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Basque Future Leaders Seminar
The Basque case for Sustainable Human Development
Course
2020/2021TRAINING PROGRAM FOR FUTURE LEADERS 2020/2021
1. Introduction and objectives of the program
Introduction
Agirre Lehendakaria Center (ALC) is a Social Innovation laboratory based at the UPV/EHU
(Euskampus). The center is a collaborative network initiative promoted by Agirre Lehendakaria
Fundazioa, the University of the Basque Country-Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Columbia
University and Setton Hall. Its main objective is to reflect on the process of social and economic
transformation experienced by the Basque society and to experiment with new models of
sustainable human development.
What Basque society has achieved so far has been very important, but AÑC is aware of the great
challenges that lie ahead in the coming years. The economic crisis, the new industrial revolution,
the trends leading to increased social inequality and the profound political changes at the
international level are all elements that indicate a profound change with respect to the environment
we have known in recent decades.
Research carried out by LAC, in collaboration with its international partners, shows that the model
of human development built by Basque society in recent decades cannot be understood as a
series of disconnected interventions, but rather as a true movement of socio-economic
transformation. For LAC, it is particularly relevant to understand the cultural factors (K) of this type
of transformation process.
With the purpose of sharing this knowledge, ALC presents the fourth edition of the "Training
Program for Leaders of the Future". A common thread between the past, present and future of
Basque society.
ALC wants to make its contribution to this collective challenge. To do so, proposes to learn from
the past, to value the most positive points and to analyse critically the areas to be improved, in
order to project them into the future.
The researchers developed by ALC, in collaboration with its international partners, show that what
was achieved was not only the result of a well-planned and executed sequence of interventions,
but also the consequence of a unique and differentiated system of values that made possible to
take a variety of anti-cyclical decisions in one of the most complicated periods in the history of the
country. ALC considers this process as the cultural dimension of the Basque transformation
process.
Finally, it is remarkable that this year's program incorporates for the first time the participation of
international experts. Our country has always been a country that has preserved its roots but, at
the same time, it has been and continues being a country that is open to the world. That is why, if
we want to build our own model in the world, it is essential to know and learn from other
experiences.
Main objectives
- Sharing the knowledge on the Basque sustainable human development model.
- To build a network of Basque young professionals interested in social innovation.
- To enrich the current debate on the future challenges of Basque society.
2TRAINING PROGRAM FOR FUTURE LEADERS 2020/2021
Who is it for?
This training program is aimed at 20 people between 18 and 30 years of age who are committed
to public, private or social movement initiatives or have a high profile in the public, private, political
or associative sphere.
We are looking for young people who live in the Basque Country or who come from the Basque
Diaspora.
Minimum requirements
- Vocation and commitment towards the Sustainable Human Development of the Basque society.
- Oral and written communication skills in both Basque and Spanish.
- High written and oral comprehension in English.
Language
The training program will be taught in Basque, Spanish and English.
Access and enrollment
Interested persons may apply between September 14 and October 16. They must send a short
biography or CV, as well as a letter explaining their interest in participating in this training program,
to kolabarrieta@agirrecenter.eus. During the week of October 26-30, we will announce the
people who have been selected. The course will start on Friday 13th November.
The 2020/2021 course will be attended by foreign speakers, who we will connect via video
conference. For this reason, each participant must bring a laptop computer to the sessions. In any
case, not having a laptop will not be an obstacle to access and participate in the program.
ALC will give priority to gender parity among participants.
What are the participants committed to?
To receive the certificate of participation in the training program, it will be necessary to attend at
least 9 of the 11 sessions. In addition, at the end of the course, and once the minimum required
attendance has been completed, participants will have to submit an end-of-course paper on the
framework established by ALC and that will be related to some of the subjects discussed durign
the program. All the details regarding this final work will be given at the beginning of the course.
Prize
The training program is free. In exchange, the participants must transfer the rights of use of the
end-of-course works to be published on the ALC website.
Accreditation certificate
Participants will receive an accreditation of their attendance to the program issued by the Basque
Public University (UPV/EHU), which will require the previous payment of the corresponding fees.
3TRAINING PROGRAM FOR FUTURE LEADERS 2020/2021
Schedule and Calendar
The sessions will take place on Fridays, from 16.00 to 20.00 pm in Bizkaia Aretoa of the UPV/EHU
(Bilbao).
2. Content of the training program
Calendar
• November 13th
• December 4th
• January 15th
• February 5th
• February 26th
• April 9th
• April 30th
• May 7th
• June 4th
• June 18th
• July 9th
Subjects
§ The Basque Case
§ The Basque case: a reference model in social innovation.
§ Open Innovation Platforms I and II.
§ New economic models.
§ Ecological transition of the economy.
§ Future scenarios for social development.
§ Equality and Feminism: challenges for the future.
§ New models of democratic governance for the future.
§ Basque Diaspora: past and future.
Professors
Juan Jose Ibarretxe. Lehendakari ohia-Former President of the Basque Autonomous Community.
and President of Agirre Lehendakaria Fundazioa.
Jayne Engle. Director. City Iniciatives & Lead, Cities for People at the McConnell Foundation
(Montreal, Quebec).
Gorka Espiau. Director of Agirre Lehendakaria Center.
Giulio Quagiotto. Head of Regional Innovaction Center, Asia Pacific at UNDP (United Nations
Development Programme).
Itziar Moreno. Project Director in ALC.
Alex Rayón. Vice-Rector for International Relations and Digital Trasnformation at University of
Deusto.
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Ana Brandusescu. Professor at McGill University's Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on
Montreal (CRIEM).
Aritz Otxandiano. Director of Social Innovation of Fagor Group.
Ione Ardaiz. Project Manager in ALC.
Naiara Goia. Senior Manager of Innovation for Business and Social Transformation, Mondragon
Corporation.
Joshua Fisher. Director of the Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict and Complexity at
the Earth Institute AC4, Columbia University.
Joseba Zalakain. Director of the Documentation and Studies Center of the Eguía Careaga
Foundation -SIIS.
Roberto Nuño. Director of Deusto Business School Health.
Jule Goikoetxea. Professor of the Basque Public Unversity (UPV/EHU).
Izaskun Landaida. Director of Emakunde (Basque Institute for Women).
María Sierra. Equality Officer at Emakunde (Basque Institute for Women).
Angela Hanson. Innovation Lead at OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development).
Xabier Barandiaran. Professor at the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences of the University of
Deusto. Adviser of the Regional Government of Gipuzkoa (Basque Country).
Ander Caballero. Senior Associate at the Kennedy School-Harvard University.
Stephen Ansolabehere. Professor at Harvard University.
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