KUALA LUMPUR: The inaugural Youth Engagement Summit (YES) 2009 will feature several international luminaries, including Live Aid founder Sir Bob Geldof, Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan and world chess legend Garry Kasparov.
Other luminaries appearing in the event to be held on Nov 16-17 include online network Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, AirAsia chief executive officer Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes, Facebook market development director Randi Zuckerberg, former World Bank managing director Dr Mamphele Ramphele and the sole survivor of the tragic 1972 Andes airplane crash Nando Parado are confirmed speakers at YES 2009.
The event, to be opened by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre, will be hosted and moderated by top anchor Lorraine Hahn of CNN and CNBC.
YES 2009 strategy director and organising chairman Harmander Singh said the line-up of global change icons promised multi-faceted content aimed at inspiring the new leaders of Southeast Asia.
A million youth voices will also be compiled into a report to be given to Southeast Asian governments and businesses after the event.
The messages from Southeast Asia youth in the report called ‘Sea for Change Youth Report’ aimed to give governments and businesses a cross-section of the kind of change youths want and need in terms of the economy, civil society and politics.
The survey is located at www.yes2009.asia where participants between 15 and 35 stand a chance to win a trip to YES 2009, including air tickets, full accommodation and delegate passes worth more than RM8,750.
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