For any questions, please contact us at [email protected]. News and events on Facebook World Bank Group Youth to Youth (Y2Y) Community TIME PROGRAM LOCATION 8:30 – 9:30am External Registration MC Front Lobby 9:30 – 9:35am Y2Y Community Welcome: Kavita Gupta, Y2Y Steering Committee Preston Auditorium 9:35 – 9:45am Welcome Address: Hasan A. Tuluy, Vice President, Latin America & Caribbean, WBG 9:45 – 9:55am Opening Remarks: Caroline Anstey, Managing Director, WBG 10:00 – 11:30am ADDRESSING THE ISSUE OF YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT: ISSUES AND THE CAUSES • Samuel Freije, World Development Report 2013 Team, World Bank • Romina Bandura, Youth Employment Specialist, ILO • Kalpana Kochhar, Chief Economist South-East Asia, World Bank • Jianxiong Peng, East Asia Region, Entrepreneur Moderator: David Robalino, Jobs Knowledge Platform Leader, World Bank Discussions from the expert panel on the urgent situation of global youth unemployment trends and findings in order to create job opportunities and increase gender inclusion in diverse sectors of economy. 11:30 – 1:00pm Lunch Break/GYC Expo MC Atrium 12:00 – 12:30pm JUNIOR PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATE PROGRAM INTRODUCTION Preston Auditorium 1:00 – 2:30pm DIALOGUES AND SOLUTIONS TO YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT • Caroline Freund, MENA Chief Economist, World Bank • Ronan Farrow, Advisor to U.S. Secretary of State on Youth Issues • Constantino Gonzalez, Young Political Leader, Mexico • Matthew De Galan, Senior Fellow, Global Initiatives Team, Nike Foundation • Branka Minic, Director, Global Corporate & Government Affairs, Manpower Discussions from the expert panel regarding their experiences in creating job opportunities in their regions and professional sectors. Panelists will share practical ideas and personal insights on the topic. 2:30 – 3:00pm Coffee Break MC Front Lobby 3:00 – 4:00pm YOUTH INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP • Mr.Dennis Szeszko, Entrepreneur, Agriculture/International Trade, Mexico • Mr. E. SarathBabu, SAR Entrepreneur, FoodKing, India • Mr. Nnaemeka C. Ikegwuonu, Executive Director, The Smallholders Foundation Preston Auditorium 4:00 – 5:00pm YOUTH VOICES ON THE ISSUES: WORK GROUP DISCUSSION • Working group of 10–15 people discussing case studies • Presentation by Y2Y Steering Committee member on first three panels and inputs by youth working groups • Q&A 5:00 – 5:15pm Closing Remarks: Pamela Cox, Vice President, East Asia and the Pacific, WBG Global Youth Conference 2012 Youth Unemployment Empowering Solutions through Innovation and Inclusion AGENDA Wednesday March 7 | 9:30am to 5:00pm | Preston Auditorium | MC Building Wednesday, March 7

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Page 1: Wednesday, March 7 AGENDA - World Banksiteresources.worldbank.org/INTYTOYCOMMUNITY/...Agenda_March_7… · 9:30 – 9:35am Y2Y Community Welcome: Kavita Gupta, Y2Y Steering Committee

For any questions, please contact us at [email protected].

News and events on FacebookWorld Bank Group Youth to Youth (Y2Y) Community

TIME PROGRAM LOCATION

8:30 – 9:30am External Registration MC Front Lobby

9:30 – 9:35am Y2Y Community Welcome: Kavita Gupta, Y2Y Steering Committee Preston Auditorium

9:35 – 9:45am Welcome Address: Hasan A. Tuluy, Vice President, Latin America & Caribbean, WBG

9:45 – 9:55am Opening Remarks: Caroline Anstey, Managing Director, WBG

10:00 – 11:30am ADDRESSING THE ISSUE OF YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT: ISSUES AND THE CAUSES

•Samuel Freije, World Development Report 2013 Team, World Bank •Romina Bandura, Youth Employment Specialist, ILO •Kalpana Kochhar, Chief Economist South-East Asia, World Bank •Jianxiong Peng, East Asia Region, Entrepreneur

Moderator: David Robalino, Jobs Knowledge Platform Leader, World BankDiscussions from the expert panel on the urgent situation of global youth unemployment trends and findings in order to create job opportunities and increase gender inclusion in diverse sectors of economy.

11:30 – 1:00pm Lunch Break/GYC Expo MC Atrium

12:00 – 12:30pm JUNIOR PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATE PROGRAM INTRODUCTION Preston Auditorium

1:00 – 2:30pm DIALOGUES AND SOLUTIONS TO YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT

• Caroline Freund, MENA Chief Economist, World Bank • Ronan Farrow, Advisor to U.S. Secretary of State on Youth Issues • Constantino Gonzalez, Young Political Leader, Mexico • Matthew De Galan, Senior Fellow, Global Initiatives Team, Nike Foundation• Branka Minic, Director, Global Corporate & Government Affairs, Manpower

Discussions from the expert panel regarding their experiences in creating job opportunities in their regions and professional sectors. Panelists will share practical ideas and personal insights on the topic.

2:30 – 3:00pm Coffee Break MC Front Lobby

3:00 – 4:00pm YOUTH INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

•Mr.Dennis Szeszko, Entrepreneur, Agriculture/International Trade, Mexico •Mr. E. SarathBabu, SAR Entrepreneur, FoodKing, India •Mr. Nnaemeka C. Ikegwuonu, Executive Director, The Smallholders Foundation

Preston Auditorium

4:00 – 5:00pm YOUTH VOICES ON THE ISSUES: WORK GROUP DISCUSSION

•Working group of 10–15 people discussing case studies•Presentation by Y2Y Steering Committee member on first three panels and inputs by youth working groups•Q&A

5:00 – 5:15pm Closing Remarks: Pamela Cox, Vice President, East Asia and the Pacific, WBG

Global Youth Conference 2012Youth Unemployment

Empowering Solutions through Innovation and Inclusion

AGENDA

Wednesday March 7 | 9:30am to 5:00pm | Preston Auditorium | MC Building

Wednesday, March 7