10 Break-Out Sessions
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Meet our Leaders of Tomorrow 2023
In order to promote cross-generational dialogue on the most pressing issues the St. Gallen Symposium invites hundreds of young inspiring people to the 3-day symposium. But many of the Leaders of Tomorrow are already successful today and are actively working towards a “New Generational Contract” by shaping our society by taking up responsibility in politics, business, research and civil society. Meet some of them here.
Toby Thorpe
With the longest travel distance to the St. Gallen Symposium, Toby Thorpe comes from Tasmania. In believing that your age does not define your ability to achieve the goals you want to achieve, he became the youngest Deputy Mayor in Tasmania and has been involved in several initiatives across Tasmania, Australia, and the world. Furthermore, he was selected as the 2021 Young Australian of the Year and as the 2020 Premiers Young Achiever of the Year. In his own words, Toby believes that every generation has a “unique imagine lenses that gives a generational perspective”. The younger generations can offer a lens with a “perspective of heightened connectedness and access to information with application of empathy and kindness”. Toby’s quote underscores the importance of listening to the perspectives of different generations and underlines the importance of generational dialogue at the St. Galler Symposium.
Jamal Hill
From talking to the UN in New York Jamal Hill came straight to the St. Gallen Symposium to talk about his mission. The professional swimmer for Team USA, author, and philanthropist won the national championship ten times as well as a Tokyo 2020 Paralympic medal. Dedicated to help others learn how to swim he founded the Swim Up Hill foundation. Swim Up Hill focuses on teaching swimming to marginalized communities with a mission to win the war on drowning. During the days at the symposium, Jamal aims to talk with people from many different backgrounds – not only to learn from senior leaders – but also to inspire people with his mission.
Ida Johansson
When Ida Johansson founded her first company Hyred she was only 18 years old. Hyred is a job platform that makes job matches based on actual facts with the help of AI. Additionally, she is a member of the advisory board at Varbergs Sparbank to increase the bank UX for the new generations and turning it into a long-term sustainable bank. During the Symposium Ida aims to especially contribute by putting topics in a “Gen Z perspective”. Collaboration and exchange are the way to do so and she emphasizes that life-long learning is important to tackle current challenges – even if it’s just little things like how to share your LinkedIn profile via QR Ida says.
Saurabh Chhajed
Coming from a small town in India Saurabh Chhajed took the long trip to come all the way to the St. Gallen Symposium. The MBA student from BITS School of Management has already worked in different industries such as Construction, Trading and Agriculture and brings in diverse and rich experiences to the St. Gallen Symposium. Saurabh is a participant of the Global Essay Competition and wrote his essay about “Towards responsible consumption, in the “interest” of humanity”. Coming from a rural area he can bring new perspectives to the Symposium on managing with less resources and a responsible behavior towards the environment and humanity.
