I just love to walk through the streets discover new things and used what I
discover new things and used what I
discover new things and used what I learned at the university to understand
learned at the university to understand
learned at the university to understand the world around me really just
the world around me really just
the world around me really just wandering around and follow my intuition
wandering around and follow my intuition
wandering around and follow my intuition this brought me some painful experiences
this brought me some painful experiences
this brought me some painful experiences but without a doubt it also brought me
but without a doubt it also brought me
but without a doubt it also brought me my nicest ones this is why when I
my nicest ones this is why when I
my nicest ones this is why when I arrived at ink I business school I was a
arrived at ink I business school I was a
arrived at ink I business school I was a bit surprised when he came to classes so
bit surprised when he came to classes so
bit surprised when he came to classes so many people were extremely worried about
many people were extremely worried about
many people were extremely worried about their grades about their ranking in la
their grades about their ranking in la
their grades about their ranking in la curva and about what the professor said
curva and about what the professor said
curva and about what the professor said it seemed that everything would run in a
it seemed that everything would run in a
it seemed that everything would run in a very clear structure that one had to
very clear structure that one had to
very clear structure that one had to follow if one wanted to succeed here I
follow if one wanted to succeed here I
follow if one wanted to succeed here I thought back to my time at University of
thought back to my time at University of
thought back to my time at University of sangala in Switzerland and what I found
sangala in Switzerland and what I found
sangala in Switzerland and what I found was that it was actually quite similar
was that it was actually quite similar
was that it was actually quite similar there it was creates in certain stupid
there it was creates in certain stupid
there it was creates in certain stupid associations that built the direct
associations that built the direct
associations that built the direct gateway to the industry here was great
gateway to the industry here was great
gateway to the industry here was great San la curva this brought me into
San la curva this brought me into
San la curva this brought me into dilemma either I had to follow the
dilemma either I had to follow the
dilemma either I had to follow the strict rules of universities in order to
strict rules of universities in order to
strict rules of universities in order to receive a top grade diploma as an entity
receive a top grade diploma as an entity
receive a top grade diploma as an entity kept to make career for myself or I kept
kept to make career for myself or I kept
kept to make career for myself or I kept wandering around and used what I learned
wandering around and used what I learned
wandering around and used what I learned at the business school
at the business school
at the business school to create my own understanding of how
to create my own understanding of how
to create my own understanding of how the world works today for me the choice
the world works today for me the choice
the world works today for me the choice is very clear I grew up in Switzerland
is very clear I grew up in Switzerland
is very clear I grew up in Switzerland close to Zurich until I was 22 this was
close to Zurich until I was 22 this was
close to Zurich until I was 22 this was the world I knew this was the way I
the world I knew this was the way I
the world I knew this was the way I would get around here we will have one
would get around here we will have one
would get around here we will have one or two good parties in summer and this
or two good parties in summer and this
or two good parties in summer and this was the street I’m living on it really
was the street I’m living on it really
was the street I’m living on it really was the perfect bubble when I was 22 I
was the perfect bubble when I was 22 I
was the perfect bubble when I was 22 I made a stud exchange in Asia and what I
made a stud exchange in Asia and what I
made a stud exchange in Asia and what I encountered was this for the first time
encountered was this for the first time
encountered was this for the first time I was directly confronted with poverty
I was directly confronted with poverty
I was directly confronted with poverty with inequality with human suffering
with inequality with human suffering
with inequality with human suffering this changed my view from a single
this changed my view from a single
this changed my view from a single perspective to a multi perspective on
perspective to a multi perspective on
perspective to a multi perspective on global economy returning from my
global economy returning from my
global economy returning from my exchange I had some really profound
exchange I had some really profound
exchange I had some really profound questions to myself and I found
questions to myself and I found
questions to myself and I found other students who had the same
other students who had the same
other students who had the same experience we asked ourselves how can we
experience we asked ourselves how can we
experience we asked ourselves how can we live in these perfect bubbles while
live in these perfect bubbles while
live in these perfect bubbles while others suffer and how can it be that a
others suffer and how can it be that a
others suffer and how can it be that a leading business school like the
leading business school like the
leading business school like the University of st. Gallen
University of st. Gallen
University of st. Gallen don’t teach about this economic reality
don’t teach about this economic reality
don’t teach about this economic reality together we founded the social business
together we founded the social business
together we founded the social business club a student Association at the
club a student Association at the
club a student Association at the University of st. Gallen we regarded the
University of st. Gallen we regarded the
University of st. Gallen we regarded the social business club as an experience
social business club as an experience
social business club as an experience based peer learning platform a place
based peer learning platform a place
based peer learning platform a place where we could discuss our experiences
where we could discuss our experiences
where we could discuss our experiences together with others and cred thereby
together with others and cred thereby
together with others and cred thereby create new knowledge and wisdom our
create new knowledge and wisdom our
create new knowledge and wisdom our motive us if you have an intuition you
motive us if you have an intuition you
motive us if you have an intuition you have to explore it forget about grades
have to explore it forget about grades
have to explore it forget about grades forget about career path follow your own
forget about career path follow your own
forget about career path follow your own curriculum so we start a meeting with
curriculum so we start a meeting with
curriculum so we start a meeting with social entrepreneurs we participated in
social entrepreneurs we participated in
social entrepreneurs we participated in hackathons to explore the potential of
hackathons to explore the potential of
hackathons to explore the potential of technology we immersed in communities
technology we immersed in communities
technology we immersed in communities with very different values such as
with very different values such as
with very different values such as artists in order to learn about
artists in order to learn about
artists in order to learn about different ideals of the human experience
different ideals of the human experience
different ideals of the human experience and we engaged in low-income
and we engaged in low-income
and we engaged in low-income neighborhoods in developing countries
neighborhoods in developing countries
neighborhoods in developing countries vary for example met these folks this
vary for example met these folks this
vary for example met these folks this way we created a very own understanding
way we created a very own understanding
way we created a very own understanding of global context an understanding of
of global context an understanding of
of global context an understanding of different geographic regions and
different geographic regions and
different geographic regions and cultures an understanding of different
cultures an understanding of different
cultures an understanding of different social layers an understanding of
social layers an understanding of
social layers an understanding of different communities and we realize
different communities and we realize
different communities and we realize that every context we will be moving in
that every context we will be moving in
that every context we will be moving in will be a combination of these three
will be a combination of these three
will be a combination of these three categories that’s our path went on from
categories that’s our path went on from
categories that’s our path went on from sharing interesting stories to
sharing interesting stories to
sharing interesting stories to sustainability to social business the
sustainability to social business the
sustainability to social business the business in emerging markets to
business in emerging markets to
business in emerging markets to technology startups in emerging markets
technology startups in emerging markets
technology startups in emerging markets one step followed another and everything
one step followed another and everything
one step followed another and everything started making sense so he’s created a
started making sense so he’s created a
started making sense so he’s created a new program for students a program that
new program for students a program that
new program for students a program that combined technology sustainability and
combined technology sustainability and
combined technology sustainability and entrepreneurship in developing countries
entrepreneurship in developing countries
entrepreneurship in developing countries meanwhile allowing the students to make
meanwhile allowing the students to make
meanwhile allowing the students to make their own experience and learn from it
their own experience and learn from it
their own experience and learn from it in collaboration with leave idea we sent
in collaboration with leave idea we sent
in collaboration with leave idea we sent 15 students from the University of st.
15 students from the University of st.
15 students from the University of st. Gallen to Kukui one of the most remote
Gallen to Kukui one of the most remote
Gallen to Kukui one of the most remote and poorest regions of Argentina and the
and poorest regions of Argentina and the
and poorest regions of Argentina and the context completely unknown to the studio
context completely unknown to the studio
context completely unknown to the studio there they received a one-week
there they received a one-week
there they received a one-week introduction course to social business
introduction course to social business
introduction course to social business in emerging markets the students were
in emerging markets the students were
in emerging markets the students were then sent out to experience different
then sent out to experience different
then sent out to experience different industries in the region and were
industries in the region and were
industries in the region and were together with social enterprises and
together with social enterprises and
together with social enterprises and they finally came up with new
they finally came up with new
they finally came up with new recommendations for the companies and
recommendations for the companies and
recommendations for the companies and organizations they worked with with one
organizations they worked with with one
organizations they worked with with one solution now even being implemented
solution now even being implemented
solution now even being implemented today I no longer see the initial
today I no longer see the initial
today I no longer see the initial dilemma
dilemma
dilemma I became clear that by following my
I became clear that by following my
I became clear that by following my experiences I would create a career for
experiences I would create a career for
experiences I would create a career for myself a career not instead but exactly
myself a career not instead but exactly
myself a career not instead but exactly through creating an own understanding of
through creating an own understanding of
through creating an own understanding of the world my next experience will be to
the world my next experience will be to
the world my next experience will be to write a master thesis about the
write a master thesis about the
write a master thesis about the neighborhood of La Caribbean Costa Rica
neighborhood of La Caribbean Costa Rica
neighborhood of La Caribbean Costa Rica in order to understand how business
in order to understand how business
in order to understand how business takes place in such extreme contexts and
takes place in such extreme contexts and
takes place in such extreme contexts and I think every business school should
I think every business school should
I think every business school should have a social business club where
have a social business club where
have a social business club where students have similar experiences a
students have similar experiences a
students have similar experiences a space where each student can leave our
space where each student can leave our
space where each student can leave our comfort zone and create an own
comfort zone and create an own
comfort zone and create an own understanding of the world around us
understanding of the world around us
understanding of the world around us together with our peers because Business
together with our peers because Business
together with our peers because Business School really provide us with all the
School really provide us with all the
School really provide us with all the tools we need to make sense of the world
tools we need to make sense of the world
tools we need to make sense of the world by ourselves so let’s get out of our
by ourselves so let’s get out of our
by ourselves so let’s get out of our bubble let’s think beyond crates and
bubble let’s think beyond crates and
bubble let’s think beyond crates and let’s create a new system out of it a
let’s create a new system out of it a
let’s create a new system out of it a system that benefits society at large
system that benefits society at large
system that benefits society at large thank you very much
thank you very much
thank you very much [Applause]
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