World Academy of Art and Science

Remarks by @VairaVF , Co-Chair, NGIC, President of Latvia 1999-2007 #XIIIGlobalBakuForum #XIIIGBF

🎨🌍 The World We Want: Art for Planet & Peace An inspiring initiative by the World Academy of Art and Science uniting artists to shape a sustainable, peaceful future. 🌱 Art as a catalyst for change. 🔗 worldacademy.org/the-world-we-w…

@YGogotsi @DrexelUniv @universite @JSI_SLO @IJS_F6 @MPS_JS @AlmaMaterSI @_WAAS_ 3/4 💡 Key insight: Cutting fossil fuel dependence isn't just environmental issue — it's also a geopolitical strategy. Affordable clean energy weakens resource-driven conflict & builds a more resilient world. Energy is a pillar of peace. 🕊️ (h/t @ClubOfRome)

@YGogotsi @DrexelUniv @universite @JSI_SLO @IJS_F6 @MPS_JS @AlmaMaterSI @_WAAS_ @ClubOfRome 4/4 ✅ The panel's message: Green innovation isn't just a technological challenge. It's a stepping stone toward global peace & shared prosperity. The next generation of scientists & engineers will shape this future. Let's invest in them. 🌱 youtube.com/watch?v=St2HRY…

"As Limits to Growth was, and continues to be, the major world issue for the long-range future of humanity initiated by the Club of Rome, so too, global governance of AGI is the more near-term world issue for the future of humanity," says @JeromeCGlenn . clubofrome.org/ai-open-letter/

Family photo from yesterday’s Side Events held within the framework of the #XIIIGlobalBakuForum.

🎥 Event Recap | Global Dialogue on Rising Global Turbulence Highlights from a WAAS conference at the XII Global Baku Forum (Baku, March 16, 2025) on global turbulence, its causes, impacts, and solutions. 🎥 youtube.com/watch?v=e4wEyN… #WAAS #GlobalBakuForum #GlobalChallenges

I was a speaker at the "World Academy of Art & Science / WAAS" and "Economist Impact" Conferences , held as side events to the XIII.Baku Global Forum. 🇹🇷🤝🇦🇿 @NizamiGanjaviIC @_WAAS_ @economistimpact #BakuGlobalForum

NGIC-WAAS (@_WAAS_ ) Side Event | XIII Global Baku Forum In partnership with the COP29 Presidency (@COP29_AZ ) Session 4: Climate Change and Global Water Systems: Sea Level Variability, Security and Regional Implications Moderator: - Nicolaos Theodossiou, Chair ,SDSN Black Sea; Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; Fellow, WAAS Panelists: - Mukhtar Babayev (@Mukhtar_Babayev ), Representative ofthePresidentof the Republic of Azerbaijan for Climate Issues; President of COP29; Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan 2018-2025 - Nigar Arpadarai (@ArpadaraiNigar ), COP29 High Level Champion; Member of the Parliament - Salaheddine Mezouar, Minister of Foreign Affairsand Cooperation of Morocco 2013-2017; President of COP 22 - Grigoris Zarotiadis, Elected Member of the Management Council of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; Fellow, WAAS #XIIIGlobalBakuForum #XIIIGBF #GlobalBakuForum #GBF

Panel 12: Youth Speak, We Listen!

NGIC-WAAS (@_WAAS_ ) Side Event | XIII Global Baku Forum In partnership with the COP29 Presidency (@COP29_AZ ) Session 4: Climate Change and Global Water Systems: Sea Level Variability, Security and Regional Implications Moderator: - Nicolaos Theodossiou, Chair ,SDSN Black Sea; Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; Fellow, WAAS Panelists: - Mukhtar Babayev (@Mukhtar_Babayev ), Representative ofthePresidentof the Republic of Azerbaijan for Climate Issues; President of COP29; Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan 2018-2025 - Nigar Arpadarai (@ArpadaraiNigar ), COP29 High Level Champion; Member of the Parliament - Salaheddine Mezouar, Minister of Foreign Affairsand Cooperation of Morocco 2013-2017; President of COP 22 - Grigoris Zarotiadis, Elected Member of the Management Council of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; Fellow, WAAS #XIIIGlobalBakuForum #XIIIGBF #GlobalBakuForum #GBF

#NGIC - @_WAAS_ Side Event Session 6: Closing Session: Implications for Leadership Moderator: - Maria Fernanda Espinosa (@mfespinosaEC ), President of the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador 2017-2018; Fellow, WAAS Panelists: - Mladen Ivanic (@MladenIvanic ), President of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2014-2018 - Walter Fust, Director-General, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation 1993-2008; Member of the UN-ICT Task force; Chair UNESCO Intergovernmental council for the Development of Communication 2008-2010 - Valdis Zatlers, President of Latvia 2007-2011 - Denis Naughten, Member of Parliament of Ireland 1997-2024; Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment 2016-2018; Fellow, WAAS Closing Remarks: - Ketan Patel, Chair, Force for Good; Executive Director and Trustee, WAAS; CEO and Co-Founder, Greater Pacific Capital #XIIIGlobalBakuForum

#NGIC- @_WAAS_ Side Event | XIII Global Baku Forum Session 1: Global Turbulence: Understanding the Moment Moderator: - Garry Jacobs, President & CEO, World Academy of Art and Science Panelists: - Boris Tadic (@BorisTadic58 ), President of Serbia 2004-2012 - Volkan Bozkir (@volkan_bozkir ), President of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly; Minister of European Union Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye 2015-2016 - Joseph Jouthe , Prime Minister of Haiti 2020-2021 - Frank O’Donnell, Co-founder, Peace Reflection Group; Life Member of the Institute of International and European Affairs (Ireland); SMOM Ambassador to Slovakia 2009-2013; UN Resident Coordinator in multiple countries 2000-2009 - Janani Ramanathan, Secretary General, World Academy of Art & Science - Stefan Brunnhuber, Medical Director, Diakonie Kliniken Zschadraß; WAAS Trustee #XIIIGlobalBakuForum #XIIIGBF #GlobalBakuForum #GBF

#NGIC - @_WAAS_ Side Event Session 6: Closing Session: Implications for Leadership Moderator: - Maria Fernanda Espinosa (@mfespinosaEC ), President of the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador 2017-2018; Fellow, WAAS Panelists: - Mladen Ivanic (@MladenIvanic ), President of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2014-2018 - Walter Fust, Director-General, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation 1993-2008; Member of the UN-ICT Task force; Chair UNESCO Intergovernmental council for the Development of Communication 2008-2010 - Valdis Zatlers, President of Latvia 2007-2011 - Denis Naughten, Member of Parliament of Ireland 1997-2024; Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment 2016-2018; Fellow, WAAS Closing Remarks: - Ketan Patel, Chair, Force for Good; Executive Director and Trustee, WAAS; CEO and Co-Founder, Greater Pacific Capital #XIIIGlobalBakuForum

At the NGIC-WAAS (@_WAAS_) Side Event during the XIII Global Baku Forum, we reflected on rising global instability. As armed conflicts and humanitarian pressures increase worldwide, the discussion focused on renewing collective security and strengthening global cooperation. We are facing a systemic shift in the international security landscape, the window for action is narrowing. @NizamiGanjaviIC @GWLvoices @CitiesAlliance @uncpga

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NGIC- @_WAAS_ Side Event | XIII Global Baku Forum Session 2: War and Conflict Turbulence Moderator: - Ismail Serageldin (@I_Serageldin ), Co-Chair, NGIC; Vice President of the World Bank 1992-2000; Fellow, WAAS Panelists: - Vaira Vike-Freiberga (@VairaVF ), Co-Chair, NGIC; President of Latvia 1999-2007, Fellow, WAAS - Maria Fernanda Espinosa (@mfespinosaEC ), President of the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador 2017-2018; Fellow, WAAS - Amre Moussa (@amremoussa ), Secretary-General, Arab League 2001-2011; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt 1991-2001 - Yves Leterme (@YLeterme ), Prime Minister of Belgium 2008, 2009-2011 - David Chikvaidze , Vice President of the Swiss Forum for International Affairs; Former Chef de Cabinet to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva; Fellow, WAAS - Eka Tkeshelashvili (@tkesho3 ), Deputy Prime Minister of Georgia 2010-2012 #XIIIGlobalBakuForum #XIIIGBF #GlobalBakuForum #GBF

CLOSING DINNER Closing remarks: - Tatiana Valovaya (@UN_Valovaya ), Director-General, United Nations Office at Geneva - Rebeca Grynspan (@RGrynspan ), Secretary-General, UN Trade and Development (@UNCTAD ) - Kailash Satyarthi (@k_satyarthi ), Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2014 - Tulia Ackson (@TuliaAckson ), President, Inter-Parliamentary Union - Samed Agirbas (@samedagirbas ), Climate High-Level Champion of COP31; President, Zero Waste Foundation - Chau Chak Wing, Co-Chair of the Global Circle, NGIC; Founder and Chairman of the Kingold Group; President of the Australia-China Friendship and Exchange Association (video message) - Ismail Serageldin (@I_Serageldin ), Co-Chair, NGIC; Vice President of the World Bank 1992-2000 - Vaira Vike-Freiberga (@VairaVF ), Co-Chair, NGIC; President of Latvia 1999-2007 #XIIIGlobalBakuForum

NGIC- @_WAAS_ Side Event | XIII Global Baku Forum Session 2: War and Conflict Turbulence Moderator: - Ismail Serageldin (@I_Serageldin ), Co-Chair, NGIC; Vice President of the World Bank 1992-2000; Fellow, WAAS Panelists: - Vaira Vike-Freiberga (@VairaVF ), Co-Chair, NGIC; President of Latvia 1999-2007, Fellow, WAAS - Maria Fernanda Espinosa (@mfespinosaEC ), President of the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador 2017-2018; Fellow, WAAS - Amre Moussa (@amremoussa ), Secretary-General, Arab League 2001-2011; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt 1991-2001 - Yves Leterme (@YLeterme ), Prime Minister of Belgium 2008, 2009-2011 - David Chikvaidze , Vice President of the Swiss Forum for International Affairs; Former Chef de Cabinet to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva; Fellow, WAAS - Eka Tkeshelashvili (@tkesho3 ), Deputy Prime Minister of Georgia 2010-2012 #XIIIGlobalBakuForum #XIIIGBF #GlobalBakuForum #GBF

#NGIC- @_WAAS_ Side Event | XIII Global Baku Forum Session 1: Global Turbulence: Understanding the Moment Moderator: - Garry Jacobs, President & CEO, World Academy of Art and Science Panelists: - Boris Tadic (@BorisTadic58 ), President of Serbia 2004-2012 - Volkan Bozkir (@volkan_bozkir ), President of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly; Minister of European Union Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye 2015-2016 - Joseph Jouthe , Prime Minister of Haiti 2020-2021 - Frank O’Donnell, Co-founder, Peace Reflection Group; Life Member of the Institute of International and European Affairs (Ireland); SMOM Ambassador to Slovakia 2009-2013; UN Resident Coordinator in multiple countries 2000-2009 - Janani Ramanathan, Secretary General, World Academy of Art & Science - Stefan Brunnhuber, Medical Director, Diakonie Kliniken Zschadraß; WAAS Trustee #XIIIGlobalBakuForum #XIIIGBF #GlobalBakuForum #GBF