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Mevan Peiris joins Advisory Council of international Global Shapers

23 Jul 2019

Global Shapers Colombo Hub Outgoing Curator Mevan Peiris has been elected to the Advisory Council of the worldwide Global Shapers Community at the World Economic Forum. The Global Shapers Community is an initiative of the World Economic Forum headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and is a network of inspiring young people under the age of 30, working together to address local, regional, and global challenges. With more than 8,000 members, the Community spans 402 city-based hubs in 171 countries. Peiris is the first Sri Lankan to be elected to this position, and is among a 40-member Advisory Council, representing the 8,000-plus strong memberships from around the world. On Saturday, July 13, the Global Shapers Community announced the Advisory Council members that would serve for a two-year term, till July 2021. The Global Shapers Advisory Council exists to ensure members are directly involved in the community’s governance and operates as one team under five specialised areas of action. These are hub engagement and growth, impact and knowledge, governance and accountability, elections and leadership, and alumni network engagement. Specifically, Advisory Council members are expected to influence the strategic development of the community, increase transparency, ensure diversity, define success goals for the community‘s activities, and facilitate the relationship between hubs, Global Shapers HQ in Geneva, and the Global Shapers Foundation Board to reinforce the community’s distributed leadership model. Peiris will be working alongside seven others to oversee the on-boarding, engagement, and activities of the Global Shapers’ Alumni Network, a digital-first, self-driven initiative for Shapers by Shapers.

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