MUN celebrates LEAD Creative, an international conference on creativity and leadership organized by UN students

From March 25 to 27, the Museo Universidad de Navarra hosts the II edition of LEAD Creative, an international conference to address leadership development from creativity and to face current professional and social challenges. The event, which last year brought together more than 900 participants from 13 countries, is promoted by a group of 48 students from the University of Navarra, aged 18 to 23. Specifically, students from the Schools of Law, Economics, Medicine, Communication, Philosophy and Letters and the School of Architecture are participating.

Once again this year, we are committed to a hybrid format, face-to-face and online, to bring the proposal closer to the campus, Pamplona, and anywhere else in the world. Tickets to attend in person cost 20 euros and online access is free. They can be purchased on the event's website, where more details and the program can be consulted.

For this edition, more than 20 international conferences and workshops have been programmed, as well as networking activities, concerts and challenges, with the participation of professionals from different sectors, teachers and students. On Friday, it will be held from 5 to 9 pm; and on Saturday and Sunday from 9 to 9 pm. Some of the speakers who will participate in this edition, and topics to be addressed in this edition are: Ralph Eggleston, artistic director of Pixar; Alessandro Rancati, collaborator of the European Commission in the cultural initiative New European Bauhaus; Antonio Espinosa de los Monteros, CEO of the social project AUARA; Marian Rojas, psychiatrist and writer; Cecilia Bercovich, violinist and viola; Roberto Álvarez, founder and CEO of Landeros Motors; Ruth Vera, oncologist; Carlos Bausá, architect of Zaha Hadid Architects; and Juan Manuel Correa, motor racing driver; among others.

Participants from Universidad Panamericana (Mexico); Universidad Hemisferios (Ecuador); Universidad de Monterrey (Mexico); Universidad de Piura (Peru), Universidad de los Andes (Colombia), Strathmore University (Kenya), Pan-Atlantic University (Nigeria) and the University of Asia and The Pacific (Philippines) will also participate.

As Fernando Palau Andrés, 4th year Law and International Relations student and member of the Lead Creative board of directors, explains, the event "emerges as a community of leading and creative students committed to the challenges that society presents. With the participation of companies, professionals, artists and teachers, the objective is to present an ideal climate where creativity, leadership, ideas, new projects, networking, talent, entrepreneurship and many other skills necessary to lead a social transformation and meet the challenges of today and tomorrow are encouraged. Here, the responsibility, commitment and awareness of the entire team is key to bring about an improvement in society".

Among the novelties of this edition, he highlights the technological improvement: "This edition presents a 3D model of the facilities of Museo Universidad de Navarra full of means and tools to encourage active participation, direct contact, and the possibility of communicating with speakers and people connected from anywhere in the world".

Patricia Chouciño Brindis, Director of Communication of the event and 3rd year student of International Relations, emphasizes that LEAD Creative, although it is especially designed for university students, is not only aimed at young people, but at any professional, since "creativity is for everyone. It is a different way of thinking and it doesn't matter the field".

He also points out that they are looking for "the Lead Creative community to be permanent over time, not just for these three days, but for people to continue to be involved throughout the year, in the blog that we have started this year and in social networks, and for networking to leave doors open to new opportunities of all kinds. This is not only encouraged with the activities we have organized, but also by letting there be areas in the breaks where you can interact with the rest of the participants, and in the leisure moments of the meals, in concerts and other surprises".

Her classmate Isabel Bistué Alzola, a 5th year law student in International Relations and member of the board of directors, points out that they are trying to convey two key ideas to all participants: "Get out of your comfort zone and pursue your ideas". The organization of this event has meant for this group of students to face different challenges, logistically and organizationally, which has provided them with great lessons and enhanced their ability to work as a team: "Being able to carry out this project, with all the inconveniences and challenges that have arisen over these months, is the best example we can have of what we want to convey this year in LEAD Creative: make it happen!