WISDOM WANTED CMI Complex global challeng- The Elders es need wise, innovative and
@cmioffice brave approaches. Conflicts are @TheElders more severe than before, the security environment is tense, and the digital revolution is @cmioffice transforming how events are perceived and reported by the #wisdomwanted media. Refugee flows and cli- www.cmi.fi mate change are dividing pol- www.theelders.org iticians and citizens.
Today, experienced leaders and politicians gather in Helsin- ki to discuss these momentous topics. How can we manage these profound changes and harness them for the common good? Are we up to this task? SEMINAR ELDERS THE AND CMI
The Wisdom Wanted seminar is organized in honor of Presi- dent Martti Ahtisaari’s eighti- eth birthday. Special thanks to the Antti and Tiina Herlin Foun- dation and the Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland for making this seminar possible. Partners in kind for this seminar are the Finnish National Theatre, Niemi Palvelut Oy, Isku, Well- done L. R. Oy, Miltton Creative, Iittala and Fazer. PROGRAMME
15:00 Registration and coffee Ernesto Zedillo, former President of Mexico, Director of the Center for the Study of 15:30 Welcoming words Globalization at Yale University, Member President of the Republic of Finland of the Elders Sauli Niinistö Alexander Stubb, MP and former Prime- and Foreign Minister of Finland 16:00 Keynote speech Kofi Annan, former United Nations Moderator: Juliette Foster, News Anchor Secretary-General, Chair of the Elders and Journalist
16:10 Keynote speech 17:20 Concluding remarks Richard Branson, Founder and Chairman President Martti Ahtisaari, Founder and of the Virgin Group, Patron of the Elders Chairman of CMI, Member of the Elders
16:20 Panel discussion 17:30 Seminar ends Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Norway, former UN Special Envoy for Climate Change, Member of the MUSIC: Elders Kasmir Uusitupa, Antonio Stradivari -violin, ”Irish”, 1702, OP Art Foundation Graca Machel, former Education Minister of Mozambique, renowned international Miikka Taipale, piano advocate for women’s and children’s rights, Timo Lassy, saxophone Member of the Elders Antti Lötjönen, double bass Saara Aalto
Wisdom Wanted CMI and the Elders seminar The Crisis Management Initiative The Elders are a group of inde- (CMI) is an independent Finnish pendent leaders, brought togeth- organisation that works to pre- er by Nelson Mandela in 2007, vent and resolve violent conflicts who use their collective experi- through informal dialogue and ence and influence for peace, jus- mediation. tice and human rights worldwide. Nobel Peace Laureate and for- Working both publicly and
ABOUT CMI mer President of Finland Martti through private diplomacy, they Ahtisaari founded CMI in 2000. engage with global leaders and Since then, our organization has civil society at all levels to resolve grown to become one of the leaders of its field. conflict and address its root caus- CMI currently has a staff of 75 and has ongo- es, to challenge injustice, and to ing undertaking in many countries, including promote ethical leadership and
Ukraine, Iraq, Libya and Burundi. ELDERSABOUT THE good governance. We work closely with all parties to conflict, Chaired by former Secretary- using informal negotiations and dialogue to -General of the UN, Kofi Annan, members forge lasting peace in some of the world’s most include: Martti Ahtisaari, Lakhdar Brahimi, intractable conflicts. Gro Harlem Brundtland (Deputy Chair), Hina Jilani, Ricardo Lagos, Graça Machel, Mary Robinson and Ernesto Zedillo. Ela Bhatt, Fer- nando Henrique Cardoso, Jimmy Carter and Desmond Tutu are Elders Emeritus.
Wisdom Wanted CMI and the Elders seminar