Global Youth Leadership Programme
UN-SDGs Bootcamp & Forum (2025 Q1, Cebu)

February 5th-8th, 2025

Participants: College students , high school students from around the globe

Event Dates: February 5th-8th, 2025

Venue: University of San Jose Recoletos, Cebu, Philippines

AI for SDGs, Impact for All.

Join us in discovering how AI can help achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through partnerships with local innovators in Cebu, we foster community-driven projects that tackle real-world challenges. Our hands-on bootcamp empowers participants to create impactful, sustainable solutions, supported by corporate partners who help bring these ideas to life. We welcome everyone passionate about making a difference to be part of this journey—AI for SDGs, Impact for All.

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Our Features

Empowering Tomorrow’s Leaders with AI for Sustainable Impact

AI-Driven Solutions

Leveraging the power of artificial intelligence, we empower participants to create innovative solutions aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), addressing pressing global and local challenges.

SDG-Focused Impact

Our program focuses on achieving tangible outcomes by aligning projects with specific SDG topics, ensuring each initiative contributes meaningfully to sustainable development.

Local-Global Collaboration

Through collaborations with local solution-makers in Cebu, we combine local expertise with a global perspective, building solutions that have both immediate impact and long-term relevance.

Youth Leadership in Action

We provide a platform for young leaders to engage, innovate, and lead projects that drive positive change, cultivating a new generation of socially responsible leaders dedicated to sustainable impact.

Meet the Forum Leaders

Chairperson

Mr. Johnathan Chong

Co-Founder & Director of Social Impact Investment Foundation (SIIF); General Partner of EU-China Fund; Director of Yuai World Foundation; Founding Chairman of S.T.A.R.S. Foundation

Vice Chairperson

Mr. Daniel Shih

Vice Chairman of LionRock Capital Hong Kong; Investment and Asset Management Committees; Member of the Audit and Compensation Committees; Vice Chairman of Beijing Asia-America Consulting Holding Company; Director of Miracle Life Science Technology Holding Company in Singapore

Steering Committee

Mr. Jay Tao

Chairperson of the Chinese Youth Growth Foundation; President of Institute of Inno-Action Education; Vice Executive Director at HAND Experimental Education

Our Instructors

Introduce the core concepts of artificial intelligence and its application areas in sustainable development.
Explore the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their significance.
Dive into AI applications across environmental, social, and economic sectors, and discuss how AI can specifically help achieve the SDGs.
Examine local innovation cases from Cebu to understand how projects can be initiated based on community needs.
Discuss how to combine local resources with AI technology to create sustainable, locally-driven solutions.
Present the role of corporations in supporting AI and SDG projects, highlighting successful models of corporate-community collaboration.
Share case studies and discussions to illustrate how successful corporate partnerships have promoted sustainable development.