ASIA

LEADERSHIP
YOUTH
CONFERENCE
2019
Tools & Strategies
to Face a Complex
and Uncertain World

AUGUST Bonifacio
08 Global City
Manila
2019

http://asialeadership.org
facebook.com/centerforasialeadership
cali@asialeadership.org

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TEACHING FACULTY

FAUSTINO JOHN LIM Tufts Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy

Faustino John Lim is the Co-founder and Director of International Affairs of the Center for Asia Leadership. A former fellow of the Harvard University Asia Center, he has worked in
diverse organizations including the Embassy of Canada in Korea, the International Crisis Group, and in sectors such as English education and social entrepreneruship. At the Center
for Asia Leadership, his team developed a Harvard student project into a full-fledged leadership training and research organization that has benefited over 16,000 individuals in
22 countries through over 80 conferences and leadership programs. He also pioneered the Center’s research and publication arm, advising the interviewing agenda of over 100
minister or director-level individuals fro mthe public and private sector, resulting in five published books. He also established the Asia Leadership Institute, mentoring and coaching
over 30 Teaching Fellows from Harvard Business School, Harvard Kennedy School, and the Stanford Graduate School of Business, while developing a network of value-driven
companies and NPOs, resulting in annual programs in six countries.

HALEY BURNS Har vard University, Ed.M.

Haley joins us from Cambridge, MA where she recently earned her M.Ed at Harvard University. Her interests are in multilingual education, humanitarian response, and improving
global education quality. At Harvard, Haley took courses in management and leadership including Performance Leadership: Producing Results in Public and Private
Sectors and Strategic Communications for Policy Change. Prior to graduate school, Haley worked in international education for six years. She has consulted on a
variety of projects including school governance, international school accreditation, and implementing ed-tech platforms in low-income countries. Haley grew up
in Colorado, USA, has an affinity for animals, and enjoys reading and cooking.

CODI CATON Har vard University, Ed.M.

Codi is an international educator with years of experience in the classroom and out. Notably, Codi worked as an English Language consultant at the African Union
in Addis Ababa and recently earned a Master’s degree from Harvard University. At Harvard, Codi honed negotiation and communication skills, learning from
Harvard Laws most respected negotiators. He also took courses in financial management, economics, and policy. Codi now hopes to coach leaders on how to build
mutual gain at work and at home.

MICHELLE FERREOL Har vard College / Har vard University

Michelle is an education advocate who has held several roles in the classroom, non-profit organizations, start-ups, and corporations, working for the cause of
equality of opportunity in education across four continents. She has experience in offline and online learning experience design, program and data management,
educator training, product marketing, and customer success. She was most recently part of the African Leadership Group in launching a workforce readiness
program in Kenya. Her goal is to bring education innovations to the Philippines, with a focus on education financing, leadership development, and 21st century
skills. She is a graduate of Harvard College, and is an incoming candidate at Harvard Business School.

SARAH K. OSBORNE Har vard University, Ed.M.

Sarah received her master’s degree from Harvard, where she focused her studies on dynamic management and improved evaluation of complex international
development projects and programs. She is particularly interested in using data to continuously adapt and better manage complex programs. Prior to Harvard,
Sarah worked for one of the largest international development contractors to manage the implementation of international development programs across
sub-Saharan Africa funded by USAID, the World Bank, and UNICEFF. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Global Studies and Political Science with distinction from
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and has lived and worked in Thailand, India, Senegal, and Tanzania.

STEFANO ZORDAN Har vard University, MPA

Born and raised in the North of Italy, Stefano moved first to Ireland after graduating from high school and then to Harvard to study at the intersection of
philosophy and political theory. At Harvard he encountered the framework of Adaptive Leadership and it clicked with him for its systemic approach to complexity.
He then worked as a teaching assistant and I became a member of the Adaptive Leadership Network. The following year, upon moving back to Italy, he created
his own Adaptive Leadership firm, which has been working with universities, companies and the public sector to spread a more systemic vision of leadership. He
also edited the Italian version of the book “The Practice of Adaptive Leadership” (2018). He is an eager traveller, loves music and history.
BREAKOUT DESCRIPTION

WORKSHOP PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

CODI CATON
· Introduction to Negotiation
In the words of John F. Kennedy, “Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to
negotiate.” In an increasingly connected world, the art of negotiation is becoming more and
more valuable in creating mutual and widespread growth. Whether you are collaborating on a
project with another organization, discussing salaries with an employer, or even trying to
convince your teenager to do the dishes, your ability to negotiate may be the difference
between a modest and magnificent outcome. In this workshop, participants will acquire the
skills to effectively prepare and engage in negotiations with various types of stakeholders.
Using case studies and hands-on negotiation practice, participants will learn the ins and outs
of how to create value for both parties, using the acclaimed methods of Getting to Yes.
SARAH K. OSBORNE
· Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA)
Too many perfectly designed and implemented projects fail to actually solve the problem they
seek to address—why? In environments of high uncertainty and complexity, in which there
are too many unknown elements of the problem you are working to solve, how can you be
expected to plan the appropriate solution? PDIA, a facilitated emergence management
approach, works with those who understand the problem most directly to tap into latent
knowledge about the problem and begin working iteratively and incrementally towards a
solution. In this workshop we will work with a case to simulate the process of deconstructing
the problem, reconstructing the problem, and designing an iteration which works incrementally
towards better understanding the problem, and making tangible progress to solving it.
HALEY BURNS
· Leadership Communications
Successful leadership requires effective communication to engage and motivate audiences
towards common goals. There are several ways of influencing people but writing and speaking
are two of your greatest tools for winning opinions. This workshop trains participants in the art
of persuasion through strategic writing skills and concrete public speaking strategies. You will
hone these competencies while developing a persuasive pitch on a controversial policy issue you
hope to change. At the end of this workshop, you will present your pitch for a public audience.
CODI CATON
· Networking: The power of personal connections
It’s impossible to escape the pressures of networking in the 21st century. At times, it feels like
our ability to communicate with others at conferences is more important than the nights spent
studying in university or hunched over our desks at work. At the same time, most profession-
al’s report an immense distaste for networking. In this workshop, we will delve into how we
can use our resources to better help others, iterate how others can better help us, and reflect
on our own networking strengths
MICHELLE FERREOL
· Writing Persuasive Statements of Purpose:
Don't know how to start off with an application? What to write? What to include? How to
frame it? Then this session will guide you through the process of getting started with your
statement of purpose. These statements form the core of your applications be it school,
University or a job! This is your chance to showcase your self in less than 1500 words. So hop
on and get writing.
SARAH K. OSBORNE
· Writing Emails that Impress
As young people we're used to communicating with one-another via online messaging
applications and platforms. However, often our school work and professional work require the
use of a more professional platform: email. In this workshop, we will go over 10 common do's
and don'ts of communicating well via email in the digital age, including considering the
appropriate audience, professional salutations, thought organization and communication,
and more.
HALEY BURNS
· Interview Skills that Lead to Success!
Participants will review the types of questions that most often appear in interviews, analyze
example questions and take time to thoughtfully prepare answers that apply to them.
Participants will also receive interviewing advice collected from Harvard alumni from across
the graduate schools, including Harvard Business School. Finally, participants will have the
chance to engage in a mock interview and receive peer feedback.

JOHN LIM STEFANO ZORDAN

· Developing 21st Century Skills
· Ambitions and Aspirations
The 21st century has brought a new kind of workplace, in which individuals are encountered
Ambitions and Aspirations: two concepts often seen as interchangeable, as synonyms. When
with complex, multidisciplinary, open-ended problems that do not come in multiple-choice
we look at the etymologies of both words, though, the differences between the two become
formats or ready-made standard solutions. This workshop will introduce participants to the
instantly clear. And why does this matter? Because making clarity between your aspirations
practices needed to adopt a growth mindset and the skills needed to tackle complex problems.
and your ambitions is essential in finding your passion, that sacred fire so necessary in the
exercise of leadership.
STEFANO ZORDAN
· Adaptive Leadership
In Leadership Without Easy Answers, Professor Heifetz asks: “Would you rather be known as a
leader or manager? A follower or a leader? If your answer to the above questions was - a leader,
then one of the key traits that you would identify with would be how to face the uncertainty of
complex problems. It requires creativity, commitment, and courage from everyone involved in
the problem. This workshop introduces participants to the adaptive leadership framework to help
them develop strategies on how to lead ethically in uncertain situations.
AGENDA
AUGUST 8, 2019 | THURSDAY | EVERY NATION BUILDING, BGC

TIME VENUE DURATION ACTIVITY

08:00 AM Function Hall 1:00:00 Registration

Info Booth
09:00 AM Function Hall 0:05:00 Welcome Remarks — Ms. Mae Perez
09:05 AM Function Hall 0:10:00 Opening Remarks — Mr. John Lim
09:15 AM Function Hall 0:20:00 TED-style Talk: Come On, Let's Get Vulnerable!
— Mr. Codi Caton
09:35 AM Function Hall 1:00:00 Plenary Session: Global Megatrends and
Leadership in the 21st Century — Mr. John Lim
10:35 AM 3F EN Bldg. 2 0:15:00 Breakout to Workshops
10:50 AM 3F EN Bldg. 2 1:15:00 WORKSHOP 1
• Function Hall - Introduction to Negotiation
— Mr. Codi Caton
• South America - Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation
— Ms. Sarah Osborne
• Middle East - Leadership Communications — Ms. Haley Burns
• Africa - Developing 21st Century Skills: Self-Awareness and
Design Thinking — Mr. John Lim
• Europe - Adaptive Leadership — Mr. Stefano Zordan
12:05 PM 3F EN Bldg. 2 0:55:00 Lunch
01:00 PM 3F EN Bldg. 2 1:15:00 WORKSHOP 2
• Function Hall - Leadership Communications — Ms. Haley Burns
• South America - Introduction to Negotiation — Ms. Codi Caton
• Middle East - Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation
— Ms. Sarah Osborne
• Africa - Design Thinking — Mr. John Lim
• Europe - Adaptive Leadership — Mr. Stefano Zordan
02:15 PM 0:15:00 Breakout to Professional Development Seminars
02:30 PM 3F EN Bldg. 2 0:50:00 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS
• Middle East - Networking: The Power of Personal Connections
— Mr. Codi Caton
• South America - Writing Amazing Statements of Purpose
— Ms. Michelle Ferreol
• Africa - Writing Emails to Impress — Ms. Sarah Osborne
• Function Hall - Ambitions and Aspirations: Finding Your Passion
— Mr. Stefano Zordan
• Europe - Interview Skills that Lead to Success — Ms. Haley Burns
03:20 PM Function Hall 0:15:00 Return to Plenary
03:35 PM Function Hall 0:30:00 Panel Discussion
04:05 PM Function Hall 0:15:00 Closing Remarks — Mr. John Lim
04:20 PM Function Hall 0:10:00 Message of Appreciation — Ms. Mae Perez
04:30 PM Function Hall End