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Trent Chancellor Hosts Overseas Summit

Dr. Don Tapscott's Global Solutions Networks explores new models of global problem solving, cooperation & governance

Trent Chancellor Hosts Overseas Summit
Trent Chancellor Hosts Overseas Summit

On the heels of Trent University's convocation ceremonies earlier this month, Chancellor Dr. Don Tapscott is overseas hosting the Global Solution Networks (GSN) UK Summit.

The two-day event, New Models of Global Problem Solving, Cooperation & Governance, is taking place at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford Lecture Theatre.

Dr. Tapscott is the executive director of GSN, a landmark study of the potential of global web-based networks for cooperation, problem solving and governance. Through a series of major research projects led by global experts, GSN will "identify and explain key issues, strategies and approaches for engaging on the Internet to do good, helping these new multi-stakeholder platforms thrive, scale and become material on the global scene."

The GSN Program, led by Dr. Tapscott and the Martin Prosperity Institute, University of Toronto, is "creating a definitive resource of expert insights, cases and field tools."

At the summit at Oxford, Dr. Tapscott is delivering the keynote address, “New Models of Global Governance”,and will discuss GSN's research to-date. Other leading thinkers will take part in panel presentations on topics including Network Orchestration and the New Role of the State, and Tackling the Hard Issues: Climate Change, Urban Congestion and Human Security.  

Also attending the UK Summit is Lee Hays, Trent's director of Alumni Affairs. She is thrilled to be in attendance and to be contributing her post-secondary perspective to what is sure to be a dynamic conversation. A Trent alumna herself, Ms. Hays is among practitioners, researchers, business leaders and government representatives from more than 25 organizations.For updates, follow @TrentAlumni

About Dr. Don Tapscott

Recognized as one of the world's leading authorities on innovation, media, and the economic and social impact of technology, Dr. Tapscott has been an advisor to business and government leaders and has introduced ground-breaking concepts that are part of our understanding of a rapidly changing world. A graduate of Psychology and Sociology at Trent University and a recipient of an honorary Doctor of Laws degree in 2006, he has been named one of the most important living business thinkers in the world by Thinkers50 in 2011 and again in 2013.

Thinkers50 also presented Dr. Tapscott with the prestigious Global Solutions Award recognizing him as conducting the most significant work in the world about how to solve global problems.

Also in 2013, Forbes.com listed him as the #1 management thinker in the world according to influence on social media. More on Dr. Tapscott.

Posted on Tuesday, June 24, 2014.

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