Meridian Global Leadership Summit 2013

On Friday, October 18, Meridian International Center hosted the second annual Global Leadership Summit in partnership with Gallup and the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. The event, which brought policy makers, subject matter experts, diplomats, business leaders and members of the media, was a high level forum to discuss the current—and future–state of global leadership.

The Chairman of Meridian’s Board of Trustees, Governor James J. Blanchard opened the Summit with welcome remarks followed by brief remarks from Ball and Summit Chair, Dalia Mroue-Fateh, Founder of Salt Productions, LLC.

The Summit featured the release of “Global States of Mind: New Metrics for World Leaders,” presented by Jim Clifton, Chairman and CEO of Gallup. The report captured key findings from over 160 countries on what citizens think of their leadership and set the stage for ensuing discussion through two dynamic sessions. The poll, the only global study of its kind, measures the views of citizens on key quality of life issues, including law and order, food and shelter, institutions and infrastructure, good jobs, and well-being. The report shows that factors beyond classical economic measures affect people’s attitudes and behaviors, and provides leaders with better tools to examine the future of economics, government performance, and the overall momentum of the world’s population. According to Clifton, “Through classical economy data we know what people worldwide are spending and transacting, but we do not know what people are thinking or how they are feeling. Classical economic data do not necessarily reveal conditions for instability or revolution. We are more likely to predict stability or revolution when we review metrics of hope, suffering, perceptions of government corruption, number of good jobs, and perceptions of safety and food security.”

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Dalia Mroue-Fateh, Founder, Salt Productions, LLC and Meridian Ball Chair. Photos by Joyce N. Boghosian

The audience of more than 200 leaders in attendance at the Meridian Global Leadership Summit. Photos by Joyce N. Boghosian

H.E. Tebelelo Seretse, H.E. Eduardo Medina-Mora, Vali Nasr and Stuart W. Holliday. Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian

Jim Clifton, Chairman and CEO of Gallup. Photos by Joyce N. Boghosian

Vali Nasr, Dean School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins and Ambassador Stauart Holliday, Chairman and CEO of Meridian International Center. Photos by Joyce N. Boghosian

Shaygan Kheradpir, Chief Operations and Technology Officer, Barclays; Tom Monahan, Chairman and CEO, CEB; The Lord Palumbo of Walbrook, Chairman of the Jury, The Pritzker Prize for Architecture; Mohamed Shafik Gabr, Chairman and Managing Director, ARTOC Group for Investment and Development; and Christopher M. Schroeder, Entrepreneur and Author of Startup Rising: The Entrepreneurial Revolution Remaking the Middle East.Photos by Joyce N. Boghosian

Speakers

Jim Clifton

Chairman and CEO @ Gallup

M. Shafik Gabr

Chairman and Managing Director @ ARTOC Group for Investment and Development

The Honorable Stuart W. Holliday

CEO @ Meridian

Shaygan Kheradpir

Chief Operations and Technology Officer @ Barclays

Britlan Malek

Clinical Psychologist @ Children’s National Medical Center

H.E. Eduardo Medina-Mora

Ambassador of Mexico to the U.S.

Dalia Mroue-Fateh

Founder @ Salt Productions, LLC

Vali Nasr

Dean @ School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University

Christophe Navarre

Chairman and CEO @ Moët Hennessy

The Lord Palumbo of Walbrook

Chairman of the Jury @ The Priztker Prize for Architecture

Mark J. Penn

Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer @ Microsoft

Christopher M. Schroeder

Entrepreneur and Author

H.E. Tebelelo Mazile Seretse

Ambassador of the Republic of Botswana to the U.S.

Tomicah Tillemann

Senior Advisor for Civil Society and Emerging Democracies @ U.S. Department of State

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Meridian Global Leadership Summit 2013 | October 2013
Number of Attendees:	250
Impact Areas:	Business and Trade, Civic Engagement, Cultural Diplomacy, Education, Energy and the Environment, Entrepreneurship, Foreign Policy, Global Health, Governance and Transparency, Human and Civil Rights, Media and Journalism, Public Diplomacy, Science and Technology, Security and Defense, Volunteerism, Youth Leadership Development
Program Areas:	Diplomatic Engagement
Partners:	Public Sector, Private Sector, Diplomatic Corps, Individuals/Donors