World renowned counsellors including an Oscar winner, a Netflix sensation and sport stars confirmed to address event
With just six weeks until the world’s largest gathering of young leaders takes place in Belfast, One Young World has revealed the line-up of influential political, business and humanitarian leaders who will be counsellors at the summit.
Most recent announcements include star of Netflix show, The Umbrella Academy, Aidan Gallagher, who will join journalist and author, Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe who was detained in Iran in April 2016 and was held hostage for six years, Maria Juliana Ruiz, the former First Lady of Columbia and Dr James Doty, Professor of Neurosurgery at Stanford University.
Joining the extensive list of counsellors for the four day event from Monday, 2 October - Thursday, 5 October will be a number of local political figures with extensive experience of peace building. This includes Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and Bertie Ahern, former Taoiseach and an architect of the Good Friday Agreement.
Tourism Northern Ireland CEO, John McGrillen said the One Young World Summit will provide a wonderful platform to showcase Belfast and Northern Ireland on the international stage.
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