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Agenda on Daily Basis
 Sample Powerpoint Presentation
The YES Mexico 2004 the 2nd Global Summit for Youth Employment was
held from October 4-7, 2004 in World Trade Center (WTC), Veracruz,
Mexico. It was an important milestone for evaluating global
progress on youth
employment. Successful programs, policies, and projects within
the Summit Framework for Action were also highlighted and shared
among Summit delegates.
This Summit shared the critical need for partnership between
all actors and actions that can be taken together as a global
team to address
the challenge of youth unemployment. The agenda is categorized
as shown below:
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Four Town Hall Style Plenary sessions
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YES Campaign Works! Working with different actors and working towards collaborative action.
Corporate Social Responsibility Connects with Youth Employment - Effective models.
Investing in Youth Employment- Many ways: direct funding, introducing innovative policies, developing workable programs and partnerships and empowering youth.
Building an Entrepreneurial culture- Fulfilling the MDGs by promoting youth entrepreneurship
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Twelve Sessions Bringing Alive the 6Es - All sessions will feature programs that are working to fulfill the objectives, and will include examples from UN agencies, NGOs, and YES Networks.
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Employability
Employment Creation
Equity
Entrepreneurship
Environmental Sustainability
Empowerment
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Eleven Thematic Sessions
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Renewable Energy
Water and Sanitation
Information and Communication Technology
On-Farm and Off Farm Development
HIV / AIDS
Post-Conflict Resolution
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Four Parallel Sessions
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USAID
World Bank
UNDP
IADB
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Eight Sessions: Working to Frame the YES Campaign
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How can YES Country Networks build Bilateral and Multilateral Partnerships to develop programs and implement projects? - Ms. Nneka Akunwa, GTZ Nigeria
How can YES campaign work with YEN and the UN system to create livelihood opportunities for youth? Ms. Maria Henriqus-Mueller, UNESCO
How can the YES Campaign build effective Networks and be advocates for youth employment policies and programs? - Ms. Mindy Larson, NYEC
How can YES Campaign engage the Private Sector in working on youth employment initiatives in emerging sectors? - Mr. Rafael Pinto and Mr. Luis Viguria, YABS - OAS
How can the YES Campaign continue to build Youth Participation and Engagement in employment creation? Mr. Kenroy Roach, YES
How to develop an effective system of Knowledge management and evaluation that communicates campaign experiences? And Understanding Impact: Measuring the Work of the YES Campaign
How to mobilize Resource for programs and projects of YES Campaign and global, regional and country level? - Mr. Tim Curtain
What strategy should the YES Campaign use to work with Governments to develop effective policies and programs for youth employment? Dr. Heather Johnson, CARICOM
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Four Skills Building Workshops
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Business Simulator model - Business plan, fundraising, marketing and mentorship
Leadership Development -Team building, Networking, Problem solving - Life skills toolkitLeadership development (Team building, Networking, Problem solving - Life skills toolkit) - Mr. Jose de Olivares, US Department of Labor
Tapping human potential for enhancing the youth leadership - Ms. Nancy Salzman, Mexico
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Seven Parallel Regional Networking Sessions
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Asia and Pacific
Middle East and North Africa
Southern Africa
Latin America and Caribbean
Eastern Europe and Russia
Western Europe and North America
Francophonie Countries
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Six Parallel Sessions on Fulfilling the Millennium Development Goals through Youth engagement and Employment
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Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Achieve universal primary education
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Ensure environmental sustainability
Develop a global partnership for development
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YES Network Sessions (Pre-Summit - Oct 2 - 3, 2004)
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Strategic Planning and Leadership Development.
Identifying employment opportunities in the emerging sectors - presenting a mapping tool.
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Agenda on Daily Basis
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