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The '''Global Business Network''' is a network created in 1987 that describes itself as "a worldwide learning community of organizations and individuals—a network, connected by the open and generous exchange of ideas, 'out-of-the-box' scenario thinking, ruthless curiosity, and exciting new information technologies."<ref name="GBN History">[http://www.gbn.com/AboutHistoryDisplayServlet.srv History], , accessed September 3, 2007.</ref>
The five founders of GBN were:
*[[Napier Collyns]]
*[[Stewart Brand]]
*[[Lawrence Wilkinson]]<ref name="GBN History"/>
"Also instrumental in GBN's creation were several key colleagues in Europe: [[Kees van der Heijden]] and [[Arie de Geus]], both former heads of Group Planning at [[Shell]]; and [[Bo Ekman]], a consultant and former Volvo executive. Since 1999, GBN has been led by CEO [[Eamonn Kelly]]. Eamonn is the author of Powerful Times: Rising to the Challenge of Our Uncertain World and co-author of What's Next: Exploring the New Terrain for Business. Before joining GBN, Eamonn was head of strategy for Scottish Enterprise, one of the world's foremost economic development organizations. Working closely with Eamonn are the co-heads of GBN's consulting practice, [[Andrew Blau]] and [[Chris Ertel]]. <ref name="GBN History"/>
"In December 2000, GBN became a member of the [[Monitor Group]]." <refname="GBN History"/> It is associated with the [[International Futures Forum]] and is linked to from the web page of the Scottish Parliament's [[http://www.gbn.com/AboutHistoryDisplayServlet.srv HistoryFutures Forum]], , accessed September 3, 2007.</ref>
==Membership==
In an August 2007 action alert, the media watchdog group [[Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting]] noted that nuclear power booster [[Stewart Brand]] has financial ties to the nuclear industry, through the Global Business Network (GBN): [http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=3164]
:GBN numbers, among the 192 clients named on its website, more than a dozen corporations and governmental agencies involved in the production or promotion of nuclear energy: [[General Electric]], [[Bechtel]], [[Duke Power]], [[Siemens]]-Westinghouse, [[Fluor]], Electric Power Research Institute, [[Pacific Gas & Electric]], Southern California Edison, Électricité de France, Iberdrola, Vattenfall, Sydkraft (now E.ON Sweden) and [[Sandia National Labratories]]. Some of these, including GE, Bechtel, Duke Power and Westinghouse, are receiving government subsidies to develop the next generation of nuclear power plants.
*[[John Perry Barlow]]
*[[Mary Catherine Bateson]]
*[[Stewart Brand]]
*[[Douglas Coupland]]
*[[K. Eric Drexler]]
*[[Esther Dyson]]
*[[Freeman Dyson]]
*[[Brian Eno]]
*[[Francis Fukuyama]]
*[[Peter Gabriel]]
*[[William Gibson (novelist)|William Gibson]]
*[[Paul Hawken]]
*[[Danny Hillis]]
*[[James Hillman]]
*[[Bill Joy|William Joy]]
*[[Kevin Kelly]]
*[[Jaron Lanier]]
*[[Lawrence Lasker]]
*[[Amory Lovins]]
*[[Michael Murphy (author)|Michael Murphy]]
*[[Nancy Ramsey]]
*[[Paul Saffo]]
*[[Brian Sager]]
*[[Russell Schweickart|Russell (Rusty) Schweickart]]
*[[Alexander Singer]]
*[[Bruce Sterling]]
*[[Sherry Turkle]]
*[[Peter Warshall]]
GBN is based in Emeryville, California, though a move to San Francisco is planned for May 2006.
==External links==
*[http://www.gbn.org/ GBN Global Business Network]
==Funding==
The GBN is funded by almost 200 large corporations including many of the world's worst [http://www.gbn.com/OrganizationsDisplayServlet.srv]:
*[[ABB]]
*[[Advanced Micro Devices]]
*[[Advanta]]
*[[Aetna]]
*[[AlliedSignal ( Honeywell )]]
*[[Allstate]]
*[[Alticor]]
*[[Altria]]
*[[Amerada Hess]]
*[[American Century Investments]]
*[[American Express]]
*[[American Funds Distributors]]
*[[AMP]]
*[[Andersen Consulting ( Accenture )]]
*[[Apple Computer]]
*[[ARCO]]
*[[ARCO Chemical ( Lyondell )]]
*[[Arthur D. Little]]
*[[AT&T]]
*[[ATCO]]
*[[Austrade]]
*[[Autodesk]]
*[[Avery Dennison]]
*[[Bancomer]]
*[[Bechtel]]
*[[Bell Canada]]
*[[Bell Northern Research ( Nortel )]]
*[[BellSouth]]
*[[BHP]]
*[[Bilbao Metropoli]]
*[[Boeing/Rocketdyne]]
*[[Booz-Allen & Hamilton]]
*[[BP Amoco]]
*[[British Telecommunications]]
*[[Brown Forman]]
*[[BUPA]]
*[[California Energy Commission]]
*[[Campbell Soup]]
*[[Canadian Pacific Limited]]
*[[Cargill]]
*[[Cemex]]
*[[CGU]]
*[[ChevronTexaco]]
*[[CitiGroup]]
*[[Clorox]]
*[[CMEoKHBB]]
*[[Coca-Cola Company]]
*[[CRSS]]
*[[CSIR]]
*[[CSIRO]]
*[[Cultor ( Danisco )]]
*[[Daimler Benz ( DaimlerChrysler )]]
*[[De La Salle Institute]]
*[[Department of Trade and Industry ( Department of Health )]]
*[[DeTeMobil Deutsche Telekom]]
*[[Deutsche Bank]]
*[[Dow Chemical]]
*[[Dow Corning]]
*[[Duke Power]]
*[[DuPont]]
*[[E2 NetAnalytics]]
*[[Eastman Chemical]]
*[[Eastman Kodak]]
*[[EDS]]
*[[Electric Power Research Institute]]
*[[Electricite de France]]
*[[Electrolux Zanussi]]
*[[Eli Lilly]]
*[[Embratel]]
*[[Ericsson]]
*[[Ernst & Young]]
*[[Eskom]]
*[[ExxonMobil]]
*[[Fannie Mae]]
*[[Federal Express]]
*[[Fiat]]
*[[First Union ( Wachovia )]]
*[[Fletcher Asset Management]]
*[[Fluor Corporation]]
*[[Ford Motor Company]]
*[[Freddie Mac]]
*[[General Electric]]
*[[General Mills]]
*[[General Motors]]
*[[Glaxo Wellcome ( GlaxoSmithKline )]]
*[[Government of Singapore]]
*[[The Hamilton Securities Group]]
*[[Heineken]]
*[[Herman Miller]]
*[[Hermes Corporativo]]
*[[Hewlett-Packard Company]]
*[[Homestake Mining ( Barrick Gold )]]
*[[Iberdrola]]
*[[IBM]]
*[[ICL]]
*[[Information Access Company]]
*[[Inland Steel (Ispat Steel)]]
*[[Innovation Associates]]
*[[Institute for Creative Technologies]]
*[[Intel]]
*[[ISCOR Steel]]
*[[JCI]]
*[[John Wiley & Sons]]
*[[Kellogg Company]]
*[[Kerr McGee]]
*[[Kooperativa Forbundet]]
*[[L'Oreal]]
*[[Landmark Communications]]
*[[Laredo National Bank]]
*[[Leo Burnett]]
*[[Linuxcare]]
*[[London Stock Exchange]]
*[[The Lowe Group]]
*[[Lucent Technologies]]
*[[Mattel]]
*[[MDS]]
*[[Metropolitan Life]]
*[[Microsoft]]
*[[Midland Walwyn Capital Inc.]]
*[[Monsanto]]
*[[MTN]]
*[[Nakamae International Economic Research]]
*[[National Education Association]]
*[[National Westminster Bank]]
*[[The Nature Conservancy]]
*[[Nissan]]
*[[Nokia]]
*[[Not A Number]]
*[[OgilvyOne]]
*[[OK Petroleum]]
*[[Old Mutual]]
*[[Outsights]]
*[[Pacific Bell ( SBC )]]
*[[Pacific Gas & Electric]]
*[[PanCanadian ( Encana )]]
*[[People's Bank]]
*[[Perot Systems]]
*[[Petrobras]]
*[[Petroleos de Venezuela]]
*[[Philips]]
*[[Phoenix Newspapers ( Gannett )]]
*[[Piaggio Veicoli Europei]]
*[[Pioneer Hi-Bred International]]
*[[Pitney Bowes]]
*[[Port of Rotterdam]]
*[[Principal Financial Group]]
*[[Procordia AB]]
*[[Procter & Gamble]]
*[[Reuters]]
*[[Royal Pakhoed ( Royal Vopak )]]
*[[Rubbermaid]]
*[[Saatchi & Saatchi]]
*[[San Tomo Group]]
*[[Sandia National Laboratories]]
*[[Saudi Aramco]]
*[[Scottish Enterprise]]
*[[Sears]]
*[[SENCO Products]]
*[[Shell Canada]]
*[[Shell International]]
*[[Shell Oil]]
*[[Siemens Westinghouse Power]]
*[[Singapore Airlines]]
*[[South African Breweries]]
*[[Southern California Edison]]
*[[Standard Chartered Bank]]
*[[State Compensation Insurance Fund]]
*[[STATOIL]]
*[[Stoel Rives LLP]]
*[[StoraEnso]]
*[[Sun Microsystems]]
*[[Swedbank]]
*[[Sydkraft]]
*[[TBWA Worldwide]]
*[[Telia]]
*[[Texaco ( ChevronTexaco )]]
*[[Toyota]]
*[[TransCanada Pipelines]]
*[[Trygg Hansa]]
*[[TXU]]
*[[Unilever]]
*[[United Distillers]]
*[[United Parcel Service]]
*[[Unocal]]
*[[Vattenfall]]
*[[Visa]]
*[[Visteon]]
*[[Volvo ( Ford )]]
*[[Wieden & Kennedy]]
*[[Xerox]]
*[[Zurich Financial Services]]
==Contact details==
