The One Young World Summit is the world’s largest gathering of the next generation of global leaders. The Summit brings together young leaders representing 190+ countries and 250+ organisations, to confront the biggest challenges facing humanity and accelerate their social impact.
Over 2,000 delegates to the One Young World Summit will come to Belfast for four life-changing days of knowledge-sharing and networking, where they will be counselled by some of the most influential political, business and humanitarian leaders in the world. Everyone who attends gains lifelong membership to the One Young World Global Community, committed to building a fair, sustainable future for all. This exciting event will provide young leaders and businesses from Northern Ireland with an opportunity to effect meaningful change on a global level.
With tickets on sale and registrations already strong, the Summit provides an opportunity for businesses to partner with One Young World so their organisation’s outstanding young leaders can develop the skills to tackle the world’s greatest problems.
One young leader attending this year’s conference is social entrepreneur and Social Enterprise Training and Development Officer, Aimée Clint. Aimée is author of No Two Stars Are The Same, a series of two books she wrote to improve people’s understanding of autism.
The Diana Award winner encouraged local young leaders and businesses to be part of this unique opportunity.
She said: “Having the One Young World Summit in Belfast really is a once in a lifetime event which has the power to be truly life changing for everyone taking part.
“This is a chance for Northern Ireland’s best young leaders to join with the brightest young people from around the world all leveraged by an incredibly strong corporate network which, together, has the power to impact seismic change.”
Meanwhile, delegates become Ambassadors post-event and are automatically eligible to attend future summits as a Returning Ambassador. They are also given lifetime membership of the One Young World Community.
These benefits include access to exclusive programmes, high-level speaking engagements, mentorship, curated events, media opportunities, impact measurement and year-round support from a dedicated Community Team.
One Young World Counsellor Jackie Henry, Managing Partner, People & Purpose, Deloitte UK said there is so much the people of Belfast can talk about to these young people.
She said: “At Deloitte, we’ve been proudly supporting One Young World since 2011 – and this year, I’m delighted that we’ll be welcoming over 2,000 young leaders to join us here in Belfast. It’s an opportunity for us share our story and there’s so much that young people visiting the city can learn from the people of Belfast – particularly on the 25th anniversary of the peace accord.
“It’s always brilliant to see the impact that One Young World and their ambassadors continue to make in developing a new generation of future leaders. We’ve got a delegation of incredible young people from Deloitte taking part this year, including some of our own team from Belfast, and I’m looking forward to joining them at the summit.”
Following the opening ceremony, which will take place at the SSE Arena, delegates and returning Ambassadors will spend three days of the One Young World Summit at the award-winning ICC Belfast for an action-packed agenda of speeches, panels, workshops and networking events.
Following a global consultation process, the five plenary challenges for the One Young World Summit 2023 to consider have been announced. Fittingly, as the summit takes place in Belfast, peace and reconciliation play a central role. Organisers are proud that One Young World will be in the city to mark the 25th anniversary of the peace accord in Northern Ireland.
The One Young World Summit 2023 plenary challenges
- Peace and Reconciliation: How can communities build and sustain lasting peace?
- Climate Emergency: How can we insure responsible stewardship of our planet’s resources?
- Food Crisis: How can we end this global food crisis before it becomes a hunger catastrophe?
- Education: How can we fight inequality through education?
- Mental Health: How can we make mental health a priority?
At previous One Young World Summit delegates have been counselled by activists, entrepreneurs, Nobel Laureates and CEOs of Global Businesses such as Lewis Hamilton, Arianna Huffington, and Professor Muhammed Yunus amongst many other global figures.
Since launching in 2009, One Young World Summit has developed into a major forum for governments, NGOs and businesses to face the youth of the world and partner in tackling global challenges with the next generation of socially responsible entrepreneurs. The One Young World community has grown to a network of over 13,500 Ambassadors, whose projects have gone on to impact 35.8 million people worldwide.
Many companies increase their level of involvement each year, demonstrating their ever-growing commitment to young people.
To find out how you can partner with One Young World, how an individual can attend the summit or for scholarship details visit www.oneyoungworld.com/attend-summit. You can also email [email protected] and keep up to date using #OYW2023.
About One Young World
One Young World is the global community for young leaders. Its mission is to create a fair, sustainable future for all, by developing young leaders who are taking action to solve the world’s big challenges. It builds young leaders’ expertise, elevates their profiles and inspires them to increase their impact.
One Young World offers an unrivalled platform to affect change at a global level. With a network of more than 13,500 Ambassadors, innovative initiatives led by the One Young World community have directly impacted 35.8 million people globally since 2010. For every $1 invested, One Young World Ambassadors deliver $16 of social value.
In 2021 alone, Ambassador projects mitigated 812,000 tonnes of CO2, supported 273,229 people experiencing poverty, and generated $558 million of social value.
Its annual One Young World Summit brings together the brightest young leaders from every country and sector who are working to accelerate social impact across the globe. Delegates to the One Young World Summit from 190+ countries are counselled by influential political, business and humanitarian leaders such as President Mary Robinson, Dr Jane Goodall, Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, and the Duchess of Sussex, amongst many other global figures.
To date, Summits have taken place in London (2010), Zurich (2011), Pittsburgh (2012), Johannesburg (2013), Dublin (2014), Bangkok (2015), Ottawa (2016), Bogota (2017), The Hague (2018), London (2019), Munich (2021) and Manchester (2022). The next Summit will take place in Belfast, Northern Ireland between 2– 5th October 2023.
Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada: “The One Young World Summit is an unparalleled network of forward-thinking, progressive leaders from every corner of the world.”
Bob Geldof, Activist and Musician: “It’s not small this, it’s not a talking shop…At One Young World Summit the delegates get to share the problems of their own countries and together, through social media and throughout the year, they engage with their governments and their own leaders to try and resolve the problems. It’s very effective.”
VICE: “The world’s largest & most impactful youth leadership summit.”
SABC: “At the One Young World Summit leaders old and young come together to say, ‘enough – let’s make the solutions to tomorrow’s problems today.”
New York Times: “A firecracker of optimism… almost utopian.”
Late Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu: “One Young World gives my generation hope that we might leave behind a better, more compassionate world with no hunger, poverty or war.”
One Young World Belfast 2023 will be delivered with a range of private and public sector partners and sponsors in Northern Ireland – including Belfast City Council, Conference Partners International, Connected Citizens, Department for the Economy, Department of Finance, Education Authority, Tourism Northern Ireland, Visit Belfast and ICC Belfast.
