St. Gallen Symposium
| Formation | February 1970 |
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| Founder | Wolfgang Schürer, Clemens Ernst Brenninkmeijer, Franz Karl Kriegler, Urs Schneider, Terje Wolner-Hanssen |
| Type | Non-profit organisation |
| Legal status | Club |
| Headquarters | Dufourstrasse 83, St. Gallen, Switzerland |
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| Origins | Student unrests of 1968 |
Region served | Worldwide |
| Membership | around 30 students (ISC) |
| Staff | 9 |
| Volunteers | approximately 450 |
| Website | www.symposium.org |
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type, Non-profit_type.The St. Gallen Symposium, formerly known as the International Management Symposium and the International Students’ Committee (ISC) Symposium, is an annual conference held each May at the University of St. Gallen in St. Gallen, Switzerland. It brings together leaders from business, politics, and academia to discuss economic, political, social, and related global issues.
The ISC Symposium was founded in 1970 by a group of students led by Wolfgang Schürer, Clemens Ernst Brenninkmejer, Franz Karl Kriegler, Urs Schneider, and Terje I. Wölner-Hanssen, in response to the international student protests of 1968. The first event conducted by the organisation, the International Management Dialogue, was held in 1970. The event attracted 100 students and 100 business leaders. Over time, the event received international speakers such as Kofi Annan, Satya Nadella, Josef Ackermann, and Christine Lagarde.