State of the World Forum

"In our globalizing and increasingly interconnected world, we must learn to listen to and hear each other, to assure that change, which is inevitable, works for the benefit of all.”

Mikhail Gorbachev

President,

Soviet Union (1985-1991) Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, 1990

State of the World Forum was founded in 1995 with the purpose of working with partners worldwide to gather together the creative genius on the planet in a search for solutions to critical global challenges. What has emerged is a community of committed individuals and institutions from around the world and a wide spectrum of disciplines united by a shared sense of responsibility for the human future.

The Forum has sought over the years to contribute to the creation of a new approach required for the effective management of the global system by pioneering new modalities of convening highly diverse sectors of the human community. The mission of the Forum is to establish a global leadership network across a multiplicity of disciplines and from around the world dedicated to working toward a sustainable civilization. We believe in cross-sectoral leadership; we believe in dialogue; we also believe that dialogue must lead to action that makes a constructive difference in people’s lives.

The guiding principle of all of our endeavors is to transform conversations that matter into actions that make a difference. In this regard, the Forum challenges all stakeholders who come together to transform what they have come to know about the world into constructive actions. This has led to the successful development of over a dozen action-oriented Strategic Initiatives with partners worldwide.