USB's Daniel Malan appointed to World Economic Forum council
Daniel Malan, director of the Centre for Corporate Governance in
Africa at the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB), has
been appointed to a council of the World Economic Forum because of
his "thought leadership" in the required field.
Malan has been invited to become a member of the World Economic
Forum's Global Agenda Council on Values in Decision-making 2011.
According to the letter of invitation from Klaus Schwab, founder
and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, Malan was
invited to serve on the council because of his "thought leadership
in this field".
He will serve as an advisor along with other global experts. The
council members are appointed for a one-year term (1 July 2011 to
30 June 2012) and engage through virtual interactions and during
the Summit on the Global Agenda 2011 to be held in Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates (10 to 11 October 2011).
In congratulating Malan on his appointment, Prof John Powell,
director of the USB, said "I am most proud of Daniel's success and
of the evidence of USB's influence in the world".
Each of the Global Agenda Councils, comprising 15 to 20 relevant
experts, serves as an informal advisory group to the World Economic
Forum and, through the Forum, to the international community. The
councils represent the world's foremost interdisciplinary brains
trust of innovative thinking and idea exchange on global issues.
They unite the world's most relevant experts, including business
and government leaders, in an ongoing, comprehensive and
co-creative process to monitor and address global, regional and
industry challenges.
The councils continue to provide insights and recommendations and
contribute to a number of Forum activities, including industry
projects, annual and regional meeting programmes and the Risk
Response Network. In addition, they continue to provide policy
recommendations to international organisations.