Launch of Learning Planet Youth Design Challenge 2026-27

Event Description

This session will launch the next edition of Learning Planet Youth Design Challenge (LPYDC), a year-round initiative inviting thousands of youth (15-26) to submit their projects advancing peace, wellbeing, and sustainability. It provides a platform and expertise to support selected projects, and a growing community of young social innovators.

LPYDC participants and partners will spotlight concrete initiatives and how the right ecosystem helps young leaders to learn through action, transmit their impact, and contribute to better futures for their communities and the planet.

This event will also bring together youth networks, education institutions, the United Nations and funders to explore how we can collaboratively build and amplify meaningful youth-led change. Let’s come together to back bold ideas, and help them grow into lasting impact!

Featuring:
Isabelle Cornu — Group Sustainability Director, FORVIA; General Delegate, FORVIA Foundation
Kathleen Elsig — Director of Global Partnerships, World YMCA
João Armando Gonçalves — Chief Education and Development Officer, World Scouting
Lydia Keating — Deputy Director, Kandersteg International Scout Centre (KISC)
Jihyun Ko — LPYDC Ambassador; Co-founder, WasteWise
Thiago Nogueira — Steering Committee Member, Global Student Forum