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
Event Schedule
Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m.
Join Making Cents' Director of the YEO Network Sarah Sladen as we kick off the closing event for the 2020 GYEO Summit.
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.
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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
