As part of Next Impact Learning Hub’s ongoing work supporting the CultivatED journey in collaboration with World Food Forum Youth Education, students and educators from across the APAC region will come together on 15 September for an interactive masterclass exploring how partnerships can turn strategic vision into tangible, field-level results.
The Art of Stakeholder Management: Building Partnerships for Change will feature Mads Lofvall, Sustainability Expert at Next Impact Learning Hub, former Senior Leader at the World Food Programme (WFP), and former Managing Director of the Farm to Market Alliance, together with Davide Agretto, Youth Education Specialist at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)’s Office of Youth and Women; and Jiaqi Chen, Founder of Next Impact Learning Hub, working across youth leadership, digital transformation and cross-cultural global learning initiatives.
Drawing on more than three decades of experience in international development and humanitarian assistance, Mads will take students behind the scenes of stakeholder management: how different interests are navigated, trust is built, and governments, businesses, international organisations, financial institutions and communities can work together towards shared goals.
The masterclass forms part of the broader CultivatED learning journey, connecting global challenges with practical learning and giving young people opportunities to engage directly with practitioners working across international development, sustainability and global affairs.