Closing Event:
“Re-Imagining Youth Economic Opportunity in a Post COVID-19 World"
On Thursday, October 29 from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. EDT, Making Cents International’s YEO Network convened a special closing session of the 2020 Global Youth Economic Opportunities Summit (GYEO) virtual series.
Joined by the Summit’s global community of international youth-led and youth-serving organizations, funders and policymakers, business voices, researchers, technical experts, and young leaders we reflected on the lessons, challenges, and opportunities on our community by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The multi-format event included video and live sessions that brought together voices from across the youth development community. The agenda included:
Event Details
Date & Time:
Thursday, October 29, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. EDT
Format:
Four hours, online, advance registration required.
Registration is free and space is limited.
Schedule of Events:
All program sessions and times listed are subject to change and in EDT.
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9:20 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Generation to Generation Fireside Chat
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9:45 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. Transition Break
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10:20 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Transition Break
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10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Live Breakout Sessions
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11:30 a.m. – 11:35 a.m. Transition Break
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11:35 a.m. – 12:35 p.m. Closing Session: Collective Action for Youth-Centered Development Priorities
Voices from the Community
9:10 a.m. – 9:20 a.m.
Implementing partners from around the world share, what reimagining youth economic opportunities means to them.
Hear from the following organizations:
Voices from the Community
Generation to Generation Fireside Chat
9:20 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
2020 GYEO Youth Voices Sponsor IREX presents will highlight the importance of youth inclusion through a special Generation to Generation Fireside chat featuring a young leader from Nigeria and Director from Ford Foundation.
Expert Lightning Talks - What Does the Pandemic Mean for...
9:50 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.
Experts from fields key to youth economic success share what the pandemic has meant for youth economic inclusion in their respective fields.
Gender and Workforce
Gender and Workforce
Education Technology and Inclusion