Day one
Leadership lab
Sector briefings from regional leaders, investors and regulators, then focus-area allocation.
Nairobi
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Africa Youth Leadership Summit
Our first East African edition: leadership labs, climate adaptation and policy clinics with host organisations across Nairobi.
Africa will be home to a third of the world’s young people by 2030. The Nairobi summit is built with East African partners and puts delegates to work on the adaptation and governance questions that will define the decade.
Programme
Day two
Site visits
Delegates spend the day with climate adaptation projects and host organisations across Nairobi.
Day three
Policy clinic
Teams develop a proposal with a named counterpart organisation and a county official.
Day four
Pitch and pledge
Proposals pitched to a pilot fund; Youth 2030 commitments signed; selected teams leave with seed support.
Focus areas
Youth Leadership 2030
Leadership skills, youth agency and the 2030 Agenda.
Climate Action
Adaptation, climate finance and a just transition.
Sustainable Innovation
Technology and enterprise for the SDGs.
Session chairs
Dr. Ayesha Rahman
Director, Global Youth Leadership Initiative
Chidi Nwachukwu
Partner, Sahel Climate Ventures
Leila Benali
Programme Director, Open Cities Initiative