Gary BarnaboYoung Professionals in Foreign Policy

Young Americans for Diplomatic Leadership: G8 & G20 Youth Summits

Global Leadership in a Transforming World

Rise of non-state and sub-state actors

New regional and global powers New forms of cross border

governance Old institutions in crisis Nascent governance for cyber

and virtual domains

Aging population in high income/ northern tier countries

Youth bulge (Middle East, Central America and Africa)

Migration from south to north

Financial flows across borders: all crises are global

Trade increasing as a share of global econ activity

Growth of global middle class Desperate poverty at the base

Climate change Water stress Asian-driven growth in

energy demand Environmental

degradation and loss of biodiversity

Natural resource crunch & competition

Future of Arctic & space

Increased innovation and rapid technology breakthroughs

Increasing connectivity and decreasing communication costs

Technology diffusion

Revs in nano, robotics, bio /gene, AI, deep computing

Growth of “Mega-cities” and increasing urbanization

Increase in infectious disease & pandemic threats

Greater cultural integration and resulting backlash

Demographics

1

Governance

6

Economics

3

Society

4

Environment

5

Technology

2

We are in an era of GLOBAL CONVERGENCE

In today’s unpredictable world, trends and challenges are not well-understood. They are emerging and changing. Constantly.

cyber global health

proliferation

energyglobal commonsinstability

Information technology is radically altering societies, states, and

statecraft

Barack Obama did not announce Usama bin Laden’s death at a

press conference…

…it was live tweeted

21st century global issues demand solutions that involve EVERYONE

Business

Civil Society

Government

Indi

vidu

als

Informal

Groups

Organization

sStates

Coalitions

Supra-

National

Regimes

INTERDEPENDENCE

INTERCONNCETEDNESS

INTEGRATION

The interdependence of the global landscape

has caused the interconnectedness of challenges,

which demand integrated solutions

The 3i World

UNCONVENTIONAL THINKERSchallenge the conventional wisdomnever accept yesterday’s assumptionsharness new paradigms for a new world

EARLY ADAPTERSinnovate relentlesslyaccelerate decisionsleverage data to inform choices

ENTREPRENEURSact boldly and first to seize opportunityfuse ideas and embrace dynamismprioritize outcomes over processes

EXPLORERSescape the status quoembrace new rolesprobe the adjacent possible

INTEGRATORSconvene cross-sector initiativesleverage networks across boundariesinclude the participation of new actors

The 3i World requires new types of leaders

Our generation is rising to leadership

as the world experiences historic, fundamental,

transformative change.

Is there a better way?

Will you be ready?

What opportunities do we bring?

YPFP’s Mission

YPFP’s mission is to foster the next generation of foreign policy leaders by providing young professionals with the knowledge, skills, exposure, and relationships to tackle critical global challenges over the course of their careers.

Vision (What) Audience

(Who)4 Pillars (How)

Impact (Why)

Timeline(When)

That is why Young Professionals in Foreign Policy exists

A mission to foster the next generation of foreign policy leaders

A movement of future leaders committed to solving the toughest problems our generation faces

A global network that breaks down barriers and embraces the collaboration our world requires

10,000 people in more than 70 countries

Somewhere in the world, events, meetings, and dialogues every day

Belief in our responsibility as a global generation

We believe leadership starts now

Our generation has a responsibility to be the

leaders the world needs – and we need to start

building those leaders now

YPFP asks its global community: What does it mean to lead….

In your culture, city, or country?

At your workplace?

To solve the challenges most important to you?

With humility, dignity, and morality?

In the 3i World?

Fostering the next generation of foreign

policy leaders

gary.barnabo@ypfp.org