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Conversations with Global Leaders: Leading on Sustainable Development
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- 6 Sequences
- Intermediate Level
- Starts on January 26, 2020
- Ends on March 7, 2020
Course details
Syllabus
By the end of the course, learners will gain first-hand insights on:
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The Importance of goal-setting and the SDGs
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Overcoming divisions in society and the SDGs
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Inclusive and Moral leadership
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Geopolitical Leadership and Multilateralism
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Building Public Movements and Civil Society Organizations
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Leadership in the Corporate Sector
Prerequisite
Instructors
Ban Ki-Moon
Former Secretary-General
United Nations
Gro Harlem Brundtland
Former Prime Minister
Norway
Jeffrey D. Sachs
Professor
Columbia University
Juan Manuel Santos
Former President
Colombia
Paul Polman
Former Executive Director and CEO
Unilever
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