Diverse voices, shared vision: Global youth at 2026 Summer Davos

In the heart of the 2026 Summer Davos Forum in Dalian, a mosaic of young voices comes together shaped by different languages, cultures and corners of the world. From a Chinese cultural promoter and a Latin American policy thinker to a Korean-Canadian tech founder and a Thai consumer AI entrepreneur, the World Economic Forum Global Shapers Community reflects a generation defined not by borders, but by shared vision.

Their conversations move across the frontiers of technology and society such as how AI is reshaping work, how to find new opportunities in traditional industries with the help of technological advancement, and how innovation can be scaled without losing its human core. For them, the theme of "Innovating at Scale" of this year's event moves beyond industrial innovation itself, and emphasizes the power of dialogue itself: diverse minds sitting at one table, exchanging ideas, and imagining solutions together.

The 2026 Summer Davos is more than a forum; it is a global crossroads of possibility. Here, governments, experts, innovators, and young leaders meet on equal footing to exchange ideas and confront complex global issues. It motivates all the people, not just policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs, but also the youth to take on the responsibility to find the direction for the future.

At a time marked by uncertainty and fragmentation, these young change makers demonstrate how diversity can be transformed into insight and how shared aspirations can be translated into meaningful action.