Council of 100 Leaders (C-100)
Promoting dialogue and cooperation between the Western and Islamic worlds
 The World Economic Forum's West-Islamic World Dialogue (C-100) is a community that promotes understanding and cooperation between Western countries and countries with predominantly Muslim populations. It convenes senior political, religious, business, media and opinion leaders in an effort to better understand their differences and act on their commonalities.
This community relies in particular on the pragmatic dynamism of the business community as a powerful enabler of positive change.
The Council is chaired by:
Vision & objectives
The C-100 promotes an improved state of Islamic-Western relations, focusing on the following goals.
- The identification of key misunderstandings and open discussion of differences
- The advancement of shared interests
- A better understanding of distinct cultures
- All interactions to show respect for shared humanity and dignity
The C-100 pursues its objectives through two tracks.
Track one: Discourse - sustaining in-depth dialogue
The C-100 facilitates dialogue between its members at its Annual Meetings. These discussions help bond C-100 members into a community and provide the analytical basis upon which they choose projects to pursue together.
Discourse from Jordan 2004 (PDF; 9 pgs; 64K)
Discourse from Davos 2005 (PDF; 12 pgs; 85K)
Discourse from Jordan 2005 (PDF; 4 pgs; 108K)
Track two: Projects - catalyzing cooperative action
Update June 2005 (PDF; 2 pages: 106k)
Recognizing that many organizations are engaged in building Islamic-Western cooperation, the C-100 supports existing and new projects that could benefit from exposure to the Forum’s unique network and involve genuine cooperation between those institutions based in the West and those in Muslim countries.
The C-100 has identified four strategic themes along which it seeks to support Islamic-Western cooperation:
- Amplifying Thoughtful Voices
- Demonstrating Cooperation Through Pop and High Culture
- Connecting Key Communities
- Facilitating Cooperation on Major Issues of Shared Concern
Projects I Submit your project proposal (PDF; 3 pgs; 156K)
Contact Information
Saman Ahsan
Project Manager (overall coordinator)
Email: saman.ahsan@weforum.org
Alistair Macdonald-Radcliff
Senior Advisor, Sustaining In-Depth Dialogue
Email: a.macrad@aya.yale.edu
Hady Amr
Senior Advisor, Catalyzing Cooperative Action
Email: HadyAmr@aol.com
The World Economic Forum is pleased to acknowledge Xenel /Saudi Cable Company and HRH Prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulazziz Al Saud, Chairman of Kingdom Holding Co., Saudi Arabia as Initiative Partners providing support to the C-100.
To link to this webpage please use http://www.weforum.org/c100
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