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    GLOBAL SHAPERS: AUSTIN HUB

  • The World economic forum

    The Global Shapers Community is a youth initiative of the World Economic Forum, with active hubs in 450 cities around the globe. We believe in a world where young people are central to solution building, policy-making and lasting change.

    The Global Shapers Community is a network of city-based Hubs developed and led by young leaders between 20 and 30 years old who want to develop their leadership potential towards serving society. To that end, Hubs undertake local projects to improve their communities.

     

    Shapers are highly motivated individuals who have a great potential for future leadership roles in society. They are selected on the basis of their achievements, leadership potential, and commitment to make a difference. Through the Global Shapers Community, Shapers are provided with opportunities to connect with the worldwide network of Global Shapers, to network with other World Economic Forum communities, and to represent the voice of youth at World Economic Forum events.

  • Initiatives

    Our Past and Current Projects

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    Climate Preparedness Training

    The Austin Hub focused on providing climate-at-risk communities in Travis County with crucial awareness, training, and materials to bolster individual and community resilience against severe weather, including unexpected freezes. Through partnering with Community First Village the Hub educated 14 community leaders on climate preparedness and provided emergency kits for future use.

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    Affordable Austin

    Affordable Housing Audit and Housing Incubator
    SDG Goals:
    #10 Reduce Inequalities
    #11 Sustainable Cities & Communities
    #17 Partnerships

    We set out to examine the idea of a welcoming city and quickly realized that affordability was one of the biggest identified challenges for Austin residents. The work grew to include an affordable housing resident research survey and the group was also accepted into Impact Hub's Housing Accelerator. Today, two Shapers sit on the board.

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    Facebook Chat Bot

    Engaging Young Voters
    SDG Goals:
    #10 Reduce Inequalities
    #17 Partnerships

    For the mid-terms we encouraged youth to complete their voter registration and turn out. Leading up to the election, we piloted a Facebook Chat Bot that answered questions around the voting process.

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    Smartphone Literacy Training

    SDG Goals:
    #4 Quality Education
    #8 Decent Work & Economic Growth
    #9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    #10 Reduce Inequalities

    The Austin Shapers worked in coordination with El Buen Samaritano to host a series of smartphone training programs to better introduce communities not yet adapted to web based technology to connect them with useful resources on the web through greater smartphone accessibility.

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    GroupThinkATX

    SDG Goals:
    #3 Good Health & Well-being
    #17 Partnerships

    GroupThinkATX is a series of events Shapers host monthly at Native Hostel, about honest conversations with a diverse group of thinkers. Visit the Facebook page for more information about this special community dialogue here.

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    Shaper Impact Capital

    SDG Goals:
    #8 Decent Work & Economic Growth
    #Industry Innovation & Infrastructure
    #17 Partnerships

    Current and former members of the Austin Hub contribute to the goals of SIC: connecting impact entrepreneurs to capital. Visit the website here.

  • Membership

    Meet the Austin Shaper Hub Members

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    Curator:

    Ben Pfeffer

    Investor

    Elsewhere Partners

     

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    Vice Curator:

     Kelsey Daugherty

    Administrative Law Attorney

    Public Utility Commission of Texas

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    Impact Officer:

     Alberto Sanchez

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    Kevin Chandra

    Power Systems Engineer
    Austin Energy

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    Alexis Taylor

    ESG Strategy

    Indeed

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    Eiman Siddiqui

    Founder

    EIS Strategies LLC

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    Victoria Zuber

    Ad Policy Analyst

    Apple

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    Madeline Krebs

    Sr. Account Supervisor

    Edelman

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    Banjamin Speigner

    Intelligence Analyst

    Google

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    Kevin Gao

    Analyst

    Deloitte

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    Sanika Bhave

    Strategy

    Blue Whale Materials

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    Chukwudi N. Kanu

    Plug and Play Tech Center

    Humblebrag

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    Induja Gautam

    Consultant

    Oliver Wyman

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    Sheel

    Patel

    AE

    Google

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    Shristi

    Saraff

    Product Development

    AMD

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    Mariano

    Silva

    Consultant

    Bain

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    Emily

    Nejad

    Student

    UT-Austin

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    Aryan

    Reddy

    Student

    UT-Austin

  • Blog

    Our Curator, Ben Pfeffer, was featured in the World Economic Forum's Agenda! Read his article...
    This month’s Shaper Spotlight is Eiman Siddiqui, our incoming Curator, and former Vice Curator...
    This blog post is a clip of Austin Global Shaper and business owner, Riley Blanks, in a recent...
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