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Queen Rania
"What does guarantee that women are getting their rights is making sure that their values such as democratic values, human rights, freedom of expression, respect of political diversity, freedom of religion, are in place. The role of the civil society is absolutely critical in that regard."
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Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah

Saskia Sassen
"Globally the worst issue is that billions are simply expelled from reasonable lives and dominant forms of Capitalism today are one big reason for this."
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Professor Saskia Sassen

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Columbia University, USA

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princess Sumaya
"There is no point in developing the tools for citizenship, if we do not recognise ourselves and all members of our community as citizens with equal rights to express and to be heard."
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HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan

Sonja Lokar
"I was really impressed by the support that GTF has been able to offer to the young industrious women of the MENA countries. Very few international organizations are giving them something tangible. You do!"
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Sonja Lokar

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President, European Women’s Lobby

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"Talents will flourish in a truly collective research culture where many contributions and innovations feed into each other, helping find solutions to the defining questions of our own era. The Global Thinkers Forum provides an invaluable platform for discussion and exchange of ideas."
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Zaha Hadid

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CEO, Zaha Hadid Architects

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Humaira Wakili

Director, TYO

Dr Heinrich Kreft

Ambassador

Yavuz Baydar

Journalist

Thanos Dokos

Director-General ELIAMEP

Victoria Budson

Executive Director WAPPP, Harvard

Prof. Marc Ventresca

SBS Oxford University

Tu Weiming

Professor of Philosophy, Peking University

Geir Lippestad

Lawyer

Dr Maisah Sobaihi

Academic/Performer

Panos Papazoglou

CMP, Ernst & Young

Dr Ibrahim Abouleish

Founder SEKEM

H.E Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser

High-Representative for UNAoC

Reem N. Bsaiso

Leading ICT Consultant

HRH Princess Sumaya

President, Royal Scientific Society

Ram Aviram

Ambassador (Ret)

Ali Aslan

Senior Anchor Deutsche Welle

Sir Dirk Brossé

Music Director of ‘The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia’

Akinwole Omoboriowo II

CEO Genesis Electricity Nigeria

Christiana Lambrinidis

Scholar

Yiorgos Kaminis

Mayor of Athens

Daniel R. Fung

Solicitor, Expert on China

Georgia Kartsanis

CEO of SARGIA Partners

Athanassios G. Platias

Professor of Strategy at the University of Piraeus

Marianna V. Vardinoyannis

UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador

Shahira Amin

Journalist

Hakan Altinay

Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

Rodi Kratsa

Member of the European Parliament

Marco Veremis

Founder & CEO
 

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