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
Krishna Nihar
Sreeram
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Laura
Schade
DPhil student
University of Oxford
Lok Hang Abraham
Chan
MA North American Studies (Political Science and Economics)
Freie Universität Berlin
Marc
Reig Escalé
Entrepreneur and Pioneer Fellow of ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich
Moritz-Christian
Meyer
Climathon Project Manager
Impact Hub Zurich
Nakul
Sehgal
Manager
Bain and Company
Norbert
Agbemenu
Master of Public Policy (MPP)
University of Oxford
Kuan-Han
Lee
Master in Business Administration
University of Oxford
Lian
Najami
Master of Public Policy
University of Oxford
Mai
Matsuda
Consultant
Deloitte
Michael
Rees
Master of Public Policy (MPP)
University of Oxford
Muriel
Frei
German Language and Literature and Cultural Studies
University of Zurich
Naomi
Mburu
DPhil in Engineering Science
University of Oxford
Preksha
Jain
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Lau Mei
Tse
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lina
Tori Jan
Master of Public Policy (MPP)
University of Oxford
Marc
Hew
Institutional Client Service, Asset Management
Union Bancaire Privée
Miklós
Lázár
DPhil in International Relations
University of Oxford
Muse
Yeung
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology / Imperial College London
Niniane
Paeffgen
Director
Swiss Digital Initiative
Randy
Taufik
Master of Public Policy (MPP)
University of Oxford