Global Youth Leaders Summit 2017

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.

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)