INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS 2013 EGYPT-SHARM EL SHEIKH STAKEHOLDER REPORT SEPTEMBER 2013
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgement Message from President –AIESEC Kenya AIESEC Network
International Congress 2013 Opening Ceremony Global Village IC 2013 Output Gala Dinner
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We Thank you for supporting AIESEC In Kenya attend International Congress 2013 in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt. Because of you, Kenya has branded itself as a first choice destination as a country within the AIESEC network of 113 countries and territories. We are most grateful to our Partners, institutions, AIESEC Kenya members, AIESEC Africa, AIESEC International and to each and every member of the AIESEC network as well as partners for your support. AIESEC Kenya Member Committee 2013-2014
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT AIESEC Kenya was honored to be part of the 65th AIESEC International congress in Egypt, this great event that aimed to empower, capacitate and mentor young people from all over the world. It is great to see so many enthusiastic men and women here celebrating Entrepreneurship, innovation and growth in Kenya through the youth.
Thank you for contributing to delivering numerous unique experiences. The conference has managed to impact many young people across the world and more so the Kenyan youth. We made history, a total of 124 countries were present in Egypt and it was because all the 800 young people made a conscious decision to be in Egypt between 16th and 25th August 2013. The Kenyan delegation dubbed the theme of the conference to be ‘transformational experiences for a sustainable future’. We are making sure we fulfill the promise of delivering powerful leadership experiences to the youth in Africa and the world. Thank you for your commitment. To all involved, on behalf of AIESEC Kenya, again, thank you for joining us and for your continued generous support. This means the world to us and all of AIESEC. Kipkemboi Maiyo AIESEC Kenya President 1314 International Congress 2013 Stakeholder report September 2013
AIESEC is the world’s largest student driven organization. It is a nonpolitical, independent and not-for-profit organization. Founded in 1948 after the Second World War to promote the ideals of peace and fulfillment of humankind potential, AIESEC is empowering university students by providing them with international experiences to discover different cultures while having a positive impact in society.
AIESEC Kenya in numbers • •
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Established in 1948 Active in 12 universities 850 members 9 Local Chapters Top 3 Country of the AIESEC Network in Africa 3 National youth conferences annually. 21 projects in 12/13 75 internships delivered in 11/12 43 National project partners 11/12 83 companies as national partner
AIESEC Programmes Team Member Program: Working in a team with minimum three other people to deliver an AIESEC activity. Team Leader Program: Leading three other members in achieving an AIESEC activity. Global Community Development Program: Going abroad to have a volunteering plus professional experience while making a positive impact on society. 6 weeks to 78 weeks. Global Internship Program: Going abroad to have a professional training and life changing experience. 6 weeks to 78 weeks
The AIESEC Experience AIESEC’s Innovative Development Cycle
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INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS 2013 The AIESEC International Congress has been a landmark coming together of young leaders, diverse nationalities, businesses, ideas, causes and organizations for 65 years now. It brings together the best of thought leaders from across the world to impact a microcosm of the world’s future leaders. In its 65th edition, IC took place between the 16th to 25th August 2013. AIESEC Egypt hosted 1000 young leaders from more than 113 countries. Leaders from the Egyptian corporate and noncorporate sectors, as well as the top management of over 100 companies from around the world converged. The 65th AIESEC International Congress was the largest international youth leadership summit ever held in Egypt. A celebration of youth leadership and diversity, the conference will focus on the change agent role that the high potential young participants can play in their cities, countries, and most importantly - in the world. The conference consisted of 10 days of discovery, collaboration and inspiration for the current AIESEC top level leaders from all over the world. It was also opened for every AIESEC member to participate virtually.
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OPENING CEREMONY
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The Global Village was held immediately after the Opening Ceremony at SOHO Square. This is where each AIESEC Entity showcases our culture through traditional food, clothing, and the unique attributes that make us diverse. Global Village is not only a tribute to the diversity in the world, it also enabled all the delegates to broaden the worldview and challenge their mindset
GLOBAL VILLAGE
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IC 2013 OUTPUT On this day we dIscussed ‘leadership that the world needs’. We identified ethical, socially responsible and entreprenueral as qualities that that the world need from us. We also discussed ‘leadership in every AIESEC experience’ On this day we identified our limits and discussed solutions. These limits include financial sustainability, quality of exchange, brand positioning, slow processes e.t.c. We were introduced to the new online portal to deliver fast, focused and simple processes International Congress 2013 Stakeholder report September 2013
DAY 3 – On this day we discussed customer loyalty for students, supply and demand management, sales and product packaging for market relevance and customer centricity The Global Youth to Business Forum is a unique event powered by AIESEC, which connects young leaders and businesses around relevant topics in the world to generate new ideas and thoughts about the future. We attended workshops by Google, PwC, Alcatel Lucent, DP DHL, Red Cross, Talent square, Elecrolux and Edge. This day covered the key topic of customer loyalty for organizations. We learnt to listen to our customers, to ensure we have the right quality and quantity of members handling our partners and finally using the new Global Information Systems portal to further enhance our stakeholder outlook. International Congress 2013 Stakeholder report September 2013
With the theme of the Conference being: Deliver the Promise, on the 6th day we went through the LEAD session. During this session, we were taken through an introduction to the session on the different kind of leaders: The maker, the executor, the mover, the influencer, the connector and the dreamer. We also went through the protective mindsets and the learning perspectives that were the stages of growth. We then had a chance to think about the obstacles that prevent us in our leadership journey and goals and what we can do different in order to overcome them.
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DAY 7 - We discussed strategies by which we could use to tell the world who we are. To achieve this we need to evolve our brand, use push/pull marketing and showcase our impact.
Closing plenary - We discussed how we can bring back what we learnt home.
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GALA DINNER International Congress 2013 Stakeholder report September 2013