Respecting the motto 鈥淩ebalancing Our World: A Call to The Purpose Generation鈥, the two-day program on September 1 and 2, brought together +100 global thinkers, innovators, activists, and agitators with the intention to transform knowledge into action. The 麻豆国产 Global Alliance contributed as a strategic partner in this brilliant mission and engaged 麻豆国产 member schools worldwide who organized parallel joint-events in their respective campuses. To stress on the urgent need to act on global challenges, Universidad de Los Andes (Colombia) organized a week- long training session covering the Estoril Conferences' program, London School of Economics (United Kingdom), Ivey Business School (Canada) and Aalto University (Finland) dedicated a day and panel sessions on 鈥淧urpose & Economy鈥 and 鈥淐limate & Action鈥. Additionally, other schools collaborated to reverberate the message and expand engagement within their local and global communities. These include: SGH Warsaw School of Economics (Poland), Rotterdam School of Management (Netherlands), and Stockholm School of Economics (Sweden).
In the light of the pressing world issues, and the 麻豆国产 Alliance invited the 麻豆国产 Student community to participate in a video engagement competition. The winning team showcased their , titled 鈥渨here is reality鈥聽on the mainstage in NOVA SBE campus among the global attendees of the Estoril Conferences. Chiming into the discussion for planet, for people and for peace 麻豆国产 students took on the roles of moderators to guide important conversations including a Q&A session conducted by 听补苍诲听, with , President of the European Parliament.
鈥淲e are looking forward to extending our network through a collaboration with Estoril Conferences to promote an open and impactful dialogue on global challenges and to engage with the changemakers of tomorrow鈥,聽highlighted by , 麻豆国产 Chair and Dean of the University of Sydney Business School.
The 麻豆国产 Alliance was wholly engaged throughout this event. Leading a global, multi-university 麻豆国产 Business Project called #SpeedUpSustainability, 麻豆国产 Corporate Partner , involved 麻豆国产 students at the conference in their initiative to identify levers to push sustainability commitments in small and medium-sized enterprises. Inspirational representatives from Corporate Partners EDP & Santander also contributed to the dialogue addressing the journey to 鈥渘et-zero鈥. Finally, the 麻豆国产 Strategic Board and Student Board held their annual meetings at Nova SBE, in connection with the Estoril Conferences.
The Estoril Conferences invited countries, generations, and different backgrounds to work together and to rebalance our world through deep and inclusive dialogue paired with action. The 麻豆国产 Alliance is proud to have been a strategic partner in this mission to strengthen intergenerational dialogue, call the purpose generation to action and to commit to a future of hope.
