Former Chief Economist and Director of the Global Competitiveness Programme at the World Economic Forum in Geneva, Augusto Lopez-Claros will be attending Learning Networks Day at International Congress. Claros is currently Project Director for the Humanitarian Response Index.

David Cooperrider and Toke Paludan Møller are confirmed for Alumni Congress. Cooperrider is Director of University Centre for Business as an Agent of World Benefit and also has published 14 books, authored over 50 articles, and has received numerous awards. Møller is Former Chairman of the Board of the Danish Entrepreneurs Association as well as a long time professional conference organizer (PCO) and process host.

Com Texto Comunicação is an agency specialized in integrated communication solutions, that works with the objective of increasing the positive visibility of the companies, aggregating value to their image and extending it\'s mechanisms of relationship with the public of it\'s interest.

Com Texto will be IC media relations partner, helping with media appearances and media training.

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HSM Management Magazine will be present at IC2008. The magazines will be distributed in the welcome package. IC will have an advertisement page in the July/August issue. This partnership is part of the National Partnership between AIESEC in Brazil and HSM Management.

IC also closed a partnership with J Chebly, the company that owns airport TV media rights. IC will receive daily tv spots in Guarulhos and Congonhas airports for a month. In total a sum of 1080 spots a day. More about J Chebly at: http://www.jchebly.com.br

Electrolux has signed another partnership with AIESEC, this time to participate in AIESEC\'s 60^th International Congress. The multinational company will promote its corporate selection process, work environment and trainee programs at the Partner\'s Fair on August 26^th, 2008. Electrolux will also be sponsoring the Congress Committee t-shirts.

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On August 25th, congress delegates will participate in Learning Networks Day. Along with global leaders, delegates will engage in topical discussions on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Finance, HIV/AIDS, Entrepreneurship, Education and Communication Technology, all of which are connected to the conference theme of \"Sustainability\". Speakers involved include former president of Costa Rica, Jose M. Figueres; former chief economist of the World Economic Forum, Augusto Lopez Claros and the former president of Bolivia, Eduardo Rodriguez Veltze.