Global Leadership Forum (2019)
Overview
GLF 2019 took place in Charlottesville, Virginia at the University of Virginia from October 14-17, with the theme of “Collaborative Solutions for Social Impact.” 24 emerging leaders from around the world and the United States convened to delve into the framework of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a blueprint for global peace and prosperity, and examine cases of effective cross-sector partnerships (business, government, universities, nonprofits) that are advancing the SDGs. In addition, participants had the opportunity to strengthen their leadership capacities, engage with experts in the field, and build a global professional network of dynamic changemakers.
The annual Global Leadership Forum is a premier, multi-regional gathering of young professionals. Each year brings a new program topic, spanning across a week of plenary sessions, small group discussions, breakout workshops, and site visits to community organizations. Since its launch in 2015, the Global Leadership Forum has convened emerging leaders from 63 countries in every region of the world.
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Presenting Partner
Partnership of Purpose
The Global Leadership Forum was presented in partnership with Tupperware Brands Corporation. Tupperware’s sponsorship of the Global Leadership Forum reflects their longstanding commitment of igniting global communities, especially women, to realize their best selves. The company’s support of events like the Global Leadership Forum reflect Tupperware’s commitment to the pillars of women’s empowerment, disaster relief and environmental stewardship. The company’s support of Global Links, a cross-cultural exchange program, also serves as an example of a commitment to social impact. Since 2012, Global Links has been empowering women through education and opportunity by engaging high achieving female business and economics professors in developing and post-conflict countries. Co-founded by Tupperware Brands and Rollins College, with the support of the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Global Women’s Issues, Global Links has provided free social entrepreneurship training to more than 4,000 university students, faculty and staff who have mentored more than 150 female entrepreneurs in Iraq, India, and now Brazil.
Speakers & Facilitators
Rick Goings
Chairman Emeritus
Tupperware Brands Corporation
Elinor Steele
Senior Advisor
Tupperware Brands Corporation
Mark Shamley
Vice President for Global Social Impact
Tupperware Brands Corporation
Jim Ryan
President
The University of Virginia
Rachel Bowen Pittman
Executive Director
United Nations Association of the USA
Nancy Hopkins
Director of Programs
The Presidential Precinct
Denise Delboni
Global Links Scholar, Professor of Labor Law, Compliance, and Labor and Employment Relations
Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (ESPM) and Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV)
Mary Conway Dato-on
Professor of International Business and Social Entrepreneurship
Crummer Graduate School of Business, Rollins College
Luiz Fantini
Global Links Graduate Assistant, Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV)
Dessie Nash
Managing Director, Market Investment Executive
Bank of America Private Bank
Ellen Bassett
Professor and Chair of Urban and Environmental Planning
UVA School of Architecture
Erin Kennedy
Senior Director of External Engagement ChildFund International
Kelli Palmer
Head, Global Diversity and Inclusion
CFA Institute
Dhairya Pujara
Founder and CEO
Ycenter
Bala Mulloth
Assistant Professor of Public Policy
UVA Batten School of Public Policy
Yasmin Mesbah
Program Manager
Global Links
Portia Boggs
Director of Advancement and Communications
Local Food Hub
Rebecca Dillingham
Director
UVA Center for Global Health
Sheri Owen
Director, Community Outreach
Sexual Assault Resource Agency (SARA)
Bruce McKenney
Director for Strategic Initiatives, Energy, and Infrastructure
The Nature Conservancy
Rishi Jaitly
CEO, Times Bridge
Former Vice President, Asia Pacific, Middle East & North Africa
Twitter
Eric Field
Director of Information Technology, Lecturer
UVA School of Architecture
Steve Zausner
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Office:FMA
Francois Baird
Co-Chairman
Baird's CMC
Anne Marie Pace
American Author
Denise Stewart
Executive Producer
Swamphatched Butterfly Productions
Jason Shifflett
Co-Founder
Take29 Productions
Michael Clem
Musician and Songwriter
Micheline Marcom
Author and Professor
UVA Department of English
Agenda
Day 1
October 14, 2019
Full Day
Leadership and Personal Development Workshop
Rick Goings, Chairman Emeritus, Tupperware Brands Corporation
Elinor Steele, Senior Advisor, Tupperware Brands Corporation
Mark Shamley, Vice President for Global Social Impact, Tupperware Brands Corporation
Day 2
October 15, 2019
8:30AM-12:00PM
Conference: Cross-Sector Leadership for the SDGs
Networking & Light Breakfast
Welcome to the University of Virginia
Jim Ryan, President, The University of Virginia
Keynote Conversation: The UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Power of Multi-Sector Problem Solving
Rachel Bowen Pittman, Executive Director, United Nations Association of the USA
Rick Goings, Chairman Emeritus, Tupperware Brands Corporation
Moderator: Nancy Hopkins, Director of Programs, The Presidential Precinct
Toward SDG 5: Women's Economic Empowerment in Brazil
Denise Poiani Delboni, Global Links Scholar, Professor of Labor Law, Compliance, and Labor and Employment Relations, Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (ESPM) and Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV)
Mary Conway Dato-on, Professor of International Business and Social Entrepreneurship, Crummer Graduate School of Business, Rollins College
Luiz Fantini, Global Links Graduate Assistant, Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV)
Moderator: Elinor Steele, Senior Advisor, Tupperware Brands Corporation
Strategic Partnerships around the SDGs: What Works?
Dessie Nash, Managing Director, Market Investment Executive, Bank of America Private Bank
Ellen Bassett, Professor and Chair of Urban and Environmental Planning, UVA School of Architecture
Erin Kennedy, Senior Director of External Engagement, ChildFund International
Kelli Palmer, Head, Global Diversity and Inclusion, CFA Institute
Moderator: Mark Shamley, Vice President for Global Social Impact, Tupperware Brands Corporation
Keynote: Social Innovation and the SDGs
Dhairya Pujara, Founder and CEO, Ycenter
The Power of Ideas
Nancy Hopkins, Director of Programs, The Presidential Precinct
1:30-2:45PM
Social Entrepreneurship: Sustainable Approaches to Tough Challenges
Bala Mulloth, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, UVA Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
3:00-3:30PM
The UN Sustainable Development Goals: A Deeper Dive
Mary Conway Dato-on, Professor of International Business and Social Entrepreneurship, Crummer Graduate School of Business, Rollins College
Yasmin Mesbah, Program Manager, Global Links
3:30-5:15PM
Thematic Roundtable Discussions: Case Studies of Effective Partnerships for Impact
Table 1: SDG 2, Zero Hunger
Portia Boggs, Director of Advancement and Communications, Local Food Hub
Table 2: SDG 3, Good Health and Well Being
Rebecca Dillingham, Director, UVA Center for Global Health
Table 3: SDG 5, Gender Equality
Sheri Owen, Director, Community Outreach, Sexual Assault Resource Agency (SARA)
Table 4: SDG 8, Decent Work and Economic Growth
Mary Conway Dato-on, Professor of International Business and Social Entrepreneurship, Crummer Graduate School of Business, Rollins College
Table 5: SDG 13, Climate Action
Bruce McKenney, Director for Strategic Initiatives, Energy, and Infrastructure, The Nature Conservancy
Evening
Home Hospitality Dinners in Charlottesville
Day 3
October 16, 2019
9:15-10:15AM
Workshop: Social Media for Social Impact
Rishi Jaitly, CEO, Times Bridge; Former Vice President, Asia Pacific, Middle East & North Africa, Twitter
10:30AM-12:00PM
Workshop: Data Visualization for Impact
Eric Field, Director of Information Technology, Lecturer, UVA School of Architecture
1:15-2:00PM
#GLFLive Panel Discussion
Panelists to be confirmed
Moderator: Nancy Hopkins, Director of Programs, The Presidential Precinct
2:00-3:00PM
Financing Social Impact
Steve Zausner, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Office:FMA
3:30-5:00PM
Site Visits: Tackling the SDGs in Charlottesville
SDG 2, Zero Hunger: The PB&J Fund
SDG 3, Good Health and Well Being: The Charlottesville Free Clinic
SDG 5, Gender Equality: The UVA Women's Center
SDG 8, Decent Work and Economic Growth: Network2Work
SDG 13, Climate Action: Charlottesville Climate Collaborative
Day 4
October 17, 2019
10:00AM-4:00PM
Creative StoryLab Workshop
Moderator: Francois Baird, Co-Chairman, Baird's CMC
Anne Marie Pace, American Author
Denise Stewart, Executive Producer, Swamphatched Butterfly Productions
Jason Shifflett, Co-Founder, Take29 Productions
Michael Clem, Musician and Songwriter
Micheline Marcom, Author and Professor, UVA Department of English
4:00-5:00PM
Reflections and Looking Ahead
Nancy Hopkins, Director of Programs, The Presidential Precinct
Yasmin Mesbah, Program Manager, Global Links
