A full house at today's
#MiskYouthForum
, as young people from all over the world came together to explore how business, the environment and social good can all work together in perfect harmony! 🌎
It’s
#ThrowbackThursday
time! 🎉 Two weeks ago, we explored the future of work with world-class speakers and incredible young entrepreneurs – we made some great friends and discoveries along the way so check out the
#MiskGlobalForum
highlights here:
#TBT
Misk Merit is on a mission change the 🌍! We're helping young people across the globe turn ideas into life-changing actions and support the
@UN
’s goal for global transformation ✊ Check out this blog to see 5 ideas that are already having a massive impact:
We’re the world’s biggest youth event – with 💯-class speakers from some of the biggest companies and organizations. Watch some of the highlights from this year’s incredible
#MiskGlobalForum
event:
30 years from now, our generation will be running the world 🌍 At
#MiskGlobalForum
, spoken word artist
@PrinceEa
talked about how to empower today’s youth to reshape our planet! 🙌 Subscribe to our YouTube channel to find out more:
ICYMI: Last week, entrepreneurs were challenged to complete our
#EWCMaze
– an incredible interactive experience at
@kaec_saudi
that tested their ingenuity and business skills to the limit!
#KAEC
Don’t be afraid to speak up! 📣 At
#MiskGlobalForum
, actor and environmentalist
@adriengrenier
talked about using your voice to reshape the future – subscribe to our YouTube channel to find out more 📺
Who knows where the connections you make at
#MiskGlobalForum
might lead? Businesses, organisations and long-lasting partnerships have come out of meetings here - who have YOU met today?
🤫 No shhhhing in this library! Novelly is a
#MiskGrandChallenges
winning app that gives young readers the chance to discuss socially-charged essays and drive conversations with organizations about real-world solutions.👌
With entrepreneurs from 100 countries taking part and $5 million in prizes for the best ideas on offer, the Entrepreneurship World Cup has something to offer every business 💡💼. Applications close soon, so start your journey today 👉
Peace First Challenges are waging war on worldwide inequality! 👊 This
#MiskGrandChallenges
winner stormed to victory with an amazing digital platform that’ll offer over 1.6 billion young people the mentoring, resources and funding they need to get ahead.
#gamechanging
What’s next for YOUR business? The
#Entrepreneurship
World Cup – with personalized mentorship, support and funding on offer – could change your future forever:
It’s an exciting time to be a young entrepreneur with a world-changing business idea in the world’s second biggest economy, China - here’s what happened when we met some of them at the
#SaudiForum
in Beijing.
#entrepreneurship
A great question from the floor during our Entrepreneurship session: how do you identify a brilliant idea? Our panel's suggestions included imagining its growth 20 years from now- but we want to hear from you. How do you judge good ideas?
#WEF2019
#YouNeedYouth
Want to succeed in tomorrow’s toughest jobs and be in with a chance to win a trip to Riyadh? 💪🇸🇦 By completing our five Future Fit short courses, you’ll equip yourself with essential new skills and could be joining us at
#MiskGlobalForum
. Sign up today:
If you could launch a start-up in any sector, which would you choose? Our panelists were asked the same question at our Entrepreneurship session at
#WEF2019
- which of their answers would you choose?
#YouNeedYouth
How will jobs in culture and the arts change in the coming years? National Identity Conservationist is just one incredible future job opportunity that could open up for you – watch to find out more:
Do you live in one of these countries? 🇳🇬 🇮🇳 🇨🇳 🇵🇰 🇲🇽 Lucky you! You’re living with the most optimistic young people in the world – RT to share the good news!
It’s all happening in
#Davos
! 🇨🇭😲 The biggest business icons in the world are heading to
#wef2020
next week - and we’ll be there to show them that youth has the power to change the future for good.
The results are in! 📣We asked you whether risk-taking or careful strategy is key to success in business and 56% of you said risk-taking🙌Want to explore how to fully unlock your inner entrepreneur? Check out our fascinating new research to find out more 🤓
With Saudi Arabia taking on the
#G20
presidency in 2020, we’re excited to be working with young people all over the world as part of the
#Y20
engagement group, as Sarah Alkhedheiri explained in her session at
#MiskGlobalForum
.
Will we one day discover water on Mars? One of the essential jobs of tomorrow might be an Extraterrestrial Water Creator – using molecules from extraterrestrial environments like Mars to create water and support a human population. Check it out:
Saudi 🇸🇦 women's football ⚽ team The Greens are doing more than just scoring goals - they're tackling plastic waste and acting as amazing environmental figureheads in the country!
#MiskYouthForum
A great crowd at our
#WEF2019
session on the future economy, discussing a question that's at the heart of the Misk Foundation: how can young people shape a better world.
#YouNeedYouth
It’s not all about the
#EntrepreneurshipWorldCup
pitches happening on stage here in Jeddah – young entrepreneurs are honing their business skills all day in workshops covering everything from design thinking to harnessing disruptive technologies!
Two years ago, Mishari Al Saud was in the audience of
#MiskGlobalForum
- now he’s on stage, talking about the Future of Science and the importance of scientists always remaining curious.
Some perceptive questions about technology, language and education for our panel from former Arsenal and France ⚽ legend Thierry Henry at
#MiskYouthForum
today
⏱ The countdown to
#MiskGlobalForum
has officially begun! Only two weeks to go until 💯-class speakers and young entrepreneurs come together In Riyadh 🇸🇦 to meet the challenge of our rapidly-changing workplace head on 🙌 Register for free to join us:
👋 Hello to the Russian winners on their way to the grand final of our
#EntrepreneurshipWorldCup
! Huge congratulations Group-IB, Motorica, DRD Ltd. and Hemacore.👏Follow the action across all our channels and keep your eyes on the EWC finals. The world’s watching!
A platform helping female entrepreneurs smash through the glass ceiling? Just one of the phenomenal business ideas being pitched at our regional
#EntrepreneurshipWorldCup
finals in Lahore! 🇵🇰👏 Follow the action here to find out who’ll be winning big with our judges. 🙌
What is a "minority mentality", and how could it affect you in the workplace? Actor David Oyelowo explained how he was able to overcome this to thrive both in his career and his daily life at
#MiskGlobalForum
Did you know
@PeaceFirstOrg
were one of the first winners of
#MiskGrandChallenges
? They're working to empower young people to become global citizens, a mission very close to our hearts. We heard their inspiring story at
#WEF2019
With the chance to pitch your ideas💡 to some of the world’s top investors, the Entrepreneurship World Cup can help your business dreams come to life. Find out more and take part now 👉
How can sustainable living🌲be the new norm for everyone? That’s what we discussed with
@rosenbergann
of
@SAPNextGen
in today’s first session at
#VivaTech
– stay tuned to see some of the highlights!
Using sound technology to help blind people see? Just one of the incredible business ideas competing in the Mexican 🇲🇽 national final of the
#EntrepreneurshipWorldCup
- this final is set to be a showstopper!
It’s hard to believe
#MiskGlobalForum
was two months ago, check out our YouTube video for a
#TBT
to the highlights of our biggest and most diverse event ever! Is it too soon to say we are so excited for MGF 2019?
We’re looking for the next big business stars in our Entrepreneurship World Cup. Tell us, which of these entrepreneurs do YOU most admire? Vote now and tell us why in the comments.
Come join our Misk Majlis for some in-depth conversations. At the
#MiskGlobalForum
attendees can exchange ideas and learn new skills in an intimate environment based on the traditional Saudi majlis space!
Would you like to work in outer space? One of the essential jobs of tomorrow might be an Asteroid Miner - exploring new frontiers to help people back on Earth. Check it out:
Half of the world is under 30 years old – and Misk Global Forum is here to help build a future that’s led by young people, providing the skills and knowledge to succeed in the jobs of tomorrow.
#MiskTomorrowsJobs
Half of the world is under 30 years old – and Misk Global Forum is here to help build a future that’s led by young people, providing the skills and knowledge to succeed in the jobs of tomorrow.
#MiskTomorrowsJobs
A world of change? It. Starts. With. Us.
#ISWU
is a global youth movement gearing up for massive change – and it can all start with just one idea or one action from YOU. Lend us your voice and join our vision for a brighter future.
#ItStartsWithUs
👏
We were very happy to welcome
@Ipsos
founder Didier Truchot to the Misk booth at
#VivaTech
today, where we shared our latest youth research with him and swapped perspectives on young people globally - a fascinating conversation!
The power of words! Check out some great advice from our expert speakers at
#MiskGlobalForum
2019 last month - and find more insights and inspiration here:
An amazing 45,000 of you have already signed up for our life-changing courses to take your job skills to the next level ⬆️ – there’s still time if you haven’t registered yet to join them and get Future Fit!👇
Our first
#Entrepreneurship
World Cup national winners have been announced -
@CleverPlay_BH
were named the best new business idea in Bahrain at our event last week🏆 🇧🇭. We’ll be seeing them again at the global final in November! 🌍
How do you make yourself known in a world of billions of people? Take just 2 minutes and be a part of our groundbreaking new research on tomorrow’s job skills - fill in our Global Future Skills survey today:
One person can change a life, and together we can change the world! 🙌 On International
#YouthDay
we’re proud to be part of
#ItStartsWithUs
a global movement for positive change, that starts with YOU! Watch, share and join the revolution! 👇
#ISWU
A spray that renders any surface waterproof - sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie?
@DetraPel
is actually the brilliant brainchild of one of our USA
#EntrepreneurshipWorldCup
entrants, who dreamed up this design while still in school! 😲🙌
What job will you be doing in the future? Take our amazing interactive quiz to find out if you’re best suited to being an asteroid miner, a blockchain engineer or a remote robotic surgeon!
From the business making waves in the fashion industry to the app that's revolutionizing the school run, we’ll be profiling some phenomenal business ideas from our
#EntrepreneurshipWorldCup
USA finals. 🇺🇸 Stay tuned & prepare for some fireworks! 🎇
These Future Fit learners won a trip to NYC by simply completing our online courses, which give you the essential skills for future workplaces! 🗽🎉 If you complete all five, you could win a trip to
#MiskGlobalForum
in Riyadh 🇸🇦 in November! 👇
With half its population under 25 years old, India is full of ambitious young entrepreneurs – we met some of them when we took our new initiative the
#Entrepreneurship
World Cup to the
#SaudiForum
in New Delhi. Check out the pictures!
Our expert speakers at
#MiskGlobalForum
2019 spoke about what changes they would like to see businesses make in the future. We want to hear from you, what changes you would like to see? Comment below!
Need to stand out from the crowd in the workplace? We’ve got you! ✊ Our Future Fit courses will equip you with the skills needed to succeed in the newest, most exciting jobs out there💪, so sign up now:
Technology is moving so quickly that every industry will need to keep up – in construction, Superstructure Printer could be one of the jobs of tomorrow that YOU might have. Find out the others here:
#MiskGrandChallenges
winners
@WHYFarmit
were chosen because their brilliant ideas are changing the language of agriculture – they’re inspiring the next generation of farmers using comics, poetry and drama!💡🚜🌾
When you apply for the
#Entrepreneurship
World Cup, you’ll have access to a range of services including funding, mentorship, networking and much more! But which of these do you think YOUR business idea would benefit most from?
85% of the jobs available in 2030 don’t exist yet – but which job of the future are YOU best suited to? Take the Future Job Calculator quiz from
#MiskGlobalForum
to find out:
We're hosting an interactive session at
#WEF2019
with
@PeaceFirstOrg
, asking young people to identify a problem they want to fix – and then work together to think up ways of solving them.
#YouNeedYouth
The world needs to listen to youth – so let us pass you the mic! 🎤🙌 From AI & new technology to sustainable business & climate change, reply below with YOUR questions for the World Economic Forum this week and we’ll ask them live at our sessions 📣
#wef2020
#YouNeedYouth
What does it mean to be a global citizen? How can we encourage and support young people who want to change the world? We’re tackling some of the big questions at
#WEF2019
this morning – and we want to know your views. Leave a comment or question below.
#YouNeedYouth
Last month we were in Paris 🇫🇷 for VivaTech, where entrepreneurs competed in the regional final of our Entrepreneurship World Cup. We have many more national and regional EWC finals coming up, so stay tuned – and in the meantime watch this to see the European highlights👇👇
4,700 participants from 75 countries around the world. 110 inspiring speakers at 70 sessions - all focused on tackling the challenge of change.
RETWEET this video to let friends know all about
#MiskGlobalForum
- 2017's leading youth-focused conference:
It’s less than four weeks until
#MiskGlobalForum
2019, so it’s time to get excited! Two days of 💯-class speakers and the chance to connect🤝with other entrepreneurs from all over the world – even better, it’s free for YOU to attend, so register today:
SunCycles Namibia is revolutionising roads in Africa with their affordable fleet of solar-powered e-bikes ☀️👏 Will they spin their way to victory at our
#EntrepreneurshipWorldCup
finals in Riyadh 🇸🇦?🚲
Our free online courses could change your life, helping to give you the skills you’ll need to get ahead in the workplace of the future. From productivity and problem solving to personal branding and innovative thinking, sign up here:
Remote robotic surgeons could be delivering 5G healthcare wherever it’s most needed in the world – watch this exclusive video to see our take on this exciting future job!
One of
@BostonMagazine
’s 100 most influential people in Boston,
@BettyFrancisco
will be judging at our
#EntrepreneurshipWorldCup
USA finals. As a noted CEO & investor, Betty knows how to take businesses to the next level! Stay tuned to find out which idea impresses her most 🙌
And the European winner is… Wishibam! Our panel of top investors was struck by their plan to revolutionise retail🛒 and its applications in the real world of business. We’re looking forward to seeing them again at the global final in Riyadh this November!
Do you have a world-changing idea? We’re looking for the next generation of business leaders to compete in our groundbreaking initiative, the
#Entrepreneurship
World Cup. Applications are now open – sign up now:
The action is heating up 🔥 at the
#EntrepreneurshipWorldCup
quarter-finals! Over 100 of the world's best entrepreneurs are fighting it out for a place in tomorrow's semis. Stay tuned for the results!
#MiskGlobalForum
They've developed their ideas and perfected their pitching skills, and now our 120 global finalists are off to Riyadh to battle it out in the
#EntrepreneurshipWorldCup
global final. We can't wait to see which businesses go home with the winning prizes!
#KAUSTxEWC
To help our
#EntrepreneurshipWorldCup
finalists prepare for their big pitches at the global final, we've brought them all to a special two-day bootcamp of insight and one-on-one mentorship! 💪Follow the highlights from
#KAUSTxEWC
on our social channels.
Were you following the Saudi 🇸🇦 national final of the
#EntrepreneurshipWorldCup
?
@arabnews
has this great report on what happened when business ideas from flood management to telemedicine went head to head in Jeddah for a place in the global final 👇
The
#GlobalYouthIndex
is our groundbreaking new youth research, examining youth development across 25 countries. How does YOUR country rank? Find out now:
Think you don’t have time to take a career-changing course? Think again❗️Our online Future Fit courses are flexible enough to fit around any schedule and can be completed in just an hour a day ⏱ You’re just one click away from success, so sign up now
A great discussion on the importance of internships and gaining experiences outside the core curriculum at our session today on Skills for our Future. What do you think? Have you done an internship?
#WEF2019
#YouNeedYouth
We’re very happy to be addressing the
#Youth2030
event at
#UNGA
today, with our Partnerships Manager Sultan AlMusallam talking about why we believe investing in youth is so important.