Nobel Peace Prize goes to Martti Ahtisaari
The Brainswork Network wishes to sincerely congratulate former President of Finland, Martti Ahtisaari, on winning this year's Nobel Peace Prize. President Ahtisaari – seen here addressing the Balkans Youth Forum together with Brainswork international relations consultant Muhamed Mesic – believes in compromise, sustainability and respect for and in diversity: much the same change processes Brainswork is working to achieve throughout the world. We sincerely hope that Mr. Ahtisaari's award is a signal of the broader global commitment to solving yesterday's conflicts today, in order to be able to face tomorrow's challenges together.

Brainswork, in cooperation with IEDC-Bled School of Management, is awarding scholarships in the amount of 10.000 € to the Bled School of Management, the leading business school in Central and Eastern Europe, to promising young talents.
For more information on how to apply, please contact Brainswork at miriam.david[at]brainswork.at


November 17-20, 2008 Creative Clusters 2008: This year's Creative Clusters Conference will take place in Glasgow, Scotland, on November 17-20. Scotland's growing confidence and sense of identity is setting the pace for cultural and political change in the UK and in Europe. Creative Clusters 2008 offers the ideal time catch up with creative economy developments from around the world. The conference goal is to help people engaged in the development of the creative economy to communicate and share resources with one another. Brainswork CNO Selma Prodanovic, who has been a speaker at the 2006 and 2007 events, has been a curator this year – helping select the best from a series of excellent presentations. For registration for this exciting event, please visit the Creative Clusters website.

November 18, 2008 “Kristallnacht” Anniversary in Paris: Brainswork Consultant Muhamed Mesic will join a seminar organized on November 18 at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris by the Centre Simon Wiesenthal Europe to commemorate the 70 th anniversary of the “Kristallnacht” Nazi pogrom, which will reflect the importance of this event in understanding the Holocaust as well as the crimes against humanity in today's world. Apart from Muhamed Mesic, the programme includes exciting speakers from various fields, such as Sir Martin Gilbert, official biographer of Sir Winston Churchill, and UNESCO Director General Koichiro Matsuura.

November 27, 2008 Opening of HPB Grand Prix 2008 in Zagreb : For the second time, the Croatian Postal Bank, in collaboration with Croatian artists, will be awarding the “HPB Grand Prix” to an outstanding Croatian painter. Nominated artwork will be presented in this exhibition.