Simon Cohen will take the inspiration stage at global 1%EVENT

This Friday on 30 September 2011 the 1%Club is organising a global co-creation event in Amsterdam, Nairobi, Buea, Cape Town, Kampala, Ramallah, Cairo and London. The 1%EVENT is the Open Space event that connects people with smart ideas for projects; which stimulate the self reliance of individuals anywhere in the world, and improve their standard of living.

The 1%EVENT brings together innovators, young professionals, entrepreneurs and change-makers that invest one day of their time, expertise, experience, talent, network and energy to work on new innovative approaches to international co-operation.

Part of the event is the "Inspiration Stage" where 10 different speakers will give a 16 minute presentation. Simon Cohen, managing director and founder of global tolerance, has been invited to give one of those presentations.

You can follow the event and presentations in real through viewing a live stream; Simon's talk is due to start at approximately 13:00 GMT (14:00 CET). For the live stream of the event please click here: http://www.onepercentevent.com/live/

To read more about the work of the 1%Club please check their website or blog.