The young leaders visited Arosa on Sunday, June 20, to work on actionable inputs for their organizations. Picture: Ophelia Kaufmann/Jonas Manser
From Left: Panel discussion at Bühler on Saturday with Jürg Schmid, Rasmus Viemose, Tom Crowther, and Rosie Wardle. Right Top: Participants from all over the world took part in the hybrid event, here shown in Bühler's Innovation Campus CUBIC. Right Bottom: On the second day the young leaders turned their discussions into action. Picture: Ophelia Kaufmann/Jonas Manser[/caption] A host of inspiring speakers On Saturday, June 19, the participants – who could join the event in person or online – were inspired by a selected group of speakers. Cornelia Gantner, the founder and chairwoman of the “Be that Girl” foundation, Sabrina Wuersch and Oudi Zhao, co-founders of Generation B, and Rafael Enzler, founder, partner, and managing director of gutundgut GmbH, talked about their personal journeys and the impact of their work on society. Tom Crowther, Professor at ETH Zürich, founder of the Crowther Lab and founder of Restor, Rosie Wardle, co-founder and partner at Synthesis Capital, Rasmus Nutzhorn Viemose, Global Vice President Sustainability and Future Innovation at Ricola, and Jürg Schmid, President of Graubünden Ferien, took part in a panel discussion on building ecosystems for sustainable impact.
From Left Top: Kate Robertson, co-founder of One Young World. Bottom Left: Pascal Jenny, president of Arosa Tourism. Bottom Right: Jessica Jones, co-organizer of the One Young World Switzerland Caucus 2021 and member of Generation B. All Right: Ian Roberts, Chief Technology Officer at Bühler Group. Picture: Ophelia Kaufmann/Jonas Manser[/caption] Turning discussions into action On Saturday afternoon, the participants joined interactive sessions on the different topics: building a sustainable company; shaping a company to be sustainable; and shaping an industry: sustainable tourism. The first day was closed with the speech of Kate Robertson, co-founder of One Young World, who highlighted that young people today are the most informed, most educated, and most connected generation in human history. And that they are willing to do the hard work of change right now. “This event is unique because it brings the power of the corporate world into the hands of people who want a better future. This is the chance to start affecting change, right now,” she says. Sunday was the action day for the young leaders. Together in Arosa, they had dived deeper into the three different action topics: building a sustainable company; shaping a company to be sustainable; and shaping an industry: sustainable tourism and created an action plan to address key sustainability issues. As Jessica Jones, co-organizer of the event and member of Generation B, says: "It was inspiring the way we were able to bring together young, driven leaders from diverse organizations, and discuss the actions and impact we can have when we collaborate. Throughout the event, discussions were clearly focused on what we can do, and not just nice ideas.” The next milestone is the participation of the One Young World Switzerland Caucus in the Bühler Networking Days in 2022, which brings together industry leaders and partners to turn challenges into opportunities and action. There, the young leaders will review their commitments and see what they have achieved by leveraging this powerful ecosystem. Source: Email/SZK
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