Dr. Harley Seyedin and Elon
Musk among Four Selected by
the Committee of Nobel
Laureates in Peace and Economics as
Winners of the 2017 Oslo Business
for Peace Award
OSLO, NORWAY
– March 28, 2017 – Today John Danilovich, Secretary General of International
Chamber of Commerce (ICC), announced the winners of 2017 Oslo Business for
Peace Award at an event at the Oslo City Hall, hosted by Governing Mayor of
Oslo Raymond Johansen. Dr. Harley Seyedin, Elon Musk, Durreen Shahnaz and Murad Al-Katib are the four winners
of this award. The selection was made by an independent committee of Nobel
Prize winners in Peace and Economics in closed-door meetings for the Oslo
Business for Peace Foundation.
The Committee
chose the recipients from a pool of nominees from over 40 countries put forward
by the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the United Nations Development
Program (UNDP), and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
The Business
for Peace Award will be presented to Dr. Seyedin by three Nobel Laureates in
Peace and Economics at a two-day celebration scheduled for May 15-16th
in
The Award
Ceremony is the highlight of the annual Business for Peace Summit. In addition
to a Welcome Reception and Gala Dinner, hosted by HRH Crown Prince Haakon and
HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit, the
The event
brings together 150-200 board chairs, CEOs and leaders of international
organizations to discuss practical actions needed to make substantial, business
relevant progress on fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals. This event
has over the recent years enjoyed the participation of outstanding leaders such
as Sir Richard Branson, Ouided Bouchamaoui and Paul Polman (all of them
previous Business for Peace Honorees as well), David Blood, Dominic Barton,
Lady de Rothschild and Philip Kotler.
In 2017, the
theme for the Business for Peace Summit is “Brundtland +30: Breakthrough Ideas
for Futureproofing the Global Economy”. It marks the 30th anniversary for the
report, “Our Common Future”, published by the World Commission on Environment
and Development, which was led by Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, three times former
Prime Minister of Norway and former Director-General of the World Health
Organization. Dr. Brundtland will be attending this year’s
Some of the
confirmed speakers are
The mission
of Business for Peace is to support, inspire, and recognize the global business
leaders who are positively changing the face of business. At the center of the
Foundation’s efforts is the annual Business for Peace Award. Each year,
recipients are selected by an independent committee of Nobel Prize winners in
Peace and Economics in closed-door meetings, and the Award is conferred
annually to the exceptional individuals who exemplify the Foundation’s concept
of being business-worthy: ethically creating economic value that also creates
value for society.
This year’s
announcement video is available on https://v.qq.com/x/page/l038865b37v.html.
About Business for Peace
Award
Business for Peace is an Oslo-based foundation
that works to redefine the notion of success in business and to promote an evolved
form of capitalism. This endeavor is manifested by recognizing exceptional
individuals who exemplify the concept of being business-worthy. That is,
applying one’s business energy ethically and responsibly to create value for
all. An independent committee of Nobel laureates in peace and economics
selects the Honorees from a pool of nominees put forward by global partners in
the United Nations and the International Chamber of Commerce. By
facilitating this process and promoting these individuals, the vision
is to unlock the positive power that lays in business to the benefit of peace
and prosperity.
Media Contact of Business for Peace: Timothy
FitzGerald, tim@businessforpeace.org, +47 469 41 833