Global Shapers Community July 2024 Newsletter

Here is everything you need to know this month!

  1. Community Updates
  2. World Economic Forum Events
  3. Impact Opportunities
  4. Community Spotlight

Community Updates

1. Global Shapers Annual Summit

The Global Shapers Annual Summit 2024 will take place from 10-12 July at the World Economic Forum headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. It will bring together over 500 passionate Global Shapers from 150 countries united in their commitment to accelerate values-based leadership.

We are also delighted to offer a virtual programme for your hub members and supporters! Shapers can join and learn more about each session via TopLink, while a public livestream will be available on LinkedIn. Encourage your network to tune in at the following times:

  • Amplifying Voices: Meet the Global Shapers– 10 July 14:00 CEST on TopLink / LinkedIn
  • Dare to Innovate: Opening Plenary at CERN– 10 July 15:45 CEST on TopLink only
  • Accelerating Action: Innovation Prize Winners– 11 July 14:00 CEST on TopLink / LinkedIn
  • Dare to Act: Inspiring Projects and Partners– 11 July 16:00 CEST on TopLink / LinkedIn
  • Building Leaders: Hub Best Practices– 12 July 14:00 CEST on TopLink / LinkedIn
  • Dare to Lead: Driving Lasting Change– 12 July 16:00 CEST on TopLink / LinkedIn

2. Annual Review 2024

It's time! Each year, we ask all Global Shapers to share your perspectives with us via our Annual Review. With your input, we can better understand your expectations, milestones, and achievements in our growing community. Your responses also help us tell your global impact story. We published our first Impact Report based on 2,000 survey responses!

Complete the Annual Review today. For Shapers, the survey will take 5 minutes. For Curators and Impact Officers, the review is required and will take 15 minutes. To show our gratitude, we will randomly select 2 respondents to win an invitation to the Global Shapers Summit 2025.

3. SHAPE Events

SHAPEs are regional events created by Shapers for Shapers. Save the date for 7 upcoming SHAPEs! Registration and logistic information will be available 3 months before each event.

  • SHAPE South Asia: 27 - 29 September 2024, Jaipur (India) Registration closed.
  • SHAPE North America & Caribbean: 1 - 3 November 2024, Phoenix (USA)
  • SHAPE Africa: 14 - 16 November 2024, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
  • SHAPE MENA: 14 - 16 February 2025, Khobar (Saudi Arabia)
  • SHAPE Asia-Pacific: 7 - 9 March 2025, Adelaide (Australia)
  • SHAPE Latin America: 25 - 27 April 2025, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
  • SHAPE Europe & Eurasia: 8 - 10 May 2025, Brussels (Belgium)

World Economic Forum Events

4. Annual Meeting of the New Champions

The Forum's Annual Meeting of the New Champions is the foremost global summit on innovation, science and technology. The 2024 meeting took place last month under the theme Next Frontiers for Growth. Don't miss hundreds of sessions, including our Global Shapers dialogue on youth employment, now available for playback!

Impact Opportunities

5. G20 - Engaging Youth in Global Issues

The 2024 G20 will take place from 18 - 19 November in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ahead of the event, we are organizing and empowering young changemakers to engage in impactful advocacy efforts within their communities. Join us with Marisol Argueta de Barillas, Head of the Regional Agenda for Latin America, on 25 July from 17:00 - 18:30 CEST to drive change and foster a deeper understanding of how local actions can contribute to global solutions.

Community Spotlight

6. Genintelligence

In light of growing societal division and polarization, Munich Hub is using intergenerational wisdom to promote peace and protect democracy. With Genintelligence, the hub is preserving the experiences of their grandparents, who testify to the essential necessity of standing up for peace and societal cohesion. Learn how you can help Munich Hub mobilize young voters and and raise awareness of the risks of division and populism.

7. Agenda

We believe in a world where young people are central to solution-building, policy-making and lasting change.