CIPE's inaugural Youth Leadership Conference will bring together CIPE staff, local partners, and relevant organizations from around the world to raise awareness about the most pressing economic and political challenges facing youth. The Conference will demonstrate private sector-led solutions to current youth issues and showcase the research and advocacy projects of the Youth Leaders selected as part of CIPE’s Youth Leadership Program.

Building on CIPE’s previous work engaging with youth as future civic, political, and business leaders, the Youth Leadership Program is a four-month, non-residential program that aims to both increase the visibility of economic issues affecting youth, who are critical actors in the COVID-19 response, and to create a platform for young people to amplify their voices. CIPE selected five outstanding Youth Leaders, one each from Nigeria, Rwanda, the Philippines, Zambia, and Kenya. Each leader conducted either an advocacy or research project around the themes “Youth and Private Enterprise” or “Youth and Democracy.” You can learn more about the Program and the Youth Leaders here.

CIPE's Youth Leadership Conference aims to foster dialogue, spark ideas, and encourage bold thinking about ways in which the private sector and multi-stakeholder collaboration can meet the needs of today's youth.