The U20 International Youth Forum will debut on October 2, 2021! A dialogue between the young U20 generation and companies, listen to 7 youth groups present their action projects online, making climate action more effective and social action more diverse.
“Earth’s new voices - welcome aboard the World Defence Express!" The second U20 International Youth Forum will be held live online on October 2nd (Saturday): register now. Faced with the damage caused by climate change and social injustice, we cannot go back and alter the past, but now, every action of every person could become the pivot for changing the future!
In 2020, the world was shrouded in the shadow of COVID-19. In 2021, the coronavirus will continue to burn and spread like a wildfire. The number of confirmed cases worldwide will exceed 100 million. This not only impacts global health, but also exacerbates economic and social inequality.
Under this situation, large-scale wildfires and floods continue to occur all over the world, constantly affecting human settlements. The ever-worsening climate catastrophe threatens human survival and safety, worsening economic difficulties and other issues, causing climate and social problems in various places to deteriorate over time.
Become the world’s pivot, alter the future
Faced with the damage caused by climate change and social injustice, we cannot go back and alter the past, but now, every action of every person could become the pivot for changing the future!
In 2021, we will set 'Reversing Climate Change' and 'Reducing Inequality'
as the two major themes of U20, and the influence of youth will continue to take effect.
- Time: 2021/10/2 (Saturday) 09:30-16:40 (separated into morning and afternoon sessions)
- Live broadcast platform: Cisco Webex.
- Join the U20 special group【U20 Earth’s Young Generation Sustainable Exchange Board】Receive exclusive member information (CSR@Commonwealth exclusive member announcements, U20 live streaming highlights, exclusive joint curated events, instant event announcements, 2021 forum highlights, U20 senior speeches,workshop training programmes).
What is U20?
In 2020, 'CommonWealth Magazine', 'CSR@Commonwealth', and the youth of today collectively defined: the passionate generation under 30, who care about the environment and society, is a unique group called 'Unique 20, U20'. In 2021, we call out again: “Earth’s new voice - all aboard! Welcome to the World Defence Express”, inviting everyone to begin the journey to defend the world together.
In 2020, we selected 17 teams from nearly a hundred registered teams to enter the semi-finals, co-organized workshops with the Center for Global Affairs and Scientific Development (MOST GASE), and recruited industry elites for experience sharing and training. Finally, we selected three youth team representatives to stand on the forum and speak out their worldview and actions to entrepreneurs and government officials.
But that’s not all, U20 youths not only get opportunities to cooperate with enterprises, but also to connect with each other to expand their sustainable actions.
Do you want to be like them and get to know more young people who are equally passionate and concerned about sustainability issues? Then you must keep reading.
Sign-ups in June, workshops and final selection in August
The U20 International Youth Forum is divided into 3 parts: sign-ups, workshops, and the forum. The themes of the 2021 forum are 'Reversing Climate Change' and 'Reducing Inequality'. As long as you are a 12-30 year old 'student' and have 'started' to take action, you are welcome to sign-up. (For start-up teams without student status, please see FAQ)
The following is a detailed description of the sign-up process:
Purpose of the event: Let young generations speak out their worldview and sustainable actions, communicate with enterprises and governments, and develop cross-domain and cross-generation dialogue
Sign-up targets: Earth’s young generation from 12-30 years old, who meet any of the following conditions:
- You already have some influence in the fields of climate change and/or alleviation of social inequality, and you have moved people around you to take action
- You have taken your first step of action, hoping to share and have more people participate in your next
- You have launched a complete movement, wanting to expand your influence and spread awareness
*This year’s forum will change the system for founders of a start-up team to invite-only. If you are a founder of a start-up team, please write to [email protected] to introduce your team to us. The organizer will consider it at that time and will invite the team to set up a booth or give a speech on stage depending on the situation.
Deadline: Before 14:00 on July 21, 2021 (Wednesday)
How to sign-up: download and fill in the sign form, after filling it, please send it to [email protected] using the subject line ‘【U20 Earth's New Voice】sign-up subject_project name’
- Chinese sign-up form（Ｗord）：Click here
- Chinese sign-up form（Pdf）：Click here
- English sign-up form（Ｗord）：Click here
- English sign-up form（Pdf）：Click here
Event details: 'CommonWealth Magazine' and 'CSR@Commonwealth' expect to hold a final selection meeting on August 21st (tentative), select three youth representatives (teams) from each of the two major themes, and present action ideas at the 'Earth’s new voice - all aboard! Welcome to the World Defence Express' U20 International Youth Forum on October 2nd.
Event rewards: Youth representatives selected by the judging round will not only have the opportunity to become forum speakers, they will also receive prize money from Sinyi Realty One Home Community and CommonWealth Magazine on the day of the forum, including: the Most Creative Award, the Best Potential Award, and the Most Influential Award, with 15,000 NTD each. ‘CSR@Commonwealth’ will also write reports on outstanding team cases, and will introduce the teams to suitable companies if opportunity arises.
Process explanation: Young people who have passed the first stage of review need to prepare a briefing proposal within 8 minutes and present it in the workshop on the theme, the trainer will give guidance and exchanges.
Corporate visits & workshops (rolling invites, constantly updated)
Workshop on reversing climate change:
- Time: 8/7 (Saturday)
- Venue: Greenvines (changed to online conference in response to the pandemic, corporate visits are presented in the form of interview videos)
- Trainers: Zheng Hanrui, founder of Greenvines; Wang Guoxiong, chairman of Come True Social Enterprise; Lin Yi, founder of Formosa County Beauty and others, invites are in progress and there will be occasional updates
Workshop on reducing social inequality:
- Time: 8/14 (Saturday)
- Venue: FLOW Inc. (changed to online conference in response to the pandemic, corporate visits are presented in the form of interview videos)
- Trainers: Chen Jieru, FLOW Inc. International CEO; Wu Yande, founder of Do You A Flavour and others, invites are in progress and there will be occasional updates
Final selection meeting:
- Time: 8/21 (Saturday)
- Venue: Primasia Conference & Business Center
- Judges: Reversing Climate Change Group: Zheng Hanrui, founder of Greenvines; Wang Guoxiong, chairman of Come True Social Enterprise; Huang Zhiyang, founder of RE-THINK and others, invites are in progress and there will be occasional updates; Reducing social inequality: Chen Jieru, FLOW Inc. International CEO; Wu Yande, founder of Do You A Flavour and others, invites are in progress and there will be occasional updates.
FAQ
Q1: Seeing as the forum is held in one day, is there a detailed schedule and timetable for the forum?
A: Currently the forum is expected to be held on 10/2 (Saturday), and the agenda details and speakers are still being confirmed.
Q2: How will the proposals submitted by the registered youths of the forum be screened and reviewed?
A: The first stage of the review will be conducted by the editor-in-chief of CommonWealth, the editor-in-chief and reporter of CSR@CommonWealth. Young people who pass the screening will need to prepare a briefing proposal within 8 minutes, and be available on 8/7 (Saturday) and 8/14 (Saturday) to participate in training workshops, present the briefing in the workshop and communicate with the trainer; the second stage of the review will be on 8/21 (Saturday) to arrange a final selection judge panel, the registered young people will prepare a briefing proposal within 8 minutes and we will invite professionals in related fields to score and review the proposals together.
Q3: Will young people have the opportunity to share their proposals on stage? Is there a need to prepare a presentation in advance?
A: Three youth representatives (teams) will be selected for each of the two major themes to share their proposals. Selected youths need to prepare a presentation in advance.
Q4: How many young people are expected to participate in the forum? Is there a quota limit to ensure the quality of the event?
A: The forum is expected to admit three youth representatives (teams) for each of the two major themes, and there will be a limit on the number of registration places on the day of the forum.
Q5: Is there any intellectual property right or copyright protection for the proposals created by the youth?
A: The original intention of this event was to see the results and influence of the youth's past action plans. CommonWealth Magazine will not use these for commercial purposes. However, the forum is a public speaking occasion, if there are intellectual property right or copyright considerations, it is recommended the information included in the presentation undergo careful selection.
Q6: How will discussion in the forum be conducted?
A: Based on the themes: reversing climate change and mitigating social inequality. The young speakers will be divided into two groups. After the speakers in this group have finished their speeches, there will be a panel discussion stage.
Q7: Is it possible to listen to both themes?
A: As long as you have registered for the forum, all guests in the audience can participate in the whole process.
Q8: Can you provide the scoring standards that will be used by professionals or judges?
A: The selection criteria are scored according to the content characteristics of the proposal:
- Development potential (45%): the proposal is detailed and diverse, with the possibility of outward expansion.
- Influence (20%): the qualitative and quantitative influence as a result of action initiation.
- Innovation & creativity (20%): perspectives and practices that differ from the past and differ from others.
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Clarity of goal (15%): the problem to be solved and the motives for action are clear.
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Judge invites are on a rolling basis, and will be updated continuously on the internet.
Q9: I am of the right age, and I am starting a business, but I am not a student. Do I have the opportunity to participate?
A: This year’s forum will change the system for founders of a start-up team to invite-only. If you are a founder of a start-up team, please write to [email protected] to introduce your team to us. The organizer will consider it at that time and will invite the team to set up a booth or give a speech on stage depending on the situation.
Q10: What are the definitions and limitations of a 'start-up team'?
A: A startup team is defined as an organization that has completed company/non-profit organization registration. If the founder of a start-up company cannot directly submit a submission to the competition, please write to [email protected], attach a basic introduction of the organization, the problems expected to be solved, the projects that have been initiated, and expected planning, which will be evaluated and invited by CommonWealth Magazine to be a forum speaker and design a booth at the forum.
Ｑ11: How should 'start-up teams' participate in this sign-up?
A: If the contributor is not the founder of the startup team, but is a member of the organization (for example, project manager) and is of the right age, they can sign-up through general entry to solicit documents to participate in the workshop and the final selection. At the same time, we hope the contestants can emphasize why they want to join a startup team and what their main contributions are in the company. There is such a separation because it is believed that the difficulty of establishing an organization is different from that of promoting projects in the organization. In order to make the sign-up more fair, the founder invitation system and the organization member sign-up systems are adopted. For example: last year, the international cooperation department participated in the TWYCC competition, rather than the chairman or founders representing the entire organization.
Ｑ12: Can the sign-up only be completed in Chinese?
A: The application form itself can be filled in and submitted in English. When the next report is shared, the briefing still needs to be presented in Chinese, but the oral report can be expressed in English.
Q13: The current pandemic is severe, are there countermeasures?
A: It is currently confirmed that the workshops on 8/07 (Saturday) and 8/14 (Saturday) will be conducted in the form of online conferences. The company will introduce Ruoshui International, the Luteng Biomass Office, and the co-founders and executives of Luteng Biomass through corporate visits. Zheng Hanrui, Chief Executive Officer of Ruoshui International, Chen Jieru, and all workshop trainers will give lectures and interactions online. Participating young people can still ask questions and communicate with the instructors through online conferences. The 08/21 (Saturday) selection finals and the 10/02 (Saturday) U20 International Youth Forum will be adjusted according to the epidemic situation, and will be announced according to the situation. The health and safety of the participants are the first priority.
※ Based on good faith, the responses to the selection materials should be factual. If there is a violation of this principle, the organizer has the right to cancel the qualification.
If you have any questions, please write a brief description of the question and leave your contact information, the CommonWealth Magazine group event planning team will call you back as soon as possible. Contact number: (02) 2507-8627 ext. 886 Ms. Lee.