Activating Leadership, Together REPORT LATVIA 2017
Co nt en t Our Partners Our Delegates Marketing & Branding SDGs & YouthSpeak Project Workshop & Action Space Speakers of the Day About YouthSpeak Forum Latvia 2017
About YouthSpeak Forum Latvia 2017
The topic of the Latvia Youth Speak Forum that took place on 29th April 2017 in Riga Congress Hall, is” Activating leadership, Together”. We believe that if young people are given the opportunity to become the best possible versions of themselves, they could not only make a better life for themselves but the world. “Activating Leadership, Together” provides a platform to discuss what skills, competencies, and mindset young people need to develop in today’s world, in order to help them thrive and at the same time, give back to the world.
Speakers of the Day
Speaker of the Day Aigars Rungis Keynote Speaker
Mr.Rungis shared four powerful words to the panel: Sirdsvieta(Place), Sirdslieta(Work). Sirdsapziņa(Conscience) and Sviedri(Sweat). He encouraged the youth to look for the real passion inside themselves. "If you really do what you love, you will always keep polishing." Taking a beer as an example, he mentioned that beeing good is not enough, it should be always excellent. "I think my responsibility is not only to produce good beer. It should be always excellent as you never know in which situation the beer will be served. "
Speaker of the Day Hodhaifa Khadraoui Keynote Speaker
AIESEC is an international YouthSpeak Organisation that offers opportunities for leadership development, in order to achieve peace and fulfillment of human-kinds' potential. Mr. Khadraoui, as a president of AIESEC in Latvia, shared his life experiences to encourage youth in Latvia to create their own life and let the passion follows --- "Passion is not a plan, it is feeling and feelings change" He also stressed out the importance of connection among people as it could create values which matter the world.
Speakers of the Day Karlis Andersons (First Left) Aleksis Geske (Second Left)
Speaker of the Day Dagnija Lejiņa (Right)
Speaker of the Day Aleksis Geske (Left)
Panelists During Panel Discussion, we had Aleksis Geske from Captomatic, Karlis Andersons from Iespējamā misija, Dagnija Lejiņa from reputation management and Raivis Kalnins from Go Beyond. The diverse backgrounds of the panelists led to an interesting conversation about Leadership Development. Mr. Kalnins mentioned that leadership is to help people to grow and to achieve more they can expect. Mr. Karlis was an IT expert and later he followed his passion and went into education industry. Mrs Lejina encouraged youth to take the opportunity to go abroad as her education in London School of Economics did make a great impact on her. For Mr. Geske, leadership is more about responsibility. He also mentioned that "A leader was not born, it is to be developed. "
Workshop & Action Space Ernst & Young SDG4 Quality Education(above)
Abbvie & Go Beyond SDG3 Good Health& WellBeing(Right)
Procter & Gamble, SDG12 Responsible Consumption&Prod uction (left)
PitchingSpace
Three groups were presenting their initiative project ideas to support various sustainable development goals(SDG), namely SDG3 Good Health & Well Being, SDG4 Quality Education and SDG 12 Responsible Consumption & Production. Group A came out with the idea to raise the awareness of mental health (focusing on suicide issues in some cities in Latvia) through a marketing campaign. Group B aimed to minimize the gap between education and skills needed for a future career by creating a platform for students to deal with real cases from various stakeholders. The purpose is to support SDG4: Quality Education. Group C supported SDG 12 Responsible Consumption & Production by installing a smart water meter. The winners are from Group B, who received the award from EY and won the free exchange opportunity with AIESEC in Latvia.
Marketing & Branding YouthSpeak Forum Appreciates the support from the following educational institutions Baltic International Academy University of Latvia Riga Business school Riga Technical University Stockholm School of Economics in Riga Turība University Valmieras Tehnikums Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences, Rīga Stradiņš University Riga Cultures School Riga State Gymnasium No. 1
Our Delegates
Gender Female: 47.62% Male: 52.38%
Education Background High School: 20.24% University: 79.76% Business Administration, Management, Economics: 47.62% Engineering, Math, Science, IT:32.14% Others: 20.24%
Nationality Latvian: 55.97% Others: 44.03%
Feedback(Average Score) Overall: 8.89 Keynote: 9.11 Panel Discussion: 8.71 Workshops: 8.14 Action Space: 8.57 Logistics: 9.61
Our Partners YouthSpeak Forum Appreciates the support from the following sponsors In-kind Support Venue Supporter: Coca-Cola HBC Latvija Riga Council Mc Donald Redbull Premium Partner: Valmiermuiza Brewery Ernst & Young Marketing Supporters: Workshop Partners: CV-Online Procter & Gamble Copy Pro Ernst & Young Abbvie and Go beyond Special Supporters: US Embassy in Riga TEDxRiga