JULY 2021
JULY 2021
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UPCOMING SUMMITsEconomic Recovery from a Pandemic
In 2021, the world is recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, and a future of possibilities awaits. Delegates will consider the short-term needs that were met during the pandemic, and how those should shift or change to ensure health and prosperity in the future.
Mapping Our Future Beyond Earth
Humanity will soon venture beyond Earth’s orbit to plant its footprint on other worlds. Model G20 Delegates will tackle this exciting and delicate task while deepening their understanding of space science, technologies, goals, and challenges.
“Our world is the health of its people, and the future is no future without that guaranteed.”
“Climate change doesn’t make our future gloomy: it breeds a fire inside me and my generation to nurse our world back to health.”
AlumniPrevious Model G20 delegates have gone on to attend the world’s best universities such as Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Brown, Dartmouth, Columbia, Cornell, NYU, Boston University, and Imperial College London.
Jenn has participated in the Model G20 Summit numerous times and even made it to our next level program, MG20 Task Force, where she was able to work with the Y20! She is a true leader in every sense of the word, who commands everyone to listen whenever she speaks. With motivation and drive beyond her years, she’s ready to change the world.
At the 2017 Model G20, Federico took home a well-deserved award for Most Outstanding Delegate. Since attending, Federico has gone on to serve as an Economic Development and Neighborhood Committee member for the City of Boston, where he worked to allocate city funding to area youth.
During his time at the Model G20 Summit, it became apparent that this young leader was going places. With a full plate of activities in high school — including National Honor Society, soccer, mock trial, political awareness club, science team, and orchestra — we’re thrilled that he made the time to attend our groundbreaking summit.
Alvin has participated in three Model G20 Summits and loves the summit portion of the program the most. “During the last three days we had to research our topics depending on our ministry. I was the health minister, so I had to research about pollution and how it affects public health.” We’re sure Alvin is putting his research skills to good use at MIT!
Sarah was a Deciding Committee member at the last Virtual Summit, as well as the voice, face, and inspiration for our first student-featured program video this past fall. Sarah is a compassionate, intelligent, and above all intellectually generous soul whose presence in the Summit was an exceptional asset to her colleagues.
Rohit has been with Knovva Academy since 2017, and was honored to become a Knovva Academic Mentor for our Knowledge in Action course this past summer. He has attended multiple Model G20 Summits, amounting to an ambassadorship with the program. “As a delegate, the people you meet all have secret talents. When you get to see those talents, you just say to yourself: ‘Wow! That’s why I want to come back every year!’”
Omar became one of Model G20’s greatest advocates after traveling to the Model G20 Summit in Beijing, where he was awarded the top honor of Most Outstanding Delegate. Of his time at the summit, Omar gushes: “Just thinking about Beijing makes me miss it. I learned so much and made so many dear friends. Working with members of my generation opened my eyes and refreshed me; there’s nothing we can’t achieve when we work together.”
A legend of the Model G20 community, Kiara has attended the Model G20 Summit in Boston and the Model G20 Task Force in Argentina. She has also acted as a voice for the Summit to the world at large. Of her time with Model G20, she says: “I have never seen a group of such motivated teenagers who want to promote change in our society. The MG20 delegates are beyond passionate and being around them has influenced me in ways beyond compare.”
Previous Knovva Model G20 Summits have featured these leading schools:
“I didn’t expect such helpful advice from the instructors, who have a very good idea of politics and policymaking and budgeting, better than most chairs I've seen. The instructors exceeded my expectations, 100%. ”
COME AS STRANGERS, 
Previous Knovva Model G20 Summits have featured students from 40+ countries, creating a multicultural melting pot of the brightest young minds across the world.
Mind and soul. Train your innate powers of negotiation, debating, writing, and public speaking.
The beauty and habitability of the world is in your hands: Take on roles as representatives of G20 countries and devise novel solutions to bring color back to our world’s future.
Previous Knovva Model
G20 Summits have been
held in:
Boston
Cambridge
Mexico City
Beijing
Tokyo
Arnav Machavarapu
Texas, USA
Cameron Meyer
California, USA
Arnav and Cameron met in 2019, and developed a philanthropic business following their time together at Model G20: an app that connects food-insecure people with hot meals around their city. In this interview, the two young men discuss how Model G20 primed them to work together constructively and produce something with a lasting and beautiful impact.
MEET THE EXPERTSThis year’s lineup of speakers features a panel of leading immunologists,
educationists, and governance experts from around the world.
Featured prominent speakers and experts from top-tier educational institutes of the world
Postdoctoral Researcher of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at University of Texas Austin’s Oden Institute
Professor of Environmental Justice and Professor of Law at Yale University
Alan L. Gleitsman Professor of Social Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School
Joseph C. Wilson Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
Dedicated educators and scholars design and support all delegates throughout the summit
Curriculum Designer, Master of Art, American Museum of Natural History
Chair of Model G20 Committee
MPA, Harvard Kennedy School
Head of Academic, Model G20 Committee Ph.D Candidate, University of Cumberland
Academic Co-chair, Model G20 Committee
Ed.M., Harvard University
Academic Co-chair, Model G20 Committee
Ed.M., Harvard University
Academic Co-chair, Model G20 Committee
Ed.M., Harvard University
Program Director, Model G20 Committee MBA Candidate, University of Chicago
Curriculum Designer, Ed.M., Harvard University
Curriculum Designer, Master of Art, University of Massachusetts Boston
“What a tremendous group of students you have. It gives you a tremendous hope for the world to actually see these people and they are the future.”
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PRESSModel G20 has been featured both in mainstream media and in school communities around the world.
Faqs
“I definitely am looking forward to being part of more such events, utilizing my knowledge to bring about positive changes in my immediate environment not only in life at home but also in and outside of school.” - Adya S, India
“It was awesome to see people from around the world coming together to discuss the issues of tomorrow. I learned so much about people from other cultures and what their perspectives on policy were, and I felt as though I grew a lot from that.” - Matthew R, United States
“Seeing real life policy making, having new international friends, even though we’re only meeting virtually, we got along really well.” - Elizabeth H, Indonesia
“This program inspired me to become the Minister of Youth Affairs to provide a platform for young people to share their thoughts. It also helped me think critically. I really love it and would love to participate more in the future!” - Tamaki H, Japan
