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What can I expect at the JA Global Alumni Summit?
🤝 Connect across generations: Unite with fellow JA alumni from over 100 countries, meet seasoned alumni and fresh faces, foster collaboration, and share wisdom.
🌍 Engage, empower, merge: Connect with JA alumni from diverse cultures driven by a shared purpose. Our community isn’t random; it’s intentional.
🌐 Unite with purpose: Dive into meaningful discussions, masterclasses, and panels. Learn from experts, build essential skills, and even step up as a speaker.
🎉 Celebrate 20 years of JA Alumni Europe: Mark two decades of success! We’ll honor JA Alumni Europe’s rich history while propelling forward into a dynamic future.
🚀 Don’t miss out: Space is limited to 300 attendees. Don’t miss your chance to connect, celebrate, and be inspired.
Summit highlights:
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Alumni Leaders Academy Global: We’re curating special sessions for JA alumni leaders to foster connections, share knowledge, and learn from one another.
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Experienced-alumni track: Dive into engaging sessions and reunions tailored specifically for older JA alumni. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or starting a new career journey, these sessions will provide valuable insights and networking opportunities.
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Live pitch competition: Brace yourself for an adrenaline-pumping pitch competition! Present your innovative ideas to a panel of experts, including worldwide experts. Who knows? Your two-minute pitch could be a game-changer.
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Alumni skillshares: Calling all JA alumni with expertise. Apply to lead your own masterclasses. Share your skills, insights, and experiences with the community. This is your chance to give back and empower others on their journeys.
Learn more at jaworldwide.org/alumni-summit.
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JA Worldwide Board of Governors Meet with JA Alumni Presidents
A group of JA alumni presidents facilitated one-on-one conversations with the JA Worldwide Board of Governors throughout February. JA alumni shared their JA journey and got to know the world’s foremost business leaders, including the Global Chief Marketing Officer of EY and the CEO of Avanade.
Matthew Hui, JA Hong Kong SAR—China Alumni President, said, “I am truly honored to have the privilege of conversing with four of JA Worldwide’s Board of Governors, including Charles Moyela, Zabeen Hirji, Fahd Jamaleddine, and Shannon Schuyler. From the conversations, I observed their passion and effort paid to the JA community, with the aim of impacting youth globally and allowing them to experience life-changing moments and insights through JA. I learned from them how to collaborate with diverse stakeholders to maximize our impact effectively. They gave me insights on fostering collaboration, building partnerships, and managing relationships with sponsors, partner organizations, local schools, and communities. By channeling and exchanging resources from different parties, we can build capacity for the alumni community and ensure the sustainability of the JA community.”
JA Worldwide intends to make these one-on-one calls a regular opportunity for JA alumni leaders to connect and learn from the Board of Governors. If you're a JA alumni leader and interested in signing up for next year, please email [email protected].
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JA Alumni Hosts RewirED Panel at COP28 Talks Climate Education and Life Skills
With climate change and sustainability among the top concerns of global youth, JA hosted a conversation at the COP28 RewirED Summit about the transformative power of integrating sustainability education with other critical skills. Together with INJAZ Al-Arab (JA MENA) and Dubai Cares, we convened a panel of experts on education, climate change, and business (including two JA alumni) to discuss the future of work, the additional skills young people need, and how organizations are working toward sustainability. Read the panel transcript here.
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Hack for Earth 2023 Winners Announced
Hack for Earth announced the winners of the 2023 hackathon for climate change, including the winner of the first JA & PMIEF Impact Award for JA alumni participants in Hack for Earth. JA alumni hackathon team Regreenerate was one of 79 alumni teams to participate in the 2023 hackathon. Comprised of four JA alumni from two JA regions—Keletso Lehoko, South Africa; Simsarul Haq Vengasseri, India; Omar Abdullah, Somalia; and Jaliyah Valmonte, Philippines—Regreenerate proposed a digital platform to help manage food waste in cities; watch their pitch here.
As recipients of the JA & PMIEF Impact Award, Regreenerate will receive tickets to the 2024 JA Global Alumni Summit, where they will pitch their ideas live on stage.
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