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It was an honour to join Her Highness, Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan - an alumna of our Masters in Sustainability Leadership – for a fireside chat last week. It is always a pleasure to hear from alumni about their real world impact, and it was a privilege to have the chance to talk to Her Highness, who has founded and leads multiple high-impact organisations, spanning climate action and gender parity. We discussed the need for effective policy action to enable the scaling of innovative solutions – with examples from the UAE of inclusive, challenge-focused dialogues which resulted in effective state interventions to tackle complex challenges. Her Highness also highlighted the importance of engaging in ways that are culturally relevant, and the power of storytelling – noting that Western models of activism are less effective in the regions in which she works than models of change grounded in history, faith, culture and identity. She reminded us that, in just a few decades, the UAE has reinvented itself, and now has real grounds for confidence that it can reinvent itself again, to thrive in a carbon and resource constrained world. Her Highness spoke warmly of the importance of community - of a peer network to sustain momentum, and to spark new ideas and possibilities. We know that the network is of huge value to many who join Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) programmes, and it was wonderful to see so many alumni, even from the very first year of our Masters programme nearly two decades ago. Thank you to Her Highness and Frontier25 for generously sharing insights, to Robinson College, Cambridge for hosting, and for all those who contributed to the day’s discussions. Beverley Cornaby, Elodie Cameron, Louise Drake, Gillian Secrett, Jennifer Greggs, John MacArthur, Zoë Arden, Shyrose Osman, Brishni Mukhopadhyay, CFA, Nick Ashton, Viola Jardon, Wendy Niu, Martin Sutton FCA FRSA
Her Highness Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, President and CEO of Frontier25 and The Climate Tribe, joined Lindsay Hooper, CEO of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, for a fireside chat at Robinson College, Cambridge, University of Cambridge. The conversation explored Her Highness’ leadership journey, the UAE’s connection with its natural environment, and the country’s growing role as a global leader in sustainability solutions. Speaking about meaningful climate leadership, Her Highness highlighted the importance of scaling existing solutions, removing barriers to innovation, and embedding sustainability into organisations beyond checklists. The discussion reflected a clear message: climate leadership belongs in every sector, and progress depends on the people and institutions willing to carry it forward. شاركت سمو الشيخة شمّا بنت سلطان بن خليفة آل نهيان، الرئيس والمدير التنفيذي لفرونتير25 وذا كلايمت ترايب، في حوار في كلية روبنسون بجامعة كامبريدج، إلى جانب ليندسي هوبر، الرئيس التنفيذي لمعهد كامبريدج لقيادة الاستدامة. تناول الحوار مسيرة سموّها القيادية، وعلاقة دولة الإمارات ببيئتها الطبيعية، ودور الدولة المتنامي كقائد عالمي في حلول الاستدامة. وخلال حديثها عن القيادة المناخية الفاعلة، أكدت سموّها أهمية توسيع نطاق الحلول القائمة، وإزالة العوائق أمام الابتكار، وترسيخ الاستدامة داخل المؤسسات بما يتجاوز قوائم الالتزام. وعكس الحوار رسالة واضحة مفادها أن قيادة العمل المناخي لها مكان في كل قطاع، وأن التقدم يعتمد على الأفراد والمؤسسات القادرة على دفعه إلى الأمام.