But IBM, with clients in 170 countries and two-thirds of its work force outside the U.S., is the first to combine international community service and team leadership development in one program.

WSJ: IBM Creates Volunteer Teams

In late June of this year, for six consecutive 15-hour days and nights, 70 marketers under 30 from the greatest companies in the world will gather at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity for the most intensive development program in the marketing industry.

FORBES: Seventy 'Under 30s' Set to Change the World

The three-day event is hosted by UNESCO and co-organized with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

The new U.S. intelligence report Monday concluded that Iran's nuclear weapons development program has been halted since the fall of 2003 because of international pressure.

NPR: Iran Welcomes Revised U.S. Nuclear Assessment

With a background in international affairs, Elizabeth Anderson Ferruelo has worked for civic and business forums in program development and marketing.

FORBES: Sustainability, By Design

First, by an apprenticeship, or attending other union-employer supported programs like the Energy Workforce Development Program, formed by a consortium of electric utility companies and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

FORBES: How to Get A Good-Paying Job Without Attending A Four Year College

Launched in 2010, the program is an unprecedented public-private initiative spearheaded by the worldwide mobile industry and the international development community.

FORBES: Connect

Like many large international companies, Microsoft has established an internal structure for all employees to ensure they have a defined professional development program.

CNN: Rapid rise beckons mobile workers

Scotland awaits publication in late 2013 of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) run by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

BBC: A year in Scotland's education