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NEXT Virtual Summit 2020

The 2020 NEXT Virtual Summit took place from October 26 to October 29 2020 where we focused on topics such as intergenerational dialogue, climate change, sustainable development, social innovation, mental health and wellbeing. Click on the event you're interested in to watch the recorded session!

What and who is NEXT? Which initiatives is NEXT running? How can you join or support NEXT? Core team members of the Initiative and local ambassadors will answer all your questions!

Speakers

  • Céline Bucher, HR Projects Lead, Zurich North America, NEXT Liaison Co-Lead
  • Alena Schieber, HR Consultant Jr Talent Mgmt, Zurich Germany, NEXT Liaison Co-Lead
  • Keith Lewis, Social Media Manager, Zurich UK, NEXT Comms Lead
  • Marta García Solé, Internal Communications, Zurich Spain, NEXT Local Ambassador
  • Juan Xavier Bolaños, Operational Excellence and Projects Specialist, Zurich Ecuador, NEXT Local Ambassador
  • Moderated by Nicoletta Polano, Senior Compliance professional, Zurich Group. NEXT External Connection Lead

How is our economy doing during this pandemic and what are the trends and impacts we can observe? Have you heard already about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? Do you know what circular economy means? Join this panel for an outlook about our global economy.

Speakers

  • Guy Miller, Chief Market Strategist & Head of Macroeconomics, Zurich Group
  • Dr. Theodor Cojoianu, Assistant Professor at Queen’s University Belfast, PhD on responsible investment and innovation at Oxford University
  • Matteo Ward, Entrepreneur, working with a team of sustainable innovators. Activist. TEDx and Keynote speaker. Co-founder of WRAD
  • Moderated by Nicoletta Polano, Senior Compliance professional, Zurich Group. NEXT External Connection Lead

We need to act and needed to act by yesterday! This session will be around the sense of urgency about climate change and the pivotal role of prevention that corporations and entrepreneurs can play about making the business sustainable for all stakeholders involved. It is not only a job for Governments and policymakers, each of us must be part of the change!

Speakers

  • Gustav Stenbeck, entrepreneur and business angel. Incurable tech optimist, a capitalist, an evangelist for the business/sustainability combo and keynote speaker. CEO@Mestro
  • Karen MacClune, Glaciologist by training, private-sector hydrologic consultant in experience. Now serving as Executive Director of ISET-International, a non-profit working in International Development
  • David Nash, Senior Flood Resilience Alliance Manager for Z Zurich Foundation
  • Moderated by Nicoletta Polano, Senior Compliance professional, Zurich Group. NEXT External Connection Lead

What role does Zurich play in Social Innovation and what role does Social Innovation play in Zurich? During this panel discussion, hear from Gary Shaughnessy and other speakers on how Zurich can 'do well and do good'.

Speakers

  • Gary Shaughnessy, Chair of the Z Zurich Foundation
  • Mariana Pereira Carvalho, Z Zurich Foundation One Young World 2019 Scholarship recipient
  • Joel Agard, Innovation Expert with a background in Tech, Media, Healthcare, Startups
  • Moderated by Adam Broster, Environmental Underwriter, Zurich UK. NEXT Social Innovation Lead

This session aims at covering the following topics: work sustainability, wellbeing and mental health at work, career development for a remote workforce, intergenerational coexistence at work, upskilling/reskilling, aging workforce, role of people managers and offices. Shaping the Future of Work is up to everyone of us!

Speakers

  • Kristin Holter, Global Head of HR Transformation and a.i. Group Head of Sustainability, Zurich Group
  • Simona Scarpaleggia, CEO at EDGE, Board member at Autogrill and Hornbach. In business for 40 years, in HR, GM and CEO positions. Former Country Manager at IKEA Switzerland and Global Head of “The Future of our Work” at INGKA Group
  • Nadia Younes, Global Head of Employee Experience, Diversity & Wellbeing, Zurich Group
  • Moderated by Nicoletta Polano, Senior Compliance professional, Zurich Group. NEXT External Connection Lead

The goal of this session is to make a case for the generations working together and playing a role to address some of the major challenges in our society: identity, intergenerational dialogue, societal coexistence, social inequality, MeToo and BLM movements, migrations/refugees in the Mediterranean.

Speakers

  • Siwan Lu, CEO Zurich Insurance Mobile Solutions. Experience in the areas of innovation, business development, spin-offs, digital partnerships and culture transformation. An awarded Goldman Sachs Global Leader and holds the HSBC Young Entrepreneur Award and Eco-business Award
  • Ronni Abergel, Journalist, human rights educator and social change activist. Founder and CEO of the Human Library Organization, where instead of books, real people with real stories are on loan to readers
  • Bill Carney, business school professor, entrepreneur, DJ
  • Moderated by Nicoletta Polano, Senior Compliance professional, Zurich Group. NEXT External Connection Lead