GLC 2020
The first Global Leadership Challenge took place from 1 - 4 December 2020, bringing together 90 participants, 15 Senior Advisors and 15 young mentors from more than 20 countries. The participants developed 15 action projects under five themes, all of which directly contribute to SDGs: environmental sustainability, gender equality, global mobility and migration, inclusive education, and resilient economies and businesses. GLC 2020 was a joint initiative of the Oxford Character Project at the University of Oxford, the St. Gallen Symposium and Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund.
Speakers & Senior Advisors
Simona Scarpaleggia
Global CEO of EDGE Strategy
Dominic Barton
Canadian Ambassador to China
Martina Fuchs
Business Correspondent, Xinhua
Challenges
Challenge 1:
Environmental Sustainability
Humanity’s impact on the environment threatens its own sustained existence. Climate change, desertification and biodiversity loss are resulting in displaced lives and disrupted livelihoods. COVID-19 might have brought temporary reductions in air pollution and carbon emissions by slowing down economic activities. However, as economies start to re-open, we need more permanent solutions that reduce our ecological footprints and lead to a sustainable future. How might we help consumers and communities to adopt environment-friendly, sustainable practices that preserve the ecological balance?
Challenge 2:
Gender Equality
COVID-19 will push 96 million people into extreme poverty by 2021, 47 million of whom are women and girls. This will increase the total number of women and girls living in extreme poverty to 435 million, with projections showing that this number will not revert to pre-pandemic levels until 2030. While men reportedly have a higher fatality rate, women and girls are especially hurt by the resulting economic and social fallout. How might we reduce the unequal burden of the economic and social impact of COVID-19 on women and girls?
Challenge 3:
Global Mobility and Migration
With globalisation, cross-border migration and mobility has greatly increased - but access to the rights and resources to be on the move remains highly unequal. While human mobility has been the main driver of the rapid spread of COVID-19 across the globe, the pandemic then quickly brought global mobility and migration to an almost complete halt. How might we reshape our national and global systems for migration and mobility in light of the vulnerabilities exposed by the current and previous crises?
Challenge 4:
Inclusive Education
Education empowers people to choose their own path in life, to be active citizens and to embrace the opportunities of the digital revolution. In the wake of COVID-19, schools and universities across the globe had to close - disrupting the education of more than 91 per cent of students worldwide. At the same time, the pandemic accelerated the digitisation of learning institutions worldwide, creating opportunities as well as new forms of inequalities. How might we help educators, parents, and students adapt themselves to the new realities while rebuilding our education systems better?
Challenge 5:
Resilient Economies and Businesses
Sustained and inclusive economic growth can drive progress, create jobs and improve living standards. The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown many economies into a deep recession, with dire consequences for employees and entrepreneurs all over the world. It has equally put the future of economic globalisation, and the reliability of global, just-in-time supply chains in question. How might we help businesses to become more resilient and build an alternative model of sustainable growth for the post-pandemic era?
GLC 2020 Members
ResultsFound
Aaron Joshua
Pinto
Trade Commissioner - Foreign Direct Investment
Consulate General of Canada in New York
Alexey
Youssef
Engineering DPhil in Clinical Artificial Intelligence
University of Oxford
Antonia Sophie
Straden
Master of Arts in Law
University of St.Gallen (HSG)
Camila
Crescimbeni
Elected National Congresswoman (2019-2023)
National Congress of Argentina
Chi
Okafor
Masters of Business Administration (MBA)
University of Oxford
Dan
Sharell
MSc Strategic Management
Rotterdam School of Management
David
Deka
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
University of Hong Kong
Aikaterina
Myserli
Guest Researcher
Delft University of Technology
Amer
Baroudi
Master of Public Policy
University of Oxford
Ariel
de Fauconberg
PhD Management
Cambridge University
Carolyn
Morris
Livelihood Director
Rohingya Kasih Centre
Clemens
Kürten
Master in Business Innovation
University of St. Gallen (HSG)
Daniel
Chen
Full-time MBA
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Dawei
Zhao
MSc in Political Theory Research
University of Oxford
Aisha
Addo
Founder | CEO
Power to Girls Foundation | DriveHER Inc.
Anna
Ricci
Master in Global Management
University of Hong Kong
Bernhard
Gapp
President, Good Data Initiative
Consultant, Boston Consulting Group
Catherine
McDonald
Research Assistant at the Institute for Business Ethics
University of St. Gallen (HSG)
Damilola
Adepeju-Fashina
African Studies
University of Oxford
Daniela Kristin
Breidenstein
MEcon
University of St. Gallen (HSG)
Delphine
Ruaro
Product Manager
Zopa