AIESEC is organizing a Youth Speak Forum in Singapore on December 5th, 2016 to discuss youth engagement in ASEAN communities. The forum will follow an Inspire, Engage, Act framework, beginning with keynote speeches to inspire delegates and form opinions. Delegates will then participate in workshops and discussions with business leaders to generate ideas. Finally, delegates will solidify their ideas and pitch solutions to a panel. The goal is to empower youth voices and engage enterprises to create sustainable social impact in Southeast Asia. Around 400 delegates from local universities and Asia Pacific are expected to attend.

1. | 2016, December 5th | Singapore |
youthspeak.aiesec.org
YOUTH SPEAK FORUM
on International Volunteer Day
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2. CONTENTS
1. Introduction to AIESEC
2. Introduction to YouthSpeak Forum
○ General Introduction
○ 2016 Singapore YouthSpeak Forum
○ Engage with Us
3. Contact details

3. AIESEC
INTRODUCTION

4. We are the largest youth-led
organization in the world.
We provide leadership development
through global internships, overseas
volunteering opportunities
and team experiences.
Our Why We strive to achieve
Peace and Fulfillment of
Humankind’s Potential
Our How We place our confidence in youth as
a key to unlock the better future. We
believe that leadership is the
fundamental solution and it can be
developed in everyone..
Engage and Develop Every young
Person in the world by equipping
them with 4 leadership
characteristics:
be solution oriented, be a world
citizen, be self aware and be able to
empower others.
Our Goal
AIESEC

5. YOUTH SPEAK FORUM
GENERAL INTRODUCTION

6. Youth Speak Forum
Youth Speak Forum is an event organized by AIESEC that
takes place in multiple locations around the world, bringing
top young leaders together with business leaders, thought
leaders and experts for a conversation around youth
contribution to the globe. The aim is to generate actionable
ideas that will impact the world.
We make this happen by taking delegates through
the unique interactive framework of Inspire, Engage,
Act.
YOUTH SPEAK
FORUM
YOUTH SPEAK
FORUM
Singapore | 2016
YOUTH SPEAK
FORUM
Framework
Connecting Youth to Develop ASEAN Communities
Top business and thought leaders from around the world are invited to share their
knowledge with the delegates about the chosen forum theme. This section of the
day is delivered through short and powerful talks and aims to inspire delegates and
help to form their opinions for the rest of the day.
ACT
Our partner organizations engage with the youth delegates to give new perspectives
on issues relating to the forum theme through workshops, conversations and idea
generation spaces. Youth and business are able to interact, exchange opinions and
understand what is being done in the world already to address the question of the
day.
INSPIRE
The youth delegates take their learning and insights from the day into a space
where they are able to co-create ideas and solutions with their peers and experts
in the room. The aim is to switch their ideas into actions that each stakeholder can
take forward to contribute to the theme of the day, resulting in commitments and
projects that organizations and stakeholders can support.
ACT
CONCEPT
ENGAGE

7. YOUTH SPEAK FORUM
IN SINGAPORE | 2016

8. Youth Speak Forum 2016
Youth-Led
ASEAN
THEME
ASEAN is the 5th largest economy in the world (IMF).
There are plenty of opportunities in the region but
according to AIESEC Youth Speak Survey 2016, 71% of
Singapore-based respondents are not aware of ASEAN
Economic Community.
As leading nation in the region, how can youth in
Singapore lead the development of the region?
Why?
Bridging The Gap
Engaging multiple stakeholders and the youth to focus on social innovation and
finding solutions that tackle real-life problems.
fInviting Enterprises into the Conversation
Allow for cross-sector collaboration to develop the content and scope of Corporate
Social Responsibility activities, and to improve upon Employer Branding to the youth
market.
Action for a Better South East Asia
Leading the co-development of the region from a Singaporean and ASEAN
perspective, and creating partnership platforms for the leaders of tomorrow.
Entrepreneurs
across the region
Sustainability
for a better
South East Asia
Youth Engagement
in ASEAN
Encouraging action to social issues and co-creating
sustainable and innovative solutions.
How can enterprises help to further the social cause?
At YouthSpeak, youth delegates from all over the region
will be gathered to discuss the issues that matter to them.
With the establishment of the ASEAN Economic
Community in 2015, how does the youth want to be
engaged?
UN SDGs are the model for sustainable development and
international cooperation today. How can the Youth
incorporate this idea and work on the value of
sustainability in their future workplace?

9. Leading Sustainable Social Innovation for ASEAN
SOCIAL
INNOVATION
DEVELOPMENT
OF ASEAN
How can we empower the youth and engage
enterprises to create positive, lasting impact?
● Empowering the youth: We believe that the youth of today are
the leaders of tomorrow - it is thus important to hear what ideas
the youth can offer and contribute towards sustainable
development. How can we empower the youth to speak up, and select
ideas thereon?
● Engaging enterprises: We believe that enterprises are the
enablers of change, and have the capactiy to support development
in the region. Enterprises are also the hotbeds for social
innovation. How can we then leverage on this and co-create
partnerships?
● Creating positive, lasting impact: We believe that sustainable
development is the most efficient way of developing the region.
Impact created now can be multiplied and expanded through
regional cooperation and benefit more people in the region. How
can we create positive and lasting impact for ASEAN?
FOR
TOPIC

10. YOUTH SPEAK FORUM
AGENDA

11. 9:00 to 9:30
9:30 to 9:50
9:50 to 10:10
10:10 to 10:30
10:30 to 11:30
11:30 to 12:00
12:00 to 13:00
Keynote speech 1
Opening
Keynote speech 2
Coffee Break
Plenary
Workshop I
Lunch & Networking Space
13:00 to 14:30
15:30 to 16:00
16:00 to 18:00
18:00 to 19:00
19:00 to 21:30
Workshop II
Consultancy Space
Consolidating Ideas
Pitching Ideas
Closing of YouthSpeak Forum
14:30 to 15:30
Special Event
AGENDA

12. BREAKOUT
SESSIONS
In these interactive sessions, participants learn more deeply
about a specific topic in order to spark ideas to design projects
and commitments.
Participants brainstorm and generate answers to specific “how”
questions, creating forward-thinking solutions and refining new
approaches to global challenges. In teams, participants
materialize ideas by identifying goals, timeline, and resources
required.
Speakers and corporate representatives open up spaces for
participants to consult and being guided. Under time pressure,
participants should bring drafted ideas to seek for feedback and
ask the right questions in order to improve on their projects.
Participants “pitch” their commitments to action and project
ideas to an expert panel, then network with the audience to
rethink their current strategies, identify potential resources,
and establish innovative partnerships.
WORKSHOPS
PITCHING IDEAS
DESIGNING
IDEAS
CONSULTANCY
SPACES
PLENARIES
Speakers will be invitied to give an individual presentation
about the topics or theme of the forum.These speeches are
meant to give some background information to the
delegates, as well to get them thinking about the ideas for the
breakout sessions.
The plenary gathers prominent speakers (including the
keynote speakers) from various industries to disucss about
the issues at hand with the audience. This 1-hour session will
provide the platform for the delegates to clarify their doubts
with industrial experts directly.
We will hear inspiring speeches from experts in the areas
sharing their experiences and knowledge. The insights will be
focused on transformational change and leadership stories,
stories of success and failure.
PLENARY
KEYNOTE SPEECHES
INSIGHTS

13. YOUTH SPEAK FORUM
IN SINGAPORE | 2016
DELEGATE PROFILE

14. 55%
of the
delegates
are female
45%
of the
delegates
are male
The
delegates represent
local universities(NUS,
SMU,NTU,SIM,SUTD) &
countries in Asia Pacific.
5
80 % of the delegates
are between the age of
20-23
studied
BUSINESS
studied
HUMANITIES/
SOCIAL
SCIENCES
70 %
15 %
10 %
400
15
studied
ENGINEERING/
IT

15. Engage with
Youth Speak Forum

16. What you might gain from partnership with
AIESEC for Youth Speak Forum
SUPPORT
✓ Company exposures before/ during / after Youth Speak Forum.
✓ Hear from Millennials’ ideas locally and regionally.
✓ Seek out the most efficient ways to engage with youth locally and regionally.
✓ Co-create ASEAN leading trends among youth.
✓ Incorporate SDGs into business model for sustainability.
✓ Reinforce SDG commitment with event on International Volunteer
Day(5/12) for Employer Branding.
✓ Youth Speak Forum evaluation report (including feedback from participants)
✓ Post-Forum outreach / follow-ups with participants.
Youth Speak Forum 2016

17. CONTACT
US
Chen Yenchen
AIESEC Singapore
Partnership Development Director
+65 85391198
yenchen.chen@aiesec.net

18. APPENDIX
YOUTHSPEAK FORUM 2015 PARTNERS

19. APPENDIX
AIESEC GLOBAL PARTNERS

20. | 2016, December 5th | Singapore |
youthspeak.aiesec.org
YOUTH SPEAK FORUM
on International Volunteer Day
Supported by