The power of youth entrepreneurship: how young people can create impact through innovative ideas

The World Bank Group Youth Summit 2025 Pitch Competition offers a platform for young change-makers to present their innovative ideas and create a positive impact on the world. This competition recognises the power of youth entrepreneurship and its potential to solve global challenges.

Young people are powerful agents of change, full of creative ideas and a passion for making a difference. The Youth Summit Pitch Competition offers an opportunity for them to share their solutions to pressing issues such as poverty, inequality and climate change.

The competition is open to young people aged 18 to 35 from all over the world. Participants are invited to submit business ideas or social projects that address one of the following themes:

* Financial inclusion
* Youth employment
* Education
* Health
* Environmental sustainability

The participants will be assessed by a jury of experts in entrepreneurship, development and innovation. The winning ideas will receive funding, guidance and support to turn their concepts into reality.

In addition to funding, the competition offers a platform for young people to connect with investors, mentors and other agents of change. This creates a supportive ecosystem that enables young people to develop their ideas and create a lasting impact.

The Youth Summit 2025 Pitch Competition is a unique opportunity for young agents of change to demonstrate their potential and create a better future. By providing a platform for innovative ideas, the competition empowers young people to be catalysts for positive change and shape the world of tomorrow.

Take part in the World Bank Group's Youth Summit 2025 Pitch Competition and present your innovative ideas for a more sustainable and equitable world.

[Sign up here](https://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2025/05/19/youth-summit-2025-new-horizons-youth-led-innovation-for-a-sustainable-and-equitable-world)

Deadline: 26 January 2025