The social educator

Mr. Jakob von Uexkull
(Sweden/Germany)

Mr. Uexkull will speak on Monday 4 May at 15.30.
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Jakob von Uexkull

Mr. Jakob von Uexkull is the founder of World Future Council. He is also the founder of the Right Livelihood Award, often referred to as the 'Alternative Nobel Prize'. He is a co-founder of The Other Economic Summit and a past Member of the European Parliament where he served on the Political Affairs Committee. He is a patron of Friends of the Earth International. He has been a Trustee of the New Economics Foundation, London, and a member of the Global Commission to Fund the United Nations. He has served on the Board of Greenpeace, Germany, and on the Council of Governance of Transparency International. He lectures widely on environment, justice and peace issues. He is also a recognised philatelic expert with publications including 'The Early Postal History of Saudi Arabia' (2001).

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Mr. Jakob von Uexkull speak on the topic
"Media of globalisation and the globalisation of media".