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Discover the future youth
want, the action we need.
2021 YOUNGA Youth Delegate Communiqué features key policy recommendations from youth
across 137 countries.
across 137 countries.
Our forum gets you right up close to world leaders, decision-makers and celebrity influencers.

Schedule At A Glance
Innovation Masterminds
Youth delegates only
Live sessions that connect Youth Delegates directly with VIP speakers in an intimate immersive setting to discuss global challenges, co-create solutions and exchange ideas. Shake the hands of peers around the word.
Four Week Leadership and Training Program
Youth delegates only
Youth Delegates receive access to a bespoke four week leadership and advocacy training program by BridgingTheGap Ventures, along with curated career advancement and networking opportunities. Apply Today
Global Programming
Open to everyone
Live streamed worldwide, our mainstage features candid intergenerational fireside chats between influential leaders and young changemakers, along with immersive 360 performances using mixed-reality.
Speakers United for Impact Including
Lewis Tan
Actor (Mortal Kombat) and martial artist
Ahmad Alhendawi
Youngest Secretary-General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) and first-ever United Nations Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth
Cara Delevingne
Model, actress and co-founder of MyEcoResolution
Johanna Lissinger
Ambassador, Ministry of the Environment, Sweden
Chief, Ogimaa Atcha-koo-way, Jim
Knowledgekeeper Foothills Ojibway, Turtle Island
Pitbull
Mr. Worldwide, Grammy Award-Winning Rapper, Songwriter and Record Producer
Julianne Hough
CEO and Founder of KINRGY
Kalen Allen
Digital Creator and Actor
Miya Cech
Actress (Nickelodeon's "The Astronauts")
Drew Ray Tanner
Actor on Riverdale, Somewhere Between and You Me Her, and Musician
Claudia Romo Edelman
Mexican-Swiss diplomat, social entrepreneur, and global mobilization expert
Alyson Stoner
Multi-disciplinary Artist, Writer and Digital Creator
Nikki Reed
Actress, entrepreneur and founder of BaYou with Love
Nick Vujicic
Speaker, Author, Evangelist and Entrepreneur
Cyrill Gutsch
Founder and CEO of Parley for Oceans
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Immersive VR/XR performances.
Inspiration from young changemakers around the world.
The experience
Cross-Sector and Intergenerational Dialogues
Participate in thematic discussions that bring together media influencers, policymakers, industry experts and young changemakers under 30. Programming ensures everyone is at the table to discuss, debate and co-create solutions.
Inclusive and Accessible
YOUNGA is accessible to audiences worldwide as a virtual concert and online conference, allowing regional watch parties set up in classrooms, school campuses, community centres and offices around the globe allowing for participants to interact.
Quality Engagement
BridgingTheGap Forums speakers, partners and audience members are equals. Engage in candid conversations, interactive Q&A sessions, roundtable discussions and innovation masterminds with a diverse community of leaders on topics you are passionate about.
Actionable
This is not another initiative to talk about the change we need—BridgingTheGap Forums focus on turning ideas into action. All speakers and partners will select a call-to-action for audiences to do in their community related to a cause they are passionate about.

A new kind of virtual event—immersive and interactive
It’s not enough to just be at the table. At YOUNGA you’re invited to be an active contributor.
With the use of experiential technologies, speakers can see, hear and sit with Youth Delegates as if they were in the same room.
Put your ideas at the centre of critical discussions across our thematic tracks:
- Future of Education and Work
- Climate Action and Sustainable Living
- Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Equality and Inclusion
- Peace and Justice
Explore cross-cutting topics with experts in social innovation, technology and mindfulness.

Missed our 2020 Global Broadcast?
100+ industry partners, reaching young leaders across 243 Nations and Territories
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2021 Youth Champions
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Founding Chair
Kelly Lovell
CEO, BridgingTheGap Ventures
2021 Impact Advisors
Jeff Hoffman
Chairman, Global Entrepreneurship Network
Peter Nguyen
Founder & CEO, Ad Exchange Group
Brandi Veil
Founder and CEO, Being Investments Company
Ari Eisenstat
Futurist Innovation Educator and Impact Investor
Justin Markell
Director of Community, Kindred and Founder, Good Decisions Only
Virginia Salas Kastilio
Hyper Connector and Founder, I Trust You