Thrive By Design Youth Summit 2026

Join us for a powerful day of conversations and action planning with SHIFT Youth Leaders and System Leaders to co-create a just world.
About this Event

Welcome to the Thrive By Design Youth Summit!

The Thrive By Design Youth Summit is not simply a youth conference. It is a youth-led co-creation and action summit designed to bring young people into direct partnership with the adults who have the authority, resources, relationships, and influence to change the systems affecting their lives.

The Summit brings together SHIFT Fellows, district leaders, policymakers, elected officials, mental health professionals, and other system leaders around a central proposition:

Young people should not simply be asked what they need. They should have the power to help design what comes next. #ThriveByDesign

Agenda

🕑: 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Thrive By Design Breakfast Bar
Host: SHIFT Fellows
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Morning Kick-Off
Host: SHIFT Fellows
🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:05 PM
Co-Creation Session I: Youth Mental Health & Wellness - Reality vs. Need
🕑: 12:10 PM - 01:00 PM
Thrive By Design Lunch Bar & Connect
🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:15 PM
We Are Who We Have Been Waiting For
🕑: 01:15 PM - 02:20 PM
Co-Creation Session II: Expanding Youth Opportunities - Opening Doors To More
🕑: 02:20 PM - 02:35 PM
We Are Who We Have Been Waiting For
🕑: 02:35 AM - 03:40 PM
Co-Creation Session III: Partnering for the Possible
🕑: 03:40 PM - 04:00 PM
Thrive By Design Closing Challenge
🕑: 04:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Thrive By Design Power Hour

Info: Food Trucks, Games, Prizes, and Music