Challenge:Future Summit Gala 2012, Bled

A group of 80 exceptional individuals under the age of 30 came together with educators, business and political leaders to explore the global agenda and share their solutions at the Challengefuture Summit 2012, held at IEDC-Bled School of Management in Bled, Slovenia from March 16th to 22nd, 2012. At the Challengefuture (C:F) Summit, they considered pressing challenges facing the world today, including the global youth unemployment crisis, social entrepreneurship, challenges in education and the role of business in society, all under the theme of this year’s Summit Towards Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Future.

The Summit brought together the best of C:F youth community, hosted the Grand Finals of the C:F Competition 2011-12, and served as the pinnacle of all activities and projects of the Challengefuture global youth think-tank in 2011-12, whereby more than 22,500 youth from 213 countries and territories, created 1.469 innovative ideas, invested 210,000 volunteering hours into their implementation, and improved lives of 270,000 children, youth, and adults worldwide.

More about the event at http://challengefuture.org/summit2012/home/.