Next Generation [ ] Action

A global initiative enabling youth-led ideas, perspectives and action toward Sustainable Futures – Leaving No One Behind

Next Generation Digital Action 2024 gathered 143 students, young researchers and early-stage entrepreneurs from Denmark, Korea, India, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Ghana, Colombia and Mexico to bring a strong international youth representation to the Digital Tech Summit 2025 in Copenhagen.

Next Generation [ ] Action is

An initiative that at it’s core, revolves around youth involvement in the sustainability agenda. Each year, Next Generation formulates a different theme, a field of action, where Denmark takes part as a venue for global decision-makers. By engaging young academics and entrepreneurs with global decision-makers, through intergenerational dialogues, collaborating and co-creating solutions to sustainability challenges, we provide a platform to inspire current leaders and empower future leaders.

Next Generation [ ] Action involves youth by

Collaborating with a large sustainability-focused congress or summit hosted in Copenhagen to offer two distinct tracks, the Young Academics Track and the Young Entrepreneurs Track.

Young Academics Track

The Young Academic Track focuses on challenge-based learning, where university students from partnering countries work in teams to develop their ideas and solutions to a sustainability challenge brought forward by global partners. The students are engaged in a hybrid innovation course, where bootcamps, keynotes and mentoring guide them from challenge to solution. The students are then invited to bring their solutions and perspectives into the congress or summit, to exhibit, pitch and engage in the global dialogue for a sustainable future leaving no one behind.

Young Entrepreneurs Track

The Young Entrepreneurs Track focuses on accelerating early-stage technology startups into the global sustainability dialogue, giving them a platform to share their ideas and promote their startup through exhibitions and pitching. The entrepreneurs are prepared through a series of bootcamps, keynotes and mentor sessions focused on building global partnerships, preparing a congress strategy and inclusion/universal design.

 

Next GenerationDigital Action

The 2025 edition of the Next Generation [ ] Action Programme will again be in partnership with DTU SustainDTU Compute and the Digital Tech Summit. Activities will run in June and the fall of 2025, with kick-off on the 3rd of June.

Next Generation Legacy


                2018

P4G Summit
Accelerating Partnerships


                2019

C4O World Majors Summit

The Future We Want


          2021-2022

IWA World Congress & Exhibition

Shaping the Future of Water

                2023

UIA World Congress of Architects

Sustainable Futures Leaving No One Behind

Youth & P4G Summit Bogotá

                  2024

Digital Tech Summit

Bridging Academia and Industry

How to Get Involved



Students and Startups
Signup is open for Next Generation Digital Action 2025. Please signup through our local country partners. For all students and startups based in Denmark, apply via the link below before the 15th of May. Please contact us if you have any questions.




Partners

The initiative is powered by various collaborations across, academia, government, NGO's, industry and foundations. We are searching for sponsors, challenge partners and collaborators. If you are interested in hearing more about the possibility of collaboration, please contact us.

Contact

Asger Riis Rasmussen

Asger Riis Rasmussen Innovation Consultant at DTU Link DTU Skylab Mobile: +45 93511599