Be open, be impatient, be hopeful: Sundar Pichai tells graduates of 2020

Google CEO Sundar Pichai had a special message for the graduating class of 2020, urging them to be open, hopeful and “impatient”, and exuded confidence that they have a “chance to change everything”. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, on-ground graduation ceremonies are giving way to virtual ones. Google’s video platform YouTube organised a virtual event to give a farewell to these students.

The ceremony saw participation from former US President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama, Korean pop group BTS, singers Beyoncé and Lady Gaga, former Defense Secretary Robert M Gates, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and activist Malala Yousafzai.

“I don’t think this is the graduation ceremony any of you imagined.