AIESEC IN THE UK ANNUAL REPORT 16.17
a story of change
TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: 2016 - 2017 IN REVIEW
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CHAPTER 2: THE STORY OF YOUTH
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CHAPTER 3: THE STORY OF OUR PARTNERS
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“Never doubt that a small group of though4ul, commi8ed ci9zens can change the world... “
PRESIDENT’S FOREWORD
- Margaret Mead
Dear AIESEC UK, I s/ll remember four years ago stumbling across AIESEC at university -“we envision the peace and fulfilment of humankind’s poten/al”, does that set your soul on fire? For the ones that this statement does they found their perfect place to dedicate their /me and energy for towards a good cause. I look back at the year and see the hundreds of volunteers we have with that energy working towards a common cause. I would describe the year in three words: change, adaptability and unity. This marked the first year where we, as part of a global organisa/on, were working towards one common goal, the AIESEC 2020 vision to bring us one step closer towards our long term vision of peace and fulfilment of humankind’s poten/al. We challenged all levels of the organisa/on from the structure, to our /meline and the way we run our programmes and engage the youth.
In this annual report you’ll find the meaning for the power of youth. Someone once said “Never doubt that a small group of thoughPul, commiQed ci/zens can change the world, indeed it’s the only thing that ever has” and nowhere does that reflect beQer than in AIESEC where our volunteers across the UK do their best to develop leadership in youth through our various programmes. One thing that makes this organisa/on beau/ful is the yearly rota/on that provides leadership opportuni/es to a large number of young people. We are excited to see what the year ahead has to offer as they con/nue towards the AIESEC 2020 ambi/on and we wish them the best of luck. Thank you to all our local chapters, volunteers, na/onal partners and our directors who con/nued to support us to push AIESEC UK forward. I wish you the best of luck!
FARHAAN ALI PRESIDENT 2016-17
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OUR ESSENCE
CHAPTER ONE:1:2016 - 2017 IN REVIEW CHAPTER 2016 - 2017 IN REVIEW
Aug
Nov
Mar
MAXIS
Local ElecAons
MAXIS is tradiJonally our first conference of the year. Spanning across three full days, the conference hosted members from all the Local CommiWees in AIESEC in the UK who gained a more in-depth understanding of AIESEC and developed operaJonal skills,
This year, we standardised our elecJon process so all commiWees were elected at once in a democraJc and fair manner
Dec
InternaAonal Congress
Apr NaAonal Strategic Conference
We moved Office! AIESEC UK sent 11 delegates to take part in the annual InternaJonal Congress. This year's Congress was held in Poland, where it gathered 800 young people from 127+ countries.
A\er 14 years at Cowper Street, AIESEC UK moved to our new address and into a coworking space at Work.Life London Fields Feel free to drop by and say hello!!
We had our third naJonal touch-point of the year, where all incoming commiWees aWended to gain pracJcal knowledge and understanding on how best to lead their local teams.
Sep
Jan
May
FuncAonal and Presidents’ Summits
Re-planning
Outgoing PreparaAon Seminar
We ran six funcJonal summits and held the Autumn NaJonal Presidents MeeJng, delivering skills and downscaling naJonal strategy for the Autumn term.
The NaJonal Team went to Spain to restrategise and set goals for the upcoming six months of the term.
As summer approached, our local commiWees organised preparaJon seminars to ensure our exchange parJcipants are well-briefed and wellprepared for their exchange journeys.
Oct
Feb
Regional InducAon Conference
Leadership Development Seminar
TransiAon.
We ran regional inducJon conferences where our local commiWees geographically located close to each other gathered their members for a day full of training and introducJon to the AIESEC culture.
This acted as our second naJonal touch-point of the year, where all local chapter representaJves gathered to democraJcally elect the President of AIESEC UK 2017-18.
Due to a shi\ in operaJonal Jmeline both locally and internaJonally in the 2017.18 term, AIESEC UK spent two months in transiJonal period. AcJviJes included office transiJon, planning days, Summer Presidents' MeeJng and internaJonal congress
OUR YEAR
2016-2017 IN REVIEW
Jun/Jul
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2016-2017 IN REVIEW
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Strategic Inputs Our representa3ves a5ended interna3onal strategic summits as listed below: Grace Hart - OperaAons Summit Cherry Ma - LEAD Summit David Boyd - Standards Summit
Cornerstone Pilot
OUR GLOBAL PRESENCE
2016-2017 IN REVIEW
In April 2017, we officially launched our use of Cornerstone. We were a pilo3ng en3ty on behalf of AIESEC Interna3onal. Cornerstone is a learning and development plaRorm. Here, our leadership teams can connect with each other for training resources, good case prac3ces, support and learning tools. As part of a global youth-led organisa3on, we support and help shape global strategy and opera3ons so we can best achieve our vision of peace and fulfilment of humankind’s poten7al.
Global RepresentaAon We are proud to have Farhaan Ali and Konstan3na Dokorou assuming the roles within Finance and Business Development respec3vely on the global team of AIESEC Interna3onal 2017-18.
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FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
2016-2017 IN REVIEW
In the past year, we heave been able to improve AIESEC UK’s financial health and stability. We have managed to maintain a posiJve balance increasing revenue and decreasing costs respecJvely. This year’s main investments have been made towards the improvement of our customers’ experience through our digital plaborms which have been opJmised and aligned to AIESEC’s internaJonal plaborms as well as through improving our customer relaJonship management systems in order to aid our internal processes in delivering our youth exchange programmes.
STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE OF AIESEC UK
£1000
16.17
15.16
14.15
Business Development
21
34
46
Exchange
256
269
489
Other Projects Income
390
342
210
Total
667
645
745
Youth Training and Development
25
47
92
Internship Programme Management
233
268
249
Other Projects
181
178
170
Financial and Admin
84
157
128
Total
523
650
638
Balance 144
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1107
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2016-2017 IN REVIEW
143 000 +
OPTIMISING AND EVOLVING
Integrated Sign-up from
SITE VISITORS
In February 2017, AIESEC UK commenced a fixed-term project with our developers team to improve our customer journey. We recognised that two issues persisted with our previous online signup form: i)
Our value proposiJon was not easily accessible to our potenJal customers.
ii) ii) We were not collecJng customer data which could help us tailor and improve our services. We began to use Podio as our customer management system as well as improved how our interface connected with the global website - aiesec.org. This greatly improved how we supported our customers.
12 000 +
SIGN-UPS
CollaboraAon with Media Partners
60 000 +
SOCIAL REACH
“When the 'mannequin challenge' took the internet by storm, I thought "why not bring AIESEC into it?" AIESECfying our 'mannequin challenge', AIESEC in Cardiff incorporated various country flags, a passport, as well as the Sustainable Development Goals. Each person chose the Goal which resonated with them the most, and made their own 'mannequin challenge' poses. In a classic university student way, this video was created out of spontaneity and goodwill. We were surprised by the aWenJon and aWracJon we gained through the video. We had no budget, and this was edited by a member of ours who had video filming as a hobby. Moreover, we were incredibly humbled by how other local commiWees in India and Egypt requested whether they could use the video in their own promoJonal purposes. This was a true instance where we felt like we were a part of a global youth-led movement. Each me we crossed another 5,000 views, we would celebrate! Since then, our spirit has remained high as we learned our potenJal reach just through simple ideas. The fact that our Local CommiWee operated on a limited budget gave us a new sense of confidence. My members further felt they could pitch any of their ideas and they had the freedom to innovate. We are surely excited about how we can lead and contribute to AIESEC in the upcoming term.” - Rory Wade, Local CommiQee President of Cardiff
This 16/17 term, we partnered with Prospects and Graduate Recruitment Bureau to help boost our presence among students and recent graduates in UK universiJes. We would like to thank Bliss, Prospects and Graduate Recruitment Bureau for assisJng us with our objecJves this term.
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2016-2017 IN REVIEW
ENTITY AWARDS
This year, we chose to recognise individuals who best role-modelled a Leadership Development Quality of ours. Our recipients are as follows:
Each year, AIESEC UK awards local enJJes for their commitment, dedicaJon, hardwork, and success. We celebrate not only achievement in individual funcJons, but also achievement in the enJJes overall.
WOLRD CITIZEN AWARD
SOLUTION ORIENTED AWARD
EMPOWERING OTHERS AWARD
SELF-AWARE AWARD
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
“Being self-aware and prac/sing introspec/on is important for leaders of today, as they have the power to influence and engage. AIESEC has been a plaPorm to improve my self-awareness through its people. AIESECers are equipped with a growth-mindset, and our working culture at AIESEC calls for feedback, review and progress within our teams.“ (Arifa Hussain, AIESEC in Aberdeen)
“The ability to empower others around you is key to a high-performing team. Today, more than ever, we need empowered young individuals to step up to tackle prominent issues the world is currently facing. AIESEC has provided me with a plaPorm to do just that.“ (Timothy Yeo, AIESEC in Warwick)
ACHIEVEMENT IN OUTGOING GLOBAL VOLUNTEER AIESEC in Aberdeen ACHIEVEMENT IN OUTGOING GLOBAL TALENT AND ENTREPRENEUR AIESEC in Strathclyde ACHIEVEMENT IN INCOMING GLOBAL TALENT AND ENTREPRENEUR AIESEC in LSE ACHIEVEMENT IN MARKETING AIESEC in NoAngham ACHIEVEMENT IN FINANCE AIESEC in Warwick ACHIEVEMENT IN TALENT MANAGEMENT AIESEC in Warwick EXPANSION OF THE YEAR AIESEC in Queen Mary
“Being Solu/on Oriented is important to develop today's leadership. Issues arise, hardships come and by overcoming them, we grow and become wiser. AIESEC placed me in various challenging situa/ons, where I had to be resilient, adaptable and not sweat the small stuff “
MOST IMPROVED CHAPTER OF THE YEAR AIESEC in Aberdeen BEST ENTITY OF THE YEAR AIESEC in NoAngham
(Stefani Kostova, AIESEC in Strathclyde)
“Being a World ci/zen is important in today as we need to learn to be more tolerant of differences and to be more accep/ng of other cultures as part of the wider world. AIESEC has allowed me to improve on this aspect through interac/ng with people across various backgrounds, be it race, class, sexual orienta/on etc.”
EXTERNAL AWARDS BRITISH YOUTH COUCIL THE YOUTH-LED AWARD 2016 AIESEC in UK
(Roshan D’Souza, AIESEC in Norngham)
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CHAPTER TWO: THE STORY OF YOUTH
CHAPTER 1: 2016 - 2017 IN REVIEW
TH E STO RY O F YOUTH
OUR LOCAL COMMITTEES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
ABERDEEN ASTON BIRMINGHAM BRISTOL CARDIFF CITY DURHAM EDINGBURGH KCL LEEDS LSE MANCHESTER NOTTINGHAM QUEEN MARY SHEFFIELD SOUTHAMPTON STRATHCLYDE SUSSEX UCL WARWICK
YOUTH CONTRIBUTION Our membership programme is aimed at those between 18-30 in the UK, and we offer them a pracJcal experience in the management of team within an organisaJon. The naJonal commiWee pioneers and gives advice on strategy, leaving room for our local university branches to run day-to-day operaJons. Our membership is on-the-ground, ensuring our organisaJon achieves our impact. Through an intense pracJcal learning experience like ours, the young person develops him or herself personally and professionally.
“Coming to university, I was hoping to find myself and grow as an individual. AIESEC did exactly that for me. Since joining AIESEC, I am now more open to new experiences, conscien3ous and agreeable.”
Our membership has the opportunity to aWend naJonal conferences. These conferences act as space for young people to build capacity on how to best run their operaJons, improve their management and leadership skills, as well as network and connect with like-minded individuals across the UK. This year, we successfully organised 3 naJonal conferences, with more than 500 delegates across the UK aWending them overall.
(Stella Opare, Aston University)
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TH E STO RY O F YOUTH
JOIN TO LEAD
GLOBAL MEMBERS
Join To Lead is our membership programme, through which we strive to ensure that young people learn-by-doing, as well as explore and develop their leadership qualiJes through pracJcal team experience. Each year, our recruited membership has the opportunity to be elected into a leadership team to lead within their local chapter and charter its sustainable growth. This year, we standardised our elecJon process to ensure a fair process throughout the UK.
A major strategy of the 2016-17 term was to deliver the full AIESEC experience to our members. For us, this also included sending our members on exchange in the Global Member iniJaJve. So far, 62 members have conďŹ rmed their exchanges for this summer. Here are the top desJnaJon they are going for
Since April, we also launched our use of Cornerstone as our learning and development plaborm to ensure our leadership teams are equipped with the best training resources, support and learning tools. In the chart bellow you can see the top naJonaliJes of our members represented in percentage of the total:
BRAZIL
THAI LAN D
UK Hong Kong
E GYPT
Malaysia China India
TAI WAN
Other
0
12.5
25
37.5
50
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TH E STO RY O F YOUTH
GLOBAL ENTREPRENEUR
GLOBAL TALENT
Global Entrepreneur is our newest leadership development product which allows youth to develop their understanding of the steps to become an entrepreneur by engaging in 6-12 weeks internships with growing and innovaJve startups abroad, in roles ranging from Business AdministraJon to Digital MarkeJng.
Our Global Talent programme provides youth in the UK with rich professional experiences where they have the opportunity to explore new business cultures and hone pracJcal skills.
Through the Global Talent programme, youth in the UK can undergo an intense learning experience by having a meaningful and challenging role in SMEs, MulJnaJonal companies or educaJonal insJtuJons, which pushes them to advance and improve constantly. Internships also allow them to understand what it takes to succeed professionally, and stay compeJJve in a global workforce.
60+
Our most popular areas include: Business Admin, IT, MarkeJng
Global Talent internships last up to 18 months and are available in the following fields: Business AdministraJon, Teaching, MarkeJng, IT and Engineering.
stories with Global Talent
Global Entrepreneur is a new product for AIESEC in the United Kingdom, launching officially in the third quarter of the 2016-2017 term. The product has seen signs of growth with 30+ exchange experiences confirmed for the summer. The main focus of the product is on students wishing to add experience to their CV over the summer break.
30+
By parJcipaJng in Global Entrepreneur, UK youth can develop strong professional skills whilst working on projects which have a large impact on the company. These scenarios require innovaJon, new perspecJves and passion to make a difference in society.
OUTGOING
stories with Global Entrepreneur
OUTGOING
The Global Talent programme conJnues to aWract a significant number of customers. 2016-2017 saw a growth in the number of exchange parJcipants taking internships in the winter period. Our most popular areas include: Teaching, Engineering, MarkeJng, IT, Business Admin
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OUTGOING
300+
stories with Global Volunteer
GLOBAL VOLUNTEER
THE STORY OF YOUTH
Global Volunteer is a 6-8 week programme connecJng youth to social projects around the world. We believe that the most powerful way to learn something is to experience it pracJcally. Under complete cultural immersion and in challenging new environments, young people are able to increase their level of self-awareness, ability to empower others, be soluJon oriented and become a world ciJzen. In the 2016-17 term, the Global Volunteer programme evolved. For the first Jme in history, customers were able to officially confirm a place on their desired summer voluntary project in the first semester of University, allowing plenty of Jme to prepare for their upcoming endeavour. Outgoing preparaJon evolved beyond just physical seminars to the availability of virtual and one-to-one preparaJon. This summer, more than 300 young people are travelling to tens of countries for volunteering projects. These range from teaching children in Vietnam to supporJng the development of NGOs in Brazil. The young volunteers are able to directly contribute to the Global Goals for 2030. They address global issues hands-on in local communiJes, acquire new so\ skills, develop a sense of world ciJzenship, and ulJmately have a posiJve impact on the society they are hosted by.
"Ending my 3me in Egypt with a visit to the pyramids. These two months have been of the best in my life. I met amazing people, integrated into a very interes3ng culture and discovered a lot of things about myself I didn't know before. Egypt has been a home for me and I will definitely come again." Aya Ben Issa, Global Volunteer from the University of Bristol
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CHAPTER THREE: STORY OF OUR CHAPTER 1:THE 2016 - 2017 IN PARTNERS REVIEW
THE STORY OF OUR PARTN E R S
GLOBAL TALENT INCOMING | FOR COMPANIES
Local Commi^ees which have opened OpportuniAes in the 16/17 term:
As the United Kingdom is one of the most internaJonal and globalised markets in the world, it goes without saying that the needs of the workforce are diverse, demanding and of course, ever increasing.
Local CommiGee Spotlight of The Year:
In the term 16.17, AIESEC UK has conJnued to connect local, naJonal and global companies with internaJonal youth talent from a large number of backgrounds. The naJonal office has focused on delivering excellence to our tradiJonal partners, whilst welcoming new ones. Regardless, at the core, we ensure high-quality experiences for the interns coming to the UK. From the start, we offer a recepJon element: train staJon pick-up, 5-night accommodaJon and a variant agenda for cultural integraJon. We would like to take this occasion and thank AIESEC in University College London for their commitment to ensure the start of our Co-Delivery Model. AIESEC UCL has created a team for the delivery of these interns’ recepJon and organised an Incoming PreparaJon Seminar in April.
AIESEC Manchester | AIESEC UCL | AIESEC LSE | AISEC in LSE | AISEC in Bristol
AIESEC in Manchester AIESEC in Manchester has gone from 0 partnerships in the past three years to signing four Global Talent contracts and bringing four interns in their city. They have partnered with niche Mandarin-speaking organisa/ons and have supplied three interns in three different companies, and have also placed an IT trainee from the US in a 4th organisa/on. We would like to congratulate AIESEC Manchester for showing to the AIESEC UK network that all it takes to grow incoming Global Talent into their city is a passion for the department, no excuses and genuine commitment.
Our Partners and Supporters: The local offices have seen a strong re-focus with the implementaJon of the new OrganisaJonal Development Model. At present, seven Local CommiWees run the Global Talent program for companies with highlights as follows:
LOCALLY
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THE STORY OF OUR PARTN E R S
From August 2016 to June 2017, our NaJonal OďŹƒce has opened 48 opportuniJes, approved 36 and realised 32 experiences. This year, we focused on streamlining the processes of Global Talent and updaJng our Jmeline to support the fast-paced market of London. We worked on a clear synergy with the local oďŹƒces on a 100% co-delivery of the exchange standards of the internships both for naJonal and global accounts, and we legislated all necessary internal rules to support this process for the years to come. We also work closely with the AIESEC InternaJonal team, with co-delivering accounts and seeking always for new opportuniJes in the market. We would like to especially recognise the following partners: Allegion UK, for being upscaled to becoming a Global AIESEC Partner
Our Partners and Supporters:
NATIONALLY
40+
stories with Global Talent Incoming
Apple Retail, for providing 12 experiences throughout the year
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THE STORY OF OUR PARTN E R S
BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS This year, we chose to refresh the engagement opportuniJes with the corporate sector and bring them closer to the global Partnerships Development porbolio and the external trends in the market:
Global Volunteer Scholarship With the Global Volunteer Scholarship, we offer the chance for the corporate sector to support young talents to parJcipate in the program, strengthen their employer branding and enhance their corporate social responsibility towards relevant social issues. The first pilot of the project will run for five exchange parJcipants for projects concerning climate acJon and affordable and clean energy, during the period of January - February 2018, with the support of AIESEC in Spain and Iberdrola Spain. We are looking forward to seeing this new addiJon to our porbolio grow and provide more meaningful experiences to young people who would like to volunteer for social issues.
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THE STORY OF OUR PARTN E R S
Conference engagement A core part of our membership's learning experience involves meeJng at naJonal conferences to share, learn and grow together as a network. We partner with organisaJons who welcome the youth’s perspecJve and we co-create engagement spaces with them during our conferences. We have conJnued great partnerships with organisaJons that add value to our membership educaJon and training plan. We would like to recognise especially QS for their internship award and IE Business School for their informaJve workshop. Moreover, we have introduced a new partnership, Yolt by ING, who joined us for a workshop on Agile Scrum Methodology as well as gave us access to test the beta version of their applicaJon and offered a summer internship to our members. We further supported the official launch of the Koreo Prize during our conference in October, an opportunity for young people in the UK to show fresh takes on complex issues underpinned by the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Our Partners and Supporters:
ACCESS TIER 5 The government authorised exchange category was set up in 2008 for people coming to the UK through approved schemes that aim to share knowledge, experience and best pracJce, and to experience the social and cultural life of the UK. Access Tier 5 is a Government Approved Exchange (GAE) programme designed specifically to allow undergraduates and graduates from countries outside the EEA to gain experience working in the UK for a maximum of 12-24 months. It gives UK employers an opportunity to hire the best and the brightest talent from overseas on key iniJaJves and to learn key skills they can take back to their home country. It is also a great route to gauge employer – candidate compaJbility before both sides commit to a more permanent posiJon.
By year ending 31.12.16, Access Tier 5 sponsored 351 internaAonal migrants from 54 countries. 207 of these 351 InternaJonal migrants studied in the UK across 62 UK UniversiJes. Some of Access Tier 5’s newest presAgious clients for the year 2016/17 were: -
Google UK Limited
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Barclays Bank
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Boeing,UK Training and Flight Services Holding Limited
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Sony Mobile CommunicaAons InternaAonal UK Limited
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BMG Rights
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
NATIONAL TEAM 16.17 (from led to right)
DANA GRADINARU
CHERRY MA
MARTA RIVA
FARHAAN ALI
KONSTANTINA DOKOROU
GRACE HART
JAMES PENDLETON
MAE HOE
VP of Local Sales
VP of Organisa>onal Development
VP of Business Development
VP of Professional Student Sales
NATIONAL TEAM 17.18 PENNIANA PERMAL
DAVID BOYD
MARTA RIVA
VIKTORIIA MUDRAK
RARES MAN
LARISSA VAN DER FEEN
EIRINI TRIANTOU
SEBASTIAN PALOMĂ
Na>onal President
VP of Business Development
VP of Talent Management
VP of Organisa>onal Development
VP of Volunteering Student Sales
Na>onal President
VP of Volunteering Student Sales
VP of Marke>ng
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
AMANDA GOODSON VP of Local Sales
VP of Talent Management
VP of Professional Student Sales
VP of Marke>ng
VP of Incoming Global Volunteer
Adrian Sia Lu Neil Calder Aaron Caplan Zoe Oliver CrisAna Galindo Ian Priestley Paul Vivash
Chair of the Board of Directors Board Director Board Director Board Director Board Director Board Director Board Director
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
AIESEC FOUNDATION
NATIONAL SUPPORT
Steeve Keeley Dean Addis Keith Watson
Peter Mai, Penniana Permal, Alexandra Potcoava, Akshara Sivakumar, Rofini Zainal, Ysa Urquiaga, Linh Le, Natalie Yuen, Emma Simpson, MarJna Maglicic, Tiffany Ng, Pritesh Ramsaha, Ruth Paterson, CrisJan Urigiuc, Alec Canham, Joshua Law, Meesum Raza, Wilson Lim, Kaylea Kidd, Haejin Lee, Talhah Nesar, Tony Cheung, Tedy Jaedi, Jaime AriasCamison San Juan.
Chair Trustee Trustee
CONFERENCES CrisAan Urigiuc Bill Agar
Organising CommiWee President Conference Chair
LOCAL PRESIDENTS MAXIS 2016
LDS 2017 Linh Le Joaquim Sanvictores
Organising CommiWee President Conference Chair
Stefani Kostova Bodan Manea
Organising CommiWee President Conference Chair
NSC 2017
SPECIAL THANKS Zenia Chopra Mais Alyasiri
Head of Sales & MarkeJng, Access Tier 5 ImmigraJon Specialist
ANNUAL REPORT DESIGN Rares Man
Aberdeen Aston Birmingham Bristol Cardiff City Durham Edinburgh Leeds LSE Manchester Newcastle Noingham Queen Mary Sheffield Southampton Sussex Strathclyde UCL Warwick
Arifa Hussain Maggie Kuo Anisa Rijal Tiffany Ma Rory Wade Safer Samad Nick Liasovsky Perry Liu Alise Kalniete Xue Quan Rares Man Reem Salem David Boyd Tiara Sadikin Madalina Piscu Harry Soane Theresa Lam Chloe Wong Arthur Dijoux Timothy Yeo
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