Bill Clinton Speaks to One Young World
One Young World Summit has officially opened tonight with a ceremony featuring former U.S. President Bill Clinton as a keynote speaker at Heinz Hall Downtown Pittsburgh.
Clinton took four questions from the audience:
The first one came from an Iraqi delegate: Are Iraq and the Mideast ready for the Arab Spring?
The second one -- from a lady from Benin: Foreign aid: How to overcome dependency on foreign aid?
The third question was asked by an Indian delegate: What are the main challenges in the U.S. and in the world right now and what are we doing to overcome them?
And the last question came from the U.S. delegate, Becki Lynch: What should a role of the private enterprise be in reaching the Millenium Development Goals?
Below are some of the reactions from the delegates to Clinton's keynote and quotes that resonated with the attendees:
Bill Clinton: The 3 biggest problems in the world are inequality, instability and unsustainable development #OYW #OYWKurdistan #TwitterKurds
— Nevin Tosun (@nevintosun) October 18, 2012
Clinton: don't give up on small holder farmers and growth, worst we can do is double income, don't be scared of solutions #OYW
— Rebaz Zedbagi (@RebazZedbagi) October 18, 2012
#Clinton: gov't and ngos must work better together to achieve Millenium Development goals #OYW yfrog.com/h4fi4bnj
— Harvey Lam (@talktoharvey) October 18, 2012
"This is stimulating + exciting + wonderful." Love that Bill Clinton recognizes the magic of @oneyoungworld! #OYW #youth cc @clintonglobal
— Erin Schrode (@erinschrode) October 18, 2012
Bill Clinton was inspiring and gave very detailed answers. Great leader to learn from. #oyw #fb
— Shaaz Nasir (@Shaaztastic) October 18, 2012
There was one reading that the former U.S. President recommended to the delegates -- Max Weber's essay, "Politics as a Vocation."
And then there was more...
The flags of represented countries at #OYW #PPNS twitter.com/tuckxandxtwist…
— Kimberly Smith (@tuckxandxtwist) October 18, 2012