World Bank Group Youth Summit 2026 – YOA

Deadline: March 11, 2026

Applications are open for the World Bank Group Youth Summit 2026. The World Bank Group Youth Summit returns for its thirteenth version, inviting younger folks to interact with essentially the most pressing points their technology faces, whereas bringing collectively 1000’s of members from throughout the globe. Under the theme #FutureWorks: Designing Jobs for the Digital Age, this 12 months’s Summit will middle on training and abilities, entrepreneurship, and agriculture.

The Youth Summit is the World Bank Group’s largest annual occasion for youth (ages 18-35) worldwide. It will likely be held on June 11-12, 2026, that includes actions and engagements each on the World Bank Group headquarters in Washington DC and throughout numerous areas.

The mission of the Summit is to:

• Empower youth to discover modern options to improvement challenges;
• Equip youth with the instruments to create and take part in impactful tasks; and
• Foster dialogue between youth, the World Bank Group, and different key international stakeholders.

Program Components for Delegates

Delegates will actively take part in numerous parts of the WBG Youth Summit, which embrace:

• Keynote Addresses and Panel Discussions: Engage with world-famend audio system, policymakers, and improvement consultants on international challenges and modern options.
• Innovation Lab: Take part in palms-on, interactive workshops to co-create modern options for actual World Bank Group Projects (for in-particular person delegates solely).
• Inbteractive Q&A and Polling: Engage with audio system and panelists via dwell Q&A classes and polls.
• Networking Opportunities: Connect with professionals, World Bank Group representatives, personal-sector companions and fellow younger leaders from world wide.
• Career Development Session: Get an OPPORTUNITY to study completely different internships and applications that may launch your profession in worldwide improvement. Past presenters embrace colleagues from WBG, WB Treasury, IMF, UN, IDB, and so forth. 
• Pitch Competition Final: Watch the Pitch Competition remaining dwell, the place the highest finalists showcase their groundbreaking youth-led initiatives and tasks in a Shark Tank-style competitors. Vote for the answer you assume ought to win the Audience Choice Award. 

Benefits

• Be part of a prestigious international platform for youth-pushed influence and innovation.
• Gain insights from business leaders, policymakers, and improvement professionals.
• Expand your international community with like-minded people and consultants.
• Join a community of 10,000+ alumni coming from 170+ nations. All delegates obtain an official certificates of participation.
• Enhance your management, crucial considering, and downside-fixing abilities in a dynamic and interesting surroundings.

By changing into a delegate, you’ll not solely contribute to significant discussions but additionally acquire invaluable information and connections to additional your influence within the improvement area. Apply to be part of this transformative expertise!

Eligibility

• Open to college students, younger professionals, and entrepreneurs with a ardour for know-how, improvement coverage, youth employment and inclusive financial progress.
• Delegates have to be born between 13 June 1990 and 11 June 2008 (inclusive).
  • Minimum age: no less than 18 years previous as of June 11, 2026
  • Maximum age: should not have reached their thirty sixth birthday by June 12, 2026

Application

They invite you to apply, and be a part of to share your concepts, work, lived experiences and to contribute to a worldwide dialogue on constructing inclusive, resilient financial pathways within the digital age. Applications will shut on March 11, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET.

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For extra info, go to World Bank Group Youth Summit.