Four Indians – Kanika Dewan, Dhivya Suryadevara, Shaurya Veer Himatsingka and Sheetal Amte-Karajgi – have made it to the list of over 121 young global leaders recognised by the World Economic Forum.

• WEF recognised 121 scientists, government leaders, future business leaders, social activists and artists, aged under 40, as the Young Global Leaders Class of 2016.
• According to WEF, these people are “shaking up policy, society and the world around them“.
• Over half of the Young Global Leaders Class of 2016 are women and the majority are from emerging economies.
• The individuals who represented India in the list include three women.
• Kanika Dewan is the President of Bramco Group.
• Dhivya Suryadevara is the CEO of GM Asset Management.
• Sheetal Amte-Karajgi is the CEO of Maharogi Sewa Samiti.
• Shaurya Veer Himatsingka is the Deputy Managing Director, India Carbon.

Winners Overview

• The list includes 15 young leaders from the Asia-Pacific, 4 from Eurasia, 23 from Europe, 14 from Greater China, 7 from Latin America, 11 from the Middle-East and North Africa, 24 from North America, 12 from South Asia and 11 from sub-Saharan Africa.
• The Young Global Leaders Class of 2016 also includes Amal Clooney, a barrister who specialises in international criminal law and human rights, Ashton Kutcher, the actor and emerging technology investor who launched an innovation lab to fight child sexual exploitation, and Nina Tandon, who founded Epibone, the world’s first company growing living human bones for skeletal reconstruction.

Others who have been named Young Global Leader (YGL) in the past include British Prime Minister David Cameron, Alibaba Group chief Jack Ma, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, Google chief Larry Page and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.