Shaping Tomorrow: Empowering Youth to Drive Forward Positive Impact

November 24th
Foment de Treball

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Recognising the pivotal role of young people in shaping solutions, policies and lasting change, the Global Shapers Community, an initiative born out of the World Economic Forum, stands as a network of inspiring young individuals under the age of 30 working together to address local, regional, and global challenges. With more than 14,000 members, the Global Shapers Community spans 456 city-based hubs in 150 countries, where in each city, teams of Shapers self-organise to create projects that address the needs of their community. Projects are wide-ranging – from responding to disasters and combating poverty to fighting climate change and building inclusive communities.

The session will begin with an introduction to the Global Shapers Community characterised by a decentralised model that highlights locally and cross-regionally-led projects that exemplify young people’s commitment to taking action on critical issues and making a positive impact within their respective communities. In addition, members of the Barcelona Hub will present the work of the group and vision to shape change in the city. The second part of the session will feature an interactive workshop during which participants will identify key challenges Barcelona is facing and collaboratively devise potential avenues for solutions. One of the identified challenges may become a project for the Barcelona Hub to focus on in the near future.

Speakers

Mariam Alsoudi

Mariam Alsoudi, a graduate of Georgetown University with a degree in International Politics and a concentration in International Law, is a member of the Global Shapers’ Barcelona Hub and currently works as a Program Officer at the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT) in Barcelona. Raised in Jordan and born in Iraq, Mariam is passionate about peace-building and working towards achieving more sustainable transitions out of war and crisis in fragile and conflict-affected states.

Laia Orozco Joan

Independent consultant specialized in social innovation. Graduated in Business Sciences from UPF and Master in International Development from IBEI, she combines her strong presence in the policies of the social economy in Europe with interdependence in work for the culture of Paul. She is an assessor in European funds for social innovation and professor in SDG in the Latin American market through doinGlobal. Finally, she has also been nominated for 30 under 30 social entrepreneur.

Daniela Betancourth

Sociologist and business administrator with experience in developing social impact programs and projects, integrating complex problem analysis/solving and generating systemic and sustainable solutions. Leader of government projects to promote economic inclusion for indigenous communities and vulnerable populations in Latin America. Consultant in inclusion, shared value, and social responsibility policies.

Tània Ferré Garcia

Tània works on driving forward sustainable development by connecting policy via partnerships, data & AI. She is interested in policy-oriented research and innovative ways of driving forward change. Tània is a Global Shaper member from the Barcelona hub. She holds a MSSc in Peace and Conflict Studies from Uppsala University. Previously, she has worked at UN EOSG, CGIAR and SIPRI. Currently, she works at the Esade Centre for Public Governance and is a consultant at the European Institute of Peace.

Matias Campa Olivares

Matias holds an MA in Cultural Management and a BA in Communication and Media Studies. As a multicultural and multidisciplinary professional from Peru, he specializes in cultural and urban studies, as well as migration, which he complements with his expertise in project management and research, giving him a deep understanding of policy development and place-making strategies. He is currently researching and developing programs, as well as managing comprehensive initiatives to enhance the lives of recently arrived migrants in NYC.

Emily Dawson

Emily is a Master of Research in Political Science student at Universitat Pompeu Fabra and a member of the Global Shapers’ Barcelona Hub. She also holds a degree in international business from the United States and is passionate about global development and improving human rights across developing nations. She has previously worked with an NGO in Zambia on several projects to improve education rights and target gender-based violence.