
GLOBAL SHAPERS SERIES|
The power of youth in action
Shapers and the World Economic Forum
In 2011, Professor Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, founded the Global Shapers Community to empower young people to play an active role in shaping local, regional and global agendas.
The Global Shapers Community is a non-profit organization registered in Geneva, Switzerland and housed at the World Economic Forum. The Forum’s contribution to the Shapers organization includes significant financial and in-kind contributions for operational support including staff time, technology tools and opportunities to interact and collaborate with its membership network.
A tipping point
With the largest youth population in history, there is an unprecedented opportunity for young people to take an active role in shaping the future. This generation has inherited enormous global challenges, but has the ability to confront the status quo and offer youth-led solutions for change.
A grassroots network
Born out of the World Economic Forum, the Global Shapers Community is a network of inspiring young people under the age of 30 working together to address local, regional and global challenges. With more than 6,000 members, the Global Shapers Community spans 378 city-based hubs in 160 countries.

FEATURED EPISODES


Wadia Ait Hamza
Head of Global Shapers Community

Marisabel Ruiz
Guatemala City Hub, Guatemala

Nhat Vuong
Geneva Hub, Switzerland

Miinu Lumiaho
Curator of the Helsinki Hub, Finland
Lorrana Scarpioni
Curator of the Sao Paulo Hub, Brazil

Chelsea Glaser
Seattle Hub, United States of America

Esteban Jaramillo
Curator of the Medellin, Colombia Hub

Nunzio Martinello
Curator of the Venice, Italy Hub

Karanvir Singh
Curator of the Indor, India Hub

Curator of the Abuja, Nigeria Hub

Jenny Tchinnosian
Curator of the Buenos Aires, Argentina Hub
