In a week filled with panels, pitches, and packed agendas, this session - organized by Ashoka Fellow Anshul Tewari, founder of Youth ki Awaaz - is designed as a pause.
As geopolitical shifts reshape climate action across the Global South, this convening brings together a curated group of leaders to reflect on what is changing on the ground - and what new forms of leadership and collaboration are emerging in response.
The room will include philanthropists, social entrepreneurs, climate practitioners, and fellows from networks such as Skoll, Ashoka, and Atlantic, with perspectives spanning Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
Format:
30-minute panel conversation
60-minute facilitated listening circles
30-minute mixer
The listening circles will create small, trust-based spaces for participants to engage in honest, experience-led dialogue. Through guided reflection and collective synthesis, the session will surface key patterns across three themes:
Disruption: How geopolitical shifts are affecting climate action
Resilience: Emerging strategies and innovations from the Global South
Partnership: What meaningful collaboration should look like going forward
This is intentionally a low-pressure, non-transactional space. Just conversation grounded in lived experience.
Join us during the Skoll World Forum 2026.
Who Should Attend
This session is designed for a curated group of:
Philanthropists and impact investors
Social entrepreneurs and changemakers
Climate practitioners and advocates
Leaders working at the intersection of climate, community, and systems change
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