YY Ventures, an incubation and investment Social Business that supports early-stage entrepreneurs fighting carbon emissions, poverty, and unemployment, is organizing the 9th Social Business Youth Summit (SBYS) 2025 on February 1-2, 2025, at the InterContinental Dhaka.
SBYS is a global movement to empower youth as changemakers.
Focused on tackling the most pressing challenges of today through meaningful conversations and collective action, SBYS 2025 is the 9th summit to unite entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers from across the world to create a sustainable impact through the power of social business.
Under the theme “Change the Country, Change the World,” SBYS 2025 aims to unlock the potential of youth as catalysts for positive transformation.
The summit, which will be held during the Festival of Youth 2025: Creating a New Bangladesh, an initiative by the Chief Adviser’s Office, will convene over 400 participants, including youth leaders, social entrepreneurs, ecosystem builders, and policymakers.
Chief Adviser and 2006 Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus will deliver the keynote speech at the summit.
Designed to foster innovation and collaboration, SBYS 2025 aims to showcase the potential of youth-led initiatives and their power to shape a sustainable future.
The summit provides a platform for partnerships across sectors to support youth-led initiatives, addressing critical areas like food security, health, education, climate change, gender equality, zero waste, sports and arts for social change, sustainable fashion, and much more.
For more information about SBYS 2025, visit: https://summit.yy.ventures/.
Curated by YY Ventures and powered by The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Bangladesh, SBYS 2025 is co-hosted by Impact Hub Dhaka and supported by key partners, Orange Corners Bangladesh, 3ZERO Club, Yunus Centre, and the Intercontinental Dhaka.
About Festival of Youth
In collaboration with the Bangladesh Premier League, the Festival of Youth seeks to foster unity and promote an ethos of cooperation whilst supporting and bringing to the forefront the contributions of local heroes and changemakers.
