In two year cycles, WGSI catalyzes conversations around complex global problems and develops strategic partnerships to advance ideas, opportunities and strategies for a secure and sustainable future.

To date, WGSI has tackled issues of energy and intellectual energy; developing low carbon solutions for globally sustainable electricity through Energy 2030 and evolving secondary education for the 21st century through Learning 2030.

SUMMIT SERIES

Imagine if we could gaze into the future and see the implications of our present-day decisions. What would we do differently now to help build a better world for the next generation?

This question is the impetus behind WGSI’s summit series, a biennial gathering of experts from around the world aimed at tackling tomorrow’s biggest challenges and seizing opportunity today.

Intense, working sessions are at the core of each summit. These sessions bring together experts and a team of advisors from diverse backgrounds with a group of young, future leaders. Through their multidisciplinary, multinational, and multigenerational collaboration, participants develop exemplar pathways for accelerating approaches with transformative potential.

PUBLIC EVENTS

Plenary sessions and panel discussions bring together summit contributors and the general public – onsite, online, and through public broadcast partner, TVO. All sessions are streamed live and archived in WGSI's video library.

BLUEPRINTS

At the end of a summit, the contributors present a Communiqué; this provides a vision of the future and establishes key recommendations and areas of focus to make that future a reality. In the months following the summit, this vision is fleshed out into a Blueprint that collates relevant research and case studies, and provides a roadmap to implementation.

Communiqués

FELLOWSHIP

WGSI's Fellowship program provides the young leaders with guidance and seed funding to start innovative projects that are informed by the recommendations made in WGSI's Blueprints.

In partnership with leading youth social entrepreneurship network, TakingITGlobal, Fellows participate in the Sprout e-course to develop their ideas. After completing the course, the Fellows submit their projects for evaluation by a WGSI-led steering committee. Through this process Fellows are connected to mentors and seed funding through WGSI's project launch fund.

STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

WGSI generates impact by entering into and facilitating strategic partnerships which result in projects that align with Blueprint recommendations. Strategic partners include the the Waterloo Insitute for Sustainable Energy, the Canadian Education Association, Collaborative Impact, and TakingITGlobal.