PRESIDENT CLINTON TO RALLY LEADERS OF THE FUTURE AT ONE YOUNG WORLD OPENING CEREMONY IN PITTSBURGH

PRESIDENT CLINTONTO RALLY LEADERS OF THE FUTURE  AT ONE YOUNG WORLD OPENING CEREMONY INPITTSBURGH

KOFI ANNAN, JACK DORSEY, BOB GELDOF, JOSS STONE, JAMIEOLIVER, FATIMA BHUTTO, NATALIA VODIANOVA AND PAUL POLMAN TO PARTICIPATE INGLOBAL GATHERING OF YOUNG LEADERS

MAYOR LUKE RAVENSTAHL TO WELCOME 1,300 DELEGATES FROM182 COUNTRIES 

PITTSBURGH - PresidentBill Clinton spoke to over 1,300 young leaders from around the world  as they gather in Pittsburgh to address society’s mostpressing issues.

President Clinton addressed delegatesat the opening ceremony, which will kick off three days of activity designed toproduce tangible action plans for positive change across the globe.

Bob Geldof KBE, and Nobel Peace PrizeLaureate Muhammad Yunus will speak at the opening ceremony on the evening ofOctober 18, to outline the challenges and opportunities One Young Worldpresents to delegates and returning Ambassadors.

They are part of a distinguished group ofCounsellors that includes former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan; Twitterco-founder Jack Dorsey; musician Joss Stone; model and philanthropist NataliaVodianova; Unilever CEO Paul Polman and campaigner Jamie Oliver. TheCounsellors will offer inspiration and assistance to delegates as they developtheir plans of action.

The ceremony will see One Young Worldco-founders, David Jones, Global CEO of Havas, and Kate Robertson, UK GroupChairman of Havas Worldwide, formally open the third annual One Young Worldsummit, the first to take place in the USA.

In a display of the summit’s global reach,representatives from each of the 182 attending countries will then parade theirnational flags before laying them down on stage as a gesture of unity.

One Young World will be welcomed to Pittsburgh byMayor Luke Ravenstahl, who at 32 still holds the distinction of being theyoungest mayor of any major U.S. city.  The opening ceremony will takeplace at the at the Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts, home to thePittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, which will perform on the evening.

David Jones,co-founder One Young World and Global CEO of Havas, said:

“The One Young World opening ceremony willprovide an inspiring backdrop for the main focus of the summit - how youngleaders can bring tangible change into their communities.

“The attendance of President Clinton,along with international figures including Sir Bob Geldof, Muhammad Yunus andKofi Annan, demonstrates the global significance One Young World has attained.They are world-renowned leaders who can inspire the next generation ofdecision-makers and help shape their ideas into plans for concrete action."

Sy Holzer,president, PNC Bank Pittsburgh and chairman, One Young World PittsburghPartnership Executive Committee, said:

“From our waterways and bridges, to ourarchitecture, symphony and hospitality, Pittsburgh will show its connection tothe nations of the world. The opening ceremony will set the tone for the nextthree days and inspire a sense of community that the delegates will become apart of during the summit and thereafter.”

The full list ofOne Young World Counsellors is:

· Álvaro Uribe - former President ofColombia
· Arianna Huffington- founder and CEO, Huffington Post
· Bernard Kouchner - co-founder, MédecinsSans Frontieres and Medecins du Monde
· Bill Strickland - president and CEO,Manchester Bidwell Corporation
· Bob Geldof - musician and activist
· Carole Stone - founder, YouGovStone
· Carolyn Miles - president and CEO, Savethe Children
· Christine Ockrent - journalist
· Doug Richard - founder, School forStartups
· Eli Leoni-Sceti - co-founder and chairman,LSG Holdings
· Fatima Bhutto - author, journalist andcampaigner
· Glenn Manoff - director, social businessand sustainability, O2
· Hans Reitz - founder and managingdirector, The Grameen Creative Lab
· Imran Khan - former Pakistan cricketcaptain and politician
· Jack Dorsey - co-founder, Twitter and andCEO of Square
· James Chau - anchor, China CentralTelevision (CCTV)
· Jamie Oliver - chef, BBC broadcaster andnutrition campaigner
· Jan Peter Ballkenende - former PrimeMinister of the Netherlands
· Jeremy Gilley - British actor,filmmaker, founder of Peace One Day
· Jimmy Wales - founder and CEO,Wikipedia
· Joss Stone - musician
· Kal Penn - actor and adviser toPresident Obama
· Ken Roth - executive director, HumanRights Watch
· Kofi Annan - former Secretary-General ofthe United Nations
· Manfred Honeck - music director,Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
· Marc Kielburger - co-founder, Freethe Children and Me to We
· Michael Hastings - journalist andwriter
· Michiel Bakker - director-global foodservices, Google
· Miller Matola - CEO, Brand SA
· Muhammad Yunus - founder, GrameenBank and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
· Natalia Vodianova - model andphilanthropist
· Oscar Morales- campaigner, founder of One Million Voices Against The FARC
· Paul Polman - Global CEO, Unilever
· Pete Cashmore - founder and CEO,Mashable
· Peter Solmssen - general counsel,Siemens Corporation
· Silvia Lagnado - CMO, Bacardi
· Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima - formerlong-distance runner
· Will Hutton -columnist and former editor-in-chief, The Observer
· ZafarSiddiqi - chairman and co-founder of CNBC Africa, chairman and founder of CNBCArabia and president and founder of CNBC Pakistan