The G7 Youth Summit (Y7) convenes youth leaders to provide youth perspectives on global challenges in advance of the G7 summit. The Youth Delegates develop policy statements representing young voices addressed to the G7 leadership.

As part of the 2022 Y7, this panel will discuss the power of education to transform lives, the importance of educational equity, and what actions leaders and stakeholders can take to ensure that no child is left behind.

Speakers:

• Prof. Dr. Andreas Schleicher, Director for the Directorate of Education and Skills, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Germany
• Magdalena Fernandez Lemos, Executive Director, Enseñá por Argentina, Argentina
• Prof. Dr. Christine Schmalenbach, University of Hamburg, Department of Education, Germany
• Diana Ayala, GPE Youth Leader, Honduras
• Thaís Queiroz, World Scouting Youth Representative, Germany

Time: 05:15–06:45 ET / 09:15–10:45 UTC / 11:15–12:45 CET

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