{"id":28672,"date":"2017-10-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-22T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aspeninstitutece.softmedia.cz\/news-article\/report-aspen-young-leaders-program-october-2017\/"},"modified":"2017-10-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-10-22T22:00:00","slug":"report-aspen-young-leaders-program-october-2017","status":"publish","type":"news-article","link":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitutece.org\/cs\/news-article\/report-aspen-young-leaders-program-october-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Aspen Young Leaders Program October 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The sixth edition of the Aspen Young Leaders Program took place on October 15-18, 2017. More than thirty young leaders in business, public administration, the NGO sector, media, and science from Central Europe gathered in the remote reaches of the Slovak Tatra Mountains, to get inspired by experienced professionals and fellow participants and reflect on the role and challenges of leadership in today\u2019s world.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rastislav K\u00e1\u010der<\/strong>, Ambassador of Slovakia to Hungary, spoke about ethics in political leadership in regard to current political challenges the Central European countries face, which triggered a lively discussion among our participants.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.@jjchromiec: &quot;We cannot choose the best leaders because our generation doesn\u2019t want to go into politics.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/aylp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">#aylp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aspen Institute CE (@AspenInstCE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AspenInstCE\/status\/919841183236583424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">October 16, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Dr. <strong>Gy\u00f6rgy Sch\u00f6pflin<\/strong>, Member of European Parliament for Hungary, made the participants ponder on the connection between citizenship, power, and democracy in the EU.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">@schopflinMEP is sharing his thoughts about democracy, leadership, EU, Hungarian NGO law etc at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AYLP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">#AYLP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/alSnat1BNI\">pic.twitter.com\/alSnat1BNI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Norbert Kust\u00e1nczi (@kustanczi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kustanczi\/status\/919925774622380032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">October 16, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>From his own experiences as one of the world\u2019s leading climbers, <strong>Adam Ondra<\/strong> talked about overcoming own limitations, finding joy in hard work, and committing 100% to everything one does.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Adam Ondra: Many people can train 5 hours a day. Few people can do it with 100% commitment. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/aylp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">#aylp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aspen Institute CE (@AspenInstCE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AspenInstCE\/status\/919865525232111616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">October 16, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The importance and future of education were highlighted by <strong>Branislav Kleske\u0148<\/strong>\u00a0(LEAF). In his opinion, values are more important than skills and knowledge.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">Excellent lecture on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/education?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">#education<\/a> by Branislav Kleske\u0148 from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LEAF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">#LEAF<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AYLP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">#AYLP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fGcGAnptJP\">pic.twitter.com\/fGcGAnptJP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BoB Marvan (@BoBMarvan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BoBMarvan\/status\/919955729787904000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">October 16, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>To get some more creative inspiration, Aspen Institute CE invited the choreographer and director <strong>Yemi A.D.<\/strong> to speak about the creative approach to leadership and indeed to life.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YemiAlchemist?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">@YemiAlchemist<\/a> &quot;If you wanna be creative you cannot be afraid to fail&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/inspiration?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">#inspiration<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AYLP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">#AYLP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tale?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">#Tale<\/a> thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/aylp2017?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">#aylp2017<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TTCW7RqBbO\">pic.twitter.com\/TTCW7RqBbO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Petra Lauer (@petra_lauer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/petra_lauer\/status\/920202210318970880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">October 17, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The business perspective on leadership was then offered by <strong>Pavel \u0158eh\u00e1k\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0(Direct Poji\u0161\u0165ovna\/Vigo Investments). According to him \u2018Why?\u2018 is the most important question we should ask ourselves in connection to what we do in our lives.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Design process applied  by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rehak_pavel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">@rehak_pavel<\/a> as change management at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/direct_poj?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">@direct_poj<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AYLP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">#AYLP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9c7BZkKJTA\">pic.twitter.com\/9c7BZkKJTA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BoB Marvan (@BoBMarvan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BoBMarvan\/status\/920207578902269952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">October 17, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>To release even more creative energy, <strong>Martina \u010curdov\u00e1<\/strong>, held a workshop on how theatre can help us to resolve a conflict, otherwise known as Forum Theatre or Theatre of the Oppressed.<\/p>\n<p>And the Program was closed by a session on migration crisis seen and experienced first-hand in the Balkans by <strong>Ad\u00e9la Al Sharua<\/strong> (Freedom of Choice) and <strong>Zuzana Lenhartov\u00e1<\/strong> (PLNU) that accentuated our sense of shared humanity.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"cs\" dir=\"ltr\">Very last session on refugee \u201ccrisis\u201d by Zuzana Lenhartov\u00e1 and Ad\u00e9la al Sharua was also great, thank you and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AYLP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">#AYLP<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MpC9AGSVWC\">pic.twitter.com\/MpC9AGSVWC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BoB Marvan (@BoBMarvan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BoBMarvan\/status\/920636292630761472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">October 18, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And these are some of the reactions we got from the participants of the Program:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I became a part of an amazing group of young professionals and we were learning from each other.<\/p>\n<p>First of all, it gave me hope. If there are so many brilliant people, our future just has to be bright.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for putting such a fantastic program together &#8211; I enjoyed every moment and am still buzzing with energy from the experience! Bravo and many, many thanks!!!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Thank you all for\u00a0your participation, enthusiasm, and\u00a0inputs that made the Program such a success!<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you want to see more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitutece.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/aspen-media\/2017\/10\/brozura2_aylp_165x235_small.pdf\">Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitutece.org\/people_tags\/aylp-2017-ii\/\">Participants<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The program is financially supported by<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2913\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitutece.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/aspen-media\/2017\/03\/vigo-logo-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2904\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitutece.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/aspen-media\/2017\/03\/direct-logo-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" \/><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sixth edition of the Aspen Young Leaders Program took place on October 15-18, 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":16192,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-tag":[581],"class_list":["post-28672","news-article","type-news-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-tag-aspen-young-leaders-program-cz"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitutece.org\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-article\/28672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitutece.org\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitutece.org\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news-article"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitutece.org\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitutece.org\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitutece.org\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-tag?post=28672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}