25 Sep 2025
How businesses can unlock opportunities for young workforce
Participants in our 2025 Youth Skills and Employment Accelerator attended the Horizons: Dare to Be Brave – Jobs for the Future 2025 summit in New Orleans.
News and events
Explore the latest news and events from the Global Business Coalition for Education. From high-level meetings and expert commentary to partner announcements and project milestones, our updates keep you informed and inspired. See how business leaders and partners are driving impact and creating opportunities for young people worldwide.
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Youth Skills and Employment Accelerator Leadership Lab
Past Event
A Global First: The International Finance Summit for Early Childhood and the Business Opportunity Ahead
10:00 - 11:00am EDT
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From Uncertainty to Opportunity: Unlocking Workforce Potential from Gen Alpha to Gen Z
12:30 - 2:00pm EDT
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Youth Skills and Employment Accelerator Virtual Fair
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Driving Corporate Impact for Global Education
11:00am - 12:00pm EST
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Harnessing the Power of East Africa’s Youth: Skills and Employment for the Next Generation
9:00am - 1:30pm EAT
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Harnessing AI for the Future of Africa
12:30 - 2:00pm EDT
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Public Private Partnership Roundtable
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Act For Early Years: Private sector panel co-hosted with Theirworld, Sesame Workshop and ECDAN
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Unlocking better business partnerships for your nonprofit through ESG
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Bridging the Gap Together: Empowering Youth for Future Workforce Success
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From early childhood to the climate crisis: Annual luncheon during the 78th UN General Assembly
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Ukraine House Reception
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Investing in inclusion
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Crisis briefing for business: education and Ukrainian refugees
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Digital Inclusion: A challenge greater than any one company
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From Billions to Trillions: Investing in the Next Generation
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Youth Skills and Employment Accelerator Virtual Fair: An interactive event for companies, foundations and nonprofits
Making education better, one teacher at a time
Meet Shayna Fox-Norwitz, executive director of NE Basecamp, which supports educators in Rhode Island. NE Basecamp was a finalist in our Big Ideas, Bright Cities challenge in 2022.
Interviews
Taking low-income youth from high school to home ownership
Interview: Mark Martin is founder and CEO of Build UP, the first workforce development high school in the US. It provides low-income youth from hard-hit Ensley, Alabama with paid apprenticeships and a path to stable employment and home ownership.
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“Partnering in good” to support Ukrainian students
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World Youth Skills Day: The power of partnerships
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The faster 260 million children find their way into education, the better the world will become
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Learning early childhood skills through play: an interview with the LEGO Foundation
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A pathway to employment for young people in India: an interview with Tata Strive
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Education and economic recovery: Key series conversation with Deloitte
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Partnerships are indispensable to making a real change in education: an interview with Joyce Malombe
Interviews