Gold Mercury International

Gold Mercury International
Formation1961 (1961)
FounderEduardo De Santis
TypeInternational nongovernmental organisation (INGO), think tank
PurposeVisionary Governance, Future Worldbuilding, international and economic cooperation
HeadquartersMayfair, London, England
Location
  • United Kingdom
President
Nicolas De Santis
Websitewww.goldmercury.org

Gold Mercury International is an International nongovernmental organisation (INGO), think tank and the institution that presents the Gold Mercury International Award. [1] The organisation focuses on Visionary Governance and Future Worldbuilding.[2] Through its Awards, Summits and international initiatives, it advances dialogue and cooperation on global governance and international affairs.[3][4]

Gold Mercury was founded in 1961 in Rome by Eduardo De Santis and the headquarters were relocated to Mayfair, London, in the 1990s. [1]

The Gold Mercury Awards

The Gold Mercury International Awards are presented across critical areas of international importance, including peaceful relations, humanitarian efforts, global health, economic development, science, culture, and sustainability.

The Gold Mercury Award 2025[5] for Peace and Environmental Stewardship was awarded to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. The Gold Mercury Award 2024[6] for Humanitarian Affairs was presented to Sergio Scapagnini and the Street Children of the World, in a ceremony in Kolkata, India.

In 2006 Kerry Kennedy, President of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Foundation, received the Gold Mercury Award for Humanitarian Affairs.[7] Colombian President Álvaro Uribe received the Peace and Security award in 2009.[8]

Megavisionary Council

The Megavisionary Council is Gold Mercury's international advisory body, bringing together leaders from government, business, science, technology, academia, culture and civil society to contribute strategic perspectives on global governance and long-term challenges.[9] Members of the Council include former President of the European Parliament Enrique Barón Crespo, former President of Bulgaria Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, former President of Kyrgyzstan Roza Otunbayeva, and Indian film director Goutam Ghose, who joined the Council in July 2026.[10][11][12]

References

  1. 1 2 "NIRA World Directory of Think Tanks". NIRA. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Goutam Ghose joins Gold Mercury's Megavisionary Council". The Daily Star. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Gold Mercury Award for Peace Presented to His Holiness". The Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Gold Mercury Award Presented to the Dalai Lama for His Contribution to Peace and Compassion". The Tibet Post. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  5. ↑ INDIA, JAMMU NEWS. "The Dalai Lama wins Gold Mercury Award 2025 For Peace and Sustainability". JAMMU NEWS INDIA. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
  6. ↑ ANSA, Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata. "Premiato a Calcutta il filantropo e produttore Sergio Scapagnini". ANSA.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  7. ↑ "Kerry Kennedy on Human Rights". MPR News. Minnesota Public Radio. 6 February 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Uribe gana el Premio Gold Mercury de la Paz". El Mundo (in Spanish). 23 November 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Governance – Megavisionary Council". Gold Mercury. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "London's Gold Mercury Council seat for director Goutam Ghose". The Times of India. 20 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Indian film director Goutam Ghose joins the Gold Mercury Megavisionary Council". The Wall. 20 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Goutam Ghose joins the Gold Mercury Megavisionary Council". Channel i. 20 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
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