The tenth anniversary of the One Young World Summit returned to London in October 2019, attended by more than 2,000 delegates from 190 countries, with young leaders addressing some of the most pressing issues of the day.
“One Young World identifies, promotes and connects the world’s most impactful young leaders to create a better world, with more responsible, more effective leadership,” Kate Robertson, Co-founder of One Young World said.
“At the end of the Summit, Delegates become One Young World Ambassadors. They return to their communities and organisations with the means and motivation to make a difference, accessing the global network of 10,000+ young leaders to accelerate existing initiatives or establish new ventures.”
An interactive conference program and a technology solution cemented the largest summit to date, which covered topics such as climate action, clean water, gender equality, no poverty and economic growth.
The line-up of speakers including Dr Jane Goodall, Ellie Goulding, Bob Geldof, Richard Branson, and Ban Ki-moon.
One Young World took place at several venues including the Natural History Museum, Royal Albert Hall and Central Hall Westminster.
Climate action and human rights were tackled at the summit. There were speeches by Somali-American model Halima Aden, known for being the first hijab-wearing model signed by a major agency and to appear on the cover of British Vogue. Born in Kakuma, a refugee camp in Kenya, she moved to Missouri aged seven, then finally settled in Minnesota.
The One Young World Summit was attended by more than 2,000 delegates.“No matter where I go, community is what continues to give me hope. Do whatever you need to do to be heard, make a difference, leave a footprint. Never give up hope. Don’t change yourself, change the game,” Aden said.
The summit organising team needed a way to easily communicate the four days of speeches, panels, networking functions and workshops.
Ella Robertson, Managing Director at One Young World said: “There are substantial logistics to consider at an event of this scale and profile. Key technology requirements for us included:
- Communicating the extensive agenda, which included several venues, with the ability to make real-time updates;
- Provide networking opportunities for the 2000 attendees from 190 countries and
- Secure login for the app.
Event tech experts Crowdcomms utilised the
Entegy Suite to deliver the engaging technology solution for the second year running.
Chloe Swann, account manager at CrowdComms explained: “Direct messaging was very popular for the 2018 event and this year group messaging was requested by attendees wanting the ability to network and create groups for like-minded conversations and organising meet-ups.
“The One Young World Summit is on a truly global stage with representatives from 190 countries and it’s integral we have world-class technology backing us. The event app was fantastic and extremely well received by our partners, attendees and staff alike. Over 2000 attendees used the app to network and access important event information. The platform is intuitive and fits right into our event operations - it’s a game-changer for us.”
Event Snapshot
22 - 25 October 2019
2000 delegates from 190 countries
200 performers
190 speakers
