Gregory Rockson is to have one hell of a birthday: The world\u2019s economic and political leaders will converge on the small mountain resort of Davos, Switzerland next week to talk shop and network. They will also inadvertently be there at the same time as Gregory Rockson, a full degree international student of philosophy and political science, turns 21. <\/p>\n
With friends he recently joked that Davos is his birthday party and the world’s leaders are there for him.<\/p>\n
\u00bbThis certainly makes me feel special,\u00ab he laughs. <\/p>\n
He has been selected to be a part of the \u2018global shapers community\u2019 at Davos, a community of young people who are leaders in different fields. And he will play a key, agenda-setting, role in this year\u2019s conference. <\/p>\n
\u00bbI have been invited to deliver the remarks at the opening of this year\u2019s meeting, and I will be taking part in a panel discussion,\u00ab he explains to the University Post.<\/p>\n
Gregory Rockson has made waves over the past years as organiser of a host of different initiatives in what you could call grass roots diplomacy. Last year he got Israeli and Palestinian representatives to meet in Copenhagen at an informal meeting. <\/p>\n
This May he will help organise a global music concert for peace in Tivoli gardens, Copenhagen, and June he will organise a meeting of young Middle Eastern entrepreneurs in Tel Aviv to promote joint ventures.<\/p>\n
At the conferrence in Devos, Gregory has meetings scheduled with Israeli president Shimon Peres, the US under-secretary for economic, energy and agriculture Robert D. Hormats and top business leaders from Hewlett Packard, KPMG, and Pepsi. Gregory will even exchange viewpoints with royalty: He will meet up with Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit.<\/p>\n
US president Barack Obama is not scheduled to be at the conference.<\/p>\n