Events

The Meridian Global Engagement Forum

Gallup and the Meridian International Center cohosted the Meridian Global Engagement Forum in Washington, D.C., on October 6, 2008. More than 150 international leaders came together at the event for analysis of the new "tri-sector" strategic partnerships driving global markets and investment decisions, and shaping international policy. Leaders from corporations, international financial institutions, the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development, foundations, and NGOs discussed the latest trends driving investment patterns and strategic partnerships in emerging markets. Event highlights included:

• "First look" global insights from the new Gallup World Poll of 140 countries.
• Forecasts and perspectives from leaders shaping global policies and markets.
• Global strategies to build innovative partnerships and collaborative solutions.
• The latest technology and new media innovations driving sustainable growth.

2008 Gallup Well-Being Forum

The 2008 Gallup Well-Being Forum was held in Washington, D.C., on October 2-3, 2008. The event brought together world-renowned research scientists and nationally recognized leaders from healthcare, government, and industry to understand and explore crucial issues that affect the well-being of the world's 6 billion citizens. At the event, distinguished scientists provided detailed analyses, identified emerging trends, and offered insights from the Gallup World Poll and the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index.

Prominent leaders from healthcare, government, and industry joined these scientists and forum participants to explore how key factors affect the well-being and financial health of nations, communities, and corporations. Participants also helped identify directions for future research, cross-sector partnerships, and next steps for the health transformation of the United States and countries around the world.

Inaugural Global Behavioral Economics Forum

On July 10, 2008, Gallup held the inaugural Global Behavioral Economics Forum in Singapore. At the Forum, leaders from around the world explored how human behavior shapes, influences, and plays a pivotal role in growing successful and sustainable organizations, cities, and economies. View the video report.

ThinkForum Summits

Gallup convenes ThinkForum summits to share highlights from findings gathered through the World Poll. ThinkForums are interactive, and include invited leaders from private industry, government agencies, academia, and nongovernmental organizations. In this setting, Gallup experts, invited guests, and the press have the opportunity to engage in meaningful discourse about vital topics.

Gallup's Muslim ThinkForum IV
Muslims in Europe: Berlin/London/Paris

On April 26, 2007, Gallup publicly discussed its findings from proprietary studies of Muslim residents in three key European capitals. This ThinkForum, the fourth installment in Gallup's series on its surveys of Muslims around the world, highlighted findings gathered from Muslim residents in Berlin, London, and Paris, and from the public in Germany, the United Kingdom, and France overall.

Gallup regional experts and Muslim scholars examined and discussed Muslim views and opinions on dynamic issues in European society and policy, including:

• Muslim Identity: Do religious, ethnic, national, and European identities clash?
• European Integration: How do Muslim and non-Muslim definitions contrast?
  

For further information on this informative ThinkForum, please view the Executive Summary (PDF).

Also, you may view an analysis from the London release event (PDF).

Previous ThinkForums include:

Gallup's China ThinkForum

On March 28, 2007, Gallup publicly released highlights of its findings from its recent wave of representative polling conducted in China. Gallup's most recent survey, conducted as part of the Gallup World Poll, marks more than a decade of public opinion polling in the country. Gallup experts shared primary data and scholarly insights on Chinese citizens' views on their economic status, quality of life, and hopes for the future, including:

• Is China's growth sustainable?
• How does the quality of life of Chinese living in urban and rural areas compare?
• Are rural Chinese optimistic about their economic future and will this new economic capability drive increased consumerism?
• What can the U.S. government do to narrow the trade deficit with China? And what role must the Chinese government play in improving the economic opportunities for rural Chinese in order to create trade equality?

Featured speakers included Dr. Stephen Roach, Managing Director and Chief Economist of Morgan Stanley, and Gallup regional experts. Find out more about Gallup's China ThinkForum (PDF).

Gallup's Muslim ThinkForum on Religion and Democracy

Gallup shared highlights of findings gathered in both the Muslim world and the United States on Jan. 23, 2007. The ThinkForum examined Muslim and American views on the role of religion in one's personal life and in government. The findings were drawn from the Gallup Poll of the Muslim World -- which reflects the views and aspirations of more than 1 billion Muslims in nearly 40 countries around the globe -- and from Gallup's consistent polling of the American public.

Gallup experts shared primary data and analysis of Muslim and American views on key policy issues, including:

• What role does religion play in the personal lives of Muslims and Americans?
• How does adherence to religion in the home correlate to beliefs about the role of religion in government?
• If constituencies in predominantly Muslim countries believe religion should play a role in government, what does this mean for policy-makers working to establish democracies in Iraq or other areas of the Muslim world?

Here's a summary (PDF) of the Muslim ThinkForum on Religion and Democracy.

Gallup's Cuba ThinkForum

On Dec. 14, 2006, Gallup publicly released its initial findings from the first public opinion poll conducted in Cuba in more than a decade. Twelve years after its last poll in Cuba, Gallup returned to the island nation in September 2006 to poll Cuban citizens in Santiago and Havana.

Gallup's team of experts shared primary data and scholarly insights on urban citizens' views. The team covered issues such as:

• How do Cubans view the current leadership of the country?
• How do Cubans view the leadership of Venezuela, Russia, China, and the United States?
• Are Cubans satisfied with their current standard of living? Are they optimistic about the future?
• What role does Cuba play in the new Latin American political map?
• Media analysis: How do the world's media portray Fidel Castro's regime?
  

Read an informative summary (PDF) of the Cuba ThinkForum.

Lebanon ThinkForum, Nov. 14, 2006

At the Nov. 14 ThinkForum, Gallup released initial findings from a comprehensive, in-depth study reflecting the views and opinions of citizens in Lebanon immediately following the recent 34-day conflict.

Gallup publicly released highlights of its findings from this proprietary study of Lebanon and the conflict's impact on the thoughts and views of Lebanese citizens. The survey covered such subjects as:

• Lebanon's religious diversity and religiosity
• Lebanese attitudes toward the United States, Great Britain, France, and other nations
• perceived effect of the conflict on Hezbollah
• views of Lebanese toward their own political leaders as well as leaders of other nations
• parties seen as responsible for the conflict

What Women Want: Listening to the Voices of Muslim Women: Initial findings from a groundbreaking, in-depth study of more than 1 billion Muslims, June 6, 2006

At the June 6 ThinkForum, Dalia Mogahed, Gallup Strategic Analyst and Executive Director of Gallup Muslim Studies, offered primary data with scholarly analysis about Muslim women's views and opinions on key issues of policy. Topics covered included:

• What rights do Muslim women feel they deserve?
• Do Muslim women believe adoption of Western values will advance gender equality?
• How do Muslim women view their counterparts in the West?
• What do Muslim women admire about the West?
• What do Muslim women resent about the West?

Explore a summary (PDF) of the June 6, 2006, event.

The Gallup Poll of the Muslim World: Initial findings from a groundbreaking, in-depth study of more than 1 billion Muslims, May 2, 2006

At the May 2 ThinkForum, findings were shared from the Gallup Poll of the Muslim World, a groundbreaking, in-depth study reflecting the views and aspirations of more than 1 billion Muslims in nearly 40 countries around the globe. Gallup experts shared primary data and scholarly insights about key issues of policy, security, and global coexistence, including:

• What percentage of Muslims thought the 9/11 attacks were justified?
• Are poverty and religious fanaticism the primary drivers of extremist views?
• How can world leaders marginalize extremists and empower moderates?

Explore a summary (PDF) of the Gallup data shared at this event.

Given the World Poll's massive scope, the findings lead to meaningful discussion about world events spanning significant topics around the globe. Gallup ThinkForums provide the arena for that discourse. If you are interested in attending an upcoming ThinkForum, please contact Gallup.

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