March 24, 2014
9:00 am:
Check in & Coffee
New York College
38 Amalias Avenue, Athens, Greece
9:15-9:30 am:
Welcome Remarks:
Officials – Ambassadors
Jean-Daniel
Colombani, Project Manager
Exelixis Institute
Elias Foutsis,
President of New York College
Robert Peck, Ambassador of
Canada to Greece & High
Commissioner of Canada to the Republic of Cyprus
Lucian
Fatu, Ambassador of
Romania to Greece
Nelli Papachela,
Chairman of the Organization on Culture, Sports and Youth
of Athens Municipality - Deputy Mayor
Welcome: The
Training Team
Lora Berg,
German Marshall Fund, Senior
Fellow
Jeff Johnson,
Thought Leader, Activist,
Political Coach
9:30-11:00 am: Personal Mission Statements (Icebreaking
Activity)
Political Empowerment, guided discussion
Facilitated by Jeff Johnson
Personal Mission
What is your personal mission? Draw on your
experience—perhaps an inspiration from your professional
work, connections to your region, or your work at the
international level. Your personal mission expresses your
passions, values, and what is at your core. It reflects
your motivations and the way you live and work.
If you were to
write a post summarizing your Mission, what would it say?
Write your mission statement in one to no more than
three sentences. Be concise, and authentic to your
dreams, talents, and aspirations.
Leadership Insight--Leadership
Journeys
Ask about the leadership
journeys of others, gaining insights and strategies for
your own growth.
11:00-11:30 am: Emi
Mashiko, Second Secretary,
Embassy of Japan “Closing the Gender Gap”
11:30- 11:45 am:
Break
Leadership
Insight -- Share Your True and Moving Story
Others will
support you only once they have understood your vision.
Establishing the contours of your own personal
communication style will allow you to capture the
attention of your audience.
11:45-12:15 am:
Maria Chioni, Instructor of medical
English Terminology and Communication Skills at the
university of Athens.
“Developing and
Communicating your Message; partnering with the Media”
Leadership
Insight -- Empowered Networks
Leaders
leverage empowered networks to gain buy-in and resources
toward their mission.
12:15-12:45 pm:
Panos A. Efstathiou, Commander, National
Health Operations Center, Hellenic Ministry of Health
“Inclusive
Leadership Strategies:
Crisis Management
Case Study”
Leadership Insight--Mastery of Contexts
Leaders
effectively navigate layers of context. This means knowing
the international, regional national and local
structures/legal environments within which we work, and
knowing how/when to interface at these different levels.
12:45-1:15 pm:
Ilhan Achmet, Supreme Court Lawyer
“Anti-Discrimination
Policies and Measures to Handle Diversity in the
Parliament”
1:15-2:00 pm:
Networking lunch
Empowered
Networks Visionary leaders
understand the importance of collaboration, and cultivate,
empower and leverage personal and professional networks.
The communities of people we know can partner with us;
help us achieve support from crucial constituencies; and
disseminate news of our mission and project. Networks
connect, teach, and empower us, and allow us to test
ideas.
Guiding Questions:
1. To
which networks do I belong? Which of these are most
relevant to my growth
2. How
do I invest in, engage and leverage these networks toward
my leadership aspirations?
3. How
can I as an inclusive leader bridge networks to enrich
their diversity?
Strength in Numbers:
Statistics drive home the need for inclusive
leadership. U.S. politics have been transformed with the
understanding that by 2043, the majority of Americans will
be non-Caucasian. Hillary Clinton
advances women’s empowerment by emphasizing, “We cannot
accept the marginalization of half the world’s
population.” One of five Americans lives with disability
and most will face disability in their lifetimes; these
numbers reinforce the agenda of disability rights.
Diversity in Europe is rapidly increasing.
For example, Europe’s Muslim population is
predicted to exceed 58 million by 2030.
The growing Roma population is today estimated at
15 million, and the African descendent population at 10
million. By 2050, Africa’s population should represent
19.8% of the world population, compared to Europe’s 7%.
Today, nearly half the world's population is under
the age of 25, with accelerated growth in developing
countries. Add aging in developed countries, and it is
clearly no longer possible to lead without “diversity
and inclusion” competencies.
Diverse
young leaders are uniquely positioned to meet this urgent
need.
2:00-2:30 pm: Andreas Souvaliotis, Executive
Chairman, Social Change Rewards "Inclusive societies: a
personal (Greek) case study"
Leadership Insight -- Smart Campaigns
With new
technologies and yet the abiding impact of door-to-door,
thoughtfully plan your campaign, be it to win office,
build support for a policy, or bring about a cognitive
shift.
2:30-3:45 pm:
Building a Rights Campaign, facilitated by Jeff
Johnson
Aims,
Strategies, and Tactics:
•
Defining your
aim and identifying your targets
•
Time management
and responsibilities
•
Choosing your
tactics
•
Volunteers
•
Internal
communication during the campaign
•
Developing and
communicating messages
•
Promoting
policies for minorities and wider constituencies
3:45-4:00 pm:
Break
Leadership
Insight--Bridging Sectors, Borders and Generations
Government,
business and third sector leaders maximize benefit by
sharing diversity and inclusion (D&I) best practices with
one another, gaining new insights and strategies.
4:00-4:30 pm:
Rodi Kratsa, Deputy in the European
Parliament
“View from the EP:
Equality in Political Participation”
Leadership
Insight--Inflection Points
People who join
leadership programs are often at an inflection point,
ready to move to the next level on their leadership
journeys. Reflect and envision your goals and next steps.
4:30-5:00 pm:
Lora Berg, Senior Fellow,
German Marshall Fund of the United States
“Leadership
Requirement to the 21st Century”
5:00-5:30 pm:
Wrap-up
