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| − | |members=Jamila Abass,Faisal Abbas,Shaharzad Akbar,Malak Jehad Al Akiely,Samar Ali,Eyad Alkassar,Omar Al-Madhi,Bernise Ang,Lois Auta,Terry Beech,Dan Berelowitz,Mohamed Alami Berrada,Rwitwika Bhattacharya-Agarwal,Alejandro Brenes,Sercan Celebi,Chen Man,Calvin Choi,Sangeet Paul Choudary,Abdourahmane Cissé,Molly Crockett, | + | |members=Jamila Abass, Faisal Abbas, Shaharzad Akbar, Malak Jehad Al Akiely, Samar Ali, Eyad Alkassar, Omar Al-Madhi, Bernise Ang, Lois Auta, Terry Beech, Dan Berelowitz, Mohamed Alami Berrada, Rwitwika Bhattacharya-Agarwal, Alejandro Brenes, Aja Brown, Sercan Celebi, Chen Man, Calvin Choi, Sangeet Paul Choudary, Abdourahmane Cissé, Molly Crockett, Pavel Durov, Mouhamed Moustapha Fall, Fan Ling, Rio Ferdinand, Nili Gilbert, Chido Govera, Mona Hammami, Osman Haneef, Zou Hao, Atsumi Hasegawa, Brad Henderson, Katie Hill, Florian Hoffmann, Christine Hsu, Lydie Hudson, Roberto Ibarra, Ramzi Jaber, Ankur Jain, Rana El Kaliouby, Faten Kallel, Shira Kaplan, Neema Kaseje, Sam Kass, Adam Kinzinger, Insa Klasing, Juan Pablo Larenas, Naisula Lesuuda, Brie Loskota, Yeoh Pei Lou, Emilia Macarie, Nadeen Matthews, Billy Mawasha, M. Yasmina McCarty, Maria Soledad Nuñez Mendez, Rebeca Minguela, Jesse Moore, Mike Moradi, Subha Nagarajan, Claudia Olsson, Sputniko! Ozaki, Sarah Parcak, Yuefei Qin, Maliha M. Quadir, Rapelang Rabana, Nina Rawal, Sheila Redzepi, Edward Santow, Hindol Sengupta, Stav Shaffir, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Shruti Shibulal, Navrina Singh, Richard Socher, Aarti Takoordeen, Rodrigo Tavares, Natznet Tesfay, Graves Tompkins, Ganzorig Ulziibayar, Rebecca van Bergen, Lisa Walker, Douglas C. K. Woo, Farzana Yaqoob, Luhan Yang, Nino Zambakhidze, Feng Zhang, Bill Liu Zihong |
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| + | '''This page lists the known [[WEF/Young Global Leaders]] for 2017'''<ref>https://www.younggloballeaders.org/community?class_year=2017&page=5&x=0&y=0</ref> The previous year's cadre is listed as [[WEF/Young Global Leaders 2016]], the following as [[WEF/Young Global Leaders 2018]]. | ||
| − | [[ | + | ==Selected Examples== |
| − | + | [[image:31896072037 ac3098384b c.jpg|thumb|left|"Imagine we could develop a precise drug that amplifies people's aversion to harming others; on this drug you won't hurt a fly, everyone taking it becomes like Buddhist monks. Who should take this drug? Only convicted criminals — people who have committed violent crimes? Should we put it in the water supply?" [[Molly Crockett]]]] | |
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*[[Molly Crockett]] is an American neuroscientist who studies human morality, altruism and decision making. In 2015, she showed that drugs targeting serotonin and dopamine in the brain can change moral decision-making in healthy people. | *[[Molly Crockett]] is an American neuroscientist who studies human morality, altruism and decision making. In 2015, she showed that drugs targeting serotonin and dopamine in the brain can change moral decision-making in healthy people. | ||
| + | *[[Richard Socher]] is Chief Scientist at [[Salesforce]] (important in the [[Covid-agenda]]) where he leads the company’s research efforts and works on bringing [[artificial intelligence]] solutions to Salesforce. | ||
| + | *Dr. [[Luhan Yang]] is the co-founder and chief scientific officer at eGenesis and later of Qihan Biotech, companies working to make [[xenotransplantation]] succeed, a medical procedure trying to engineer animal (especially pig) cells, tissues and organs for human transplantation. | ||
| + | *[[Feng Zhang]] - Scientist who played a central role in the development of [[optogenetics]] and [[CRISPR]] technologies. | ||
| − | + | == Off list members == | |
| − | + | * [[Aja Brown]]<ref>https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/03/young-global-leaders-meet-class-2017/</ref> | |
| + | * [[Pavel Durov]], founder of [[VKontakte]] and [[Telegram]], was mentioned on the WEF website as a Young Global Leader in 2017,<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20170629170213/http://widgets.weforum.org/ygl-2017/</ref> but is not listed the official Young Global Leaders membership directory. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:06, 9 May 2022
This page lists the known WEF/Young Global Leaders for 2017[1] The previous year's cadre is listed as WEF/Young Global Leaders 2016, the following as WEF/Young Global Leaders 2018.
Selected Examples
"Imagine we could develop a precise drug that amplifies people's aversion to harming others; on this drug you won't hurt a fly, everyone taking it becomes like Buddhist monks. Who should take this drug? Only convicted criminals — people who have committed violent crimes? Should we put it in the water supply?" Molly Crockett
- Molly Crockett is an American neuroscientist who studies human morality, altruism and decision making. In 2015, she showed that drugs targeting serotonin and dopamine in the brain can change moral decision-making in healthy people.
- Richard Socher is Chief Scientist at Salesforce (important in the Covid-agenda) where he leads the company’s research efforts and works on bringing artificial intelligence solutions to Salesforce.
- Dr. Luhan Yang is the co-founder and chief scientific officer at eGenesis and later of Qihan Biotech, companies working to make xenotransplantation succeed, a medical procedure trying to engineer animal (especially pig) cells, tissues and organs for human transplantation.
- Feng Zhang - Scientist who played a central role in the development of optogenetics and CRISPR technologies.
Off list members
- Aja Brown[2]
- Pavel Durov, founder of VKontakte and Telegram, was mentioned on the WEF website as a Young Global Leader in 2017,[3] but is not listed the official Young Global Leaders membership directory.
Known members
7 of the 87 of the members already have pages here:
| Member | Description |
|---|---|
| Bernise Ang | WEF reports her as "Chief Alchemist at Zeroth Labs, a systems innovation lab. They tackle “wicked problems”..." |
| Molly Crockett | neuroscientist who showed that drugs targeting serotonin and dopamine in the brain can change moral decision-making |
| Pavel Durov | Billionaire businessman arrested in France as part of the 2024 crack down on free speech |
| Adam Kinzinger | WEF YGL YGL neoconservative US politician; the "Quintessential American Idiot". |
| Richard Socher | Chief Scientist at Salesforce |
| Luhan Yang | Scientist working on xenotransplantation, cross-species transplants. Berggruen Institute. World Economic Forum Young Leader. |
| Feng Zhang | Most well known for his central role in the development of optogenetics and CRISPR technologies. |
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