusses his nonprofit UNIT Central Incorporated which raises funds to support charities that serve underprivileged youth. In 2011, they were able to raise $45,000 (AUD) for these charities.
The Delegate Speakers
From left: Catherine Kipsang (Kenya), Deborah Vera-Cruz (Cape Verde), Matthew Fitzpatrick (Australia), George Makkoulis (Cyprus), Mary Anne Robles (Philippines). Not shown: Oyewole Akande (Nigeria) and Anita Chan (USA).
Jack Dorsey (Twitter)
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey makes his way to the stage to weigh in on the discussion.
Integrity and Transparency Session
Delegates watch an introductory video to kick off the plenary session on Integrity and Transparency.
Ken Roth (Human Rights Watch)
"Free speech is an essential element of a successful human rights movement because people need to communicate their plight..."
Ken Roth (Human Rights Watch)
The Executive Director of Human Rights Watch explains the various strategies Human Rights Watch uses to garner public disapproval towards oppressive governments throughout the world.
Jeremy Gilley (Peace One Day)
Gilley articulates the need to "institutionalize" his campaign by promoting awareness through varying societal angles such as art and education so that the cause can become self sustaining.
Jeremy Gilley (Peace One Day)
Filmmaker Jeremy Gilley explains the idea behind his Peace One Day movement. His initial goal was to have all world leaders to agree to a global cease fire for one day of the year as a first step toward world peace.
On October 18th, the One Young World conference kicked off its 3rd annual summit. Pittsburgh was the conference’s first United States host city. Around 1,300 delegates representing over 180 countries flocked to the David L. Lawrence Center to discuss issues facing the world today.
Friday, October 19th, was the first full day of conferences and presentations. Among other presentations, filmmaker Jeremy Gilley discussed his Peace One Day campaign, Ken Roth, the Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, discussed the process of combating social injustice, and a panel of delegate speakers and counselors discussed the issues of transparency and corruption in business and government. The panel’s counselors included musician and humanitarian Bob Geldof and Twitter founder Jack Dorsey.
Sampsonia Way had the opportunity to cover Friday’s events. Today, we present just a few of the highlights.
