Generation Connect will host a virtual event “Passing the Torch: Connecting Generations of Digital Leaders 2026” on 12 August 2026 from 12h00-13h00 CET. 

The objective of this event is to acknowledge and celebrate the accomplishments of the outgoing cohort of Generation Connect Youth Envoys (GCYE) as well as welcome the new cohort to the Generation Connect community, and celebrating the UN International Youth Day – “Different Contexts, Common Aspirations.” 

This is a closed event. Attendence will be upon invitation only.

Agenda

Time (CEST) Agenda
 12h00 – 12h05  Welcome  
 12h05 – 12h10  BDT Director’s Opening RemarkOpening Remarks by BDT Director (video message)s  
 12h10 – 12h14  Icebreaker   
 12h14 – 12h19  Overview of Accomplishments of the Outgoing GCYE Cohort   
 12h19 – 12h47  Interactive Discussion: Global Reflection on the Past and Future of GCYE  
 12h47 – 12h51  Reflection from GCYE HQ Team   
 12h51 – 12h54  Presentation of Certificates Recognizing the Outgoing GCYE   
 12h54 – 12h57  Announcements by GC HQ Team
 12h57 – 13h00  Closing Remarks