The Global Economic Fellows Program

The objective of the Global Economic Fellows Program is to promote the initiatives of young, exceptionally promising individuals in the mission of global problem-solving. This program is meant to initiate an ongoing international effort that taps some of the brightest minds of the young generation to identify, evaluate and implement solutions to global problems.

Global Economic Fellows (GEFellows) are exceptionally creative young individuals who are already making noteworthy contributions towards proposing and developing solutions to aspects of major global problems. These enterprising individuals show promise of becoming leading change-makers in their respective communities—academia, business, policy-making, the media, and civil organizations— by spearheading projects that promote the global public interest. Further, they adhere to the GES global problem-solving mission and recognize the need to build a global citizenship identity that encourages individuals to take responsibility in the pursuit of concrete solutions. In this perspective they seek responsible novel answers to important global challenges with a view to promoting sustainable economic development, social cohesion, innovation and growth, empowerment of the poor, and economic, political, and social security.

As representatives of the young generation within the GES, the GEFellows play an essential role in the following respects:

• They present to the GES community novel, potentially important ideas in the service of global problem-solving.
• They pursue concrete projects that put into action practical visions of the GES.
• They initiate an intergenerational dialogue on global problem-solving by contributing to the Virtual GES and the GES sessions.
• They develop next-generational solution proposals and contribute to the Global Economic Solutions, a yearly publication that gathers important contributions generated by the GES. The Global Economic Solutions are useful, imaginative steps in a constructive direction, supported through a broad agreement among experts and decision makers in the GES community.
• They contribute to shaping the GES agenda by participating in the Global Economic Workshop and by making session suggestions.
• They contribute to extending and diversifying the GES community and the GES global network.

- The Global Economic Fellows 2011 -

- The Global Economic Fellows 2010 -

- The Global Economic Fellows 2009 -