President Volodymyr Zelensky, the 2022 World Leader for Peace and Security Award recipient, who has courageously led Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion, has declined a visit from U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres due to his recent participation in...
President Von der Leyen to ask EU leaders to explore using ‘return hubs’ for migrants
The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, World Leader for Peace and Security Award recipient, has called for an exploration of “return hubs” outside the EU in a letter to the bloc’s national leaders on irregular migration, citing a deal between Italy...
Scott Charney: Business Leader in Cybersecurity Award
Business Leader in Cybersecurity Award Loeb House, Harvard University, December 12, 2016 Scott Charney has shown outstanding leadership of Microsoft’s trustworthy computing effort, strong support for privacy and security standards and information sharing, and has led...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s thank you message to BGF’s Award
The Boston Global Forum is very pleased to have received a message from German Chancellor Angela Merkel thanking the BGF for naming her a “World Leader for Peace, Security and Development’’. Gov. Michael Dukakis, BGF’s chairman, in announcing the award, said that...
Mr. Bruce Schneier’s acceptance speech in the Global Cybersecurity Day event
(December 13, 2015) – Mr. Bruce Schneier, fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School, and the Chief Technology Officer at Resilient Systems, was honored as the Business leader in the Cybersecurity “for dedicating his career to the...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s award acceptance speech and message to the Global Cybersecurity Day
(Tokyo, December 12, 2015) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe extended his appreciation for being chosen as the recipient of Boston Global Forum's World Leader in Cybersecurity Award, and expressed his commitment to take all efforts to reinforce the cybersecurity both in...
Mikko Hypponen: Practitioner in Cybersecurity Award
Practitioner in Cybersecurity Award Loeb House, Harvard University, December 12, 2015 Mikko Hypponen has written on his research for the New York Times, Wired and Scientific America and he appears frequently on international TV. He has lectured at the universities of...
Boston Global Forum Opens Nominations for the 2016 Award for “World Leaders for Peace, Security, and Development”
Chancellor Angela Merkel, Germany, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan, Vietnam were 2015 honorees. 2016 Awards will be presented at Harvard University December 12 In December of 2015, the Boston Global Forum (BGF) launched a new award titled “World Leaders for Peace,...