G7 Youth Summit (Y7)
The official youth engagement group for the G7 (Group of 7), the forum for the seven most advanced economies in the world.
The Y7 is a process which brings together young leaders from across the globe, to discuss and debate global challenges and agree policy recommendations they would like to see G7 leaders take forward.
The list of policy recommendations is known as a communiqué, which is announced publicly at the Y7 Summit and presented to world leaders as part of the official G7 summit.
Our 2025 Y7 Delegation
Date: May 5th – May 9th 2025
Location: Ottawa, Canada
Delegates: The following represented the voice of young people in the U.K. at the Y7 Summit this year:
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- Katharine Macy (Head delegate, Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technology Delegate)
- Louis Smith (Energy and Environment Delegate)
- Shakana Sheppard (Peace and Security Delegate)
- Joshua Hardy (Economy and Supply Chain Resilience Delegate)
Our Previous Y7 Delegations…
2024 Y7 Delegation:
Date: 20th May – 24th May 2024
Location: Rome, Italy
Delegates: The following represented the voice of young people in the U.K. at the Y7 Summit this year:
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- Melody Stephen (Head Delegate and Innovation and Digital Transformation Delegate)
- Ozzy Barker (Inclusion and Equal Opportunities Delegate)
- Folu Ogunyeye (New Skills, Entrepreneurship, and the Future of Work Delegate)
- Juhie Radia (Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change Delegate)
2023 Y7 Delegation:
Date: 7th April 2023 – 13th April 2023
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Delegates: The following represented the voice of young people in the U.K. at the Y7 Summit this year:
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- Renee Kapuku (Head Delegate, Digital Innovation and Transformation Track)
- Robert Murtagh (Climate and Environment Track)
- Molly Hartill (Global Health and Happiness Track)
- Loshini Subendran (Economic Resilience Track)
2022 Y7 Delegation:
Date: 16th May 2022 – 20th May 2022
Location: Berlin, Germany
Delegates: The following represented the voice of young people in the U.K. at the Y7 Summit this year:
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- Safia Sangster (Head Delegate, Reshaping Democracies Track)
- Michael Yip (Economic Transformation for Shared Progress Track)
- Annabel Rice (Sustainable and Green Planet Track)
- Zain Iqbal (Global Health and Solidarity Track)
2021 Y7 Delegation:
Date: 14th May 2021 – 15th May 2021
Location: Cornwall, United Kingdom
Delegates: The following represented the voice of young people in the U.K. at the Y7 Summit this year:
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- Evie Aspinall (Head Delegate, Digital and Technology Delegate)
- Haarith Ndiaye (Health Delegate)
- Jouja Maamri (Climate Delegate)
- Dominic Jones (Economy Delegate)
2020 Y7 Delegation:
Date: June 3rd – June 5th, 2020
Location: Washington, United States
Delegates: The following represented the voice of young people in the U.K. at the Y7 Summit this year:
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Virginia Stuart-Taylor (Head Delegate)
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Mohamed Abdelrhman
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James Forsey
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Zoe Martin
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2019 Y7 Delegation:
Date: 9th June 2019 – 14th June 2019
Location: Paris, France
Delegates: The following represented the voice of young people in the U.K. at the Y7 Summit this year:
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James Da Costa (Head Delegate)
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Abdulkadir Elmi (Delegate for Technological Inequality)
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Anna Harris (Delegate for Economic Inequality)
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Jennifer Okolo (Delegate for Gender Inequality)
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2018 Y7 Delegation:
Date: 16th April 2018 – 19th April 2018
Location: Ottawa, Canada
Delegates: The following represented the voice of young people in the U.K. at the Y7 Summit this year:
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Louis Bickler (Head Delegate)
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Sara Mills (Delegate for Future of Work)
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Tom Pollard (Delegate for Gender Equality)
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Mamataj Begum (Delegate for Climate and Environment)
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2017 Y7 Delegation:
Date: 7th May 2017 – 9th May 2017
Location: Rome, Italy
Delegates: The following represented the voice of young people in the U.K. at the Y7 Summit this year:
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Jordan Abdi (Head Delegate)
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Edith Whitehead (Delegate for Production)
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Dunola Oladapo (Delegate for Skills)
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Zeba Zaidi (Delegate for Labour)
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2016 Y7 Delegation:
Date: 30th April 2016 – 3rd May 2016
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Delegates: The following represented the voice of young people in the U.K. at the Y7 Summit this year:
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Sophie Daud (Head Delegate)
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George Darrah (Delegate for Sustainable Development)
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Loksan Harley (Delegate for International Security)
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Majdi Silk (Delegate for Labour and Economy)
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