The One Young World (OYW) Conference returns to Bath to host discussions with leaders looking to accelerate progress towards the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

This comes at a time when many students are more concerned than ever before with the environmental and social impacts of climate change, which have been accelerated by the global COVID-19 pandemic.

A one-day immersive conference at The Edge, on the University of Bath campus, OYW Bath 2022 will host inspirational speakers and engaging workshops based around the UN's SDGs of:

• Reducing Inequalities
• Zero Poverty
• Climate Action

These themes were chosen for three main reasons:

• The impact of COVID-19 led to the first rise in extreme poverty in a generation
• The pandemic is likely to reverse progress made in reducing income inequality since the financial crisis
• Climate change is a real and undeniable threat to our entire civilisation. It is affecting every country on every continent by disrupting national economies and affecting lives.

There will also be six interactive workshops, some of which will be available online. These will address themes including gender and race inequality, impact through innovation, ocean protection, and more.

As well as the above, you'll have networking opportunities and be able to enjoy Jamaican cuisine and a live DJ.

Leading the organisation of this conference and representing the University of Bath at One Young World Manchester 2022, are students Arielle Salvary and Tina Kimfumu.

Arielle’s desire to become part of One Young World stems from her vision that young people should be at the forefront of all decision-making as they are the future. Tina’s passion lies in the power of technology to contribute towards positive tangible change for the current and future generation of young leaders.

Nyasha Daley

Nyasha is an entrepreneur and multi-disciplinary artist and producer, whose creative practices include poetry/spoken word, singing, song-writing, acting and visual digital arts.

Nyasha is an experienced communications specialist, public speaker, Charity Trustee and Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Consultant. Much of her artistic practice and consultative work involves the exploration of (her own) identity. Nyasha is an accomplished producer and founder of annual arts festival iDENT, which solely celebrates artists of the African diaspora. She is currently working on the feature film, Black, Queer & Done; an Arts Council funded commission for Coventry Pride, exploring the representation of Black LGBT+ creatives in the Arts and Media.

Edmilson Angelo

Edmilson, a One Young World Ambassador since 2018, is the Founder and Director of Change 1’s Life CIO, an international charity established in 2014 working in the fields of education, energy, health, and environmental protection in Sub-Saharan Africa.

As the leader of one of the most emerging and dynamic youth-led causes in Africa, Edmilson’s work has in the past been recognised by many distinguished institutions such as United Nations under Kofi Annan and Akon Lighting Africa under the Give1Project.

At 29, Edmilson holds a bachelor’s in Politics and International Relations from the University of Westminster and a master's in African Studies from the University of Oxford. Currently pursuing a Doctoral degree in International Development at the distinguished Institute of Development Studies (University of Sussex), Edmilson is also a visiting Tutor and Lecturer at Royal Holloway, University of London and St.Mary’s University of London. He has consulted for a range of national and international public and private bodies, especially within the diplomatic sphere of Angola, and is also an analyst and columnist of African Politics at BBC News.

Other speakers

Among other speakers at the event, attendees will hear from:

• Zoë Paumelle, Students' Union Activities Officer at the University of Bath
• Oyinkansola Adebayo, an award-winning CEO who runs Niyo Enterprise, a company that specializes in using technology to economically empower black women

Explore the full list of speakers at OYWB 2022.

Sponsors

This year's event is sponsored by:

• Change 1s Life
• Niyo Enterprise
• The Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Foundation
• Varyah LTD.