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
Ring
Tu
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sahil
Jain
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sin Hin
Tam
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Stephanie
Chow
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sze Wun
Tong
Master of Economics
University of Hong Kong
Varsha
Singh
Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems
The University of Tokyo
Victoria
Udom
Master of Public Policy (MPP)
University of Oxford
Ryosuke
Kobayashi
MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Founder and CEO, HLAB
Sanya
Rajpal
Masters in Business Administration (MBA)
University of Oxford
Solal
Kapelian
Schwarzman Scholars
Schwarzman Scholars
Suhani
Jain
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Teja
Varma
Masters in Business Administration (MBA)
University of Oxford
Varun
Sood
Full-time MBA
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Wen Li
Thian
Research Associate
National University of Singapore
Saher Ashiq
Ali
MSc in Migration Studies
University of Oxford
Shuyi
Guan
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Stella
Fung
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Suying
Tan
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Travis
Wang
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
University of Hong Kong
Vicky
He
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Weza
Bombo João
International Affairs
University of St. Gallen (HSG)