The Hillary Institute sponsored TEDxChCh

The The Hillary Institute for International Leadership searches the globe for exceptional mid-career leaders. Their goal is to provide them a platform, a shared community of engagement, and an enhanced resource base to take their efforts to larger scale. Inspired by the late Sir Edmund Hillary, New Zealand’s most celebrated public figure, the Institute was launched by Sir Edmund from Antarctica on 22 January, 2007 in the company of patron Helen Clark and principal benefactor Jan Cameron.

The Institute’s work is focused globally. Every year, its international board of governors selects a Laureate, a leading social entrepreneur who also embodies the humanitarian commitment of Sir Ed. The 2010 Hillary Laureate is TEDxChCh speaker Peggy Liu. Every four years, the major Hillary Step award (USD100,000) is bestowed. The area of Leadership focus 2008-2012 is Climate Change Solutions.

TED devotees may be interested in exploring the parallels between the Hillary Institute’s awards, the TED Fellows Program, and the TED Prize.

“It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.”
Sir Edmund Hillary