The Program

12th Annual Nonprofit Sector Development Forum “YOUTH EMPOWERMENT”

Topics: (1) Youth Leadership (2) Technology & AI (3) Youth Mental Health (4) Ecosystem for Youth Development
KFUPM Building 60, October 7-9, 2025

Day 1 Tuesday 07 October		Duration	Topic/Session	Speaker	Moderator
Workshop
	3:30 PM – 6:30 PM 30 mins. break	180 mins	Imagining and Building Ecosystems where Youth Thrive	Srividya Iyer
			Empowering the Rising Generation: Voice, Well-Being, and the Future of Youth Leadership	Christopher Moore
			Co-designing Projects with Intended Users: Concepts and A Case Study for Mental Health Promotion and Prevention	Pattie Gonsalves
			Designing Youth-Driven Organizations: From Tokenism to True Leadership	Ivana Zajkovska
			Youth Ecosystems	Dan Moxon
Forum Proper (Building 60)
Day 2 Wednesday 08 October		Duration	Topic/Session	Speaker	Moderator
Forum Proper (Building 60)
Morning Session	8:00 AM – 9:00 AM	60 mins	Registration
	9:00 AM – 9:45 AM	45 mins	Opening Ceremony / Launching	VPRI / Scientific / Committee / Sponsors
	9:45 AM – 10:00 AM	15 mins	BREAK
	10:00 AM – 11:00 AM	60 mins	Youth Mental Health in Context: Foundations, Critical Reflections, and Emerging Pathways	Srividya Iyer (Keynote)	Dr.Saleh Alshebil
	11:00 AM – 12:00 PM	60 mins	Ecosystems to Enable Youth Participation: A European Perspective	Dan Moxon	Mr. Tamim Almatouq
	12:00 PM – 12:30 PM	30 mins	BREAK
Afternoon Session	12:30 PM – 01:30 PM	60 mins	Empowered Youth Thriving Communities: The Positive Youth Development Revolution	Ivana Zajkovska	Dr.Emad Juraifani
	1:30 PM – 02:45 PM	75 mins	Panel Discussion	Srividya, Dan, Ivana	Dr.Emad Juraifani
	02:45 PM – 04:00 PM	75 mins	Prayer & Lunch
Day 3 Thursday 09 October		Duration	Topic/Session	Speaker	Moderator
Morning Session	9:00 AM – 10:00 AM	60 mins	From Crisis to Capacity: Strengthening Youth Mental Health Through Community and Innovation	Pattie Gonsalves	Dr. Yahya Alzahrani
	10:00 AM – 11:00 AM	60 mins	UPSHIFT Connecting Ecosystem Dots—At Scale	Hervé Morin	Dr. Azzam Alfarraj
	11:00 AM – 11:15 AM	15 mins	BREAK
	11:15 AM – 12:15 PM	60 mins	Poster session
Afternoon Session	12:15 PM – 12:45 PM	30 mins	Prayer & Break
	12:45 PM – 1:45 PM	60 mins	The Next 20 Years of AI: Preparing the Next Generation to Lead	Christopher Moore	Ms. Hadeel Al-Eisa
	01:45 PM – 3:00 PM	75 mins	Panel Discussion	Pattie, Hervé, Christopher	Ms. Alyah Sait
	03:00 PM – 04:00 PM	60 mins	Prayer & Lunch

Summary of the Sessions: 1 keynote | 5 talks | 2 panels | 5 Workshops