LEAD was founded in the run-up to the 1992 Rio Earth Summit. Two decades later we returned to Rio to celebrate our 20th anniversary, share our learning on leadership for sustainable development, and discuss the challenges and opportunities faced by today's sustainability leaders. We also introduced the LEAD way of learning to a brand new audience, and hopefully inspired many people to take action on sustainability challenges! At our anniversary event on 17 June, we showed a slideshow

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“LEAD instilled in me the confidence and
sense of responsibility to influence the world
for a better tomorrow”
Archana Godbole, LEAD Fellow, India

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“You can always tell when there’s a cadre of
LEAD people in an organisation. It changes
that organisation. It gives it a new life, new
energy, and frankly new relevance. Nothing is
more needed than the kind of leaders which
LEAD produces.”
Maurice Strong, former Senior Advisor to the
Secretary General, United Nations

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“LEAD has broadened my vision for
sustainable development. LEAD provides me
with a continuous inspiration for learning,
working and building solutions with multiple
stakeholders at a local, regional and global
level”
Sergio Sanchez, LEAD Fellow, Mexico

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“‘The LEAD network is an incredible talent
bank of leaders from all over the world who
know and care about sustainable
development, and will bring those skills to
government, NGOs and the private sector”
Jonathan Lash, President, World Resources
Institute

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“LEAD is unique because it is the only
training that builds cross-cultural
communication and common understanding
and creates a global family”
Rana El Akhal, LEAD Fellow, Jordan

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“Knowing that a new generation of leaders
from the developing world and emerging
markets are promoting sustainable
development, helped by LEAD, gives me real
hope for the future”
Bjorn Stigson, World Business Council for
Sustainable Development

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“Through collaboration with other members of
the LEAD program, I learned that it is
possible to find new solutions for
sustainability problems, with the ideas coming
from those involved in different fields”
Arcadie Capcelea, LEAD Fellow, Moldova

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“Being a LEAD Fellow means being part of
something that is larger than the sum of its
parts, understanding the complexity in
sustainable development and having the
ability to utilize cross-cultural differences for
the greater good. ”
Mark Didden, LEAD Fellow, The Netherlands

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“"LEAD is an organisation where racial,
social, economic and elitist barriers fall. This
is the place where the university professor
discusses equally with a student, where the
elected politician is comfortable with the
journalist and reveals their heart and not their
interest... LEAD is enriched by its diversity."”
Edmond Nanoukon, LEAD Fellow, Benin

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“Being a LEAD Fellow is to be an agent of
change and an advocate for a sustainable
life”
Baderinwa Babawale, LEAD Fellow, Nigeria

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