Conferences like One Young World provide an important forum for bringing the world closer together.

FORBES: The Other Davos

This is something that the ACI conference has over almost all of the other conferences (with the exception of Argyle Executive Forum and the Dow Jones Global Compliance Symposium): the right people are in the room.

FORBES: If I Had $100 To Spend On Due Diligence

The boxing kit is a stunt dreamed up by Brendan Barns, the organiser of the fourth annual London Business Forum, and a man with a mission: to exterminate boring business conferences.

ECONOMIST: Business conferences

He also founded The Freedom Forum, a foundation dedicated to free press and free speech that holds journalism conferences, offers fellowships and provides training.

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In response to feedback from environmental justice leaders at an historic White House Forum on the issue in December, many agencies have expanded their efforts to host listening sessions, sponsor conferences, and offer their programs up for public comment to ensure Americans have a chance to weigh in on issues that affect their daily lives.

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