3CL Young People’s Summit 2025

On Friday 7 and Saturday 8 November 2025, 3CL Foundation will host a two-day summit at the Valletta Design Cluster, bringing together policymakers, academics, media professionals, activists and young people to address some of the most urgent questions of our digital age. The summit is designed to foster dialogue across generations and sectors, ensuring young voices are not only included but placed at the centre of the debate.

Day One will feature expert panel discussions where policymakers and academics examine the opportunities and challenges posed by digital transformation, AI, and the future of work. Interactive Q&A sessions will give young participants the chance to engage directly with leading thinkers and practitioners.

Day Two is primarily driven by young people, with experts in support and advisory mode. Through case studies and interactive workshops, young people will lead discussions on real-world scenarios, while academics and policymakers will be invited to secure a better understanding of how Gen Z approaches critical social, media and geo-political issues.

Our objective is for participants to engage with three interconnected themes which we believe are pertinent to the opportunities and challenges to be navigated by young people in the present and immediate future:

Young People, Digital Citizenship and the Media. The media landscape is rapidly changing. Information is more freely available than ever, but curating it is increasingly difficult. In this era of algorithmic curation, foreign actors, gullible people and amoral profiteers are shaping public discourse in increasingly undemocratic ways. How can we maintain both the media freedom and truth-telling required for a functioning democracy?

The Multigenerational Workplace in the Age of AI. The world of work is undergoing seismic shifts. Career pathways are dissolving, entry-level positions are vanishing, and generational tensions are intensifying—all whilst AI promises to accelerate these disruptions within the decade. How can we build cohesive, effective workforces when each generation brings radically different expectations and experiences to an already unstable landscape?

Core Skills for the AI Generation. As AI tools reshape cognitive work overnight, our education systems still prepare students for jobs that won’t exist by graduation. What capabilities remain uniquely human when machines can write, analyse, and create? Which skills become more valuable, not less, in an AI-saturated world, and how do we cultivate them?

Alongside the main programme, an exhibition at Spazju Kreattiv provides an informal space for networking, idea exchange, and creative engagement with the summit’s central themes.

Capacity is limited. Booking is available online.