St. Gallen Symposium 2025 Global Essay Competition: An Opportunity for Tomorrow’s Leaders
The St. Gallen Symposium, the world’s premier platform for cross-generational dialogue, invites young leaders to participate in its 2025 Global Essay Competition. This is a unique opportunity for bright, innovative minds from around the world to present their ideas and engage in meaningful debates with senior leaders across multiple sectors.
Why Participate?
The St. Gallen Symposium offers an unparalleled chance to meet 300 of the world’s brightest young thinkers and exchange ideas with 600 senior leaders. Participants will also be inspired by some of the most impressive speakers, gaining fresh perspectives on this year’s theme: Global Power Shifts.
Winners of the essay competition will receive a share of the CHF 20,000 prize pool, with three winners in total. This is not only a chance to gain recognition but also to become part of a unique global community of thought leaders shaping the future.
Essay Topic: Global Power Shifts
The shifting global power dynamic is one of the most significant developments shaping the future of our world. Nations across Asia, Africa, and Latin America are emerging as new centres of global influence, fundamentally reshaping the economic, political, technological, and societal landscapes. This shift is also having profound implications across various sectors, from business and economics to sustainability and security.
As part of the competition, participants are invited to address the following question: Global power is shifting. What’s your innovative idea to address a related risk or opportunity?
What’s the Focus?
Entrants are asked to focus on one specific risk or opportunity that is emerging from these global shifts. This could relate to fields such as:
- Politics
- Business and Economics
- Technology
- Sustainability
- Security
Essay submissions should propose an innovative and concrete solution to address the identified issue. The solution should be bold, practical, and specific, offering a clear path to dealing with the risk or leveraging the opportunity posed by shifting power dynamics.
Eligibility and Registration
The registration window for the 2025 Global Essay Competition is now open. To participate, aspiring leaders must submit their essays, which should reflect their unique perspective on the identified challenge or opportunity, along with their proposed solution.
Why You Should Apply
- Gain Exposure: This is a chance to showcase your ideas on an international stage and engage with global decision-makers.
- Meet Future Leaders: Interact with 300 like-minded young leaders from diverse backgrounds, expanding your network and gaining new insights.
- Shape the Future: Contribute to shaping future global policies and solutions on critical issues.
Prizes
In addition to the prestige of participating in the St. Gallen Symposium, the winners will share CHF 20,000 in prize money.
Get Started
To register for the competition and begin writing your essay, visit the official St. Gallen Symposium website and sign up today.
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Don’t miss your chance to be part of this transformative global event!
