World Economic Forum Announces New Batch Of Young Global Leaders (Mark Zuckerberg, Chad Hurley, Kevin Rose And More)

The World Economic Forum has just published its annual list of Young Global Leaders, recognizing "between 200 and 300 outstanding young leaders from around the world for their professional accomplishments, commitment to society and potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world". The list of honorees, besides celebrities like Coldplay's Chris Martin and F1 legend Michael Schumacher, includes a good number of people from the technology and Internet industry, so here's a quick run-down of the names you might know: Mark Zuckerberg - founder and CEO of Facebook Kevin Rose - founder of Digg Chad Hurley - co-founder and CEO of YouTube Josh Silverman - CEO of Skype Michael Birch - founder and CEO of Bebo (more after the jump)


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