IIT Kanpur to host Youth20 consultation

More than 1,200 youth delegates across India will attend the event. Navneet Sehgal, Additional Chief Secretary, Sports, Uttar Pradesh, will be the chief guest. 

The India Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur will host the Youth20 (Y20) consultation under G20 presidency of India on April 5 and 6, 2023. More than 1,200 youth delegates across India will attend the event. Navneet Sehgal, Additional Chief Secretary, Sports, Uttar Pradesh, will be the chief guest. 

Five core themes are identified for the Y20 Summit 2023, out of which, IIT Kanpur will cater to two – “Future of Work: Industry 4.0, Innovation, & 21st Century Skills”; and “Health, Well-being & Sports: Agenda for Youth”, during the Y20 Consultation. 

An exhibition with over 50 stalls that will showcase science, education and tech stalls from Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC), IIT Kanpur will be orgainsed. The exhibition will be inaugurated by Kanpur commissioner Raj Shekar. A cultural evening with Hindustani and Carnatic Classical Music followed by dinner will bring the curtains down to the Y20 Consultation at IIT Kanpur. 

IIT Kanpur Director Abhay Karandikar, said: “It is a matter of pride for every Indian that India has assumed the G20 Presidency. Under its aegis, the Youth20 Consultation is an important event that would bring youth from the G20 countries together to discuss, ideate and suggest solutions to build a better tomorrow. We are glad to be hosting one of the Y20 Consultations on two core themes. As an institute, IIT Kanpur has been spearheading research and development across these crucial domains to empower youth and society, for long. I hope the fruitful debates and discussions from the Consultation would contribute significantly to the larger Y20 Summit.” 

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