The 2021 Y7 Summit took place on

14 - 15 May 2021, 12:00 - 16:00.

The Y7 Summit was the official unveiling of the youth recommendations for world leaders ahead of their G7 Summit.

We welcomed hundreds of young people from across the world for two days of inspiring keynote speeches, engaging panel discussions, empowering workshops and exciting networking opportunities.

You can watch the recording of the Y7 Summit 2021 on our G7 Youth Summit YouTube channel.

Keynote speakers

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George the Poet

George the Poet is a London-born spoken word performer of Ugandan heritage. His innovative brand of musical poetry has won him critical acclaim both as a recording artist and social commentator and seen his work broadcast to billions of people worldwide. In the summer of 2018, he opened the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with his poem ‘The Beauty of Union’, and in 2019, his audio offering ‘Have You Heard George’s Podcast?’ won a prestigious Peabody Award and 5 Gold British Podcast Awards, including the highly-coveted Podcast of the Year.

Lord John Bird MBE

John, The Lord Bird MBE was born into poverty and brought up in care. His life journey has included spells as a prisoner, artist and printer. Now an activist, publisher and Crossbench member of the House of Lords, Lord Bird is the driving force behind The Big Issue Group, which includes the world's most successful street magazine, The Big Issue and its social investment arm, Big Issue Invest. Lord Bird is a business leader with an outstanding record of using enterprise as a force for social change in dismantling the root causes of poverty; and in Parliament, he focuses on poverty prevention, literacy and protecting the rights of future generations.

Ms Jayathma Wickramanayake

Ms. Jayathma Wickramanayake was appointed as the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth in June 2017 at the age of 26. In this role, Jayathma works to expand the UN’s youth engagement and advocacy efforts across all four pillars of work – sustainable development, human rights, peace and security and humanitarian action – and serves as a representative of and advisor to the Secretary-General.


 

Agenda

Friday 14 May, 12:00 - 16:00 BST

calling the world to action

Welcome from the Y7 Chair

  • Sophie Daud, CEO of the Future Leaders Network

A View on the Y7 2021 from the Delegates and Youth Forum

  • Kanako Nannichi, Japanese Delegate

  • Noé Michalon, French Head Delegate

  • Ariane Giraneza, EU Delegate

  • Jeevan Ravindran, Youth Forum member

Keynote from a VIP guest

Keynote Panel: Aspirations for the Y7 2021 from Track Counsellors

  • Professor Ian Chapman, Chief Executive of the UK Atomic Energy Authority

  • Sir Jeremy Farrar, Director of the Wellcome Trust

  • Baroness Martha Lane-Fox, co-founder of lastminute.com

Official presentation of the Y7 recommendations

  • Evie Aspinall, U.K. Head Delegate

  • Rachele De Angelis, Italian Head Delegate

  • Mira Gunkel, German Head Delegate

  • Noé Michalon, French Head Delegate

  • Caroline Sagalchik, U.S.A Head Delegate

  • Michal Skreta, EU Head Delegate

  • Shunta Takino, Japanese Head Delegate

  • Mojann Zibapour, Canadian Head Delegate

Reflections from experts on the Y7 recommendations

Y7 Delegate Call to Action

Workshop: Storytelling for change

  • Cassandra Prena, Social Media Strategist, UN World Food Programme

  • Gioacchino Gargano, Storytellers’ Programme Manager, UN World Food Programme

  • Henry Makiwa, Partnerships and Campaign Advocacy, UN World Food Programme

Keynote: Changing the World through Youth Social Action

  • Ms Jayathma Wickramanayake, UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth

Close

Playing us out

  • Only Boys Aloud

  • Warrenpoint Comholtas

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Saturday 15 May, 12:00 - 16:00 BST

driving forward change as young people

Welcome from Y7 Chair

  • Sophie Daud, CEO of the Future Leaders Network

Keynote Panel: Youth Activism

  • Nwamaka Chidera Ogbonna, researcher and writer

  • Nialah Edari, Freedom March NYC

  • Malish James, founder and Executive Director of Afri-Youth Network

  • Kaushal Shah, founder and CEO of envoPAP

  • Anjali Kareer, Campaign Champion, ‘Send My Friend to School’

A Conversation with Y7 participants on driving forward change as a young person

  • Dominic Jones, U.K. Delegate

  • Rycahel Eric Andriana, French Delegate

  • Carla-Anide Guillaume, Canadian Delegate

  • Erika Dupuis, Canadian Delegate

Keynote: The Importance of Driving Lasting Change for Future Generations

  • Lord John Bird MBE

Celebration of successes

  • Megan Doherty, Co-Chair of the Y7 2021 Implementation Taskforce

  • Anna Harris, Co-Chair of the Y7 2021 Implementation Taskforce

What we’ll take away from the Y7 2021

  • Hannah Schartman, German Delegate

  • Mojann Zibapour, Canadian Delegate

  • Julia Cooke, Youth Forum member

  • Melissa Tranfield, Youth Forum member

Keynote: Delivering systemic youth-led change

  • Courtney Sunna, Manager, Global Community Investment and Philanthropy

Close from the Y7 Chair

  • Sophie Daud, CEO of the Future Leaders Network

Playing us out

  • George the Poet

With thanks to our sponsor

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