A Global Leadership Initiative
YOU ARE
What's Next
Hear the conversations, insights, and future perspectives leaders wish they knew earlier.
A Global Leadership Initiative
YOU ARE
What's Next
Hear the conversations, insights, and future perspectives leaders wish they knew earlier.
A Global Leadership Initiative
YOU ARE
What's Next
Hear the conversations, insights, and future perspectives leaders wish they knew earlier.
A Global Leadership Initiative
YOU ARE
What's Next
Hear the conversations, insights, and future perspectives leaders wish they knew earlier.
A Global Leadership Initiative
YOU ARE
What's Next
Hear the conversations, insights, and future perspectives leaders wish they knew earlier.
ABOUT THE INITIATIVE
ABOUT THE INITIATIVE
ABOUT THE INITIATIVE
“You Are What’s Next” is a global leadership initiative connecting graduating students with founders, CEOs, creatives, and innovators through honest conversations about leadership, careers, industries, and the future.
“You Are What’s Next” is a global leadership initiative connecting graduating students with founders, CEOs, creatives, and innovators through honest conversations about leadership, careers, industries, and the future.
“You Are What’s Next” is a global leadership initiative connecting graduating students with founders, CEOs, creatives, and innovators through honest conversations about leadership, careers, industries, and the future.
The initiative was created to give students access to the conversations, perspectives, and realities rarely shared before entering real life.
The initiative was created to give students access to the conversations, perspectives, and realities rarely shared before entering real life.
The initiative was created to give students access to the conversations, perspectives, and realities rarely shared before entering real life.
NOBODY TOLD ME We shape ideas, brands, identities, interactions, interfaces, experiences
- Adaptability would matter more than my degree.
- The Future Changes Faster Than Careers.
- Confidence Comes After Experience.
- Creativity Would Become A Leadership Skill.
- Success Starts With Access.
NOBODY TOLD ME We shape ideas, brands, identities, interactions, interfaces, experiences
- Adaptability would matter more than my degree.
- The Future Changes Faster Than Careers.
- Confidence Comes After Experience.
- Creativity Would Become A Leadership Skill.
- Success Starts With Access.
NOBODY TOLD ME We shape ideas, brands, identities, interactions, interfaces, experiences
- Adaptability would matter more than my degree.
- The Future Changes Faster Than Careers.
- Confidence Comes After Experience.
- Creativity Would Become A Leadership Skill.
- Success Starts With Access.
A Movement In Motion
A Movement In Motion
A Movement In Motion
The previous edition in figures, the people, the perspectives, and the conversations that shaped it.
The previous edition in figures, the people, the perspectives, and the conversations that shaped it.
The previous edition in figures, the people, the perspectives, and the conversations that shaped it.
This was the first time I heard leaders speak honestly about uncertainty, failure, and what success actually feels like.
"University of Toronto
This was the first time I heard leaders speak honestly about uncertainty, failure, and what success actually feels like.
"University of Toronto
Leaders who joined
the conversation in 2025
Leaders who joined
the conversation in 2025
Leaders who joined
the conversation in 2025
Six things you
walk away with
Six things you
walk away with
Six things you
walk away with
01
Honest Leadership Conversations
Unfiltered stories from people actually building what's next.
02
Future Industry Insights
Early signals on where work, tech, and culture are heading.
03
Global Connections
A room of peers and mentors across continents and disciplines.
04
Real Career Perspectives
What founders and CEOs wish they'd known at your stage.
05
Access to Rare Conversations
Closed-door dialogue you can't find on a podcast feed.
06
Future-Focused Thinking
Frameworks for choosing your next move with intent.
For the next
edition
For the next
edition
For the next
edition
Join the next generation of students, leaders, and future-focused conversations.
Join the next generation of students, leaders, and future-focused conversations.
YOU ARE What's Next
Hear what nobody tells you before real life begins.
YOU ARE What's Next
Hear what nobody tells you before real life begins.
YOU ARE What's Next
Hear what nobody tells you before real life begins.