chapter accelerator 2026

learn how to lead and run your oikos chapter and beyond!

✨why does it matter? why now?✨

Across the world, oikos chapters are doing inspiring work: organizing events, starting conversations, and bringing new ideas into their universities. But we also know something else.

Many initiatives remain short-term. Ideas start with energy, but disappear when boards change. Impact often stays at the level of awareness rather than lasting change.

And yet the potential of this community is far greater.

oikos is not just an organization. It’s a movement. A movement of youth leaders working to transform business and economics starting with education.

If we want that transformation to happen, we need to move beyond isolated activities and start building long-term, coordinated impact. That is why we created the Chapter Accelerator.

Through this program we want to:

• Guide chapters toward the work that creates real change • Equip you with tools to build stronger teams, strategies, and initiatives • Connect you to the global movement, so chapters and individuals can learn from each other and grow together

Because meaningful change does not happen through one-off events. It happens when a community learns, aligns, and builds together.

And that’s what the Chapter Accelerator is here for.

10-months | monthly sessions | for all oikos members

this is the place where you show your true leadership

strengthen your leadership skills | build resilient, high-impact chapters | connect local action to global movement

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sessions

24 March | 10AM CET | 2:30PM IST ✨The Why We Move: Leading Change in Business and Economics

Have you ever stopped to ask yourself what impact really means, and what it could look like at your own oikos chapter?

In our first session, we’ll explore how, with the strength of our community and the right mindset, we can become real drivers of change in business and economics - not someday, but starting exactly where we are.

Guests:

Prof. Michel A. de Kemmeter - investor, columnist, researcher, entrepreneur, lecturer and adjunct professor bringing new paradigms and a regenerative transition to business and governments.

23 April | 5PM CET | 9:30PM IST 🌿 Roots & Echoes: Mapping Learnings, Resources, and Alumni Value

How well do you really know your chapter’s story? Are you drawing from the strength of those who built it before you?

Together, we’ll reflect on the stories, projects, wins, and lessons that shaped your chapter, looking for a deeper purpose and understanding. Besides, we will explore how reconnecting with alumni can spark fresh inspiration, shared learning, and a stronger impact for the future.

Guests:

Hülya Afat - co-president of oikos Consulting, alumni of oikos Istanbul.

19 May | 10AM CET | 2:30PM IST 🌍 Beyond the Chapter: Ecosystem & Levels of Influence

Are you trying to create an impact on your own? Have you ever spotted the real power of collaboration?

In this session, we’ll step beyond the boundaries of our chapters to explore the wider ecosystem around us - universities, NGOs, companies, public institutions - and discover how intentional collaboration can expand our influence and open entirely new possibilities.

Guests: TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON...

25 June | 5PM CET | 9:30PM IST 👀 Hidden Potential: Understanding and Documenting Your Team’s Assets

Do you really know what strengths already exist in your chapter? Are you using them to their full potential?

In this session, we’ll take a closer look at the skills, experiences, partnerships, and resources within your team. Together, we’ll map what you already have and uncover opportunities that might still be hidden - so you can build on your chapter’s real strengths and make future projects easier to sustain.