Ahmed AbdirahmanCEO and Founder, Järvaveckan Obama Leaders David Rockefeller Fellows of the Trilateral CommissionAhmed Abdirahman is founder and CEO of The Global Village Foundation which organize Järva Politician Week, (Järvaveckan) with the aim to reduce the distance between citizens and politicians. Järvaveckan gathers stakeholders from civil society, business, government, and political leaders to address current and future challenges facing Sweden, especially inclusion of immigrants in social, economic, and political life. The event is annual and has 35-50 000 participants annually. Abdirahman was policy expert on social sustainability at the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce where he had the task of making Stockholm more integrated. Prior to this Abdirahman worked at the U.S. Embassy in Stockholm and at Interpeace, an international peace-building organization based in Geneva. Through a Courtney Ross scholarship, Abdirahman holds a bachelor's degree in International Studies from Marymount Manhattan College, NY. He is also graduate of Höj Rösten Politikerskola, Sweden's first and only politically independent politicians’ school and from Tandem Leadership program. Abdirahman is an alumnus of the ‘Future Leaders Invitation Programme’ (programme d'invitation des personnalités d'avenir) held by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2020, Abdirahman was selected to the Obama Foundation Leaders: Europe program.Abdirahman hosted ‘Summer on P1’ (Sommar i P1) on Swedish Radio (July 1st, 2018) where he shared his story and work with over one million Swedes. A selection awards and honors:• Selected to the Obama Foundation Leaders: Europe program• 12 Future Leaders of Sweden, 2018 by Chef • Future Policy Maker of Year, 2018 by makthavare.se • Award for Outstanding Personal Engagement by UNDP, 2018• Göran Tunhammar Prize winner 2018• Opinion Maker of the Year, 2017 by Dagens Opinion • 150 Super Communicators in Business, 2018 & 2017 by Resumé • Civic Builders of Year, 2018: Sweden's 101 Super Talents by Veckans AffärerBoard/advisory role:• Expert advisor, Agenda2030 commission, Stockholm City Hall• Reference group member, Stockholm Region's Security Commission• Expert advisor, the Swedish Crown Princess Couple's Foundation• Advisory board, Digital@Idag, Forum för Omställning • Advisor, Swedish School of Governance• Senior advisor, Global Utmaning (Global Challenge)