01
Friday
1 December 2023
1:00-2:00 pm
GMT (Oxford time)
2:00-3:00 pm
CET (St. Gallen time)
GLC Preparation Session
Prepare yourself for a rewarding, global experience at the GLC. The organising team will answer any questions you may have during this onboarding session.
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07
Thursday
07 December 2023
12:00-1:00 pm
GMT (Oxford time)
1:00-2:00 pm
CET (St. Gallen time)
Ice Breaker Session
Meet GLC Members from around the world and share your story with your peers.
1:00-2:00 pm
GMT (Oxford time)
2:00-3:00 pm
CET (St. Gallen time)
GLC virtual Opening Ceremony from the University of Oxford
Welcome remarks, followed by a moderated conversation on leadership and global challenges
Dr Edward Brooks (Executive Director, Oxford Character Project at the University of Oxford),
Dominic Barton (Chairman of Rio Tinto) and
Serene Singh (DPhil Candidate, Criminology, University of Oxford)
2:00-3:00 pm
GMT (Oxford time)
3:00-4:00 pm
CET (St. Gallen time)
Senior Advisor Dialogue: SDG Challenges
What's our latest knowledge regarding this year's three GLC challenges related to SDGs 3, 4, and 13? And what are some promising ways to address them? Meet your first Senior Advisor and engage in a thought-provoking dialogue.
Senior Advisors:
Prof. Devi Sridhar, Professor and Chair, University of Edinburgh Medical School for SDG 3,
Dr Marianne Janik, CEO of Microsoft Germany for SDG 4 and
Dr Benjamin Franta, Founding Head, Climate Litigation Lab, University of Oxford for SDG 13.
3:00-4:00 pm
GMT (Oxford time)
4:00-5:00 pm
CET (St. Gallen time)
Design Thinking Session
Enter the world of Design Thinking to have all the rights tools to later start developing your project idea. This session will give you an introduction into Design Thinking to move from a broad SDG towards defining a specific problem to address through your project.
with Dr Rachel Brooks, Head of Executive Education CSI-HSG
4:00-5:00 pm
GMT (Oxford time)
5:00-6:00 pm
CET (St. Gallen time)
Short break
Have a drink and a snack, take a short break, and then join the last session of the day - Global Fireside Chat.
5:00-6:00 pm
GMT (Oxford time)
6:00-7:00 pm
CET (St. Gallen time)
Virtual
Global Fireside Chat 1
Engage in a deep conversation on cross-generational leadership.
with John L. Hennessy, Chairman of Alphabet Inc. (Google)
8
Friday
8 December 2023
12:00-1:00 pm
GMT (Oxford time)
1:00-2:00 pm
CET (St. Gallen time)
How GLC Works:
Q&A with the Organisers
Talk to the GLC Organisers for actionable recommendations on how to develop a great SDG Impact project. The organisers will help you to prepare for the second GLC day and answer any questions you may have at this point.
1:00-2:00 pm
GMT (Oxford time)
2:00-3:00 pm
CET (St. Gallen time)
GLC Talks:
Celebrating our differences
Engage with someone from another part of the world who has a very different perspective. In collaboration with ZEIT ONLINE, this session will match GLC Members with a conversation partner with different views from your own on controversial questions, to cultivate empathy and cross-cultural understanding.
2:00-3:00 pm
GMT (Oxford time)
3:00-4:00 pm
CET (St. Gallen time)
Systems Change Workshop
Adopt a systems approach to tackle complex, interconnected problems. This session will equip you with the necessary skills to incubate new ideas and generate collective action to drive transformative change.
with Kate Simpson (Director of the Systemcraft Institute)
3:00-4:00 pm
GMT (Oxford time)
4:00-5:00 pm
CET (St. Gallen time)
Responsible Leadership Workshop
Develop a deep sense of purpose and responsibility that will drive and direct your actions as a leader. Building on research at the University of Oxford, this session will focus on questions and values that form the core of responsible leadership.
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With
Dr Edward Brooks (The Oxford Character Project)
Anjali Sarker (The Oxford Character Project)
4:00-5:00 pm
GMT (Oxford time)
5:00-6:00 pm
CET (St. Gallen time)
Short break
Have a drink and a snack, take a short break, and then join the last session of the day - Global Fireside Chat.
5:00-6:00 pm
GMT (Oxford time)
6:00-7:00 pm
CET (St. Gallen time)
Virtual
Global Fireside Chat 2
Engage with leaders from business and technology to explore what responsible leadership looks like in the private sector.
with
Siki Giunta (EVP & Head, HCLTech Cloudsmart Consulting and OS ecosystems)
and
Dr Aaron Maniam (Director, Blavatnik School of Government)
9 & 10
Weekend
9 & 10 December 2023
Self-managed Group Work
We advise you to coordinate with your group and use some of this time to develop your project
11
Monday
11 December 2023
11:00-12:00 pm
GMT (Oxford time)
12:00-1:00 pm
CET (St. Gallen time)
GLC Final & Post-GLC opportunities
Get all your questions answered on this last session with the GLC organising team. We will explain how the pitch sessions will work and share more information about post-GLC opportunities.
12:00-1:30 pm
GMT (Oxford time)
1:00-2:30 pm
CET (St. Gallen time)
Finishing Your Project
Finalise your project using the presentation template provided and submit it on time!
Be ready to pitch your project in the last Senior Advisor Session.
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DEADLINE TO SUBMIT:
1:30pm GMT / 2:30 CET
1:30-2:00 pm
GMT (Oxford time)
2:30-3:00pm
CET (St. Gallen time)
Short break
Have a drink and a snack, take a short break, and join the SDG Project Pitch session with Senior Advisors.
2:00-3:30 pm
GMT (Oxford time)
3:00-4:30 pm
CET (St. Gallen time)
Senior Advisor Dialogue &
SDG Project Pitch Session
Get another chance to talk to a Senior Advisor who is an expert in your SDG and ask them questions.
After a brief input from the Senior Advisor and a Q&A, it's your group's turn: Pitch your SDG project to the Senior Advisor and convince him or her so that you make it to the final pitching round in the Closing Ceremony!
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Senior Advisors:
Dame Inga Beale, Former Independent Chair of Mediclinic International for SDG 3,
Mike Grandinetti, Senior Lecturer - Artificial Intelligence in Business program, University of Cambridge for SDG 4
and
Dr Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah, CEO of Oxfam GB for SDG 13
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3:30-4:00 pm
GMT (Oxford time)
4:30-5:00 pm
CET (St. Gallen time)
Internal Preperation of Three Finalists
The GLC organising team will be in touch with the three finalists to present their projects in the Closing Ceremony. Other GLC Members can take a short break before joining the ceremony.
4:00-5:00 pm
GMT (Oxford time)
5:00-6:00 pm
CET (St. Gallen time)
Virtual
GLC Closing Ceremony
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Award Ceremony, with a Leadership Input from
Marco Huwiler (Country Managing Director for Switzerland at Accenture)
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and the Award Jury Members;
Uzma Hamid-Dizier (Responsible Business and Inclusion, Slaughter and May),
Prof. Alex Betts (University of Oxford) and
Simona Scarpaleggia (EDGE Strategy)