foremost creative force for engaging the world’s top leaders in
collaborative activities to shape the global, regional and industry
agendas at the beginning of each year.
the state of the world – has driven the design and development of the
Annual Meeting programme.
The 2017 Annual meeting is set to hold from the 15-21st January 2017 and
will address the response of all actors to the challenges related to 14
System Initiatives, including on: Shaping the Future of Consumption;
Shaping the Future of Economic Growth and Social Inclusion; Shaping the
Future of Education, Gender and Work; Shaping the Future of Energy;
Shaping the Future of Environment and Natural Resource Security; Shaping
the Future of Financial and Monetary Systems; Shaping the Future of
Food Security and Agriculture; Shaping the Future of Health and
Healthcare; Shaping the Future of International Trade and Investment;
Shaping the Future of Long-Term Investing, Infrastructure and
Development; and Shaping the Future of Mobility.
Oluwaseun Daniel, a Global Shaper with the Abuja Hub is the only Nigerian Global Shaper selected as part of the 2017 Davos 50.
The Davos 50 are the Global Shapers selected to represent millennials
at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos this month. They
are spearheading the #Worldweshape global media campaign to share the
vision and the values youths stand for. The Global Shapers have a
megaphone in the Davos platform, and will be utilizing it to speak for
millennials throughout the forum as some will be in panel sessions to
discuss issues around responsive and responsible leadership. As a Davos
50, Oluwaseun is responsible for the design and graphic content related
to the #Worldweshape online campaign and would have his designs
showcased at one of the major plenary sessions during the forum in
Davos.
The Global Shapers Community is a network of hubs developed and led by
young people, primarily between the ages of 20 and 30 who are
exceptional in their potential, their achievements and their drive to
make a difference in their communities. The Global Shapers are curial to
the Annual meeting because over 50 percent of the world’s population is
under the age of 27 and are severely under represented in global
affairs. There are currently 7 active hubs in Nigeria which includes:
Abuja, Lagos, Kano, Portharcourt, Ibadan, Calabar and Uyo.
Oluwaseun Daniel, the Nigerian representative is a software developer at
Nigerian Communications Satelite Ltd (Nigcomsat), the founder of
AnielWorks and convener of the Agora Design Conference. He represented
Nigeria at the International Computer Olympiad in Ashgabat,
Turkmenistan. Where he won a gold medal. In 2015, he was selected for
the World Economic Forum on Africa in South Africa and co-authored the
Africa80 book with other Shapers. He was one of the 6 Global Shapers
that represented Nigeria at the World Economic Forum in Rwanda in 2016
and selected to attend the DO-School Doathon in Germany. He volunteers
for tech and education related NGOs and is the lead singer with The
Isomers Music Band.