The Youth and Digital Future Forum, part of the 2025 World Internet Conference (WIC), took place on Nov 8 in Wuzhen, East China's Zhejiang province. With the theme "Passion, Connection, Innovation," the forum focused on key issues of the digital age and explored the roles and responsibilities of young people in this current era.

The global young leaders recruitment project attracted outstanding young individuals from nearly 120 countries and regions across six continents. After evaluation by a panel of global experts, 20 young leaders from 20 countries and regions including Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain, Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam emerged as the finalists.

At the forum, representatives of the global young leaders delivered keynote speeches.

Check out their insights and inspiring quotes from the forum.

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The World Internet Conference (WIC) was established as an international organization on July 12, 2022, headquartered in Beijing, China. It was jointly initiated by Global System for Mobile Communication Association (GSMA), National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Center of China (CNCERT), China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), Alibaba Group, Tencent, and Zhijiang Lab.