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host: George Papandreou

Tim O’Brien

Tim teaches courses in adaptive leadership and adult development at the Harvard Kennedy School.

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Michael Koehler

Michael works with clients to create and implement customized leadership development opportunities for their organization.

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Past Projects

2018 YLP | Rhodes Island

jejer aki3133April 11, 2019April 13, 2019

5-8 July 2018, Rhodes Island, Greece Moving our project to the spectacular island of Rhodes for our 2018 edition, we kicked off our retreat by celebrating the 20th anniversary of

2017 YLP | Heraklion, Crete

n3s4pul1taApril 26, 2017April 13, 2019

6-8 July 2017 – As we were witnessing a new wave of populism and authoritarianism to emerge in Greece, Europe and the world, simplistic solutions,

2015 YLP | Athens

gr3yir3n1April 28, 2015May 7, 2018

13-15 July 2015 – A year after the inaugural Young Leaders Project, a group of young activists in the public and civil sphere gathered in Athens

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Konu

KONU is an international boutique consultancy for leadership development and change management.

KONU works with government agencies, Fortune 500 companies, non-profits and international organizations to create and implement customized leadership development opportunities. KONU’s clients include the World Bank, the Kellogg Foundation, the Robert Bosch Foundation, Abbot / St Jude Medical, Volkswagen and the California Public Utilities Commission. KONU has worked with several high-ranking government representatives – among them elected officials and cabinet members.

KONU’s methodology values participants’ lived experiences over prepared case materials and examples. Structured exercises are built around participant cases and stories. These real and relevant dynamics illuminate the complexity of real challenges and the politics of change.

As a result, the subsequent learning and action plans are directed at what matters most to our participants. In detail, a mixture of experiential and instructional methods will be used such as small group case work, large group exercises, presentations, 1:1 and Peer-coaching as well as individual reflections.

Symi Symposium Contributors

Symi Symposium participants who excel in their respective fields, provide Young Leaders with the opportunity to learn first-hand about the challenges they face, as well as how these influence their lives.

Cases of success, failure or a mixture of both, in which the pressures for quick fixes and solutions were high – and when leadership across different factional divides, narratives and values was needed, are analysed.

Young Leaders are able to apply the concepts they learn to their real-life leadership cases.

11-14 July 2019 | Sissi, Lasithi, Crete, Greece

The 2019 Young Leaders Project kicked off in the morning of July 11th, 2019.

The venue was Kalimera Kriti hotel in the area of Sissi, in Lasithi, on the island of Crete.

In a stunning natural environment, YLP provided a stimulating space for participants to be mindful, learn from each other, share stories and form lasting bonds in an atmosphere of self-exploration, intelligence and constructive deliberations.

Over the course of four well balanced days, participants had the chance to meet and socialize with likeminded peers, through a variety of activities both on-site and around the island. Following the success of previous projects, on the first day participants were provided with a unique opportunity to join the closing ceremony and conclusions presentation of the Symi Symposium deliberations. Following this mental stimulus, they were engaged in a specially curated program of leadership development that tapped into the invaluable cross-sector expertise and insightfulness of the Symi Symposium network.

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11-14 July | Lasithi, Crete, Greece

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host: George Papandreou

Tim O’Brien

Michael Koehler

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2019 YLP Info

Past Projects

2018 YLP | Rhodes Island

2017 YLP | Heraklion, Crete

2015 YLP | Athens

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11-14 July 2019 | Sissi, Lasithi, Crete, Greece