Montreal, Canada, September 25, 2020 – AIESEC to release the 3rd edition of the YouthSpeak Survey Report on the 20th of October (starting 9 a.m GMT-4) during an interactive live-streamed event with distinguished guests invited to discuss the future of youth and the with insights collected from over 50,000 youth from 100+ countries and territories. 

The YouthSpeak Survey, at its 3rd Edition 

The YouthSpeak Survey, run by AIESEC, is a global insight survey created by youth for youth. 

Conceptualised as a Global Youth Opinion Survey, the research gathered 24,000 responses at its first edition in 2013-2015, followed by a second edition, in 2016 gathering the voice of over 185,000+ young people representing 197 countries and territories – the biggest edition of the survey to date. 

In July 2019, AIESEC launched a new edition of the survey, aiming to understand the collective motivations, hopes and fears for the future of young people worldwide. 

The survey has been open for a one-year period and gathered over 50,000 responses spanning 100+ countries and territories.

Building a Youth Inclusive Future

The findings of the survey are being compiled in the 2020 edition of the YouthSpeak Survey Report – launched on October the 20th. 

AIESEC has chosen the World Statistics Day as the date for launching the report and discuss the findings highlighted in it, at an event gathering representatives of AIESEC and a variety of stakeholders. The conversation will be centred around the idea of youth representation in decision-making and building a youth-inclusive future.

The event, held online, welcomes young people and like-minded organizations to join the conversation starting at 9:00 GMT-4 on October 20th, 2020 and live-streamed on social media.

An Interactive Discussion with a Multi-sectoral Perspective

With the event set to stream on AIESEC’s social media channels, it has the potential to reach an audience as big as 1 million followers.

The line-up of speakers and guests gathers a diverse range of thought leaders: from young leaders, from C-level executives of multinational corporations to international organizations representatives.

AIESEC takes this opportunity to engage youth with the organization and its partners around the topic of an inclusive youth joined by representatives from Electrolux, the International Labour Organization and Junior Chamber International, among others.

To register your interest and join the event go to aies.ec/youthspeak-launch 

Attendees are encouraged to engage with the event and the findings of the survey on social media under the hashtag #YouthSpeak2020.

About AIESEC:

AIESEC is a global platform for young people to develop their leadership potential through international internships and volunteer opportunities. Since its foundation in 1948, AIESEC has engaged and developed over 1,000,000 young people globally through international placements and membership opportunities. AIESEC is a youth-run, non-governmental, and not-for-profit organization in consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), affiliated with the UN DPI, member of ICMYO, and recognized by UNESCO.

For more information, please contact:

Franco Perez, Public Relations Responsible, francop@ai.aiesec.org