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Vision for a better community is only as valuable as it is actionable. Global Youth Leaders Summit is one of its kind annual international youth leader conference which gather youth leaders around the world to present their community projects, share their vision and action plans, and discuss how to join hands to act on the world’s pressing challenges through undertaking cross-border initiatives together. The Summit, packed with global leader lectures, workshops and training sessions, themes on how youth leaders can translate their vision into action, bringing positive change in society, aligns the Global Youth Leaders Seed Project Fund that gives participants the opportunities to actualise their visions and ideas into action and projects.

Global Youth Leaders Summit 2019: Transforming VISION into ACTION through SOCIAL INNOVATION

“Global Youth Leaders Summit 2019: Transforming VISION into ACTION through SOCIAL INNOVATION” was held at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong Kong (13-18 July 2019).

Vision for a better community is only as valuable as it is actionable and innovative. The Summit aims to provide a unique platform for youth leaders around the world to exchange experience and ideas, and empower them to realise their vision for a better community. Last year, the Summit attracted over 120 youth leaders from 30 countries and regions. Through inspiring keynotes from world-renowned speakers, workshops, and training sessions, the youth leaders generated cross-border projects during the Summit and actualising them through international partnerships, and transforming their VISION into ACTION.

Entering its third year, the Summit focused on inspiring and facilitating youth leaders around the world to come up with innovative and collaborative ways to meet societal needs in a global context. Participants participated in a series of keynote lectures, workshops and training sessions, discussions, and site visits, where they interacted and collaborated with other youth leaders from around the world, and generated ideas and proposals to resolve current global and social challenges. Participants presented their proposals in a final presentation competition; where outstanding proposals will have the opportunity to showcase their ideas after the Summit.

Distinguishing Features of the Summit:

Global Connection and Ideas
The Summit had gathered over 100 youth leaders who are committed to the betterment of the global community from all over the world to share their experience and ideas for addressing social challenges.
Global Leader Lectures
Youth leaders had heard eminent global leaders’ keynote lectures and youth social innovators on how to realise their vision.
Social Innovation Training Sessions and Workshops
The Summit invited experienced community leaders, practitioners, and social innovators to guide and lead youth leaders in transforming their vision into action in a cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary setting.

Sub-themes:

Poverty alleviation
Quality education for all
Sustainable community

Keynote Speakers:


Professor Po Chung, SBS, OBE, JP. Co-founder DHL International	Mr. Bunker Roy Founder and Director The Barefoot College	Dato Dr. Kim Tan Founder Chairman SpringHill Management Ltd (UK)

Young Social Innovators:


Ms Yuha Jin Founder and CEO, Tella	Ms Adepeju Jaiyeoba Founder, Brown Button Foundation and Mothers Delivery Kit	Mr Lawrence Lui Founder and CEO, Longevity Design House

Programme Rundown (Hong Kong Session)

13th July 2019 @ V322, Jockey Club Innovation Tower, HKPolyU

Time	Event
09:00	Registration
09:30	Opening Ceremony
10:00	Keynote Speech I How Do Young People Transform the World? Professor Po Chung, SBS, OBE, JP. Co-founder, DHL International
11:30	Keynote Speech II Sustainable Communities and Our World (tentative) Dato Dr Kim Tan Founder and Chairman, SpringHill Management
12:45	Welcome Lunch (For Invited Participants Only)
14:00	Keynote Speech III Demystifying Professionalism - The Gandhian Approach Mr Bunker Roy Founder, The Barefoot College
15:30	Young Social Innovators’ Open Forum Ms Yuha Jin Founder and CEO, Tella Ms Adepeju Jaiyeoba Founder, Brown Button Foundation and Mothers Delivery Kit Mr Lawrence Lui Founder and CEO, Longevity Design House
17:00	Mentoring Session (For Invited Participants Only) Getting to Know Your Global Friends

14th July 2019 @ Jockey Club Innovation Tower, HKPolyU (For Invited Participants Only)

Time	Event
09:30	GEAR UP! Parallel Thematic Workshops on Creative Design Thinking Track 1: Poverty Alleviation Track 2: Sustainable Communities Track 3: Quality Education for All
12:30	Lunch
14:00	BE INSPIRED TO ACT! Parallel Thematic Workshops on Social Innovation and Community Engagement along Silk Road Track 1: Poverty Alleviation and Energy Poverty Track 2: Sustainable Communities Track 3: Quality Education for All
17:00	Mentoring Session Synergise All You’ve Got: Inspiration, Vision, Skills, and Network

15th and 16th July 2019 (For Invited Participants Only)

Date	Event
15th	SEE IT IN HONG KONG! Community Engagement Projects and Parallel Thematic Site Studies
16th	Presentation / Prototype and Competition Preparation

17th July 2019 @ Jockey Club Innovation Tower, HKPolyU

Time	Event
09:30	Registration
10:00	Global Youth Leaders Competition Track 1: Poverty Alleviation and Energy Proverty Track 2: Sustainable Communities Track 3: Quality Education for All
12:45	Lunch (For Invited Participants Only)
14:30	Leaders’ Dialogue: The Way Ahead to ACTION Professor Ben Young Vice-President (Student Affairs), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Mr Howard Ling Ho Wan Chief Consultant, Social Enterprise Business Centre, HSBC Mr Joseph Lin Ho Man General Partner, Nogle Limited Ms. Rachel Wolff Response Director for Bangladesh Refugees, World Vision International
16:00	Global Youth Leaders Competition Awards Ceremony
17:00	Closing Dinner (For Invited Participants Only)

18th July 2019 (For Invited Participants Only)

Time	Event
Morning	Cultural Visit

Global Youth Leaders Summit 2018: Transforming VISION into ACTION

“Global Youth Leaders Summit 2018: Transforming VISION into ACTION” was organised by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s Global Youth Leadership Institute, Peking University, Bureau of Beijing Municipal Leading Group of Human Resources, and Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform and co-organised by Shougang Group Ltd. The event was being held in Hong Kong (13-15 July 2018) and Beijing (16-21 July 2018).

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Aims of the Summit:

To provide a unique platform for youth leaders around the world to exchange experience and ideas, and empower them to possess the tools needed to realize their vision for a better community
To foster a global network for the youth leaders to pursue cross-border community projects with actionable roadmaps to address some of the world’s pressing issues

Sub-themes:

Poverty alleviation
Quality education for all
Sustainable community

Distinguishing Features of the Summit

Global Connection and Ideas: This event will gather youth leaders from over 30 countries on seven continents to present and share their action plans and projects for addressing social challenges
Global Leader Lectures: Youth leaders will be greatly inspired by our eminent global leaders’ keynote lectures
Workshops and Trainings: The Summit invites experienced community leaders and practitioners to guide and lead youth leaders in realizing their vision
Global Youth Leaders Network: A network will be launched and serve as the platform for the youth leaders to continue their discussion and community engagement after the Summit, including looking for project teams and partners, and securing resources and funding. Mentorship and resources will be provided after the Summit for selected cross-border proposals
Student Presentations at the Summit: Student leaders from across the world will present their community projects focusing on the three sub-themes

Summit's Speakers


Mrs Vicky Colbert Founder and Director, Fundacion Escuela Nueva Yidan Prize for Education Development Inaugural Laureate	Professor Mohammed Yunus 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Founder, Grameen Bank Dhaka, Bangladesh Chairman, Yunus Centre	Professor John Thwaites Professorial Fellow, Monash University Co-chair, Leadership Council, United Nation's Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UNSDSN) Chairman, Monash Sustainability Institute and ClimateWorks Australia

Programme Rundown (Hong Kong Session)

13th July 2018 @ Senate Room M1603, Core M, Li Ka Shing Tower, HKPolyU

Time	Event
10:00	Registration
10:30	Opening Speech The Economic and Social Perspectives of the Belt and Road Initiative The Hon. Peter M.K. Wong BBS, JP Deputy, The 13th National People’s Congress, PRC Chairman, M. K. Corporation Ltd. Chairman, North West Development Ltd. Vice Chairman, Hong Kong Pei Hua Education Association
10:55	Souvenir Presentation & Photo-taking
11:00	Keynotes Transforming VISION into ACTION Dr Angelina Yuen-Tsang Woon Ki Senior Advisor to the President, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; and Mr Gene Corbin Former Assistant Dean of Harvard College for Public Service, Harvard University
12:00	Welcome Lunch
14:00	Panel Session Inspired to Act – Local Transformative Projects Mrs. CHEUNG-ANG Siew Mei JP Executive Director, Christian Action Hong Kong; Mrs Stella Lau Kun Lai-kuen, SBS, JP Headmistress, Diocesan Girls' School; and Dr Ku Hok Bun, Ben Associate Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
15:30	Souvenir Presentation & Photo-taking
15:30	Closing, Campus Tour and Group Interactions
15:45	Dinner

14th July 2018 @ See It in Hong Kong: Local Community Engagement Activities and Cultural Visits

Time	Event
9:00	Registration and Set off
9:30	Group A	Group B
9:00	Sham Shui Po Thematic Tour on Poverty alleviation Interaction with ethnic groups in Hong Kong	Wan Chai Thematic Tour on Sustainable Community Interaction with ethnic groups in Hong Kong
12:45	Lunch at a Local Social Entreprise and Introduction
14:00	On-bus Tour Statue Square and the area with Introduction and Briefing of the history of Hong Kong
	The Peak and Hong Kong
	PMQ / Tai Kwun: Introduction on Local Modern Youth Arts and Culture

Programme Rundown (Beijing Session)

16 July 2018 @ Shougang Park

Time	Event
09:00	Registration
09:30	Opening Ceremony
10:30	Keynote Speech I "Opening Cooperation: Transformation and Upgrade" Mr Hong Jiyuan, Vice Director, Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Comission
11:00	Keynote Speech II "Quality Education for All" Mrs Vicky Colbert, Founder and Director, Fundacion Escuela Nueva and Yidan Prize for Education Development Inaugural Laureate
14:00	Keynote Speech III "Building Sustaibable Communities" Professor John Thwaites, Professorial Fellow, Monash University; Co-chair, Leadership Council, United Nation's Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UNSDSN) and Chairman, Monash Sustainability Institute and ClimateWorks Australia
15:50	Panel Discussion "Journey from VISION to ACTION" Mrs Vicky Colbert Professor John Thwaites Professor Zhai Kun, Professor, School of International Studies, Peking University Mr Gene Corbin, Former Assistant Dean of Harvard Collage for Public Service, Harvard University
19:00	Mentoring Session "Get to Know Your Global Friends"

17 July 2018 @ Shougang Park

Time

Event

09:00

Registration

09:30

Gear Up! Parallel Thematic Workshops

14:00

Share Your Experience "Students' Project Presentations"

Poverty Alleviation	Quality Education for All	Sustainable Communities
Tech4D: Sustainable Engineering Solutions Ka Hei Ho and Man Hon Cheung, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong	QingYan Fellowship Junying Shang, Peking University, Mainland China	Bugisu Project: Coffee, Uganda, and Australia Brody Smith, The University of New South Wales, Australia
Love For The Streets Jack Houghton, The University of Manchester, U.K.	E-libraries for Post- Earthquake Ecuador Cristina Yvette Da Gama Henriquez, Tufts University, USA	BrightBuilding Project for Sichuan, Mainland China Yinan Li and Yingying Peng, The Hong Kong Polytechnic, University, Hong Kong
Bandeira Científica: USP Outreach Programme Gabriel Rodrigues Mardegan, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil	The Warm Home for Teenage Girls at Risk in East Jerusalem Muna Haj-Yahia, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel	Social Innovation Creators' Academia Hyunggee Choi, Yonsei University, Republic of Korea
COP UBD: Putting Theory into Practice in a Global Context Ummi Nazzimah Abd Latif and Khairunnisa Abd Rahman, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei	Beyond Nationality and Social Status: Helping Immigrant Children Polina Kuchma and Nina Ivanishko, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Russia	Sustainable Society through Educational Enlightenment (SSEE) Amina Eman Shorish and Muhammad Ahsan Fahim, National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan
PolyUnio: Campus Harmony and Inclusion Minju Kim, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong	The Gatwekera Preschool Project: Everyone Deserves Education Natalie Martinsson, Lund University, Sweden	Developing a Sustainable Ecovillage Anuar Bazargeldi and Assilkhan Amankhan, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan
Mpepu Rural Youth Encouragement Mellon Ncube, University of Pretoria, South Africa	Be a Role Model, Lead a Change! : Co-curricular Education for Primary School Children İpek Efe and İrem Efe, Sabancı University, Turkey	Walk Slowly: Interaction between Old- and New generations So-yeong Na and Jun-hyeok Hwang, Mokpo National University, Republic of Korea
International Students’ Cooperation to Provide Sustainable Education Ildana Khaibullina, Nabira Kabiyeva, and Symbat Samat, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan	Immadream Salanchana Supphasuk and Sasikan Phiphatwuthithon, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand	Organizing Community Residents to Develop a Communal Open Area Hodaya Mor Moyal, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Mentoring Students Platform Projects Sokry Zahron and Theara Seng, Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Project I.L.M.U. Aida Amalin, Muhammad Aimanuddin, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei	Here for You Keren Grinberger, University of Haifa, Israel
Fun Fueng Camp Wiriya Thienthanukit, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand	GenEqualize: Opportunities Have No Gender Sarah Lam and Ann Hung, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong	Go the Distance Programme of SCU Selfimprovement Society Yuan Hu, Sichuan University, Mainland China
The Happy Bus for Children in Rural Area Nhi Minh To Phan and Chau Thi My Thai, An Giang University, Vietnam	Helping LGBT Population with Mental Disabilities Netanel Biton The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel	Project “Mizuiku – I Love Clean Water” in Southern Vietnam Van Tinh Vo and Nguyen Thai Thanh Tran, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Vietnam
Career Forum in the Royal University of Phnom Pheh Sary Sann and Reasey Roeurn, Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Battling Gender Inequality and Poverty in India through Education Patricha Jeppe Ottsen, Lund University, Sweden	Project East Jerusalem Rebecah Kostyn, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Game for All Yaprak Balci, Koç University, Turkey	Healing Students Inside Out Ahmet Onat, Koç University, Turkey	Friend for Friendship with the City - Peeyade's Project Masha Haji Rahimi and Mahdokht Tarabi, School of International Relations, Iran
Back to Job Utkarsh Brajbhushan Singh, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India

19:00

Mentoring Session "SYNERGIZE ALL YOU’VE GOT: PASSION, VISION, SKILLS, AND NETWORK"

18th July 2018 @ See It in Beijing: Community Engagement Projects

Time	Event
9:00	Registration and Set off
9:15	Group A	Group B
9:00	Shougang Park Tour and Exchange Discussion Visit Peking University	Thematic Community Engagement Project Visits
14:00	Thematic Community Engagement Project Visits	Shougang Park Tour and Exchange Discussion Visit Peking University
19:30	Mentoring Session "PLAN YOUR CROSS-BORDER PROPOSAL"

19th July 2018 @ Shougang Park

Time	Event
09:00	Registration
09:30	Keynote Speech IV "Zero Poverty, Zero Unemployment, Zero Carbon Emission" Professor Mohammed Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate; Founder, Grameen Bank Dhaka, Bangladesh; Chairman, Yunus Centre
11:30	Souvenir Presentation & Photo-taking
14:00	Cross-border Proposal Preparation

20th July 2018 @ Shougang Park

Time	Event
09:00	Registration
09:30	Get Ready to Act "Parallel Students' Presentation Sessions: Cross-border Proposals from the Summit"
14:00	Leaders' Dialogue "The Way Ahead: From VISION to ACTION" Professor Daniel Shek, Associate Vice-President (Undergraduate Programme) and Director of Global Youth Leadership and Service-Learning Institute, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Mr Wang Shengdi, Founder and CEO, Daddy's Choice; Alumni, Peking University Dr Angelina Yuen-Tsang Woon Ki, Senior Advisor to the President, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Ms Gina Wu, CEO, May Foundation
15:30	Closing Ceremony
17:30	Cultural Dinner

Global Youth Leaders Summit 2017: Let’s Make the World a Better Place

“Global Youth Leaders Summit 2017: Let's Make the World a Better Place” is one of its kind international youth leader conference held on 28-29 June 2017, organised by the Global Youth Leadership Institute of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Under the theme of “Let’s Make the World a Better Place”, the Summit featured an insightful lecture on “Creating IN and OUT Values Through Entrepreneurial Innovations” by Professor Hau L. Lee, the Thoma Professor of Operations, Information, and Technology of Stanford Graduate School of Business. As a leading expert in global supply chains, Professor Lee expounded in the lecture on how values created through entrepreneurial innovations can be a powerful means to support economic development in developing economies.

The Summit is a ground-breaking student leader international conference, bringing together student leaders worldwide to debate and discuss how our young leaders, inspired by the spirit of social entrepreneurship, can make a difference in the world. The diversity of student presenters from 22 universities in 13 countries made the event truly mind-opening for all student leaders with exciting ideas and projects of community engagement for addressing some of the world’s grand challenges. The event covered 350 audience on 28 June 2017.

The organization of the Summit is emblematic of the efforts of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) in nurturing student leadership and the value placed by PolyU on global youth leadership education. Rooted in the value, the Global Youth Leadership Institute (GYLI), the organizer of the Summit, has been established at PolyU. The Institute is underpinned by a SERVE model of leadership philosophy, comprised of five elements: Social responsibility, Excellence, Reflection, Vision, and Ethics.

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The Summit featured:

Social Entrepreneurship Keynote Lecture by Professor Hau Lee, the Thoma Professor of Operations, Information, and Technology of Stanford Graduate School of Business. A leading expert in global supply chains, Professor Lee will expound in the lecture on how values created through entrepreneurial innovations can be a powerful means to support economic development in developing economies.
Student Leader Presentations on social entrepreneurship, poverty alleviation, and sustainable cities and communities.
Visit to Social Enterprises to gain hands-on insights on social entrepreneurship.
Roundtable Discussion to chart the future of young leaders from across the world coming together to make positive social change.

Summit Booklet

Wednesday, 28 June 2017 Morning Session (Hotel ICON, Hunghom)

Time	Programme	Video
09:00	Opening Speech Prof Angelina Yuen, Vice-President (Student and Global Affairs) and Director of Global Youth Leadership Institute, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
09:10	Creating IN and OUT Values Through Entrepreneurial Innovations Prof Hau Lee, the Thoma Professor of Operations, Information and Technology Graduate School of Business, Stanford University
10:50	Launch Ceremony of the Global Youth Leadership Institute Congratulatory Speech by Prof Timothy W. Tong President, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Remarks by Prof Daniel Shek, Associate Vice-President and Associate Director of Global Youth Leadership Institute, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
	Students' Presentation Session I
11:20	WEDO Global Eva Wong (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong)
11:50	Restart Network - The World's First Crowdsourced Technology School Frederick Rustler and Adam Shpilt (Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, The Netherlands)
12:05	Closing the Gap: Exposing Young Academic to Social Entrepreneurship Louis Wouters (KU Leuven, Belgium) and Julie Desmet (Maastricht University, The Netherlands)

Wednesday, 28 June 2017 Afternoon Session (3/F JC Innovation Tower, PolyU)

Students' Presentation (Parallel) Session II: Poverty Alleviation

Time	Programme	Video
14:00 -- 14:50	From Children to Older People: Promotion of Social Sustainability across Generations Shoshi Shiran Tzur (Haifa Uniersity, Israel)
	An Educational Blog in Albania Sara Shiku (University of Westminster, UK)
	Building Workforce to Spread STEM & Health Education in Low Income Communities Ayush Kumar (Washington University in St. Louis, USA)
1450 -- 1550	Spendennavi - "Navigation System for Donations" Sven Opgenorth (University of Mannheim, Germany)
	Make A Change Africa Scholarship Initiative Lucy Huang and Jenny Li (University of Calgary, Canada)
	The Urban Refuge Jessica Heron and Alana O’Neill (Monash University, Australia)
	Connect Beyond Dream Faith Lau (The Hong Kong Polytechnic Uniersity, Hong Kong)
16:10 -- 17:00	PKU - NTU - YNU Social Service Project Ang Li and Asilayi Bahetibieke (Peking University, China)
	Social Programs in the University of São Paulo: Students' View Point Felipe Yukio Tomanari (University of São Paulo, Brazil)
	Education and Poverty Alleviation Chenjie Huang and Guanshi Wang (Sichuan University, China)

Students' Presentation (Parallel) Session III: Sustainable Community

Time	Programme	Video
14:00 -- 14:50	A sustainable energy strategy for rural communities in Tanzania Emma Bewley and Jessica Quigley (Imperial College London, UK)
	Project Nepal Haeyang Kim and Sanghoon Lee (Imperial College London, UK)
	Project Sisonke Fanelesbonge Khuzwayo (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
1450 -- 1550	Metronome - Reducing Food Wastage through Innovation Ronan Hand and Shane Brennan (Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland)
	The Urban Yield Dylan Sheppard and David Chapman (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)
	WindChill: A Food Preservation Unit Jorge Zapote Castilla and Vanorio Victor (University of Calgary, Canada)
16:10 -- 17:00	Community Innovation Hub - Mamelodi Arts & Culture Forum Sonwabile Sigenu (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
	Innovation for Sustainability in Rural SMEs Allan Ssembajjwe and Emily Carris (University of Manchester, UK)
	My Hikari \| Japan Tourism Vera Paola Reyes and Hikaru Shoda (Kyoto University, Japan)