SHANGHAI, Dec. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024, hosted by Perfect World Esports (PWE), concluded at 8:25 PM of December 15, 2024 with a thrilling victory for Team Spirit. In a nail-biting grand final, Team Spirit edged out FaZe Clan 2-1 to claim their first-ever Major championship title. The tournament also made history as Danil Kryshkovets (known as “donk”) became the youngest Major champion and MVP in the history of the competition.

Blending Esports with Chinese Culture

According to Sam Gu, CEO of Perfect World Co., Ltd., the company spent nearly two years preparing for the event. Gu stated: “Our goal was to create a world-class tournament that attracts global attention while integrating Chinese cultural elements and Shanghai’s unique charm”.

Gu highlighted the digital consumption potentials brought by international esports events, describing them as an integral part of the immersive experience economy to satisfy the cultural and spiritual needs of young people while driving local development in areas such as tourism, urban construction, cultural exchange and technology.

The Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 delivered on its goal. During the semifinals, audiences were treated to a performance of Hua Lian (Painted Face), the first-ever Chinese-language CS music kit, and Ay Hei, the first music kit in a Chinese minority language. These crossovers between esports and intangible cultural heritage left a lasting impression on attendees.

Looking Ahead

The Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 has concluded with great success, but the excitement doesn’t stop here. Perfect World Esports announced plans for the CS Asia Championships (CAC 2025), featuring 16 teams competing in China after qualifying through regional online events in Europe, Americas and Asia. The next chapter in competitive esports is already on the horizon.

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The initiative aims to offer dynamic leadership and culture transformation interventions together, leveraging an inside-out approach.

MUMBAI, India, Dec. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — KPMG in India and Being Transformed Pvt Ltd (“Impossible Transformations”), today announced that they are teaming up to offer an experiential and transformative programme titled ‘Transforming Your Leadership Presence’, aimed at enabling CXO level professionals to build a strong and sustained leadership presence.

In today’s global business environment, leaders face multifaceted challenges. These include industry disruptions, shifting customer demands, new competition, and diverse multigenerational workforces, to name a few. In view of this, leaders are expected to inspire their teams by staying committed to their organisational vision.

To that effect, making an impact in such a complex, dynamic environment requires leaders to exercise influence, which can be achieved through a strong leadership presence. Building an impactful leadership presence involves harnessing the power of the inner self — their inner centeredness, their innate capacities, and purpose. This needs to be complemented by a strong outer self that helps leaders present themselves confidently in the external world. To sum up, mastering both the inner self and the outer self is fundamental to creating an authentic, powerful, and enduring leadership presence.

The four-month ‘Transforming Your Leadership Presence’ programme, jointly offered by KPMG in India and Impossible Transformations, focuses on strengthening the inner and the outer presence. The programme is designed to enable participants to self-reflect, critically examine, and discover their true selves and identify the brakes that hold them back. The programme would also look to equip leaders with tools and skills that will enable them to emerge as leaders with great presence and lead with humility and authenticity.

“Leaders today need to step up their influence to ensure their organisations thrive. Influence comes from having a great presence, derived from a leader’s inner game (the being), and demonstrated through the outer game (the doing). A balanced interplay of the inner and outer game is fundamental to creating a sustainable, authentic, and impactful leadership presence,” said Vijay Gogoi, Partner and Lead, Learning Services, KPMG in India, sharing his views on the announcement.

Manisha Dahad, Co-founder, Impossible Transformations, commented, “In today’s environment of overwhelming pressure and uncertainty, a leader who is centred in their true self, who can stand by what they truly believe in, and who emanates positivity, can transform people around them. Such leaders, who operate from deep within and fully express who they are from a space of wholeness, are needed in our environment.”

Highlights of the Programme:

The programme is designed to enable leaders to master the ‘inner game’ so they can:

Be connected to their inner self and gain clarity about their purpose.Experience inner poise and centeredness even in stressful situations.Display mastery over their thoughts, feelings, and actions, which is reflected in their presence.

Elevate the ‘outer game’ to help:

Create a powerful brand presence.Express leadership presence through strong body language.Articulate sharp perspectives based on an enhanced understanding of contemporary industry trends.

About KPMG in India

KPMG entities in India are professional services firm(s). These Indian member firms are affiliated with KPMG International Limited. KPMG was established in India, in August 1993. Our professionals leverage the global network of firms, and are conversant with local laws, regulations, markets and competition. KPMG has offices across India in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Noida, Pune, Vadodara and Vijayawada.

KPMG entities in India offer services to national and international clients in India across sectors. We strive to provide rapid, performance-based, industry-focused and technology-enabled services, which reflect a shared knowledge of global and local industries and our experience of the Indian business environment.

Impossible Transformations

Impossible Transformations has developed a body of work on ‘Being Centredness’ over 27 years, focusing on egoless leadership, inner transformation, and culture change. This expertise is crucial for developing executives who not only excel in their professional roles but also cultivate leadership qualities grounded in self-awareness, humility, and emotional intelligence, bringing the benefit of a specialized company that has created a niche in the space of Being Centredness. Click here to know more: impossibletransformations.com

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Opportunity for America’s educators to win a VIP experience at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, plus new educational resources available to engage students

MERRITT ISLAND, Fla., Dec. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Crayola, Space4All, Blue Origin’s nonprofit Club for the Future and Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex revealed a new collaboration to honor exceptional educators, increase awareness about the importance of creativity and innovation in space, and inspire students to pursue a future in space-related careers.

As part of this effort, the organizations created a national initiative – Creativity Launches the Future – for parents and community members to nominate exceptional educators for a chance to win a VIP trip to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. The experience is designed to grow educators’ knowledge of space and encourage them to inspire students about the benefits and possibilities of space.

In addition, new educational resources from Crayola and Space4All are now available online throughout the campaign to support and engage educators and students across the country. These hands-on activities help students envision themselves in space-related careers and learn about the amazing innovations that have come out of the space program.

“Creativity is a critical life skill that helps children reach their full potential; no matter what career they choose. This partnership highlights our shared mission to show how creativity drives space exploration and innovation,” said Cheri Sterman, senior director of education, Crayola. “Everyone learns best from hands-on experiences. So, this opportunity for teachers to have an in-person immersion on the Space Coast will expand their knowledge of and confidence in teaching space.”

“Both of my parents were middle-school teachers, and they inspired me to dream big and believe in myself,” said Space4All Ambassador and former NASA astronaut Leland Melvin. “Now, I’m excited for the chance to say thank you to all the outstanding teachers and be part of inspiring them and their students to reach for the stars, because space is for all.”

Twelve educators will be randomly selected from the nominees and announced as part of Crayola’s Creativity Week in early 2025. The winners will tour Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex and Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket factory. They will also take home space-themed lessons for their classrooms and may have the opportunity to witness a rocket launch.

Visit Crayola.com/CreativityLaunchestheFuture for more information and to nominate an educator.

Access the Creativity Launches the Future press kit here.

About Crayola:
Crayola LLC, based in Easton, Pa., and a subsidiary of Hallmark Cards, Incorporated, is the worldwide leader in children’s creative expression products. Known for the iconic Crayola Crayon first introduced in 1903, the Crayola brand has grown into a portfolio of innovative art tools, crafting activities and creativity toys that offer children innovative new ways to use color to create everything imaginable. Crayola Learning provides free creative learning resources to K-8 educators to prepare students with academic and life skills that hinge on creativity. Visit www.crayola.com/learning for more information or join the community at www.facebook.com/crayolalearning.

Crayola Creativity Week is a free, week-long event that provides parents and educators around the globe with resources to nurture creativity in children. Throughout the week, educators and parents have access to free, engaging, and inspiring content, including hands-on videos from celebrity talent, downloadable handouts to follow and create along, daily prizes, and a livestream virtual school assembly that brings more than 6 million children together globally across six continents and 100 countries. Crayola partners with companies, education associations, artists, actors, authors, and entrepreneurs who are passionate about inspiring, engaging, and supporting children’s education to bring this program to life.

About Space4All:
Space4All is a national awareness campaign that aims to promote the vast benefits and limitless opportunities associated with space exploration and development for students and jobseekers everywhere who may otherwise believe that a future in space and STEM is unattainable for them. The initiative is managed by four nonprofit organizations – Women in Aerospace, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Blue Origin’s nonprofit Club for the Future and Space Foundation – who work closely with government, corporations, community organizations and academic institutions. Space4All hopes to share the excitement of space on a national scale, ignite interest in future careers in STEM and space, and reveal the many ways that space enhances our lives on Earth. For more information, visit Space4All.us.

About Club for the Future:
Founded by Blue Origin, Club for the Future is a non-profit with the mission to inspire and mobilize future generations to pursue careers in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) for the benefit of Earth. The Club and its partners are doing this through the Postcards to Space program, providing space-focused lessons and events, and activating ambassadors around the world.

About Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex:
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex brings to life the epic story of the U.S. space program, offering multiple days of fun, inspiration and educational activities. Included with admission: Gateway: The Deep Space Launch Complex®, Heroes & Legends, featuring the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame®, presented by Boeing, Space Shuttle Atlantis®, Journey To Mars, space films, the Rocket Garden, Planet Play and the Apollo/Saturn V Center. Get up-close to real flight flown artifacts, meet a veteran NASA astronaut, feel the rumble of a rocket launch and so much more.

#Creativity4All #Space4All #CrayolaCreativityWeek 

Contact: Beth Bartlett, beth.bartlett@dentsu.com

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