San Francisco – The Young Leaders Conference 2015 of the Council for the United States and Italy will take place in San Francisco from 1 to 3 October on the theme “Cooperation, Competition or Conflict? The Evolving Relationships between Asia and the West.” The event – the 31st in the series – will bring together 50 participants under 40, coming from Italy, the United States and 12 other countries, including China, Korea, Philippines, Japan, Russia, Turkey, Syria and Vietnam. The Young Leaders, chosen through a rigorous selection process that reviewed more than 150 applications, there are managers, founders of start-ups operating in global markets, international design and finance experts, researchers, representatives of institutions and the world’s media. In San Francisco, the Young Leaders will discuss the geopolitical, economic and cultural-historical aspects that marked the evolution of relations between East and West, but will also partake in informal activities. The highlight of this year’s YLC will be the visit to Googleplex, the legendary home of Google, where the Young Leaders will visit the campus and meet Googlers with whom to discuss the topics of the conference. (9Colonne)
