When Oru Ogbo was asked by his employer last year if he would like to join a new programme to train and support young leaders across Europe, he did not hesitate. As a Nigerian who came to the UK a decade ago and was working with PwC, he was keen to share his own experiences and hear different perspectives.
“I wanted to listen to other people’s views on the big topics: climate change, geopolitics, misinformation,” he says. “And to be part of shaping the leadership model for the next generation. I discovered there were some completely different views on leadership, diversity and how immigrants should integrate.”
He joined an initial cohort of volunteers in their twenties, from many countries and professional backgrounds, who helped develop Europe101, a free series of online workshops and talks supported by a networking platform. To date, with its fourth cohort just starting, it has enrolled more than 1,000 participants. They…
