The Global Leadership Program offers a transformative experience to build the professional capacity of mid-career practitioners from government, the private sector, international organizations, civil society and academia.

This program will provide an opportunity for you as participants to:

• Improve your knowledge about global developments in politics, security and economics, as well as their impact on state and society
• Analyze current, past and anticipated changes occurring in the fields of global politics, security and economics
• Build your critical thinking through a unique learning environment, by inviting experienced practitioners and scholars from diverse fields in an interactive atmosphere of debate
• To broaden your professional network across cultures and professional domains through their interaction with peers and experts engaging on the course
• To challenge you in a safe environment where you can practice debating, share lessons learned and engage in conversations with diverse experts

Methodology

The program is led by a team of diverse course directors, experts and leaders. It takes a multifaceted interactive approach to learning and will focus on three main dimensions:

• In-depth classroom analysis of security policy issues through plenary discussions, case studies and working visits to International Geneva institutions.
• Individual and group skills enhancement through workshops and simulations.

Module 1: Global Politics (11 – 15 September 2023)

Globalization continues to strongly impact the international political order, as well as the role of state structures. The positives of globalization have led to increased cooperation among countries in addressing global challenges, supported by international institutions. 

However, more recent times have also given rise to inequalities, geopolitics, and populism – manifesting in complex interrelated challenges at the global, regional and state level – the poli-crisis era. In the absence of effective global governance, these current issues could worsen. This module will explore the key challenges impacting global politics, analyze current responses, and outline current and anticipated efforts to re-build global cooperation.

Featured topics include:

• Contemporary Global Governance and its Challenges
• Bridging Science and Diplomacy: Anticipating Dilemmas
• Strategic Foresight
• Effective Leadership

Learning objectives

This module offers the participants a global governance “lens” to grasp the main challenges in global politics and to identify the key actors, as well as a set of interrelated tools for global governance practices in multiple interconnected fields. This is a unique opportunity for participants to expand their international network of professionals across cultures and regions.

• Government officials who wish to gain a deep understanding of political, security and economic trends in order to be able to see developments within a larger context.
• Aspiring corporate officials to have a more comprehensive understanding of the opportunities and obstacles present in the international sphere to improve their chances for successful business.
• Mid- to high-level professionals who seek a qualitative edge to the information they receive and to the relationships they want to build.

Participants in the program will have the opportunity to choose whether they wish to attend individual modules, or to attend the entire three module program. In this way, the program provides flexibility according to the main interest of the participants.

Each module involves one week of full-time training in Geneva. Participants who are accepted must confirm their availability for the entire period of one, two or three modules and attend all sessions during the module(s).

The fee for the Global Leadership Program: 

• Package of three modules is CHF 12,500
• Individual modules are CHF 5000

The tuition price includes participation in all the sessions of the program, all necessary conference materials and readings, as well as lunches for the entire week and a welcome dinner on a selected evening.

The fee does not include travel expenses to and from Geneva nor hotel accommodation. Preferential rates are available at several hotels in Geneva.
Payment of the conference fee is due in full prior to the start of the program.