We are at a juncture of facing challenges un-parallel in history and these problems are global in nature, such as climate change, gender parity, security, and many more. In a hyper connected world, the sources of these challenges are multi-dimensional, and span across borders which requires global solutions. And finding solutions to these unprecedented challenges fundamentally requires new ways of thinking.
Many of these global solutions can only be possible when there is a Peace & harmony in the world. finding solutions to these unprecedented challenges fundamentally requires new ways of thinking.
This is your host – Swamy Sriperumbudur and you are listening to “LEADERSHIP IN CRISIS”, and we have invited a very special guest and PEACE LEADER Steve Killelea
Steve Killelea combines a highly successful career in technology with a philanthropic focus on peace and sustainable development to shed new light on issues, from terrorism and conflict to economics and prosperity. He founded the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) in 2007, as an independent not for profit global research institute analyzing the intertwined relationships between business, peace, and economic development. Steve’s funding and thought leadership behind the Institute would see him recognized as one of the World’s 100 Most Influential People on reducing the onset of armed violence. He is also the founder of the Global Peace Index, the world’s leading quantitative measurement of global peacefulness, ranking 163 countries, and independent territories.
Steve currently serves on the President’s Circle for Club de Madrid, the largest forum of democratic former Presidents and Prime Ministers working to strengthen democracy. In 2010, Steve was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for his service to the community through the global peace movement, and in 2016 was awarded the Luxembourg Peace Prize. Steve is also the author of 'Peace in the Age of Chaos: The Best Solution for a Sustainable Future'.
