The 2013 Counsellors include: Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary General, Bob Geldof, activist and musician, Boris Becker, former tennis World No.1, Arianna Huffington, founder, Huffington Post, Antony Jenkins, Global Chief Executive, Barclays, Francois Pienaar, former South Africa rugby union captain, Fatima Bhutto, author, Ahmed Kathrada, former political advisor to President Mandela, Ron Garan, astronaut, Lily Cole, model & actress, Paul Polman, Global CEO, Unilever, Natalia Voidanova, model and philanthropist, and Muhammad Yunus, founder, Grameen Bank and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
The agenda for the 2013 Summit covers many topics from HIV and Aids, the power of protest, leadership, business, enumployment and gender discrimination. For more on the sessions and the speakers click here.
This is the first time the summit is being hosted in Africa
MTN, the National Host Sponsor of the 2013 One Young World Summit, the first to be held in Africa, selected 24 youth delegates from 19 of its markets across Africa and the Middle East to attend the event. An additional two delegates will be selected this month to represent South Africa.
The opening ceremony will take place at Soccer City on October 2, where 8 000 people are expected to attend. During the Opening Ceremony, 185 members of the delegation, will represent their country in taking part in the Flag-laying Ceremony. The summit takes place at the Sandton Convention Centre until October 5.
Watch the video below of the live draw of the flag bearer for the 2013 Summit
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