“Young people from the local area: are they outraged? resigned? or passionate?” is the question that will be asked at the “What’s Next?” forum” to be held on the 28th September in Nyon from 08:30- 13:00
These public debates have now become an annual tradition here in the town, they were initially launched in 2010 as a joint initiative by the municipal authority of Nyon, Bilan magazine and UNI Global Union. At that first forum, they addressed the subject of business and social responsibility in the community. In 2011, the second forum focused on the subject of sustainable growth in the Geneva region, the opportunities and risks.
This year the questions being asked are: “are the under-30s in the driving seat or merely passengers of today’s economic system? At the local level do they shape the development of their communities? What does the up-and-coming generation think and what would it like to see done?
The forum will use opinion polls and focus groups and will also work with the Haute école de gestion of Geneva in collecting and analysing data. The survey will look at the concerns of young people and their reactions to solutions proposed by political and economic decision-makers. The forum’s aim is to find out what young people from the local area think. It wants to challenge their opinions and attitudes, discover their hopes and frustrations, and see what changes they want to see introduced.
There will be four round-table discussions organised during a single morning session. Speakers representing the young generation will be invited to express their views and will be drawn from the world of business, politics, culture and civil society. The results of the poll will be published in Bilan magazine prior to the forum.
Free entry. Registration required. Full details here