B40 Young City Representatives Summit will be held in Istanbul on 23-28 August 2022 and it will bring together youngs from the 42 member cities of B40 Balkan Cities Network.

The primary purpose of the B40 Young City Representatives Summit is to enable the youngs of the B40 Network member cities to meet, establish friendly relations and strengthen the friendly relations between their cities.

Young City Representatives from the member cities will meet influential academicians, business and humanitarian leaders, public and private sector professionals and many others to harness the knowledge and skills needed for being impactful change makers. 

Young City Representatives will participate in four transformative days of speeches, panels, networking activities and workshops. They also have the opportunity to give keynote speeches and to make presentations about their cities sharing a platform with the youngs from Balkan cities in attendance.  They have the opportunity to engage with and be mentored by industry experts and make lasting connections.

Youth Together For Better Future

The B40 Young City Representatives Summit program has been prepared on the basis of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Sustainable development is meeting the needs of today without compromising the needs of tomorrow. This means that sufficient resources for future generations must be planned for today. The most important element of this planning is future generations. The most important issue considered in the B40 Young City Representatives Summit program is to raise awareness about the importance and role of youngs in realizing Sustainable Development Goals.

Therefore the B40 Young City Representatives Summit program has been prepared with the motto “Youth Together For Better Future”. Young City Representatives are leaders of change needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals to improve people’s lives and the health of the planet. Young City Representatives will have a say in the planning of the future by proposing innovative solutions, inspiring change and adding dynamism.