Forum Agenda

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Guest Arrival & Refreshments

9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. - Keynote Address, DataChat: Realities of our Community, Notes on Youth Forum Participatory Activity

9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. - Short break

10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. - Panel 1: My Identity

Youth Panelists will share personal accounts of how they identify as citizens, and explore various facets of identity with the help of a moderator, and audience feedback.

11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - Short break

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Panel 2: The Democratic Deficit

Youth Panellists will share their views on the state of democracy here at home. What are the strengths, weaknesses, threats and opportunities that youth can have an impact on now and in the future?

12:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Munch & Mingle: Lunch served to all guests and contributors, Opening of the Info Hall & Meet the Y4Y Team

2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. - Panel 3: Media Consumption

Youth Panellists will provide insight into the ways in which they and their peers are receiving and consuming information online. Do traditional media outlets play a role in their lives? What is news and whom do they trust to deliver it?

3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. - Closing remarks, Q&A, Results of Youth Forum Participatory Activity 

3:45 p.m. -  Opening of Pop-Up Youth Art Show & Info Hall

4:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Guest departure