Muhammad Yunus

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Person.png Muhammad Yunus   WebsiteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(banker)
Born28 June 1940
Chittagong, Bengal Presidency, British India
NationalityBangladesh
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka, Vanderbilt University
Member ofCouncil on Foreign Relations/Global Board of Advisors

Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi banker who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts of "microcredit" and "microfinance".[1][2]


 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
WEF/Annual Meeting/201225 January 201229 January 2012World Economic Forum
Switzerland
2113 guests in Davos
WEF/Annual Meeting/201323 January 201327 January 2013Switzerland2500 mostly unelected leaders met to discuss "leading through adversity"
WEF/Annual Meeting/201422 January 201425 January 2014World Economic Forum
Switzerland
2604 guests in Davos considered "Reshaping The World"
WEF/Annual Meeting/201620 January 201623 January 2016World Economic Forum
Switzerland
Attended by over 2500 people, both leaders and followers, who were explained how the Fourth Industrial Revolution would changed everything, including being a "revolution of values".
WEF/Annual Meeting/201717 January 201720 January 2017World Economic Forum
Switzerland
2950 known participants, including prominently Bill Gates. "Offers a platform for the most effective and engaged leaders to achieve common goals for greater societal leadership."
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