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Advance!

Inspire and connect leaders around the world.

Leadership and connections

Overview

Target Audience

Leaders, public decision-makers, entrepreneurs, researchers, professionals, students and partner organisations.

Advance! is CID's international leadership platform. It brings together leaders, public decision-makers, entrepreneurs, researchers, academics, investors, young people and partners through conferences, summits, forums, masterclasses and strategic dialogues on major development challenges.

Advance! is also an ideas laboratory where leaders develop solutions, build strategic partnerships and launch initiatives that can improve communities over time. The programme includes Share'It, a global platform for exchanging experience, effective practices and innovation.

Advance!

Objectives

The lasting outcomes the programme is designed to achieve.

  1. 01

    Develop ethical and transformational leadership.

  2. 02

    Foster the exchange of experience among leaders.

  3. 03

    Encourage strategic thinking and innovation.

  4. 04

    Strengthen national and international networks.

  5. 05

    Inspire a new generation of decision-makers.

Leadership and connections

Key activities

Practical formats for learning, experimenting, creating and connecting.

  1. 01

    Advance! international conferences

  2. 02

    Forums, summits and roundtables

  3. 03

    Masterclasses and executive-level training

  4. 04

    Global Share'It platform

  5. 05

    Networking, strategic partnerships and the Advance Awards

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