Speakers for OWF - Be the change! Spring 2013!
Nena
Succesful singer and founder of the “New School in Hamburg.” A school concept for enhancing individual talent. She received the 2008 Honor award of the “German Children’s Prize”.Peter Maffay
Singer, Composer and music producer. He started in 2000 the Peter Maffay Foundation “Shelter for disadvantaged children and young people”. For his community work in 1996 he received the Federal Cross of Merit, in 2006 the World Vision Charity Award and in 2011 the German Sustainability Award. He is the creator and co-inventor of “Tabaluga” and patron of the Tabaluga Foundation – Helping Children in Need._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish
Egyptian chemist and development aid worker. Founder of SEKEM, which is a development initiative on 70 hectare desert. SEKEM today is market leader in biological agriculture and plant cures. Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Dürr
German quantum physicist, who in addition to proposing a World Peace Initiative has advocated responsible scientific and energy policies.Krishnammal Jagannathan
Indian social service activist, whose Ghandi style protests have fought against social injustice, uplifting the rights of women, the poor and the landless.Bianca Jagger
Nicaraguan-born Human rights advocate and Alternative Nobel Prize laureate. Jagger currently serves as a Council of Europe Goodwill Ambassador, Founder and Chair of the Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation and Member of the Executive Director's Leadership Council of Amnesty International USA.
Prof. Dr. Ervin Laszlo
Hungarian philosopher of science, systems and integral theorist. Pioneer for a new global consciousness and awareness and founder of the Club of Budapest.Manfred Max-Neef
Chilean economist, ecologist and Alternative Nobel Prize laureate. Pioneer of the “Human Scale Development” model based on fundamental human needs.
Dr. Ute-Henriette Ohoven
A longstanding humanitarian advocate, Ute-Henriette Ohoven initially focused her activities on cancer research and treatment for children in her native Germany. Her 1992 designation as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador further broadened and intensified her commitment. Prof. Dr. Amit Goswami
Indian-American Quantum physicist. He taught at the Institute of Theoretical Science, University of Oregon, USA. He combines Quantum physics and Spirituality.H.H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Indian spiritual leader and founder of the Art of Living Foundation.Jakob von Uexküll
Swedish writer and lecturer. Founder of the Right Livelihood Award and the World Future Council.Götz W. Werner
Founder, co-owner, and member of the advisory board of DM-drogerie markt, a large German drugstore chain. He was head of the company for 35 years. Since 2003 he has been the head of the Institute for Entrepreneurshipat the university of Karlsruhe, in south west Germany. In addition he is founder of the
initiative “Unternimm die Zukunft” – meaning “take on the future” – a project to raise
awareness about and to make feasible, the introduction of the basic income, also
known as the citizens’ income.
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