World Leadership Conference 2011

Another youth-led initiative by ECO Singapore

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Ready for Rio? Our young leaders have begun.

Young leaders passionate about environmental issues and experts on climate
change gather at this conference to take actions for a sustainable future.

The World Leadership Conference (WLC) 2011 serves to empower young

leaders aged 16-35 from the Asia-Pacific region to think about what they can do
to build a sustainable future for the environment. This July, these young leaders,
together with leading experts on climate change and organizations dedicated to
environmental sustainability, will engage in high-level interactions ahead of the
Rio+20 Summit.

WLC 2011 will be held in Singapore and serves as a build up to the decadal
summit for the region. Luminaries such as Lord Nicholas Stern, author of the Stern
Report and working on Korea’s Green Initiative, Yvo de Boer, former UN Climate
Executive Secretary, Achim Steiner, Executive Director of UNEP, and Ted Turner,
Founder of CNN and Philanthropist will be expected to grace the conference with
their presence as distinguished speakers.

Supported by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and

endorsed by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), the conference will function as a
consultation for the region as official inputs towards the Rio + 20 Summit due in
2012, and revisit the ideology of sustainable development, what it truly means
and provide direction forward for both the public and private sector in this area.

Speaking about this youth-led initiative by the Environmental Challenge

Orgnisation (Singapore), also known as ECO Singapore, who are the organisers of
the conference, Wilson Ang, President, says the Rio+20 Summit may be
geographically far for young people from the Asia-Pacific to attend. So, the
document being crafted at the WLC 2011 will speak for them at Rio, presenting
their views to the rest of the world.

With eyes on the Rio+20 Summit, the WLC 2011 is the platform for
international cooperation, learning, and action towards a sustainable future for
emerging leaders.
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