One Young World

One Young World is a UK-based not-for-profit organization that gathers young leaders from around the world to develop solutions to the globe’s most pressing issues. theorganization stages annual summits in different cities where delegates from charities, non-governmental organizations, corporations and universities are joined by world leaders, acting as counsellors. From 2010 to 2019, there have been ten annual summits with a total of 12,000 delegates between the ages of 18 and 30 from 196 countries.

Founding
The organization was founded in 2009 by Kate Robertson and David Jones The attendees range from corporations, non-profits, and governments and the young individuals they influence to provoke better understanding. Per Robertson, the summit intends to turn delegates into future leaders. "There is a complete disconnect between what people under the age of 30 want and what is being delivered to them. That is the case in many, many instances. It is very important that their voices as leaders are raised and are sufficient noise as to not be ignored." [OFID] is also one of the founding partners of the meetings and to date, over 100 delegates from developing and underrepresented countries have participated under their auspices.

Delegate attendance
Applicants can apply to attend a summit either individually or under one of over 500 participant organizations. The applicant can either an employee from within the organization or sponsored by the organization. Should a candidate opt to attend individually, they may attend via scholarship or out of pocket. After the meeting, delegates graduate to "ambassadors" and can join networks to continue their activities.

Summits
The One Young World Summit, which has been referred to as a “Young Davos,” is an arena where delegates discuss global issues and develop solutions. Topics are chosen by a survey of former delegates. The event is facilitated by counsellors who have been politicians, activists, chief executive officers, musicians, models and chefs.

Thefirst summit was in London, England in February 2010. Subsequent summits were held in:
 * Zurich, Switzerland, 2011;
 * Pittsburgh, USA, 2012
 * Johannesburg, South Africa, 2013.
 * Dublin, Ireland, 2014
 * Bangkok, Thailand, 2015
 * Ottawa, Canada, 2016
 * Bogota, Colombia, 2017
 * The Hague, Netherlands, 2018
 * London, UK, 2019

Munich, Germany was set to host the 2020 edition which will now be hosted 22 - 25 July 2021, owing to the Covid-19 Pandemic. The 2022 Summit will take place in Tokyo, Japan.