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Youth Speak heard almost 5,000 young people in 113 countries. These stories follow what came next — in classrooms, markets, gardens, and community centers.
Gatherings, local work, and the research that became the Global Youth Index.
DCYL host campuses and regional gatherings — Emory, Atlanta, Georgia Tech, Kenya, Ghana, India, and Southeast Asia.
Open conferences
Local work after the program year — education, environment, health, and inclusion, as colleagues have reported it.
Open projects
Youth Speak research and community projects, as the program has reported them.
Each piece follows the work — who it reached, and why it still matters.
Three public paths into the same story — youth voices, local action, and essays.
Youth Speak asked young people what they need and how they lead. Their answers became the Global Youth Index — research youth leaders can carry into classrooms, policy rooms, and neighborhood work.
Program participants lead community projects in education, environment, health, and inclusion after the program year.
The Global Youth IP Forum is sponsored by The Kectil Program and The Global Intellectual Property Alliance (GLIPA) as a six-part webinar series curated exclusively for Kectil Colleagues and Kectil Alumni with internationally known experts in the area.
In 2026, The Global Youth IP Forum is providing (i) An Introduction to Intellectual Property, (ii) Artificial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs and Innovators, (iii) Patents, (iv) Trademarks, (v) Copyrights and (vi) Ask an Expert!
The sessions are hosted by Sherry M. Knowles, the Founder and Executive Director of the Kectil Program and an internationally recognized IP attorney with over 30 years of experience advising global entrepreneurs and innovators; and Maria Fernanda Hurtado, the Executive Director and Latin America Regional Co-Chair of the Global Intellectual Property Alliance, a nonprofit global organization working with international organizations, innovators, creators, governments and non-governmental organizations to promote global understanding and respect for Intellectual Property and its proper implementation.
About GLIPA
The Global Intellectual Property Alliance (GLIPA) is a premier non-profit association of more than 500 global IP experts and organizations. Observer organization before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), GLIPA operates on the core principle that intellectual property can elevate communities and improve lives globally.
Stills from conferences and community visits — Ghana, Zambia, Armenia, India, Latin America, and neighborhood work.
News and the program overview keep this page current.
Young people write about resilience, education, governance, and the futures they want for their communities. The essays are a way to hear them think out loud.
