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Of the Field

AFS Youth Assembly 2026

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he 31st AFS Youth Assembly is a global platform that brings together young leaders aged 18-35 from over 100 countries to network, build leadership skills, and pursue action-driven solutions for a better world. Under the theme 'Rise. Reimagine. Rebuild: A World for All', participants will engage in sessions and challenges across four key tracks, with guidanc…

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9Voices
0Underwriters
0Exhibitors
5On the bill · sessions
8Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at AFS, in alphabetical order.
Amalie Ferdinand
Chair of Board of Trustees · AFS Intercultural Programs
António Guterres
Secretary General of the United Nations · United Nations
Brighton Kaoma
Global Director, United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network Youth (SDSN-Youth) · United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network Youth (SDSN-Youth)
Chris Williams
Director of New York Office, UN-Habitat · UN-Habitat
Daniel Obst
President & CEO · AFS Intercultural Programs
Dilip Chauhan
Deputy Commissioner for Trade, Investment and Innovation, New York City Office of International Affairs · New York City Office of International Affairs
María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés
Fellow of the Robert Bosch Academy, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador and Former President of the UN General Assembly · Robert Bosch Academy
Robert Skinner
Deputy Director and Chief of Partnerships and Global Engagement, UN Department of Global Communications · UN Department of Global Communications
Sir Tony Blair
Former Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change · Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
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The Programme

Selected from 5 sessions on the bill.
  • TBA

    Food Security: Strengthen Global Food Systems

    Panels tackling topics like: Advancing Food Systems. Hands-on workshops with leaders in the field.

    Food Security
  • TBA

    Future of Education: Leveraging Technology & Innovation

    Panels tackling topics like: Digital Technologies in Education and Fine Tuning Skills for Jobs of Tomorrow. Hands-on workshops with leaders in the field, like UNESCO GEM Report, Sc…

    Future of Education
  • TBA

    Global Shocks: Tackling Humanitarian Crises

    Panels tackling topics like: World Humanitarian Needs and Rebuilding from Humanitarian Crisis. Hands-on workshops with leaders in the field, like UNESCO.

    Tackling Humanitarian Crises
  • TBA

    Plenary Addresses

    Plenary addresses with leaders like Michael Sheldrick (Global Citizen), Ana Rold (Diplomatic Courier), and more representatives of AFS Youth Assembly partners.

  • TBA

    Transform Our Future: Unite for Climate Action

    Panels tackling topics like: Humanitarian Crises in Climate Change: People-Centered Solutions and Shifting the Narrative to Drive Climate Action. Hands-on workshops with leaders in…

    Climate Action
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 8 companies, parsed from the program.

Eight companies in attendance.

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01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
0All threespeak · spons · exh
0Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
8Speakingspeaker only
02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

44% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite222%
  • Director / Head of222%
  • Other roles556%

Of 9 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01AFS Intercultural Programs2V
  2. 02New York City Office of International Affairs1V
  3. 03Robert Bosch Academy1V
  4. 04Tony Blair Institute for Global Change1V
  5. 05UN Department of Global Communications1V
  6. 06UN-Habitat1V
  7. 07United Nations1V
  8. 08United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network Youth (SDSN-Youth)1V
04Fig. 04 — By Tier

Tiers were not disclosed for this convocation.