Throughout history, the pursuit of peace and security has been the cornerstone of global progress. Leaders who dedicate their lives to these ideals inspire nations and bring hope to millions. Please see video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLLDTtsnJG0 Since...
Amma Brings Together Thousands of Flames for World Peace
Amma, the 2023 World Leader for Peace and Security Award recipient, prayed for world peace during Diwali celebrations in Amritapuri in November 2024. Thousands of flames filled the main hall during the evening arati as devotees circled clay lamps in devotion, with...
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,...
Especially in Developing World, people more and more see themselves as global citizens
(June 21st, 2016) A BBC World Service poll funds that people in general are increasingly identifying themselves as global rather than just national citizens. (The Boston Global Forum has been heavily involved in global citizenship education programs.) The news...
Creating a ‘Global Commons’
(June 13th, 2016) In this paper, Carlos Alberto Torres, Distinguished Professor of Education at the University of California at Los Angeles, occupant of the UNESCO Chair in Global Learning and Global Citizenship Education at UCLA and a member of The Boston Global...