Bachelor of Applied Finance and Economics student Joseph Jacob has been selected as one of only 10 university students to represent Australia at the G20 Youth Summit, a key component of the G20 Youth Forum in Germany this May 7-11.
Jacob will join an overall delegation of 13 Macquarie University students and staff who will also contribute to the forum through the G20 Conference, where they will work in roundtables to present research papers and discuss major issues.
The G20 Youth Forum is the largest international event organised for young leaders, where students, academics, representatives of the business world and governments contribute across three main platforms: a summit, conference and International Young Parliamentarians’ Debate.
In his role in the Youth Summit, Jacob will participate in a three-day project involving 150 of the world’s best students and young experts in the fields of international relations, economics, finance and law.
Five presidential and ministerial committees will address the G20 agenda, to create the final Communiqué (recommendations) to be shared worldwide with the G20 Heads of States and leading international organisations such as IMF, World Bank, OECD, European Commission, and Basel Committee of Banking Supervision.
Jacob has accepted the role of Minister of Education, an opportunity he says he intends to make the most of through building new global friendships and facing new challenges.
“This experience definitely puts me outside my comfort zone, and it's in these situations when I discover new strengths that I wouldn't otherwise know I had.
“I go into any situation in life, leadership, or business with the mentality of "how can I add bottom line value?" and this situation is no different. I'm there to do my best to make a difference, and contribute ideas that will have an impact.”
The broader G20 Conference delegation includes some of Macquarie’s highest achieving scholars and leading academics. They will join 600 international representatives from the 200 best universities to discuss world global problems and present research papers.
The full delegation includes:
Katherine Berthon: Ecology, Environment and Energy roundtable
Jennifer Tridgell: Law and Human Rights roundtable
Claire Bennett: Humanities roundtable
Patrick McGrath: Social Affairs and Medicine roundtable
Claire McMullen: World Politics and International relations roundtable
Luke Dominish: Law and Human Rights roundtable
Omar Abawi: Finance and economics roundtable
Associate Professor David Pitt: Education and Youth roundtable
Ms Alexandra Grey: Education and Youth roundtable
Professor Ingrid Piller: Education and Youth roundtable
Dr David Inglis: Design, Technology and Innovation roundtable
Dr Kate Gleeson: Law and Human Rights roundtable
Macquarie University has fully funded the delegates’ flights, accommodation, and the conference fees through the PACE program.
Jacob will join an overall delegation of 13 Macquarie University students and staff who will also contribute to the forum through the G20 Conference, where they will work in roundtables to present research papers and discuss major issues.
The G20 Youth Forum is the largest international event organised for young leaders, where students, academics, representatives of the business world and governments contribute across three main platforms: a summit, conference and International Young Parliamentarians’ Debate.
In his role in the Youth Summit, Jacob will participate in a three-day project involving 150 of the world’s best students and young experts in the fields of international relations, economics, finance and law.
Five presidential and ministerial committees will address the G20 agenda, to create the final Communiqué (recommendations) to be shared worldwide with the G20 Heads of States and leading international organisations such as IMF, World Bank, OECD, European Commission, and Basel Committee of Banking Supervision.
Jacob has accepted the role of Minister of Education, an opportunity he says he intends to make the most of through building new global friendships and facing new challenges.
“This experience definitely puts me outside my comfort zone, and it's in these situations when I discover new strengths that I wouldn't otherwise know I had.
“I go into any situation in life, leadership, or business with the mentality of "how can I add bottom line value?" and this situation is no different. I'm there to do my best to make a difference, and contribute ideas that will have an impact.”
The broader G20 Conference delegation includes some of Macquarie’s highest achieving scholars and leading academics. They will join 600 international representatives from the 200 best universities to discuss world global problems and present research papers.
The full delegation includes:
Katherine Berthon: Ecology, Environment and Energy roundtable
Jennifer Tridgell: Law and Human Rights roundtable
Claire Bennett: Humanities roundtable
Patrick McGrath: Social Affairs and Medicine roundtable
Claire McMullen: World Politics and International relations roundtable
Luke Dominish: Law and Human Rights roundtable
Omar Abawi: Finance and economics roundtable
Associate Professor David Pitt: Education and Youth roundtable
Ms Alexandra Grey: Education and Youth roundtable
Professor Ingrid Piller: Education and Youth roundtable
Dr David Inglis: Design, Technology and Innovation roundtable
Dr Kate Gleeson: Law and Human Rights roundtable
Macquarie University has fully funded the delegates’ flights, accommodation, and the conference fees through the PACE program.
