It is almost time for the 1%EVENT, which brings together innovators, young professionals, entrepreneurs and change-makers. They invest one day of their time, expertise, talent, network and energy to work on new innovative approaches towards International Co-Operation 2.0. At the event there will be some interesting guests who want to tell you their story. But in the upcoming weeks towards the 1%EVENT we are going to tell you theirs in regular blog posts.
In the first edition we’re starting with a BANG, introducing: Herman Wijffels and Ruud Lubbers, both members of the Worldconnectors!
Herman Wijffels was born in 1942 in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, a Dutch province. He grew up as a farmers’ son, so already at an early age he learned about hard work (as he illustrates in this interview with Paul Rosenmoller – in Dutch). During his career he held various important functions, for instance Chairman of the Board of Rabobank Netherlands, where he worked for 18 years, and Chairman of the Social-Economic Council (SER). He was the former Dutch Representative at the World Bank and Chairman of Natuurmonumenten. He never had any ambitions to go into Dutch politics, so people often refer to him as the best Prime Minister the Netherlands ever had.
At this moment he is Co-Chairman at the Worldconnectors trying to achieve the goals he’s citing in this video.
Ruud Lubbers is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal party (CDA), who served as Prime Minister from November 1982 until August 1994, which makes him the longest serving Prime Minister in Dutch history. In January 1995, he was granted the honorary title of Minister of State. From 2001 to February 2005, Ruud Lubbers served as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. He is the founding father of the Earth Charter and Worldconnectors initiatives. To get an impression of him, watch the video of last year’s 1%CLUB 24-hour action.
Because of their impressive backgrounds, we are greatly honored that these two Worldconnectors are coming to the 1%EVENT. We can’t wait to hear what they have to share and if I were you I wouldn’t miss it for the world! Get your tickets for the 1%EVENT now!
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