TECH MEETINGS AT GOLD MERCURY | VINT CERF, GOOGLE CHIEF INTERNET EVANGELIST & ONE OF THE FATHERS OF THE INTERNET

TECH MEETINGS AT GOLD MERCURY | VINT CERF, GOOGLE CHIEF INTERNET EVANGELIST & ONE OF THE FATHERS OF THE INTERNET

Vint Cerf – a world-renowned computer scientist, recently visited Gold Mercury’s Offices to meet with its President, Nicolas De Santis, and both exchanged views on the future of globalisation, technology and sustainability. Vint Cerf is widely regarded as the “father of the internet” due to his role in developing the TCP/IP protocols that power the modern internet. During their meeting, Mr Cerf and Mr De Santis discussed Mr Cerf’s numerous and varied projects, ranging from the interplanetary internet to planetary terraforming and the future of information networks.

Mr Cerf was also shown GLOGO®: Gold Mercury’s Global Governance Monitoring System, which provides a unique monitoring and rating system to organise world complexity and report on the impact of significant decisions and events on the future of our planet.

We at Gold Mercury were deeply honoured to host such a visionary and exceptional individual. Vint Cerf, who has revolutionised human civilisation worldwide, shares our unwavering commitment to a sustainable future in a globalised world. This shared vision inspires us to continue our work towards a better tomorrow.

“Vint is a very special individual who spends his time envisioning the future. Our discussion was one of the most exciting I have ever had, ranging from the future of water on our planet and the interplanetary internet to how we can terraform other planets to make them more similar in biosphere to Earth so that they can be habitable by humans in the future.”

Nicolas De Santis, President, Gold Mercury International
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TECH MEETINGS AT GOLD MERCURY | WORLD LEADING GLOBAL AGEING SCIENTISTS MEET WITH NICOLAS DE SANTIS

TECH MEETINGS AT GOLD MERCURY | WORLD LEADING GLOBAL AGEING SCIENTISTS MEET WITH NICOLAS DE SANTIS

Renowned gerontology scientist Dr Craig Willcox and esteemed neurology/brain ageing scientist Dr Giovanni Scapagnini, in collaboration with Gold Mercury President Nicolas De Santis, delve into the impact of global population ageing. Their visit to Gold Mercury’s headquarters in London was an opportunity to showcase their expertise and discuss critical challenges to global ageing, particularly the influence of nutrition and brain disease. Dr Willcox’s groundbreaking research,’ Healthy Ageing and Food Diet – The Okinawa Centenarian Study, focuses on the interconnection between ageing and disability processes among the oldest people in Okinawa and Hawaii. Dr. Scapagnini’s work focuses on the cellular stress responses and molecular mechanisms of brain ageing and neurodegenerative disorders. Given the generally ageing demographics in the developed world, these are two pressing research areas, with the developing world soon following suit. According to the World Population Report by the United Nations, by 2050, the number of older persons in the world will exceed the number of young for the first time in history, a startling demographic phenomenon which will have untold and powerful consequences in many areas. Dr. Willcox, a member of the Okinawan Centenarian Study, and Dr. Scapagnini have authored several papers on Okinawans and the Okinawa Diet. This dietary study is based on the eating patterns of a group of elderly inhabitants in Okinawa, a collection of over a hundred islands off the coast of Japan. These people are reported to have some of the world’s most extended life spans and best health. Changing our views on nutrition and physical activity, which are crucial to healthy ageing, cannot be overstated. Global Health is one of the eight main global areas of governance, as broken down by GLOGO® – Gold Mercury’s Global Governance Model and Centre for Sustainable Globalisation.

Gold Mercury has identified that an ageing population growing with unhealthy lifestyles and diets is a crucial obstacle to worldwide sustainability. As such, Gold Mercury is conducting a series of talks with leading global ageing experts to develop intelligence and solutions about nutrition and health education. With the increasing dependency associated with an ageing population, and the world population predicted to reach 16 billion by 2100, the issues of neurodegenerative illness, disability, and unhealthy lifestyles, and their impact on ageing, need to be further researched and understood.

“Gold Mercury’s intelligence on globalisation and especially GLOGO®; their unique global governance model, is a visionary approach to re-invent the way that we see global challenges and how we can organise our world. GLOGO® does not see global areas as fixed, separate compartments, but as an interconnected system that is constantly changing. This model can provide a lot of clues as to how to improve decision-making, governance and collaboration; to solve global challenges in health, ageing and other areas.”

said Dr. Giovanni Scapagnini.
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Gold Mercury book launch: SHAKING THE SKIES | The Future of Aviation

Gold Mercury book launch: SHAKING THE SKIES | The Future of Aviation

Gold Mercury International President Nicolas De Santis hosted an event to launch the book Shaking the Skies by former IATA (International Air Transport Association) CEO Giovanni Bisignani. The CEOs of various airlines attended the meeting, including Robert Milton, Chairman of United Airlines. The book describes how the aviation industry survived 9/11 and underwent one of the most significant transformations in business history.

Giovanni Bisignani assumed the Director General of IATA role in June 2002, when the aviation industry was grappling with the aftermath of 9/11, one of its most formidable challenges. IATA, the global airline authority entrusted with managing a financial clearing system of $300 billion/year, ticketing, government lobbying, passenger safety policies, landing rights, and the future of commercial flying, was at a crossroads. Over his 10-year tenure, Bisignani spearheaded and supervised monumental and contentious changes in aviation. The Gold Mercury published book is a gripping account of the industry’s fight for survival in one of the world’s most dynamic sectors.

 “In the turbulent skies of the aviation industry, Giovanni Bisignani rewrote its destiny with resilience and transformation. ‘Shaking the Skies’ illuminates the remarkable journey of survival and reinvention after 9/11, capturing the essence of a pivotal era in aviation.” 

Nicolas De Santis, President of Gold Mercury International.
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Gold Mercury President Joins Board of the World Law Foundation

Gold Mercury President Joins Board of the World Law Foundation

Nicolas De Santis, President of Gold Mercury International, has joined the board of the World Law Foundation, an international organisation based in Madrid and London.

The World Law Foundation (World Jurist Association) is a non-profit foundation made of the world’s top lawyers, jurists and legal firms promoting the Rule of Law as guarantor of freedom and democracy in the world. The World Law Foundation periodically organizes a World Law Congress, together with other institutions, inviting distinguished global leaders to debate the future of governance and the law.

The World Law Foundation has recently recognised Hon. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with the World Peace & Liberty Award for her extraordinary devotion to equality and civil rights. Justice Ginsburg has been a member of the US Supreme Court since 1993. The Award ceremony took place at the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on February 7, 2020.

It is an honour to join the distinguished board of the World Law Foundation (World Jurist Association) and work to promote its mission to protect the rule of law as the guarantor of peace and democratic values around the world.

Said Nicolas De Santis, President, Gold Mercury International.

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In Memoriam, Gold Mercury founder, Eduardo De Santis (1929 – 2019) by Enrique Baron Crespo former President European Parliament

In Memoriam, Gold Mercury founder, Eduardo De Santis (1929 – 2019)

by Enrique Baron Crespo former President European Parliament

Eduardo de Santis, founder of Gold Mercury International was born in Positano (Italy) in 1929. He passed away on March 25 in Madrid. Entrepreneur and visionary, he was a creator of global iconic brands and a champion of governance and sustainable globalization.

He began his film career in the fifties, first as an actor in more than 20 films and then as a screenwriter and producer, a bridge between Europe and America with great co-productions. During the shooting of Las aeroguapas he met the Spanish actress María Cuadra, with whom he married and had three children, Natasha, Nicolas and Antonella.

His remarkable business career in the sector of corporate identity and brand development began in the seventies with the help of his partner Walter Landor, founder of Landor Associates. Together, they developed the most iconic brands in the world in various sectors and fields.

A, visionary, he always anticipated trends and, in that spirit, in the nineties he set up his company and developed, together with his son and partner Nicolas, the concept of Corporate Vision. A brand and company without strategic vision will not get far,” he said.

His footprint in the world of brand creation and corporate vision has been historic. He worked with the creative genius Joan Miró in the creation of the brand of the star of La Caixa savings bank, created those of Iberia, Campsa, Argentaria, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Coca Cola, Banamex and developed corporate visions that continue today, such as Cepsa, Santander, Iberdrola, Campofrío, Puleva, Prisa, CEU, Alitalia, Santillana, Scottish Power and many more.

His contribution to sustainable globalization, peace and cooperation was very important. In Rome in the sixties, with the help of Italian President Giuseppe Saragat, he created the Gold Mercury International think tank, focused on improving peace, cooperation among peoples, global governance and corporate responsibility. As chairman of Gold Mercury until his death, he worked with personalities such as US Presidents Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford, Soviet leader Leonidas Breznev, King Juan Carlos, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Vélez or Kerry Kennedy , daughter of Bob Kennedy. In the business world he collaborated with Emilio Botín, Akio Morita or Gianni Agnelli.

Eduardo de Santis was ‘Commendatore della Repubblica Italiana’ and was decorated several times by his country. In 2013 he received the ‘Order of the Italian Star’ from the hands of President Giorgio Napolitano, the oldest national honor in Italy, established by the newly born republic in 1947.

With his death we also lose a great European. Eduardo de Santis believed blindly in a united Europe and worked with me to promote his identity and launch the euro when I was president of the International European Movement and the European Parliament. But most important, he was a humanist who believed in the kindness of people. He was a good man through and through.

This ‘In Memoriam’ was published in the Spanish global newspaper EL PAIS. Link to article in Spanish.

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Gold Mercury President, Nicolas De Santis, speaks at the World Law Congress 2019

Gold Mercury President, Nicolas De Santis, speaks at the World Law Congress 2019

Nicolas De Santis, President of Gold Mercury International, gave a speech on UNIVERSAL VALUES AND THE LAW during the World Law Congress in Madrid in the presence of H.M. the King Felipe VI of Spain and other international authorities.

The World Law Congress of the World Jurist Association, gathered in Madrid more than 2,000 people from the international legal world and prominent figures from global civil society, to take the pulse of the most relevant issues of the international agenda.

“We support the mission and values of the World Jurist Association in promoting and defending democracy and liberty around the world. To achieve this we must guarantee for the respect and correct application of the rule of law. The World Jurist Association, organiser of this congress, is one of the global protectors of these values”

said Nicolas De Santis, President of Gold Mercury International.

 

Peace and Liberty Award Presented to the HM the King Felipe VI of Spain

During the Congress, the WJA World Peace & Liberty Award was presented to His Majesty King Felipe VI to distinguish the unwavering commitment of King to the Rule of Law and its prominent role at the international level as a leader in the defense of Democracy and Liberty. His invaluable contribution to the soundness and strengthening of the constitutional model, democratically approved by all Spaniards, makes him worthy of this recognition, making Spain a symbol for democracies in the world, with special emphasis on Latin America and Europe.

Full speech of Nicolas De Santis, President of Gold Mercury International, at the World Law Congress:

UNIVERSAL VALUES AND THE LAW

“Your Excellencies, local, national and international authorities, Ladies and Gentlemen,

 It is an honour to be here today at the World Law Congress, organised by the historic World Jurist Association, to present its new brand and vision based on Universal Values. This global event in Madrid is a historic moment for all people present here, but also for people around the world, as we will discuss the future of our planet.

Today, the structures of global governance are stretched to the limit as they try to resolve global issues, such as war, poverty, forced migration, degradation of our environment, global health, protecting human rights, and defending democratic principles. As the importance of non-state actors increases, year after year, and as our global population will reach 10 billion by 2050, our planet’s resources and social structures will face even bigger challenges and risks. We, as a planetary species, will know by then if we were able to work closer together, in peace and cooperation to guarantee our own future.

Within this narrative of global inter-dependence, law and justice will have to play a crucial role to support our sustainable future and create the basis for increased cooperation. We have now agreed 17 sustainable development goals of the UN, to achieve 169 targets by 2030.

To this challenge, I ask of all you here today, and the legal profession around the world, to keep innovating. Jurists and philosophers thousands of years ago, started the difficult road of defining crucial concepts. Law at its very core is originated and evolved from values. I ask of all of you, to think how law and justice can continue to define, defend and consolidate UNIVERSAL GLOBAL VALUES of equality, freedom, peace, fairness, mercy, respect and dignity for the individual and nature. 

Universal values are a precious public good. And law and justice must go hand in hand in consolidating and protecting them. It is the only way in which power will be controlled and will be properly exercised for the benefit of all. The new brand of the world jurist association represents this new powerful mission. A beautiful mission for all of you to join.”

Thank you!

It is now time for me to present the new brand of the World Jurist Association.

Nicolas De Santis

President, Gold Mercury International

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Gold Mercury attends Davos during World Economic Forum 2019

Gold Mercury attends Davos during World Economic Forum 2019


Nicolas De Santis, President of Gold Mercury International, attended Davos week during the World Economic Forum 2019. This year’s theme was: ‘GLOBALISATION 4.0 – Shaping a Global Architecture in the Age of Industrial Revolution’. The main focus of discussions was on the future of technology and how it affects the future of our world.

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Nicolas De Santis, met with the CEO’s of various corporations to discuss the state of the world, progress of the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), and the Brexit situation in UK.
“Davos is now heavily influenced by technology and tech companies as the future of the world is being shaped by exponential technologies affecting every economic sector, from mobility and cyber defense to robotics and health. It is critical that we prepare the right economic and social transitions across industries, to make sure that change and disruption are managed properly and for this we all require great foresight, vision and ethical frameworks based on sustainable development. Most corporations are now embracing the SDG framework and linking those sustainable goals to corporate strategy and investments, but much more can be done.”
Nicolas De Santis, President of Gold Mercury International
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