WELCOME TO GEN² a message from Susanne Vares-Lum, East-West Center President

Aloha, Welcome to Gen²: Leadership in Critical Issues, a virtual summit driven by East-West Center Leadership Program alumni and friends interested in positively impacting their communities. Gen² (GenerationSquared) is a space for generating ideas and connections across generations. The Summit themes reflect critical regional and global issues, including strengthening community trust and cohesion, envisioning and shaping the future, and ensuring gender diversity in leadership. We are humbled by the imagination, capacity, and energy of our alumni and friends, and we are honored to highlight your leadership in some of the most important issues facing the region and the world. Thank you for participating in this work with the East-West Center! I wish you an enjoyable, thought-provoking, and productive event. 

Mahalo nui loa, President Suzanne Vares-Lum

At GenerationSquared at East-West Center in 2022, I led a workshop titled  'Tracing Your Passion' based on my research on human stigmergy. In this workshop, attendees learned how to find and harness their passion to lead positive social change. Listen to the podcast on the link above to learn more!