This live panel discussion was recorded on June 17, 2021, as part of our ongoing series "Berlin Talks", a cooperation of international short-term study programs FU-BEST (European Studies) and FUBiS (International Summer and Winter University) at Freie Universität Berlin.
It is frequently argued that “the world is a village”. As this “village” moves into the future, what roles can and do younger generations play, through their professional careers, as activists, as community leaders, as creative thinkers? The panel for this event features six younger-generation representatives from this “global village”, whose work, activism, and thinking touch on the topic of global governance, multilateralism, and the multifaceted role of younger generations in international affairs.

Panel members:

• Dr. Dirk Verheyen (moderator): Academic director, FU-BEST.
• Sophie Daud: Chief Executive Officer of the Future Leaders Network; 2021 Chair of the Y7, the official youth engagement group for the G7 Leaders' Summit.
• Radha Kulkarni: Works at the intersection of finance, strategy, and policy with experience across the private sector, non-profits, and government and multilateral organizations; active in Young UN – Agents for Change.
• Aniqah Zowmi: Community engagement and gender equality specialist at the Ontario Council for International Cooperation; chair of Girls Action Foundation; director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Leading Change Canada; Regional Focal Point for the United Nations Major Group of Children and Youth.
• Nils Feller: Member of the Young Global Changers Working Group on Global Governance; active in the Youth Alliance for Multilateralism.
• Nasrat Khalid: Founder of Awal, an international development company harnessing technology and innovation to improve the lives of those in underdeveloped or underrepresented countries; active in the initiative Young Global Changers.