Established in 2003 by Lee C. Bollinger, the World Leaders Forum is a year-round event series aimed to advance lively, uninhibited dialogue on the large economic, political, and social questions of our time. The Forum's roster of past participants features many of heads of state, in addition to other global thought leaders from a broad spectrum of fields and all regions of the world.   A few of the many remarkable past participants are Presidents Bill Clinton, Vladimir Putin of Russia, Michelle Bachelet of Chile, Václav Klaus of the Czech Republic, and the Dalai Lama.  World Leaders Forum events have garnered press coverage by news media organizations including the Associated Press, the BBC, and PBS, among others.