Good Morning Boys and Girls.

What you are about to witness is something extremely thought provoking.

If you thought you are passionate about the world and know what exactly is happening, then

Think Again.

AIESEC was founded in 1948 in Europe to establish and promote friendly relations between the countries. AIESEC today is a truly global organisation, present in more than 108 countries & territories.

In our 62 year history, AIESEC has changed with the changing world.The trends and the events which affected the world also affected AIESEC’s philosophy and mission as an organization.

What is happening in the world?

Trends which affected our world

1948

1948What is happening in the world?

Trends which affected our world

All Europe was in ruins after the II World War.

The war ended with 20 Million dead people and 1 trillion USD damage.

The war ended up with not only physical damage but also hate, desperation amongst the new generations.

There was a huge need of efforts to get the different nations closer to each other.

AIESEC was founded by some Europen students under these conditions.

1950-60

Wars are going on ....

Kore, Süveyş, Vietnam ...

At the same time,

construction of Europe is going

on rapidly.

Martin Luther King Jr.

28 Agust 1963

Beatles is on the stage…

Quest for peace is growing

in the society

Human Rights movements

are gathering momentum.

What is happening in the world?

Trends which affected our world

1970 Vietnam war goes on till the mid 1970’s.

Soviet Union is invading Afghanistan.

Global Economy is growing. Most of the multinational companies of today are being established. New Management theories are coming up with the growing economy. Economists like Peter Drucker are appearing.

The World needs talented managers!!!

1976 - Peter Tandrup is born.

What is happening in the world?

Trends which affected our world

1980 Gorbacov is the President of Soviet Union. Collapse of Soviet Union is starting.

The concept of Sustainable Development is coming in.

Yalın Yüregil is born in 1980.

The topics which are in the agenda of the world.

Energy,

Difference between North-South,

Technologic development

Global economy

What is happening in the world?

Trends which affected our world

1990-2000 The Cold War is ending

with the collapse of the

Soviet Union.

The Berlin Wall which

divided Germany into 2

parts is bought down.

The world is watching a

war live on television for

the first time – I Gulf War.

Democracy is speeding up

in Europe with the

revolutions in the socialist

countries.

Revoulations in the communication technology: Internet, mobile communication.

Concepts like globalism, freedom, are gaining ground in the world whose borders start to disappear.

World is in the danger of more

komplike threats more than a

new world war.

The distinciton between the poor and rich, enviroment, economy, freedom, global terrorism etc.

What is happening in the world?

Trends which effected our world

2001 - 2009

What is happening in the world?

Trends which affected our world

Remember…

AIDS deaths are projected to sky rocket . UN announces that it could rise to an additional 65 million by 2020 if preventive measures are not taken

What is happening in the world?

Trends which affected our world

Tsunami hits the world. More than 200,000 feared killed

Hurricane Katrina ravages the US. More than 1 million people are left homeless.

Governments are not equipped enough to handle the disasters. Are we heading in the right direction?

Rise of China as a Super Power

Barrack Obama creates history by becoming the first black president in the history of US.

India emerges as a force to reckon in the field of music and international cricket

We, as an organization have worked a lot to constantly learn & improve, to make an increasingly positive impact in this world.This goal is still valid.

And we know that our world has a very different current reality since AIESEC was founded, so our mission & role is quite naturally different...

Today & the

future!

Lets watch together...

What is happening in the world?

Trends which affected our world

How much do you know about…

• Economy• Health• Trade• Environment• Migration

• Foreign Aid• Armaments• Conflict Zones• Biotechnology• Population

Economy• Of the largest 100

economic units, 51 are multi-nationals and 49 are countries.

• Wal-mart by itself is larger than 161 countries.

• The 50 richest people worldwide hold assets worth more than the entire GDP of Africa.

General Electrics Market Capitalisation359 billion USD (2001)

GDP Sub-Saharan Africa322 billion USD (2001)

Economy

• 358 billionaires now control assets greater than the combined incomes of countries with 45% of the world’s people.

Economy

• 800 million people go hungry every night.

• 1.3 billion people survive on $1 per day

• An additional 3 billion people struggle to survive on $2 per day

EconomyMillions of children go to work every day, to earn their

daily bread, instead of school.

Health

• About 300 million people live in 16 countries where life expectancy decreased between 1975 & 1995.

• In 2000, the UN Security Council convened a meeting to discuss the security threat of AIDS, the councils first meeting devoted to a health issue.

Health• Every day 15.000

people are infected with AIDS

• 95% of these are in developing countries

• Some countries in the Africa could lose more than 20% of their GDP

by 2020 due to AIDS

Trade

• Subsidies for rich countries farmers is 365 billion per year, more than 2100 times the yearly aid of these same rich countries.

• Most farming in the rich world is not economically viable.

Trade• 70% of exports of the

poorest countries are farm goods and textiles.

• If rich world protection of these were removed, poor countries GDP could be lifted by 1.5 trillion by 2015

• If this happened, 320 million people would rise from poverty.

Environment• Fossil fuel burning has

multiplied 5 times that of 1950

• Consumption of fresh water has doubled since 1960

• Global availability of water has dropped from 17,000 cubic metres per capita in 1950 to 7,000 today

• The marine catch has increased fourfold since 1960

• Wood consumption is 40% higher than it was 25 years ago

Tanker tragedyOil tanker named “Prestige” went down at the North-East of Spain. 18 million gallons of oil spread around the 250 km long coast.

Environment

Environment• 20% of the world’s people living in

the highest income countries are responsible for 86% of total private consumption

• A child born in the industrial world adds more to consumption and pollution levels in one lifetime than do 30 to 50 children born in developing countries.

Migration• 2 million women and children are trafficked across

international borders annually.• Increasing temporary migrants from poor countries

equivalent to 3% of the rich world’s workforce would boost developing countries’ incomes by 200 billion a year

Migration• UK is torn apart by the immigrants debate and areas

such as Bradford have suffered from racial tension.• VISA laws are becoming so tight it is restricting the

movement of people around the world, and further segregating societies.

Foreign Aid

• The USA contributes 0.1% of its GDP to foreign aid. The UK is not much better.

• The UN needs an estimated 50 billion to fulfill its mandates.

Weapons

• The Pentagon budget increased $50 billion since mid-September on the way to a total of $363 billion.

• Non-US global defence spending has dropped some 50% since the late 1980s, increasing US leadership/dominance.

Afghanistan...1 March 2002...7 year old boy Mohboha, is waiting for the doctors to see him...

To survive...

Conflict Zones• NATO invokes

Article No. 5 for the first time since World War II

• Palestine/Israel• DR Congo• Sierra Leone• Colombia• Pakistan/India

TerrorismThe al Qaeda terrorist network has reorganized and intends to strike USA and other west countries.

October, 13th: more than 200 people died in the terroristic attack in Bali.

Biotechnology• Complete mapping of

human genome expected by 2003

• First 'human embryo clone‘ created by US research group in November 2001

• First ‘artificial eyeball’ created by Japanese scientists in January 2002

Population

• World population will grow by 50%, from 6.1 billion today to 9.3 billion, by 2050.

• The 48 least developed countries will nearly triple in size, from 658 million to 1.8 billion people

• In the rich countries, by 2050, there will be two elderly persons for every child

So……..

How many more conflicts will we have?

How many billions will we be in 30 years?

How many more years will it take for us to run out of our natural resources?

Will our children have a place to live????

How will the world look like in our 50th birthday?

What are you thinking???

Scary, isn’t it?

Will we be able to talk about...

“Ethical leadership for a global society” “Peace and fulfilment of humankinds potential”

“An ideal world with basic standards of life and value for humans which realize the humanitarian responsibilities from diverse cultures which leads

to personal development.”

“All people are given an equal chance to realize themselves by fulfilling their basic needs like food, home, education, health, security…”

“Peaceful world with love, friendship, honesty and respect.”

“An ideal society is one that is characterized by high quality of life through universal education, global governance, sustainable economic development

and unity in diversity.”

“Value driven individuals in a learning community oriented society”

“Global citizenship and value driven leadership for an ideal society.”

This is how we described the “Ideal Society”

Statements taken from IC 2001 output

Who can create a future like this?

What is AIESEC’s role now and in the future?

More importantly, what is your role in this future? Facts about you…• As a university student, you are in the

world’s most privileged 1% of the population

• You have taken international opportunities; something many people never do

• You have chosen the path of responsibility and leadership in your countries; something very few people do

If…

• You don’t take responsibility for creating this vision and empowering others, there are very few people who are better qualified than you….

Lets make it a better world for you and for me