‘Be open, be hopeful’: Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s mantra for class of 2020

Google CEO Sundar Pichai wants today’s youth to “be open, hopeful and impatient” and has the faith that they have a “chance to change everything” as the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic.

The advice was for the graduating class off 2020 who Pichai addressed on Sunday in a virtual ceremony, organised by Google’s video platform You Tube. The event was called Dear Class of 2020.

“I don’t think this is the graduation ceremony any of you imagined. At a time when you should be celebrating all the knowledge you’ve gained, you may be grieving what you’ve lost: the moves you planned, the jobs you earned, and the experiences you were looking forward to. In bleak moments like these, it can be difficult to find hope,” Pichai said, reports news agency PTI.