WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 4

Official formation of Grameen Creative Lab
(Wiesbaden)
Professor Yunus will be present to sign the official papers formalizing the creation of the Grameen Creative Lab in Wiesbaden, Germany - the result of a Joint Venture between the Yunus Centre and circ responsibility. The Yunus Centre will own 51% of this social business, which will be registered as a GmbH (Limited) under German law.

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 5

Wiesbaden Responsibility Forum & Public Event (Wiesbaden)
The Wiesbaden Responsibility Forum brings together 30-40 top representatives from the business and political community. The purpose of the Forum is to discuss how to design a more sustainable economy. Prof. Yunus will open the Forum by giving a speech on social business as a sustainable economic model, followed by an interactive discussion, including drafting recommendations considering the current situation of the global economy. Innovative insights resulting from the discussion will presented at the World Economic Forum in Davos by Prof. Yunus. The patronage of the Wiesbaden Responsibility Forum is adopted by the city of Wiesbaden and its mayor Dr. Helmut Müller. The event is organised by the Grameen Creative Lab.

Also later that evening there will be a public event at the Schloss Freudenberg at 8pm, where Prof. Yunus will give a speech "A World without Poverty". More details are available here.

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6

Global Perspectives (Berlin)
Global Perspectives is the first annual conference for leaders of international civil society organizations. The Forum connects civil society organizations, enabling them to work together more effectively at a global level in order to strengthen their contribution to combating the current crisis. With the title "Decisive Action in Times of Global Crisis", the conference will be a highly interactive event. Among the events will be a panel discussion "Climate Change, Poverty and Human Rights: People suffering in the Global Crisis", Chaired by Professor Yunus, Irene Khan (Secretary General, Amnesty International), Walter Fust (Director General, Global Humanitarian Forum) and Hans-Joacheim Schellnhuber (Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research). The meeting is organized by the Berlin Civil Society Center. The Director of GCL, Saskia Bruysten, will also be co-chairing a session on Friday entitled, "Social business: civil society's answer to the crisis?".

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 7

Global Grameen Meeting (Wolfsburg)
The Autostadt in Wolfsburg is hosting the first of what will become an annual event, the Global Grameen Meeting. This involves the coming together of representatives from worldwide institutions, corporations, universities and foundations that are either already, in the planning stages of, or hope to become associated with Grameen. The purpose of this meeting is to share experiences with one another in the field of social business, and strengthen the cooperation within the Grameen family of businesses.