Annual Report 2015 One Young World Annual Report 2015 Contents Introduction The Year: what went on throughout 2015 One Young World is the pre-eminent 2 Foreword 60 Ambassador Community 4 Introduction to One Young World 64 The Ambassador Network global forum for young leaders. 5 2015 In Numbers 66 Ambassador-led Initiatives 71 Scholarship Programmes We bring together the brightest young leaders The Annual Global Summit 74 Social Business Prizes 6 One Young World 2015 Bangkok 76 Introducing the National Young Leaders from every country and sector, empowering them 8 2015 Bangkok Counsellors Organising Committee 10 Opening Ceremony to make lasting connections and initiate action 12 #CallonCOP Operations and Finance 14 Plenary Session Topics 2015 77 Governance and Finance to create positive change. 16 Global Business 78 Staff and Volunteers 20 Human Rights 80 Partners At the One Young World Summit, 24 Education 28 Environment the best young leaders, counselled by the 34 Leadership and Government 38 Peace and Security world’s most influential business, political 42 Special Sessions 48 Breakout Sessions and humanitarian leaders formulate 52 Summit Feedback 54 Closing Ceremony and share innovative solutions to the 56 One Young World 2016 Ottawa 58 Host Cities 2017 and 2018 world’s most pressing issues. 59 Introducing the Expert Events #followus – 1 – Welcome to One Young World’s first Annual Report. Here are six Ambassadors leading the way, sharing their progress and ideas on key issues in the run-up to One Young World 2016 Ottawa. We invite you to follow them on their journey and join the conversation. #followus GLOBAL BUSINESS HUMAN RIGHTS PEACE AND SECURITY ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNMENT Vibin Joseph, India Yeonmi Park, North Korea PJ Cole, Sierra Leone Aushim Merchant, Thailand Abeer Abu Ghaith, Palestine Alan Mak, UK How can the How can How can we Climate change How can we close How can young power of global migrant rights challenge the is the biggest the gender gap? people ensure business be be protected? intolerance that threat we face. PAGE 24 governments act harnessed to PAGE 20 drives conflict? How will we with integrity? drive positive PAGE 38 fight it? PAGE 34 social change? PAGE 28 PAGE 16 One Young World Annual Report 2015 One Young World Annual Report 2015 Introduction Introduction Foreword – The premier global forum for young leaders – Established as the premier global forum for young leaders, the primary objective is to give them a platform which cannot be ignored. In order to ensure this, the The quality of leadership around the engagement of the top flight of all world, in all sectors, continues to be sectors and stakeholders is essential. the great challenge of mankind and One Young World is privileged to never more in evidence than the have support from, among many world in 2015 and 2016. others, Fortune 500 CEO’s, the UN Secretary General, the Laureus Sports Acknowledging Kofi Annan’s mantra Foundation, the Queen’s Young to One Young World delegates Leaders and ongoing leadership and “if leaders don’t lead then you must constant support from Kofi Annan, make them follow” the One Young Professor Muhammad Yunus and World organisation finds and gathers Sir Bob Geldof. For its part, the the best young leaders from every organisation has established country in the world in the certainty 23 elected Coordinating Ambassadors that they can forge a better future. around the world, 14 Corporate Coordinating Ambassadors and from November 2015 National Young DAVID JONES Leaders Organising Committees in five countries. The quality of the Annual Global Summit is assured and continues to rival that of the best conferences in the world; its content is uniquely chosen and driven by young leaders themselves. The introduction in 2016 of regional summits focused on single issues will further drive and support the aims and activities of One Young World Ambassadors. Work on the One Young World Social Return on Investment model is making its first appearance in this report, following KATE ROBERTSON discussions and review with PwC, and other global consultancies. Kofi Annan – 2 – – 3 – One Young World Annual Report 2015 One Young World Annual Report 2015 Introduction Introduction Introduction to One Young World 2015 – In Numbers – One Young World is the pre-eminent Number of Coverage of Ambassador- Social Return global forum for young leaders from Ambassadors increased led initiatives increased on Investment every country around the world. Every In 2015, all 196 UN recognised The One Young World Ambassador countries were represented community reached over 154,000 US$1 for the first time. Facebook likes of investment in One Young World 7,000 delivered members 4.6m US$12 YouTube views 1,226 of value3 The aim of the Summit is to inspire In the post summit survey, 95% of young leaders were selected 128,000 the delegation and initiate dialogue, delegates felt the Summit increased to attend the Summit out of At the One Young World Summit information sharing and ideas in the their understanding of global issues, a total 25,000 applications Twitter followers Proven impact these young leaders discuss and presence of world experts to catalyse 90% agreed it helped their professional develop innovative solutions to action. The themes and topics of the development and 98% were inspired the world’s most pressing issues, Bangkok Summit were generated by to be more socially responsible. Over in the company of Counsellors consulting with the Ambassadors and 8.9m such as Kofi Annan, Professor incoming delegates. A strong theme In 2015, the number of Ambassadors Number of delegate Muhammad Yunus, Sir Bob Geldof, this year was human rights, especially reached over 7,000 and for the first partners increased people positively impacted by Presidents Clinton and Mary for stateless migrants; labour rights time One Young World conservatively 650 One Young World Ambassador- Robinson. This is the first annual and freedom of speech. Strongly estimated the Social Return on led initiatives journalists covered the Summit report of One Young World. supported by the Governor of Investment of their initiatives. For Bangkok, those issues were discussed every US$1 invested, US$12 of value Since its inception in 2009, freely and openly; it was the first was delivered. Worldwide, 2.7 million 141 One Young World continues to Summit to be live-streamed on a lives were positively impacted. To find 2.7m grow. This year, 141 delegate partners national Thai television network. out more see One Young World’s partners sent delegates people positively sponsored 1,226 young leaders to ‘How far have we come?’ Impact to the Summit 130 3 impacted in 2015 alone attend the first Asian summit, held #CallonCOP was One Young World’s Report 2015. in Bangkok. Our delegate partners first global campaign and reached media outlets were accredited include many Fortune 500 and FTSE 800 million people worldwide. 196 100 companies such as AB InBev, country representatives, supported by Barclays, CP Group, Coca-Cola, Kofi Annan and Sir Bob Geldof, called 237 Complete Global Deloitte, Facebook, General Electric, on world leaders to deliver a legally L’Oreal, Telefonica, and Unilever. They binding agreement on Climate Change fully-funded scholarship places, 200 representation select their brightest young people at the upcoming UN COP21, in Paris, worth over to attend One Young World as an November 2015. broadcast pieces and 350 articles For the first time, all integral part of their leadership in print and online were achieved2 development, human resource and sustainability programmes. £700,000 Over 200 fully-funded scholarship were available1 196 places in 2015, ensured outstanding UN recognised countries were young leaders from every country represented at the Summit were able to attend the Summit and over 121 delegates from the poorest Source: and remotest countries were financed 1 One Young World Sales Report 2015 2 One Young World Summit 2015 International Media Report through the All Bar None Scholarship. 3 One Young World’s ‘How far have we come?’ Impact Report 2015 – 4 – – 5 – One Young World Annual Report 2015 One Young World Annual Report 2015 The Annual Global Summit The Annual Global Summit David and I created this platform for you so that your voices could The first One Over Young leaders at be heard, loud Young World the One Young 91 Summit in Asia 650 World Summit are and clear” hours of content journalists from responding to the developed threat of terrorism The Annual Kate Robertson, Founder in their own way 150 – pointing to the media outlets attended unity and tolerance on display in the Global Summit “ The One Young World wake of the Paris Summit sparkles with attacks.” optimism and opportunity.” Bangkok Post, Thailand The Nation, Thailand One Young World 2015 Bangkok “ It was four days with The Summit is the highlight of the overwhelming One Young World year. Its purpose Apart from the The first One inspiration, moments 4,800 that the entire audience is to bring the brightest young leaders applauded and at times hotel nights from around the world to: Olympic Games, Young World I felt tears in my eyes.” provided • Develop innovative solutions for no youth Summit to be Claire Sun, China Daily the world’s most pressing issues • Learn from the world’s most dominated event broadcast in influential business, political Every country is represented in the and humanitarian leaders represents as its entirety on One Young World flag bearing ceremony • Make lasting connections