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Claudia Olsson
Claudia Olsson (born 27 December 1983) is a Swedish technology expert, business leader, and speaker with a background in engineering and economics. She is CEO and founder of Exponential AB, founder of Stellar Capacity AB, an Associate Faculty member at Singularity University, a David Rockefeller Fellow at the Trilateral Commission, as well as a Young Global Leader with the World Economic Forum. Career Olsson started her career as Project Manager of the Stockholm International Youth Science Seminar for the Nobel Prize Committee and the Federation of Young Scientists. She then worked for the Swedish Trade Council in Warsaw and the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in New York City. She set up and managed the policy think-tank ACCESS Health International in Singapore following her work for ACCESS in India. She then served as a Senior Advisor to the Office of Strategic Analysis at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Sweden. From 2010 to 2015, Olsson served as a bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
INSA Lyon
The Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) is a non-profit, nonpartisan 501(c)(6) professional organization based in Arlington Virginia for public and private sector members of the United States Intelligence Community. History INSA was founded in 1979 as the Security Affairs Support Association (SASA) to bring together professionals in the intelligence field, primarily focused on the National Security Agency, and to assist members in staying current on intelligence and national security community issues. SASA's headquarters were in Annapolis Junction, Maryland. Maj Gen John E. Morrison, Jr., a 2001 NSA Hall of Honor Inductee, served as president of SASA from 1979 to 1999. SASA's Board of Directors voted in November 2005 to rename the organization the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) in order to broaden its reach across the intelligence and national security communities and better serve the community in the period following the establishment of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1983 Births
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 24 – Twenty-five members of the Red Brigades are sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1978 murder of Italian politician Aldo Moro. * January 25 ** High-ranking Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia. ** IRAS is launched from Vandenberg AFB, to conduct the world's first all-sky infrared survey from space. February * February 2 – Giovanni Vigliotto goes on trial on charges of polygamy involving 105 women. * February 3 – Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Fraser is granted a double dissolution of both houses of parliament, for elections on March 5, 1983. As Fraser is being granted the dissolution, Bill Hayden resigns as leader of the Australian Labor Party, and in the subsequent lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veckans Affärer
''Veckans Affärer'' (, lit. "the week's business") was a Swedish business magazine published on a weekly basis in Stockholm, dealing in all business-related matters both within and outside Sweden. It was in circulation between 1965 and 2019. History and profile ''Veckans Affärer'' was first published in 1965. The magazine was modeled on ''Business Week'' and was started by Erik Westerberg. The founding editor-in-chief was Gustaf von Platen. The magazine was published by Bonnier Business Press. It had its headquarters in Stockholm, and one of its editor-in-chief was Ulf Skarin. In September 2019, Bonnier announced the closure of ''Veckans Affärer'', and its final issue printed in December that year. Several of its initiatives would move over to the '' Dagens industri'' newspaper. Circulation Following its establishment in 1965 ''Veckans Affärer'' had a circulation of 25,000 copies. In the mid-1980s the magazine sold 44,000 copies. In 2004 the circulation of the magazine w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciudad De Las Ideas (conference)
La Ciudad de las Ideas (stylized as CDI) is an annual conference held in Puebla, Mexico, produced by Mexican writer and television producer Andrés Roemer. Its objective is to debate ideas in science, technology, art, design, politics, education, culture, business, entertainment, and other areas of knowledge. The event has been referred to as the "brain olympics" by cognitive scientist Daniel Dennett. CDI speakers have included Nobel Prize winners Jerome Isaac Friedman, Mario J. Molina, Jody Williams, Daniel Kahneman, and Paul Krugman; researchers Robert Sapolsky, Steven Pinker, Eduard Punset, Clotaire Rapaille, Tim Berners-Lee, David Buss, Richard Dawkins, Michael Shermer, Craig Venter, and Randi Zuckerberg; and Oscar nominees Adame Pesapane (PES) and Oliver Stone. Since 2008, up to 3,600 attendees have gathered in November in the historic center of Puebla. The head and curator of CDI is Andrés Roemer, partner of the NGO Poder Civico A.C., together with Ricardo Salinas P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Global Leaders
Forum of Young Global Leaders, or Young Global Leaders (YGL), was created by Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum. The YGL, a non-profit organization managed from Geneva, Switzerland, is under the supervision of the Swiss government. History The program was founded by Klaus Schwab of the World Economic Forum in 1993 under the name “Global Leaders for Tomorrow” and was renamed to Young Global Leaders in 2004. Schwab created the group with $1 million won from the Dan David Prize, and the inaugural 2005 class comprised 237 young leaders. Reception ''BusinessWeeks Bruce Nussbaum describes the Young Global Leaders as "the most exclusive private social network in the world", while the organization itself describes the selected leaders as representing "the voice for the future and the hopes of the next generation". Selection process Representing 70 different nations, Young Global Leaders are nominated by alumni to serve six-year terms and are subject to veto during t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friends Of Europe
Friends of Europe is a Brussels-based, not-for-profit think-tank for European Union policy analysis and debate. The organisation, established in 1999, has no political or national allegiance and is independent of the EU institutions. Its declared goal is to foster open discussion and to stimulate new thinking on the issues facing Europe and its citizens. It is located in the Treesquare building in De Meeûssquare. Areas of expertise The organisation's activities focus in particular on seven thematic areas: *Asia, Africa & emerging economies * Citizens' Europe *Climate & energy *Health *Migration & integration *Peace, security & defence *Digital, skills & inequalities Board of trustees Friends of Europe's board of trustees is composed of people who hold, or have held, positions of responsibility in European affairs. Its president is Etienne Davignon, a politician, businessman and former vice-president of the European Commission. Other members of the Praesidium are: * Pat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Young Leader
European, or Europeans, or Europeneans, may refer to: In general * ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to Europe ** Ethnic groups in Europe ** Demographics of Europe ** European cuisine, the cuisines of Europe and other Western countries * ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to the European Union ** Citizenship of the European Union ** Demographics of the European Union In publishing *The European (1953 magazine), ''The European'' (1953 magazine), a far-right cultural and political magazine published 1953–1959 *The European (newspaper), ''The European'' (newspaper), a British weekly newspaper published 1990–1998 *The European (2009 magazine), ''The European'' (2009 magazine), a German magazine first published in September 2009 *''The European Magazine'', a magazine published in London 1782–1826 *''The New European'', a British weekly pop-up newspaper first published in July 2016 Other uses * * Europeans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Institute Of Technology
The KTH Royal Institute of Technology ( sv, Kungliga Tekniska högskolan, lit=Royal Institute of Technology), abbreviated KTH, is a public research university in Stockholm, Sweden. KTH conducts research and education in engineering and technology and is Sweden's largest technical university. Currently, KTH consists of five schools with four campuses in and around Stockholm. KTH was established in 1827 as the ''Teknologiska institutet (Institute of Technology)'' and had its roots in the ''Mekaniska skolan (School of Mechanics)'' that was established in 1798 in Stockholm. But the origin of KTH dates back to the predecessor of the ''Mekaniska skolan'', the ''Laboratorium mechanicum'', which was established in 1697 by the Swedish scientist and innovator Christopher Polhem. The Laboratorium mechanicum combined education technology, a laboratory, and an exhibition space for innovations. In 1877 KTH received its current name, Kungliga Tekniska högskolan (KTH Royal Institute of Technol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm International Youth Science Seminar
Stockholm International Youth Science Seminar (SIYSS) is an annual weeklong event for young international scientists, arranged in connection with the Nobel festivities by the SIYSS Committee of the Swedish Federation of Young Scientists. The history of SIYSS dates back to 1976 when the first seminar was organized by the Swedish Federation of Young Scientists, with inspiration from Society for Science & the Public in USA. Turning out a great success, the SIYSS program has continued, combining the encounter with Swedish science and the Nobel Prize Awarding Ceremonies with an intense social program ever since then. The program aims to promote international understanding and friendship, bringing together young people from all over the world with similar interests. The participants are selected in different ways; some are winners of national science fairs, others represent organizations for young scientists or are selected by merit at their home universities. Whatever their background, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm School Of Economics
The Stockholm School of Economics (SSE; sv, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm, HHS) is a private business school located in city district Vasastaden in the central part of Stockholm, Sweden. SSE offers BSc, MSc and MBA programs, along with PhD- and Executive education programs. SSE's Master program in Finance is ranked no. 18 worldwide as of 2018. The Masters in Management program is ranked no. 7 worldwide by the ''Financial Times''. QS ranks SSE no.26 among universities in the field of economics worldwide. The school is the only privately funded university in Sweden. SSE is accredited by EQUIS and is a member of CEMS. SSE has founded sister organizations: SSE Riga in Riga, Latvia, and SSE Russia in St Petersburg and Moscow, Russia. It also operates ''the European Institute of Japanese Studies ''(Japanese, kanji: 欧州日本研究所,'' ''Japanese, romaji: Ōshū Nihon kenkyūjo), a research institute in Tokyo, Japan. History The Stockholm School of Economics was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
