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UN Photo#YouthLead: Inclusive digital future for all - Breakout session, Action Day 1, Summit of the Future
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Building on the Pact for the Future and the Global Digital Compact, this session seeks to underscore the concerns of youth in the digital age, from the lack of meaningful youth participation in AI and digital governance to the need for equitable access to digital tools for youth of all backgrounds. Further, it will explore ways young people have already been using their creativity, energy, and innovative perspectives to drive positive social change with the help of digital technologies.
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Speakers:
Anatola Araba, Artist, futurist, and award-winning filmmaker
Daniella Esi Darlington, ITU Secretary General's Youth Advisory Board
Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Edward Kwakwa, Assistant Director General, Global Challenges and Partnerships Sector, WIPO
Efe Johnson, Founder of XariAfrica Academy and UNDP & Samsung Generation17 Young Leader
Emra Mian, Director General for Digital Technologies and Telecoms at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)
Hamza Hameed, Senior Practice Manager for Space & Connectivity, Access Partnership Singapore
Malik Afegbua, Nigerian filmmaker, artist, and creative technologist
Marcos Athias Neto, Assistant Administrator and Director, for Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS) UNDP
Melissa Muñoz, Director of Innovation at the Government Office of Information and Communication Technologies of the Dominican Republic (OGTIC)
Mohamed Bangura, Minister of Youth Affairs of Sierra Leone
Nchimunuya Munyama, CEO at Netagrow Technologies
Sara Sabry, Executive Director of Deep Space Initiative
Tayma Abdalhadi, Innovator of User-centric, Digital Solutions
Yurii Romashko, CEO of the think tank Institute of Analytics and Advocacy
Zubair Junjunia, Social Entrepreneur and founder of ZNotes and UNDP & Samsung Generation17 Young Leader
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The Action Days will kick off with a youth-lead half day, convened by the United Nations Youth Office in close collaboration with other UN entities and relevant networks.
The Action Days are an opportunity to elevate the voice of youth in the multilateral system, as key participants in efforts to secure breakthroughs in global cooperation. The day will be convened under the theme of "#YouthLead for the Future: We believe in the promise of a better world for all".