Keynote Speaker
for the First Global Conference

Mr. Stephen Lewis
Former Ambassador and Permanent Representative
of Canada to the United Nations

Keynote speaker for the opening ceremonies was Mr. Stephen Lewis, Canada's former Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United States. In May 1986, during the United Nations Special Session on Africa, Mr. Lewis chaired the committee which drafted the 5-year United Nations Program for African Economic Recovery.

In September 1986, the Secretary General of the United Nations appointed Mr. Lewis as his special advisor on Africa to aid in the "mobilization of the international community." Prior to his nomination as Ambassador, Mr. Lewis was provincial leader of the New Democratic Party in Ontario, a noted radio and television commentator on issues of public concern and a prominent arbitrator in the labor relations field. Mr. Lewis has been the recipient of several prestigious awards for his contributions to the cause of human rights and understanding.

Other Keynote Speakers
Gov. Richard Celeste, Ohio
Former Director, US Peace Corps		 Allan Gussow
Artist, Activist; President,
Friends of the Earth, U.S.A		 Dr. Inamullah Kahn
Executive Chairman, World
Conference on Religion and Peace
Ervin Laszlo
Founder and President,
General Evolution Research Group		 Sidney Lovett
Member, Board of Directors,
U.S. Peace Institute		 J. Willard Marriott, Jr.
Chairman of the Board and President,
Marriott Corporation
Oscar Maurtra
Ambassador of Peru to Canada		 Barbara Marx Hubbard
Futurist; Citizen Diplomat,
Founding Director, Global Family		 Dr. Willibald Pahr
Secretary General,
World Tourism Organization
Richard Rathbun
President, Beyond War Foundation		 Dr. Fouad Sultan
Minister of Tourism and
Civil Aviation, Egypt		 Claude I. Taylor.
Chairman of the Board, Air Canada

 

Keynote Speakers from the Second Global Conference