Maples and Calder is pleased to announce its support of two promising young Caymanians, who will attend the Global Young Leaders Conference (GYLC) in Summer 2012.

Jossannah Smith and Adrian Stewart each received a contribution of US$1,000 toward their registration and related attendance costs for the conference.

Adrian, a student of the John Gray High School (JGHS), will attend the GYLC in Washington DC and New York at the end of July. Adrian, a Prefect and Head Boy of JGHS, boasts several scholastic and community based achievements. He is a member of several concert bands and has participated in the Key Club, as a member and President and served as Vice President of his Junior Achievement company.

Jossannah boasts an equally impressive list of achievements, which include being the recipient of two Duke of Edinburgh Awards and the Rotary Youth Leadership Award. She was the Vice President of Human Resources for her Junior Achievement company, a member of the Junior Girls National Volleyball Team and a volunteer with the Cayman Islands Red Cross and Cayman Islands Humane Society. Jossannah is a Prefect at Cayman Prep & High School and will be attending the GYLC in China.

“Jossannah and Adrian have demonstrated a positive example to the youth of our country and we are pleased to support them as they seek to gain further knowledge and enhance their leadership abilities,” said Paul Lumsden, Managing Partner of Maples and Calder. “We expect to see great things as they pursue their careers and continue their contributions to our community with the added skills they will gain from this thought-provoking conference.”

The GYLC is a unique leadership development program that brings together outstanding young people from around the world to build critical leadership skills in a global context. Offered annually, participants can attend sessions in the United States, Europe or China where they will analyse concepts surrounding communications, diplomacy, law, human rights, peace, security, economics and the role of the United Nations. Students return home from GYLC with a greater understanding of their roles and responsibilities as citizens and future leaders in an international community.