Generations club 2017 ' Programme

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11th EDITION

7.12.2017 – Brussels

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Welcome!

11th EDITION of GENERATIONS CLUB Discover more about the Generations Club:

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PROGRAMME 8.30 – 9.30

Registration and Welcome Coffee

9.30 – 9.45

Opening Remarks GIORGIO SLEITER – JADE, Head of Public Affairs FABIAN ZULEEG – European Policy Centre, CEO

9.45 – 11.00

Session 1 THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION

11.00 – 11.30

Coffee Break and Networking

11.30 – 12.45

Session 2 INCENTIVES FOR SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION

12.45 – 13.00

Closing Remarks DIOGO PARREIRA – JADE, President

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11th EDITION of GENERATIONS CLUB Briefing Note Generations Club 2017 aims at building continuity on the findings of last year’s event, and therefore will focus on bridging the entrepreneurial skills identified with one of the most up-to-date and important themes for the future of the young generation in Europe and around the globe: Sustainable Innovation.

The invitation-only event will gather high-level representatives from companies, institutions and NGOs, and will see the guests taking part in parallel discussions in different focus groups

to share opinions on the topic and collect concrete conclusions to be disseminated to relevant stakeholders and policymakers. The event has a limited number of people participating as this layout has been proven to be very effective in creating more transparent and meaningful conversations between the participants.

We wish all participants and insightful and productive session.

State of the play We live in a world where a universal call to

adopt the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable

action to end poverty, protect the planet

Development to collaborate towards 17

and ensure that all people enjoy prosperity,

global aims, also known as, Sustainable

had to be launched to allow future

Development Goals. “We are the last

generations to live in the very same planet

generations which can head off the worst

we have lived and are currently living in.

effect of climate change and the first

The 25th of September 2015, more than 150 world leaders gathered in New York to

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generation with the wealth and knowledge to eradicate poverty,� said Helen Clark, former administrator of the United Nations. #GenerationsClub

We, as young people, must take responsibility as well as any other citizen, institution and company in the world, to support this call to action and ensure a bright future for the people to come. Youth NGOs, like JADE, are in a position where they can lead and influence an increasing number of young people to shift their mindset and look towards a more sustainable approach to their daily life.

Whether this means creating more entrepreneurial ventures, or implementing sustainable ideas in institutions and companies, it is pivotal that our generation devotes to GIORGIO SLEITER

these causes from a very early age.

JADE Head of Public Affairs

Methodology The

current

methodology

been

The impact presentation has the role of

developed with the guidance of Steven Price,

triggering the thought of the participants,

CEO of the European Institute of Industrial

and guests will have a few minutes to write

Leadership

their thoughts on the theme question on

(EIIL)

and

has

member

of

the

Advisory Board of JADE.

post-it notes. It is very important that the

The event will have focus groups of five/six people accompanied from one moderator in each table. For each session, we will have one hour and fifteen minutes available and it will be divided as explained below: > 10 minutes of Impact Presentation. > 45 minutes of group discussion > 3 minutes summary per group > 5 minutes summary of the session 7.12.2017

thoughts are related to the theme question and not a critique to the presentation itself.

Post-its will then be clustered and the group discussion will start, lasting 45 minutes.

The moderators in each table will be JADE members. The event’s chairperson will be

Fabian Zuleeg, CEO of the European Policy Centre. #GenerationsClub

Session 1 THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION What would be the right environment to be present in companies and institutions for entrepreneurially-minded recruits to additionally pursue innovative ideas/projects with sustainable goals?

Aims of the discussion > Identifying the key characteristics of successful innovative workplaces. (i.e. organisational structure, leadership style, values, mission, aims, etc.) > Identifying what are the most effective sustainable projects to pursue. > Identifying the most frequent traits in the attitudes of young people focused on sustainable innovation.

Expected results To collect high-quality inputs and create

recorded success. Nonetheless, the inputs

recommendation

and

collected would be useful to identify also

institutions to push their intrapreneurs to

the most preferable characteristics in the

focus on sustainable projects within their

attitudes of young people that would make

companies/institutions.

the

young talents attracted as well as attractive

the

to organisation with sustainable missions or

organisations to understand what are the

with the need of a shift towards a more

best practices in companies and institutions

sustainable one.

recommendation

for

companies

Additionally,

would

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Session 2 INCENTIVES FOR SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION Are there enough incentives for the youth to create sustainable entrepreneurial ventures and therefore creating a bridge between entrepreneurial competencies and sustainable innovation?

Aims of the discussion > Identify means of motivation to push young people to create sustainable

entrepreneurial ventures. > Create a list of incentives available to the public to support entrepreneurial ventures with sustainable goals. > Identify the role of institutions, companies and NGOs, to push young people to pursue sustainable entrepreneurial ventures. > Collect relevant examples of successful examples of venture creation and identifying the main reason of success.

Expected results To collect high-quality inputs and create

containing the best practices and success

recommendation for young people around

cases would be available for young people

the world to inform them about the

to reference on and to try and emulate

incentives available to them to create

similar

sustainable

entrepreneurial ventures.

entrepreneurial

ventures.

results

with

Additionally, upon completion, a resource

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independent

the

GENERATIONS CLUB About the event The Generations Club is the main public Affairs events organized by JADE in Brussels and will undergo in its 11th Edition this year.

It is composed by 2 main elements: > The “Senior” generation, represented from figures of both the public and private sector. > The "Junior” generation, represented from student NGOs and members of our network

It was first introduced in 2007 and has three main aims: > Bringing together the “Senior” and the “Junior” generation. > Discussing up-to-date European issues. > Building bridges to foster a more collaborative entrepreneurial society.

Generations Club creates the right environment to promote the dialogue between different

“generations” through small focus groups with the final aim of producing a high-quality reports for stakeholders and recommendations for policymakers with the inputs collected during the event.

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Pre-event facts and figures Generations Club has been able to represent a cumulative number of 37m youths in its events with a variety of themes covered throughout the years.

Some topics discussed before: (1) Confrontation of the skills mismatch in Europe; (2) What are the skills that youth need to develop? (3) How will the workplace of 2025 look like?

Previous findings in Generations Club have highlighted the need of a more entrepreneurial society. This entails the development of entrepreneurial skills required to create business ventures as well as creating value in each company as intrapreneurs. In both cases, it has

been recognised that todays’ environment has failed to create enough opportunities for students to develop and bridge the lack of skills in young people all over Europe eventually causing the skills mismatch in the working environment in which we live now.

Previous surveys in Generations Club have shown:

The most relevant entrepreneurial skills identified in the previous edition were to be developed in:

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ABOUT JADE The European Confederation of Junior Enterprises

JADE – European Confederation of Junior Enterprises is a non-profit, umbrella organisation, that represents more than 26’000 students of higher education currently working in 300 student led-organisations from 14 countries in Europe. These organisations, also known as Junior Enterprises, are the environment where students can develop their entrepreneurial skills and culture while being at university by providing more than 4000 consultancy projects to SMEs every year.

Countries where JADE is present:

Portugal \ Spain \ UK \ France \ Belgium \ Netherlands \ Switzerland \ Italy \ Germany \

Austria \ Croatia \ Poland \ Sweden \ Romania

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the JUNIOR

ENTERPRISE CONCEPT The first Junior Enterprise was founded in France in 1967 and in 50 years, has managed to be replicated more than 950 times and counts more 40’000 students currently involved worldwide. The benefits that Junior Enterprises have brought both to students as well as to the global economy have been the key element in its profound success and impact. Its aim?

To bridge the gap between the academia and the business environment, promoting the development of each student in an integrated movement while supporting the development of the SMEs through consultancy services.

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