The German public broadcaster providing a 24-hour-a-day source of news and information from Germany and Europe. It distributes from Berlin to five continents via a global satellite network and a few thousand cable network operators and TV channels. It also broadcasts to 5,800 hotels around the world and reaches over 210 million households in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas, broadcasting in German, English, Spanish and Arabic.
www.dw-world.de

Ernst & Young is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. Ernst & Young is committed to achieving potential. It's how it makes a difference - for its people, clients and the wider communities. Ernst & Young is about 130,000 people, united by shared values and an unwavering commitment to quality, working together to help each other develop and succeed personally and professionally. It's about helping clients deliver on their promises to their markets and stakeholders. And it's about making a difference in the communities in which we live and work.
www.ey.com

A leading global investment banking and securities firm which provides a full range of investing, advisory and financing services worldwide to a substantial and diversified client base, which includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high net worth individuals. Founded in 1869, it is one of the oldest and largest investment banking firms. It is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Hong Kong and other major financial centres around the world.
www.gs.com

Founded by Jerome Lemelson, one of U.S. history's most prolific inventors, the Lemelson Foundation uses its resources to recognize and celebrate accomplished inventors, inspire and mentor young people and grassroots inventors and entrepreneurs, disseminate technologies that improve people’s lives and generate entrepreneurial opportunity, and research and share information that illuminates the value of invention to society. To date, the Foundation has donated or committed more than $140 million in support of its mission.
www.lemelson.org

Lex Mundi, the world’s leading association of independent law firms, has created a powerful vehicle for the delivery of pro bono legal services. The Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation calls upon Lex Mundi’s unique global network of 160 top tier business law firms to provide legal assistance to “social entrepreneurs” on a pro bono basis. By providing social entrepreneurs with access to critically needed legal assistance, the Foundation joins the global social entrepreneurship movement for positive social change.
www.lexmundiprobono.org

A worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. Founded in 1975, and with offices in more than 100 countries, the company develops software innovations that transform the way people work, learn and communicate. It is committed to working closely with governments, industry partners and non-profit organizations to help expand economic and social opportunities by bringing the benefits of technology to people in underserved communities around the world.
www.microsoft.com

As the world's leading and most diversified global reinsurer, Swiss Re offers financial services products that enable risk taking essential to enterprise and progress. The group's position as preferred partner in the risk transfer industry is based on value propositions that comprise risk expertise, global reach, scale, diversification, very strong capitalization and resilience over the long term. Founded in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1863, Swiss Re operates in more than 25 countries and provides its expertise and services to clients throughout the world. Swiss Re's traditional reinsurance products and related services for property and casualty as well as for life and health business are complemented by insurance-based corporate finance solutions and supplementary services for comprehensive risk management. Swiss Re is a pioneer and leader in insurance securitization, transferring natural catastrophe, mortality and other insurance risks to the capital markets to free up capital and to provide a new source of capacity for the industry.
www.swissre.com