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The WSIS+20 High-Level Event 2025 will take place from 7 to 11 July 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland, hosted by ITU and co-organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNDP, and UNCTAD. The Agenda and Programme for the Event are built based on official submissions received during the Open Consultation Process (OCP).


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Monday 7 July


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Knowledge Café: Youth building the digital future - WSIS+20 Review and Beyond 2025
WSIS

12:15 – 13:45 (UTC+02:00) Room K
Interactive workshop-style youth-led discussions to ideate the youth vision for the next 20 years of the WSIS process. The session will facilitate a collaborative, youth-led dialogue to generate actionable, context-specific solutions to a particular…
Session recording available Light meals will be offered to attendees during the session Youth Knowledge Café
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Global Classrooms, Local Action: Empowering Youth with Digital Tools to Address Real-World Challenges
Shanghai Green Light-Year

13:00 – 13:45 (UTC+02:00) Room F
Our youth speakers, representing different corners of the world, have harnessed digital tools in remarkable ways. In the realm of Education for sustainable development, they utilized AI to collect and analyze vast amounts of Climate Change Education…
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Roundtable: Young Professionals-- Enhancing Your Career Skills in the Internet Governance Space
USCIB / ICANN

13:00 – 13:45 (UTC+02:00) Room E
As the digital landscape evolves, the demand for skilled, informed, and agile professionals in Internet governance is greater than ever. This interactive roundtable brings together young and seasoned professionals, mentors, and stakeholders from…
141
Multilateral Intergenerational High-Level Dialogue: Youth Special Track
WSIS

14:00 – 15:00 (UTC+02:00) Plenary Room C
This intergenerational high-level dialogue will bring together multilateral leaders and young changemakers to discuss the role of youth digital leadership and innovation in the next phase of digital transformation. The discussion will center around…
273
Intergenerational Dialogue: Technology for Innovation and Global Resilience
IEEE

15:00 – 15:45 (UTC+02:00) Room F
This session will facilitate an intergenerational dialogue on leveraging technology for innovation and global resilience, focusing on ethical Artificial Intelligence (AI), digital inclusion, and climate action. It will explore regulatory challenges…
Session recording available Contributing Partner Youth Interactive Session
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Promoting Education and Youth Development through Information Technology
International Competence Development Committee (ICDC), The Chinese Society of Educational Development Strategy (CSEDS)

16:00 – 16:45 (UTC+02:00) Room F
Currently, the rapid development of information technology, particularly artificial intelligence and digital technologies, is reshaping the landscape of education and the pathways for youth development with unprecedented depth and breadth. This…
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Youth contributing to digital and outcomes of the special track
WSIS

17:00 – 17:45 (UTC+02:00) Room L
This session will bring together moderators from the day’s youth sessions to share key insights, audience contributions, and actionable recommendations. It will serve as a synthesis of the WSIS+20 Youth Special Track, highlighting how youth are…
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WSIS Youth Networking Reception
WSIS

18:30 – 21:00 (UTC+02:00) Cafeteria
To the dreamers, doers, and youth shaping what’s next — this one’s for you. Join the WSIS Youth Networking Reception at WSIS+20 High-Level Event 2025, a vibrant celebration of the young people shaping the future of digital innovation and cooperation.…
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