Youth Leadership Summit 2019
Eligibility:
Any student studying at an accredited university around the world is eligible to apply. We are also inviting applications from young professionals who are below the age of 30.
Program duration: July 11–13, 2019
Registration fee: BDT 6000 for Bangladeshi students
BDT 8000 for Bangladeshi young professionals
USD 200 for all international participants (without accommodation)
USD 400 for all international participants (with accommodation)
* Need-based financial aid opportunities will be provided to eligible candidates
About YLS
The 3-day Youth Leadership Summit focuses on the core challenges encountered by youth leaders. Through a competitive screening process, YLS brings a diverse group of young delegates from around the world together with distinguished experts, innovators, and leaders in the public, private, and non-profit sectors for a journey of collective exploration, reflection, and networking. The summit features a mix of plenaries and panels on entrepreneurship, global citizenship, education and career, gender and leadership, politics, and innovation. Team-building activities and reflection sessions give delegates opportunities to deepen their understanding of effective, meaningful, and inclusive leadership. Eligible applicants are in college, university, or at the start of their career.
Components
Leadership Training
Participants learn strategies to exercise leadership to address pressing local, national, and global challenges effectively.
Intergenerational Knowledge Sharing
The summit provides participants with the invaluable opportunity to interact with inspiring and distinguished experts and innovators from the private, public, and nonprofit sectors.
Networking
Participants gain access to a powerful global network of bright, accomplished, and visionary youth leaders.
Objectives
- Create a common space for an inter-generational dialogue and knowledge sharing on pressing local, national, and global challenges
- Facilitate leadership training for youth and enable them to make informed decisions about their career
- Foster connections among youth determined to engage in courageous, compassionate, and competent leadership around the world
5 Summits
1575 Delegates
Gallery
Delivering the introductory remarks at YLS 2014
Speaking about his personal leadership journey
Chairing the closing ceremony of YLS 214
Keynote address at YLS 2014
Leadership for a Fractured world, Leadership session at YLS 2016
Keynote speech on 'Leading with Purpose' at the opening ceremony of YLS 2016
Leadership session on 'Immunity to Change' at YLS 2016
Abrar A. Anwar, CEO, Standard Chartered Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat, U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh Sara Hossain, Founding Board Member, BYLC & Honorary Director, BLAST Pauline Tamesis, UNDP Country Director
Professor Abdullah Abu Sayeed giving speech in the Youth Leadership Summit 2018.
Speakers in the 'Reimagining education for a changing world' session in Youth Leadership Summit 2018.
In the last day of Youth Leadership Summit 2018, delegates are taking oath to serve the country.
In Youth Leadership Summit 2018, delegates co-created the Youth Manifesto and hand over it to the representatives of political parties