One Young World Summit 2024 - Montréal | One Young World | 18 September 2024 | Palais des Congrès de Montréal, 455 Sherbrooke St W, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1B7, Canada

The annual Summit convenes the brightest young leaders from 190+ countries and 250+ organisations, working to accelerate social impact.

Delegates participate in four transformative days of speeches, workshops and networking. Throughout the Summit, Delegates are counselled by influential political, business, and humanitarian leaders such as President Mary Robinson, Rio Ferdinand and Professor Muhammad Yunus.

Once the Summit is over, Delegates graduate as One Young World Ambassadors, returning to their workplaces and communities with the means and motivation to make a difference. Since 2010, One Young World Ambassador projects have impacted the lives of over 41.56 million people.

At The Summit

Professional Development:
• One Young World is a powerful professional learning and development tool that provides an unparalleled opportunity to learn from global leaders across the business, social, and humanitarian sectors. Through bespoke Q&A sessions, speeches, and workshops, you will gain valuable insights on how to best leverage your skills to advance the social causes you care about.

Build Your Global Network:
• Beyond the Summit, you'll gain lifelong access to a community of over 17,000 individuals. As a part of this community, you'll have access to funding opportunities, educational resources, mentorship, and speaking engagements. Our in-house community team will remain in touch with you, keeping you up to date on opportunities to boost your platform and maximise the impact you can have on the world.

Impact Acceleration:
• As the most international youth conference in the world, One Young World offers a unique chance to connect and network with over 2,000 young leaders from 190+ different countries. You'll have the chance to learn from your peers, share your own initiatives, and even collaborate on new projects. In addition, gain insight directly from some of the world’s leading corporates, showcasing their initiatives in the Community Exhibition Area.

Promoting Leadership:
• Alongside access to four days of content delivered by world leaders and industry experts, One Young World’s leadership award programmes - including Politician of the Year, Journalist of the Year, and Entrepreneur of the Year - recognise and promote the valuable work of impactful young leaders.

2024 Speakers

Sir Bob Geldof
Singer, Songwriter, Author and Political Activist

David Suzuki
Grandfather and Co-Founder, David Suzuki Foundation

Tawakkol Karman
2011 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

Professor Muhammad Yunus
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Founder, the Grameen Bank

Margaret Atwood
Award-Winning Writer, Author of The Handmaid's Tale

Severn Cullis-Suzuki
Executive Director, David Suzuki Foundation

Dr Johan Rockström
Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Maria Ressa
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Co-founder and CEO, Rappler

Kimberly Teehee
Senior Vice President of Government Relations, Cherokee Nation Businesses

Laura Chinchilla
Former President of Costa Rica

Sylvia Earle
President and Co-Chairman, Mission Blue and The Sylvia Earle Alliance

Dr Fay Cobb Payton
Professor Emerita, Researcher, Entrepreneur and International Speaker

Scott Wabano
IndigiQueer Creative Director and Stylist, Fashion Sustainability Advocate, CEO and President of WABANO

Matcha Phorn-in
Founder and Executive Director, Sangsan Anakot Yawachon Foundation

Dr Abeba Birhane
Senior Advisor in AI Accountability, Mozilla Foundation

Kimberly Bryant
Founder and CEO, The Black Innovation Lab, Ascend Ventures

Kaniehtiio Horn
Actress, Writer and Director

Professor Thuli Madonsela
Advocate, the High Court of South Africa and Former Public Protector, South Africa

Tendai Mtawarira
South African Rugby Star and Regional Goodwill Ambassador, UNICEF

Jamad Fiin
CEO and Founder, Jamad Basketball Camps

Shudufhadzo Musida
Humanitarian, Author and Mental Health Champion

Rupi Kaur
Poet, Artist and Performer

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Former Hostage and Author

Ilia Calderón
Anchor, Host and Correspondent

Michael Møller
Former Under-Secretary-General, United Nations

Paul Polman
Business Leader, Climate and Equality Campaigner

Lord Michael Hastings
Member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom

Mark Tewksbury
Olympic Champion Swimmer and Vice President, Canadian Olympic Committee

Angela F. Williams
President and CEO, United Way Worldwide

James Chau
President, China-United States Exchange Foundation and Goodwill Ambassador, WHO