On Feb. 27, 200 Ivy League students will gather in New York City for the Ivy Leadership Summit and an opportunity to "discuss issues pertinent to leadership with proven leaders from distinct professions," according to an Ivy Council press release.
The Ivy Council, a body that fosters unity and communication among seven of the eight Ivy League schools, is organizing the conference.
The summit's goal is to "allow students who are interested and committed to the conference's issues to learn about them together," said Zach Goldstein '05, Princeton's Ivy Leadership Summit liaison.
While the Ivy Council has held leadership summits in the past, this year's summit plans to be the largest and most publicized one yet. Instead of being located at one of the participating universities, it will take place at a New York City hotel and will include 20 students from each Ivy League university.
The summit is titled "Being a Leader in the Age of Technology and Globalization." There are two panels on Global Economics, The Role of American Business and Sustainable Development, and two panels on World Politics, Terrorism and the New Security Threat and Media and Today's Global Society.
The conference's topic was selected at an Ivy Council summit held at Yale University in November.
"The topic was picked in the context of what is going on in the world," said Jesse Creed '07, an Ivy Council member and 'Prince' reporter, who attended the conference.
Just as last year's summit title was "Ethics in America," reflecting the recent business scandals, this year's title accounts for "globalization becoming a buzz word," Goldstein said.
The conference will also host "a group of celebrated and renowned leaders," Creed said. Steve Forbes '70 and Nasreen Berwari, Iraq's new minister of public works, are two of the well-known figures who have agreed to speak.
"The Ivy Leadership Summit is a chance to meet and learn from the experiences of people at the forefront of change and success in a variety of professions in America as well as abroad," said Edward Hoa '07, another Princeton Ivy Council delegate.
After each panel there will be breakout sessions where students can approach speakers and ask questions.
"This is access to speakers you can seldom get," Goldstein said.
To attend the conference, students must apply online at www.ivycouncil.org and submit three essays and a resume. The application period begins today and lasts until Jan. 9.
"I want to go to learn from people in positions that I would love to be in," said Creed who plans on applying to the conference.
Though Goldstein will be reading another University's applications to ensure fairness, he described the type of student that he is looking for.
"We want people who are interested in the topics and will interact with the speakers and other students," Goldstein said.
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