—  From 23 to 25th November 2023  —

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Barcelona , 23-25th November 2023

UNESCO Futures-Forming Leadership Programme: Supporting Youth to Facilitate Healing, Social Transformation and Global Flourishing

This workshop invites the audience to join the speakers in reflecting on how present systems generate and perpetuate profound injustice and structural violence and consider how alternative governance processes can support systemic change to ensure global peacefulness and co-flourishing. It focuses on presenting and discussing key findings from UNESCO research to better understand youth leadership development in the context of unprecedented global challenges. In particular, the workshop highlights the relationship between youth leadership, ethical principles underpinning governance, and systemic transformation, including from a youth perspective. The speakers will outline the necessary shifts in understanding these interrelated concepts aimed at the importance of the human future.

With the collaboration of Global Humanity for Peace Institute, University of Wales Trinity Saint David.

UNESCO Future Leaders Programme.

Speakers

Scherto R. Gill

Director of Global Humanity for Peace Institute, University of Wales Trinity Saint David

Director of Global Humanity for Peace Institute, University of Wales Trinity Saint David. Prof. Gill is the Coordinator of the UNESCO’s Collective Healing, Social Justice and Global Well-Being initiative, a Life Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts (FRSA), and a laureate of the 2022 Luxembourg Peace Award.

Toto Mars

Researcher at the Guerrand-Hermès Foundation for Peace and a professional jazz pianist. Toto is leading the research process for developing the UNESCO Futures-Forming Leadership, Programme to support young people’s capacities and opportunities for meaningful leadership towards systemic transformation for human flourishing.

Juan Maquieyra

Co-founder of Fratelli Tutti Leadership School, launched by Scholas Ocurrentes to promote leadership among youth under the inspiration of Pope Francis. Juan is the former Chief of Staff of Buenos Aires’ Mayor and is now the CEO of Techo Argentina which offers a scalable, affordable and holistic response to the housing crisis affecting vulnerable communities in Latin America.

Eduard Vallory

Director-General of the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Chairman of Catalonia for Education, Science and Culture Organisation (CATESCO), and a Board member of the Institute of Humanities of Barcelona. Dr Vallory is a social analyst and change manager professionally dedicated to transforming education, university and research strategy.