World Leaders in AIWS Award Updates
Sanae Takaichi Makes History as Japan’s First Female Prime Minister

Sanae Takaichi Makes History as Japan’s First Female Prime Minister

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...

Sanae Takaichi Announces Candidacy for LDP Leadership

Sanae Takaichi Announces Candidacy for LDP Leadership

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...

2025 State of the Union Address – Ursula von der Leyen

2025 State of the Union Address – Ursula von der Leyen

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...