In an age of increasing global interdependence, the challenges facing the world require more than economic or technological solutions alone: they also require cooperation, civility, and trust. Countless students and social innovators are working across traditional boundaries of nation, class, religion, and worldview to create transformative social change. Israeli and Palestinian entrepreneurs are partnering to launch a wind power company in the disputed territories; Democrats and Republicans continue to work together to fund PEPFAR and boost the availability of antiretrovirals around the world; and youth living in conflict-ridden zones from Northern Ireland to the West Bank are building unity through the power of sports. Expanding on these efforts, how can students put aside their own agendas, work with unlikely allies, and build more effective partnerships with their commitments? What are the real and even dangerous challenges that arise when working beyond traditional cultural, religious, political, or economic boundaries? This panel will convene notable entrepreneurs and policymakers who are proving the value of cooperation over conflict.
Moderator:
Bill Bishop, Editor, The Daily Yonder; Author, "The Big Sort"
Participants:
Will Allen, Founder and CEO, Growing Power
Claire McCaskill, U.S. Senator for Missouri, United States Senate
Sara Minkara, President and Founder, Empowerment Through Integration
Brendan Tuohey, Co-founder and Executive Director, PeacePlayers International
