*Pictured (left to right): Aniele Berenguer, Kaitlyn Gillelan, Pinxin Chen - Global Summit 2019 Delegates.*

THE GLOBAL SUMMIT

tAKING GLOBAL ACTION TO ADVANCE GENDER EQUITY.

Fora's Global Summit program brings together accomplished young trailblazers facing gender discrimination from around the world for a year of leadership development, advocacy, and policy-creation training. Every session, networking event, and opportunity is designed to propel them forward on their leadership trajectory and help them advocate for gender equity in their local communities.

What is the global summit?

Global Summit Delegates attending in-person training sessions.

As Fora’s signature program, the Global Summit delivers training, networking, and leadership opportunities that support exceptional young leaders facing gender discrimination in making their voices heard at decision-making tables around the world.

The Global Summit program has a transformative impact on participants, who go on to change the status quo in their communities and on the international stage.

By investing in these young leaders today, we can shape what spaces of power look like tomorrow.

Past Delegates have gone on to advance gender equity and drive change in their communities around the world. From founding non-profits, to advocating at the United Nations, to pushing for national policy change, the Global Summit prepares Delegates to take the lead in creating a more just and more equitable future for all.

What do Delegates get out of the program?

Global Summit Delegates learn practical skills and tools to amplify their voices and ideas. They leave the Global Summit program prepared and supported in advocating for change in their home communities around the world.

As part of the program, Global Summit Delegates have access to:

Top notch training from world-renowned facilitators on leadership, personal development, advocating in public spaces, and creating public policy
A global network of exceptional, like-minded peers
Unparalleled opportunities that Fora provides for Delegates, like joining global roundtable discussions at UN Women, access to leaders in politics and civil society, and a customized training program that teaches skills specific to the change they want to create in their communities
The opportunity for participants to meet and learn from influential leaders from civil society, politics and corporate spaces at the Global Summit event

Who are the 2022 GLOBAL SUMMIT delegates?

Each year, 30 international Delegates are selected from hundreds and hundreds of applicants around the world! Global Summit Delegates are:

Young leaders who face gender-based discrimination
Aged 18 to 24
With a proven leadership track record as an advocate for change and gender equity in their home communities
Delegates are selected represent 6 regional groups. As part of our commitment to increasing Indigenous visibility and addressing the historic erasure of Indigenous peoples from international meeting places, we have added an Indigenous Peoples Group, along with the Asia and the Pacific Group, Eastern European Group, Latin American and Caribbean States Group, and Western European and Other Group.

This year’s Global Summit Delegates were selected from hundreds of applications for their exceptional abilities as leaders, advocates, community-builders and changemakers in their communities. They’re already receiving training from world-renowned facilitators to take their leadership to the next level and have the opportunity to connect with a global network of exceptional, like-minded peers.

Learn more about our 2022 Global Summit Delegates here.

ABOUT THIS YEAR’S THEME

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the main global body solely dedicated to women's empowerment and gender equality. The Global Summit event brings together young leaders and advocates to engage in solutions-focused gender equity discussions that align with the upcoming CSW priority theme each year.

International Delegates of the Global Summit program would have also received leadership, advocacy, and community-building training before the event, to equip them with the tools to champion gender equity objectives in many decision-making spaces. The experience of engaging with other thought leaders and experienced professionals at the Global Summit event, broadens the Delegates' understanding of thematic solutions to gender equity issues within the scope of current affairs.

Following the event, Fora's Delegates will make recommendations to their CSW country representatives and other important stakeholders to influence the conversations had each year at UN headquarters, during the two weeks of CSW events and deliberations on what to include in the "Agreed Conclusions" (the outcome document of that year's theme). Country representatives are encouraged to take the actions suggested in the Agreed Conclusions back to their country to incorporate them into national policies and programs, and where possible, embed them through legislation. Each year in March, Member States report on what they have done to implement the actions which were previously agreed upon.

Aligning the Global Summit theme with the CSW is an impactful way for Fora's Delegates, international youth, and Canadian advocates to engage with the global goals for gender equity, and to collectively contribute towards change within their communities, countries and across the world.

Want to sponsor a more equitable future?

Our corporate partners help us:

Bring young leaders to Toronto: With the average for one week of training, flights, travel expenses, accommodation, food and visa fees totaling $10,000 per Delegate
Provide mental health support for Delegates: All participants will have access to 1-1 mental health support and workshops, delivered in a culturally sensitive manner.
Train from world-class facilitators: Help bring leading speakers and trainers from around the world to the Summit to deliver sessions.
Place leaders in spaces of power: Help Delegates access opportunities where they can challenge the status quo post-Summit! This includes attending United Nations events, policy creation meetings, and more.