Global Child Forum

Global Child Forum was founded in 2009 as World Child and Youth Forum (WCYF). The name was then shorted to Global Child Forum in 2012. Initially, WCYF was intended to be an independent group of decision-makers with the goal of discussing children’s rights and business while using the Royal Palace as a venue. Since then, the organization has expanded to include Regional Forums and conduct its own independent research. == Forums ==

Global Child Forum is best known for its global and regional forums. Each Forum consists of speaker sessions, panel discussions, and breakout Action Labs. Global forums are held at the Royal Palace in Stockholm and bring together top business leaders, political leaders, academics, and civil society representatives to discuss pressing issues related to children’s rights and business. Regional forums are designed to tackle children’s rights issues faced by that particular region with regional leaders in business, politics, academics, and civil society. Global forums To date, five global forums have been held at the Royal Palace. Approximately 300 global leaders in business, politics, civil society and academia have attended each of the forums. Each event has its own theme on issues concerning children’s rights and business. The latest global forum was 11 April 2018 and discussed investing in every child. During the 2018 Forum, the Global Child Forum Pledge was launched to encourage action amongst participants post-Forum. Additionally, for the first time, the Forum included child participants, Indonesian child laborers from the It's Time to Talk! report on child labour. Regional forums The regional forum is held every year in a new location. The forums brings together approximately 300 regional leaders in business, politics, civil society and academia to discuss issues concerning children’s rights and business within the context of their region. To date, the Global Child Forum has held four regional forums: one in the Middle East and North Africa, Southern Africa , Southeast Asia and South America. == Notable speakers ==

Regional Forum - Southern Africa 2015 • Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma – head, African Union Commission • Geoff Rothschild – patron, Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital Global Forum - Stockholm, Sweden 2015 • Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen – chief executive officer, Plan International • Clara Lopez Obregon – Minister of Labor, Colombia • Lydia Capolicchio - moderator • Anna Maria Corazza Bildt - member, European Parliament • Mikael Damberg - Minister for Enterprise and Innovation, Sweden • Johan Dennelind - chief executive officer, Telia Company • Georg Kell - chairman, Arabesque • Lise Kingo - chief executive director and executive director, United Nations Global Compact • HRH Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands - founder, Missing Chapter Foundation == References ==