Virtual Global Leadership Program: International Affairs in a Transforming World

✔️ Leadership in a Transforming World: A Talk with a Global Leader

Hear from expert speakers working in leading global organizations and learn about international topics. Share your viewpoints and ask questions on pertinent global issues in an interactive setting and learn from the journey of an established global leader. 

✔️ Positive Leadership: Flourishing in Times of Disruption

This workshop unpacks cutting-edge concepts in positive psychology to give you a powerful framework to lead authentically in times of change. By the end of this session, you will understand the five pillars of well-being and how it connects to leading oneself, working with others, and positively impacting our world.

✔️ Dare to Lead: Unlock Your Leadership Potential Workshop

Discover your strengths and grow as a young leader.

✔️ Global Debate

Work in teams to represent a country in addressing a global challenge. Create briefs on your stance on a global issue and debate amongst your peers. Judges will evaluate teams’ statements and select a winning team.

✔️ Skills for Effective Negotiations Workshop

Learn skills for negotiating as young leaders.

✔️ Networking

You will get to know your peers through fun and interactive activities, build connections and bonds around the world.

Professor Emeritus, United Nations-mandated University for Peace (UPEACE)

Dr. Amr Abdalla is a Professor Emeritus at the United Nations-mandated University for Peace (UPEACE). He has held positions at the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS), SALAM Institute for Peace and Justice, and George Mason University. He has extensive experience in conflict analysis and resolution, having taught graduate classes and conducted training, research, and evaluations of peacebuilding programs globally. He has also been a prominent figure in promoting inter-faith dialogue and cross-cultural understanding.

Peacebuilding Policy Advisor, Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation

Marina works to support implementation of the global commitments on peacebuilding and sustaining peace at Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation. Marina has worked in human rights since 2013, focusing on enforced disappearances in Chechnya and global human rights issues. In 2016, she joined the Women, Peace, and Security Programme at WILPF, promoting gender-sensitive conflict analysis and women’s participation in peacebuilding, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa. Passionate about conflict prevention and bridging local and global efforts, she joined GPPAC in 2019 as a UN Advocacy Officer to advance members’ global priorities.

President, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs

Joel H. Rosenthal is president of Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. As a nonprofit leader, scholar, and teacher he works to empower ethical action, with a particular focus on U.S. foreign policy, issues of war and peace, human rights, and pluralism. At Carnegie Council, Rosenthal leads a team that identifies critical ethical issues, convenes experts, and produces agenda-setting resources to educate and activate communities globally.

Founding Director of the UPEACE Centre for Executive Education, established by the UN

Mohit is a passionate educator who has been designing and delivering impactful learning experiences to audiences from around the world in the areas of Social Entrepreneurship, Positive Leadership, and Organizational Happiness. The topics have evolved over time, but his purpose remains to ‘Help facilitate transformational experiences that enable positive action’. Mohit’s professional background includes management consulting, teaching high school, working with a global non-profit, being VP of Programs a university focusing on social entrepreneurs. Mohit has a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University and did his Master’s at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Chief Organization Development & Strategy Officer, AFS Intercultural Programs

Lucas is a seasoned executive business leader with over 20 years of experience in developing and managing global programs that promote positive social impact through intercultural education and exchange. He directs global organization strategy, organization development, and network alignment for 60 AFS organizations worldwide. Lucas has a strong academic background in organizational behavior, learning, leadership, innovation, and social psychology. He holds the title of Doctor of Education (EdD) from New York University (NYU), in Organizational Behavior and Learning, Leadership and Innovation.