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New York Stock Exchange virtual bell ringing and HOPE Haiti Rebuilding commitment provide the backdrop

for Operation HOPE founder and "silver rights" entrepreneur

(Davos, Switzerland) – January 28, 2010 – Operation HOPE (HOPE) Founder, Chairman and CEO, John Hope Bryant will speak on "Housing for All" and "Fostering Responsible Capitalism" as examples of his involvement at the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Annual Meeting 2010, January 26-31. In addition, Bryant will ring the bell for the New York Stock Exchange Euronext to highlight the imporance of financial literacy live from Davos.

His plan to promote the issue and importance of financial literacy and Global Dignity on the world agenda will be the focus of his discussions. Said Global Dignity co-founder HRH Crown Prince Haakon Magnus of Norway, "Global Dignity is moving forward with steps to advance the work of the World Economic Forum, and align ourselves with the global redesign initiative."

To further the mission of both Global Dignity and the World Economic Forum, a Global Board of Advisors has been created and Global Dignity Country Chairs for Jordan, Mexico, Cananda, Finland, Norway and the United States, amongst others, have been created.

Over the next five days, Bryant will share his plan to support Haiti through HOPE Global Initiatives' commitment to the Clinton Global Initiative, as well as his ideas on framing "silver rights" as the next civil rights issue tied to improving world economy.

Branded a "whirlwind of ideas" by President Clinton, Bryant joins panel discussions with Irina Bokova, Director-General, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Paris; Howard Kunreuther, Cecilia Yen Koo Professor of Decision Sciences and Public Policy, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA; Dov L. Seidman, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, LRN, USA; Lilia Shevtsova Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Carnegie Moscow Center, Russian Federation; and David Tuckett, Professor of Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalysis and Director of the Conference Programme, University College London, United Kingdom

"The world is in economic flux but it is far from hope, one person can make a difference. It is our commitment to support the people of Haiti by offering them practical support not only now but in the coming years," said the Young Global Leader, John Bryant, whose philosophy around best business practices is outlined in his recent bestseller, LOVE LEADERSHIP. "Two-thousand of the foremost leaders in the world, unified in a belief that every human being has a right to lead a dignified life, can actually change the world."

This year, some 2,200 A-listers worldwide from business, government, international institutions, non-governmental organizations, and universities tackle global concerns, issuing a call to action to "Improve the State of the World: Rethink, Redesign, Rebuild."

Incorporated as a foundation in 1971, and based in Geneva, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum is impartial and not-for-profit; and is not tied to any political, partisan or national interests. The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging leaders in partnerships to shape global, regional and industry agendas and the parent organization

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About HOPE Global Initiatives
HOPE Global Initiatives was created to promote and advocate the benefits of economic empowerment as a tool for vastly improving the quality of life in developing countries, with a particular focus on developing countries on the African continent. Through it Operation HOPE's channels its international efforts. Currently it works to fulfill commitments made to Global Dignity and the Clinton Global Initiative.

About Operation HOPE, Inc.
Operation HOPE is America's leading nonprofit social investment banking and financial literacy empowerment organization. With more than 400 private sector partners, 1500 nonprofit organizations and schools, and 100 government partners in 68 major U.S. cities as well as South Africa, HOPE has raised more than $500 million in its pursuit of educating, assisting and inspiring the next generation of global stakeholders. Through international initiatives and its three principal programs, Banking on Our Future (teaching school children about money), HOPE Coalition America (Mortgage HOPE Crisis Hotline, 1-888-388-HOPE, financial emergency preparedness and disaster relief), and Walk-In HOPE Centers (loans, bill pay, computer literacy, understanding banking principles), Operation HOPE has delivered services to more than one million low-wealth individuals and assumed the responsibility of piloting the Silver Rights Movement towards making free enterprise and capitalism relevant to all underserved communities. To learn more about HOPE, visit www.operationhope.org. or read our blog at www.operationhope.org/blog.

 

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