The Global Shapers Community is an initiative of the World Economic Forum consisting of nearly 400 local hubs around the world that bring together over 8,000 top young leaders between the ages of 20 and 30. It is described as the sister community to the Forum of Young Global Leaders (YGL).[1]
The Global Shapers Community was founded in 2011 by Klaus Schwab, Chairman of the World Economic Forum.[2][3]
On February 10, 2021, the Global Shapers Community launched the Davos Lab initiative which aimed to "mobilize all interested citizens, stakeholders, and decision-makers to shape ten big youth-driven recovery efforts for the current decade."[4]
Name | Position | Notes |
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Klaus Schwab | Founder | World Economic Forum |
Natalie Pierce | Head of the Global Shapers Community[5] | - |
Wadia Ait Hamza | Head of the Global Shapers Community (former)[6] | Forum of Young Global Leaders |
Project and funding partners of the Global Shapers Community include:[7][8][9][1:1][5:1]
Schwab, K., & Hamza, W. A. (2021). Global Shapers Community Annual Report 2020–2021. Box; World Economic Forum. https://weforum.ent.box.com/v/gsc-annual-report-20-21 ↩︎ ↩︎
Who are the Global Shapers? (2011, October 7). World Economic Forum. http://archive.today/2023.01.15-143942/https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2011/10/who-are-the-global-shapers/ ↩︎
Building a movement. Global Shapers. Retrieved February 8, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.02.08-214410/https://www.globalshapers.org/story ↩︎
The Davos Lab: Building Our Future. (2021, February 10). Global Shapers. http://archive.today/2023.12.07-185649/https://www.globalshapers.org/news-updates/the-davos-lab-building-our-future/ ↩︎
Schwab, K., & Pierce, N. (2022). Global Shapers Annual Report 2021 - 2022. Box; World Economic Forum. https://weforum.ent.box.com/s/s1pu3rhxv4757degjrtom1mzow6x7i8b ↩︎ ↩︎
Schwab, K., & Hamza, W. A. (2019). Global Shapers Community Annual Report 2018-2019. World Economic Forum. https://web.archive.org/web/20231203225149/https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Global_Shapers_Annual_Report_2018_2019.pdf ↩︎
Building collaborations. Global Shapers. Retrieved December 3, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20231203225123/https://www.globalshapers.org/partnerships/ ↩︎
Schwab, K. Global Shapers Community Annual Report 2017-2018. World Economic Forum. Retrieved December 3, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20231203225148/http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Global_Shapers_Community_Annual_Report_2017_2018.pdf ↩︎
Schwab, K., & Hamza, W. A. (2020). Global Shapers Community Annual Report 2019-2020. Box; World Economic Forum. https://weforum.ent.box.com/v/gsc-report-2020 ↩︎