One Young World 2019
Gathering the brightest young leaders from around the world
LOOKING BACK AT #OYW2019
THE ONE YOUNG WORLD 2019 SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS
The 10th Annual One Young World (OYW) 2019 Summit took place in London, UK, from 22-25 October 2019. The Summit brought together 2,000+ young leaders from 190+ countries, connecting the world’s most impactful young leaders to create a better world, with more responsible and more effective leadership.
Watch the official One Young World 2019 Summit Highlights Film.
THE #CHARTEREDSTARS SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS ON THE SUMMIT
Matt Longo
Patrycja Jurowska
Alec James
Luke Fletcher
Marie Kubo
Jakie Crane
Onneile Maripe
Pearlyn Lau
Bernadette Scanlon
Maria Teo Yen Shan
Christian Bien
Izz Ghanaa Ansari
Hamisha Mehta
Nathanial Japhta
Osama Shaikh
Felix Mwansa
Lontya Kalililo
Lyle Malander
Chamath Siriwardena
Taking place in London from 22-25 October 2019, the One Young World summit brought together the brightest young talent from across the globe to debate the key issues the world faces, sharing their ideas and experiences and working with peers to formulate and share innovative solutions.
One Young World gathers together the brightest young leaders from around the world, empowering them to create positive change from within their work environments.
As well as representing Chartered Accountants Worldwide alongside their home institutes, our delegates had the chance to network, debate, make long-lasting connections and discuss innovative solutions for solving some of the world’s issues.
Our delegates ‘fly the flag’ for young Chartered Accountants by demonstrating how the analytical and problem solving skills of a Chartered Accountant can contribute to improving the world we live in.
Delegates heard from a high-profile line-up of leaders from a variety of fields including Ban Ki-Moon, Richard Branson, Jon Snow, Jacqueline Fernandez, Halima Aden, Dr Jane Goodall, and Bob Geldof.
ABOUT THE DELEGATES
Teo Yen Shan Maria
ISCA Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants
Lontya Kalililo
CAANZ Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
Christian Bien
CAANZ Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
Jackie Crane
ICAEW The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Onneile Maripe
ICAEW The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Luke Fletcher
ICAEW The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Alec James
ICAEW The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Pearlyn Lau
ICAEW The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Patrycja Jurkowska
Chartered Accountants Ireland
Lyle Malander
SAICA The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
Matthew Longo
CAANZ Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
Nathaniel Japhta
SAICA The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
Felix Mwansa
ZICA Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants
Bernadette Scanlon
CAANZ Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
Chamath Siriwardena
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka
Sandeepa Bandara Jayasekera
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka
Izz Ghanaa Ansari
ICAP The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
Hamisha Mehta
ICAS The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
Osama Ahmed Shaikh
ICAP The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
Marie Kubo
ICAEW The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS WORLDWIDE AT ONE YOUNG WORLD 2018
Follow the Chartered Accountants Worldwide delegates on their journey at One Young World 2018 in The Hague
ONE YOUNG WORLD THE HAGUE HIGHLIGHTS 2018
Look back at some the best moments from the One Young World 2018 Summit in The Hague.
ONE YOUNG WORLD NEWS
As I see it
Financial institutions do not necessarily carry the risk appetite to fund innovative ideas generated by the younger generation. Businesses could act in a partnership role and become a vehicle of investment for young people’s businesses.
‘In Ireland people saw my potential even if they knew little about me’
I’ve always wanted a job where I can wake up in the morning and be really excited about what I do and that’s exactly how I’ve felt over the past year. Definitely there are days when it’s stressful but when you meet the people you impact through your work, it makes a huge difference.
Chartered Accountants urge finance sector to embrace metrics to meet UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Attitudes, aims and education are among the challenges facing the finance and business community in working towards achieving the 2030 UN sustainable development goals (SDGs). Those were the conclusions from Chartered Accountants Worldwide delegates after the Finance & Business2030 conference in London.
