Firstly, the Youth Engagement Summit (YES2009) is a platform to bring global attention to the need to ENGAGE a generation of youth who believe in change.
The future of any country depends on how well it can engage our most promising resource, the youth. And the youth of Southeast Asia, all 200 million of them are more connected, ready for change and forward looking than before.
These youth will lead their countries in the next 5 years. We have to engage them now!
How? Youth Engagement happens when youths make themselves heard, and leaders to truly listen. Which is why YES2009 was created to
- Bring together regional leaders and change icons are ready to hear them out. To learn how to listen better, and how to engage them!
- Bring the voice of 200 million Southeast Asian youth into the global spotlight like no other event in history
The second goal is to awaken the interest and heighten awareness of all Asian youth – young people who are interested in change (but are not leadership oriented). YES 2009 is intended to engage them in critical and constructive discussions amongst their peers and with global change icons and respected personalities and motivate youth all over Asia to take a further step towards becoming active members of their community.
In doing so, we hope to engage and communicate with the following audience;
- Active youth leaders;
- Youth who want to be part of a movement for the better of their communities;
- World leaders in business, government, entertainment, etc.;
- The general public;
- Media & Awareness
Today’s youth think critically and believe in a better and peaceful world. They want to get involved in global change. They believe that together, they are able to create and/or offer new, original and better solutions to the socio-economic and ecological challenges facing the world today. We have designed YES2009 to be the spark of the movement.
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