Registration is now open for the inaugural Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) Youth Summit to be held from 9-11 February 2021. A virtual gathering organized by youth and for youth, the three-day Summit aims to empower young global leaders to support a just and inclusive energy transition in line with the Paris Agreement on climate. The Summit includes various sessions on energy access, dialogues with key leaders, breakout sessions, interactive networking and virtual fairs showcasing different career and academic options in the sustainable energy sector.
A three-day masterclass on sustainable energy
Participants will have an opportunity to learn from and interact with global thought leaders in sustainable energy and climate change from the public and private sectors. Youth representatives from SEforALL, EM-ONE Energy Solutions, Clean Cooking Alliance, Student Energy and the SDG7 Youth Constituency have curated the sessions and handpicked the speakers.
The Summit opens with introductory remarks by the UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed, followed by the Energy Dialogue with SEforALL CEO, Damilola Ogunbiyi, and youth climate and energy actors including Vanessa Nakate, UN Young Leaders for the SDGs and Ana Sophia Mifsud, Rocky Mountain Institute Senior Associate. Moderated by TIME Magazine’s Energy and Environment Reporter, Justin Worland, this session will discuss how leaders can ensure that energy is included in vital youth-led conversations happening across the globe.
More world leaders are expected to join the Summit including the United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Jayatma Wickramanayake, who will chair the SDG7 Youth Roundtable. Bringing together young climate and energy activists to discuss the importance of clean energy transition to the youth Climate Action movement, a set of tangible next steps and recommendations will be agreed upon for better convergence of the clean energy transition on Climate Action.
In a series of lightning chats, other young energy leaders like Anunya Bahanda, Fossil Free Penn, Chelsea Tucker, L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women In Science Awardee Waste to Fuel, Chebet Lesan, BrightGreen Renewable Energy, and Chiagozie Udeh, UN Major Group for Children and Youth SDG7 Focal Point, will also engage in bite-sized conversations with key leaders in the sustainable energy industry, including the President of the 75th UN General Assembly, Volkan Bozkır, and SEforALL’s newly-appointed Administrative Board Chair and Enel Group CEO and General Manager, Francesco Starace.
To encourage participants to connect with their peers and sustainable energy advocates, registered participants can join one of the five breakout sessions, where they will be free to share their insights and goals on the following topics:
- Women Breaking the Glass Ceiling in the Energy Sector
- Young Energy Innovators Disrupting the Energy Access Supply Chain
- Artificial Intelligence, Data and the Future of Electrification
- Powering Industrialization in the Global South through Clean Energy
- Fueling Action on Clean Cooking
The outcomes of the first-ever SEforALL Youth Summit will feed into key moments this year that SEforALL is leading to drive more ambitious action towards universal energy access, including the UN High-Level Dialogue on Energy in September and the UN Climate Change Conference – COP26 – in December.
Interested participants are requested to register for the SEforALL Youth Summit here.
For more information, visit the event page or send your inquiries to youth@SEforALL.org.
Official Webpage : SEforALL Youth Summit 2021
