Agenda and Programme

WSIS Forum 2026 will take place from 6 to 10 July in Geneva, Switzerland, co-hosted by the ITU and the Swiss Confederation, 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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Please note that the agenda is dynamic and changes may occur, with updates issued as needed.

Youth Special Track

Monday 6 July

130

AI for Educational Transformation and Youth Development: Opportunities and Risks

International Competence Development Committee (ICDC), The Chinese Society of Educational Development Strategy (CSEDS)

ICDC, CSEDS

09:00 – 09:45 (UTC+02:00) Innovation Hub

Artificial Intelligence is rapidly transforming education systems and reshaping the opportunities, challenges, and responsibilities facing young people worldwide. As AI becomes increasingly embedded in learning, work, and social participation, there…

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Youth Interactive Session

163

Empowering Voices: Strengthening CSO and Youth Participation in AI Governance

Globethics

11:00 – 11:45 (UTC+02:00) Room A

Civil society organizations (CSOs) and youth play a critical role in shaping the ethical and inclusive development of artificial intelligence. Yet their participation in AI governance is often constrained by limited access to knowledge, training, and…

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Youth Interactive Session

195

Case Studies on Connectivity: Young Practitioners in the Forefront

IEEE-Innovation Partner

11:00 – 11:45 (UTC+02:00) Innovation Hub

This session explores how emerging leaders are advancing the intersection of digital connectivity and sustainable energy systems. Through real-world case studies, participants will examine how digital infrastructure, responsible AI and data-driven…

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Innovation Partner Youth Interactive Session

332

Knowledge Café - Youth Participation and Digital Inclusion Action Toward WSIS 2035

WSIS

12:00 – 13:30 (UTC+02:00) Innovation Hub

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Youth Knowledge Café

254

Catalyzing Youth-Led Digital Public Infrastructure: A Philanthropic Roadmap for Human-Centric AI and Global Equity

Global Youth Philanthropy, Peaceland Foundation

GYP

14:00 – 14:45 (UTC+02:00) Room L1

BackgroundAs the global community navigates the "WSIS+20" era, the acceleration of the United Nations Global Digital Compact (GDC) demands a radical reimagining of how we build and govern technology. Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and…

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Youth Interactive Session

274

AI Filmmaking: Navigating Creativity in the Generative Era

LocalhostHQ x Latent Aurum

14:00 – 14:45 (UTC+02:00) Innovation Hub

Generative AI is fundamentally rewriting the rules of video production. By lowering the barriers to entry, these tools are empowering a new wave of global creators and dismantling traditional industry gatekeeping. However, this rapid transformation…

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Youth Interactive Session

170

Children First: Empowering the Next Generation with a Holistic Digital Code of Conduct

eWorldwide Group

15:00 – 15:45 (UTC+02:00) Room E

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Youth Interactive Session

252

Young people's mental health in an online world

Mission permanente de Belgique - Wallonie-Bruxelles à Genève

Mission permanente de Belgique -…

15:00 – 15:45 (UTC+02:00) Room A

(Session in French and English with interpretation - Session en français et en anglais avec interprétation) This session will address the impact of digital devices—and social media in particular—on young people’s mental health. What if the greatest…

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Supporting Partner Youth Interactive Session

545

WSIS Youth Networking Reception

WSIS/ITU

18:30 – 20:30 (UTC+02:00) Cafeteria

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Youth Social Event

Tuesday 7 July

283

Who Gets to Shape AI Governance? Youth, the Global South, and the Future of Digital Power

Young AI Leaders - San Francisco

09:00 – 09:45 (UTC+02:00) Room E

Everyone agrees that youth should have a role in AI governance. Far fewer can say where youth actually sit in it today. This youth-led session answers that question directly. Through the Young AI Leaders (YAIL) community, the AI for Good youth…

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Youth Interactive Session

201

Citizen Digital Sovereignty in Action: From a Civic Declaration to a Global Alliance

Fundación Cibervoluntarios

15:00 – 15:45 (UTC+02:00) Room G1

For 25 years, Fundación Cibervoluntarios has been working to help thousands of people turn technology into a tool for transforming their lives. one key idea has become clear: being connected is not enough. Having access to the Internet or knowing how…

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Youth Interactive Session

Wednesday 8 July

317

Tool or Takeover? AI, Music, and Creative Ownership

Lindsey Mastis, Blue Moves Media

13:00 – 13:45 (UTC+02:00) Room G

AI can generate music in seconds. But who owns the song? In this keynote, 4x Emmy Award-winning journalist and songwriter Lindsey Mastis brings the conversation to life through real voices from her mini-documentary Is AI Ruining Music? It features…

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