Schedule

NAWDP’s 26th Annual Youth Symposium agenda is based on the six learning tracks below: 

  1. Rethinking Program Design and Innovation: This track will explore bold, forward-thinking approaches to program development. This track will highlight emerging models that are effective and replicable. 
  2. Elevating Visionary Leadership: This track is designed for leaders at all levels who want to deepen their influence, foster inclusive team cultures, and drive systemic change. 
  3. Transformative Career Coaching: This track dives deep into effective career coaching strategies that help young people build career confidence and take charge of their own paths. 
  4. Serving Priority Populations: Youth from marginalized communities face unique barriers. This track focuses on strategies to create more equitable and impactful services for all. 
  5. Bridging Education, Careers, and Industry: This track explores how to design career pathways aligned with in-demand industries, engage employers meaningfully, and ensure young people transition from training to tangible opportunity with the credentials they need.
  6. Preparing Gen Z and Gen Alpha for the Future of Work: This track examines how to connect with Gen Z and Gen Alpha to help prepare them for the future of work. 

Schedule at a Glance

NAWDP has released a tentative schedule-at-a-glance which gives a full general overview of the event.

Full Schedule

Review the full tentative schedule for scheduled sessions and descriptions.

Workshop Session RFP

The collection period for workshop session proposals is closed.