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SV TALKS- Catalysts for Change: Youth Participation and the Future of Global Agendas

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Add to Calendar 2025-09-25 15:00:00 2025-10-21 16:01:41 SV TALKS- Catalysts for Change: Youth Participation and the Future of Global Agendas Description Location Policy Center Policy Center Africa/Casablanca public

Hamza Saoudi, Economist at the Policy Center for the New South (PCNS), will take part in the second session of the Southern Voice Talks on Thursday, September 25, at 2 p.m. (UTC), dedicated to youth participation in shaping global agendas.

This session, part of the first edition “Catalysts for Change,” will highlight the transformative potential of youth across the Global South, drawing on findings from the latest Global South Perspectives publication on Bolivia and featuring insights from experts and young thinkers committed to strengthening youth engagement in policy debates.

The discussion will explore why youth participation is essential for rethinking global development, the barriers that stand in the way, and how to create the spaces young people need to lead and influence the future of development. 

Please register for this event through Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/5RChZnfnQYOGq1cbuuANag#/registration 

Speakers
Hamza Saoudi
Senior Economist
Hamza Saoudi is a Senior Economist at the Policy Center for the New South (PCNS).At the PCNS, Hamza Saoudi conducts research on labor market dynamics, social protection systems, and inclusive growth, with a particular focus on Morocco and Africa. He is also interested in macroeconomic stabilization policies, international trade, and long-term economic development.He has contributed to PCNS projects and publications addressing informality, social protection, and inequality in developing economies.He also served as the project coordinator of the upcoming Oxford Handbook of the Moroccan Economy, to be published by Oxford University Press in 2026.Before joining the PCNS in 2017, Hamza Saoudi contributed to the development of quantitative models for bank credit risk management.Hamz ...