On November 3, 2025, at 2:00 PM, at the Harvard University Faculty Club, BGF organized a panel discussion on Interfaith in the AI Age featuring Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the recipient of the 2025 World Leader for Peace and Security Award, prior to the award...
World Leader for Peace and Security Award 2025 Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to be Honored as World Leaders for Peace and Security 2025World Leader for Peace and Security Award 2024 President of France Macron to be Honored as World Leaders for Peace and Security...
A Boston Global Forum Initiative: Inspiring Wisdom, Culture, and Innovation for Humanity - Where Leadership Meets the Soul of Humanity. World Leader Spirit is a signature global brand of the Boston Global Forum (BGF) and the AI World Society (AIWS), created to honor,...
For a decade, the Boston Global Forum (BGF) has honored exceptional world leaders who have advanced peace, security, and human dignity through vision, courage, and ethical leadership. As we celebrate this milestone, we reflect on the profound legacy of those honored...
2023 World Leader in AIWS Award Recipient Continues Her Legacy of Vision and Leadership Tokyo, October 5, 2025 — Sanae Takaichi, recipient of the 2023 World Leader in AIWS Award from the Boston Global Forum (BGF), has made history by becoming the first female Prime...
A new study published in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (Nature) explores the meaning of Bhāvanā within Integrated Amrita Meditation®-35 (IAM®-35), a practice developed by Satguru Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma), 2023 World Leader for Peace and...
Sanae Takaichi, recipient of the 2023 World Leader in AIWS Award, has formally announced her candidacy for the leadership of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). In declaring her bid, Takaichi emphasized the need for politics that can transform “anxieties...
2020 World Leader for Peace and Security Award Recipient On September 10, 2025, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, recipient of the 2020 World Leader for Peace and Security Award, delivered her final State of the Union Address before the European...