Detailed Program Schedule*
(by-invitation only)
*This schedule is for reference only. Final activities and speakers will be confirmed by January 18, 2025. Changes to the schedule may occur due to circumstances beyond our control.
Day 1
Saturday, January 18, 2025
Topic: Self Awareness
Transport Zurich to Davos
By YLD
YLD Icebreakers
Build snowman (tbc)
By YLD
Youth Davos Fondue Dinner
By YLD
Phase: Sprout
Day 2
Sunday, January 19, 2025
Topic: Self Awareness
YLD Workshop
Enneagram / Ecological Civilisation
By April Swando Hu
Nature Activity
Nature
By YLD
Phase: Lotus
Day 3
Monday, January 20, 2025
Topic: AI Science Medicine in Humanity
YLD Workshop
Ikigai: Finding your purpose
By Joseph Jeong
Algorithm for Equality: AI for Good - Leveraging AI to Address Global Challenges
By Equality Lounge
AI Panel Experts
Interview FQ Founder Shelley Zalis (tbc)
By YLD & EL (tbc)
YLD Interview / Round Table (tbc)
AI Experts
By YLD
Reimagining Global Change Through Social Innovation
By Social Innovation House
YLD Workshop
How the disabled (15% of world population) can receive equal opportunity through redesign of education and employment systems.
By WEF Open Forum
Panel Talk: All Abilities Welcome
Panel Talk: Social Innovation
Phase: Mud
Day 4
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Topic: Close the Gender & Planetary Gap
YLD Workshop
Non-Obvious Thinking - discussion on critical thinking
By Joseph Jeong
Active Hope candid conversations led by youth. . Other youth join (eg. Sharing with Kids Help Phone Canada)
By YLD
Youth Leaders Davos Forum
Free time. Self-/Group-organized.
By YLD
YLD Self-Led Activity
The World Economic Forum's 2024 report shows gender parity is 134 years away, with legal equality not ensuring the end of gender-based discrimination.
By WEF Open Forum
Panel Talk: Levelling the Playing Field
Africa House Future Forum or Africa Night Gala Reception
Phase: Mud
Day 5
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Topic: Close the Gender & Planetary Gap
YLD Workshop
Money is an an evolving technology to be managed to be useful 'forever'.
By Joseph Jeong & YLD
Youth explore reporting via "Yale Daily News", J3D.ai platform, etc..
By House of Collaboration & YLD
Youth Reporters Studio by YLD (tbc)
Free time. Self-/Group-organized.
By YLD
YLD Activity
Afreximbank x Africa Collective Night (tbc)
By Africa Collective
Africa Collective Night (tbc)
Peace Gala (tbc)
Foresight Whitepaper 2125 by Global Leaders
By House of Collaboration
Phase: Bloom
Day 6
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Topic: Close the Gender & Planetary Gap
YLD Workshop
Geopolitics: Balancing east west / yin yang
By AI Cheng (tbc) & YLD
Panel Talk: Making the Case for Nature
What are the opportunities and challenges of granting nature legal personhood to empower communities to protect our rivers, forests, etc.
By WEF Open Forum
World Woman Davos Agenda’s Equality Moonshot
By WWDA & YLD (tbc)
YLD Activity
Free time. Self-/Group-organized.
By YLD
Phase: Splash
Day 7
Friday, January 24, 2025
Topic: Economic Resilience & Geopolitics
What's your Moonshot Goal -- discussion of YOUR Ikigai and finding your North Star in life.
By Joseph Jeong
YLD Workshop
SLF is a world-renowned research institute focussing on natural hazards, mountain ecosystems, and snow and ice in a changing world. (tbc)
By SLF & YLD (tbc)
Visit Tour
Workshop Digital Education
By Ahura House & YLD (tbc)
YLD Closing Dinner
Declare a SMART goal with UP Game Time (tbc)
By Lucian T & YLD (tbc)
Phase: Bloom
Day 8
Saturday, January 25, 2025
Cultural Activity
Tour art / cultural activity (optional)
By YLD
Transport to Zurich Airport
By YLD
Phase: Splash
Speakers
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Jonathan Barry
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Joshua Bloom
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Bill Browder
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Marcelo Garcia
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Anna Gawlikowska
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James Landay
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James Ong
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Alex Liu (tbc)
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Ambriel Pouncy
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Puay Guan Goh
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Melissa Stires
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Maryann Tseng
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Shelley Zalis (tbc)
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Lu Zhang
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Please note that the above schedule is subject to change. Please contact us for the latest schedule & program breakdown.