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This year’s Emerging Global Leaders Conference honors the defiant, the hopeful, the dreamers, the disruptors, and the unapologetic young people who have had their voices stifled or silenced. All too often, young people are called upon to lead in the future, but young people around the world are reclaiming their time and asserting that the future is NOW. 
 
The Emerging Global Leaders Conference is a celebration of these voices and a call to action for all youth and adult participants. The Conference presents change-makers from around the world making a difference in their community and abroad. Students will have the opportunity to engage in conversations on critical local and global issues. 
 
The Emerging Global Leaders Conference, designed by and created for youth, will provide students with the tools to challenge the status quo and make an impact locally and globally. The event will feature moderated panel discussions on critical local and global issues, in-depth workshops on how students can take action, and opportunities for students to learn more about youth-led organizations they can participate in. We hope that this day-long event will inspire students and adult allies to reclaim your time and transform your future.



Wednesday, June 16 • 11:30am - 12:30pm
Making Empathy Cool: Empowering Gen Z to Talk Critically About Identity

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In this session, Zoë Jenkins, founder of DICCE, will lead fellow students to develop the necessary skills and sensitivities to talk critically about race. This session will focus largely on the importance of norms and how to utilize empathy as a superpower in critical equity conversations.

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Zoë Jenkins

Founder and Director, DICCE
Zoë Jenkins (she/her) is a 17-year-old loving forward and changing systems. She is a storyteller, facilitator, founder, constant learner, and pie-baker. Zoë began her pursuit of education equity and justice when she joined the Kentucky Student Voice Team in middle school — an... Read More →


Wednesday June 16, 2021 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT