Beyond the Evidence: Storytelling, Emotion, and the Challenge of Climate

Live Interpretation Available: English, Spanish, Portuguese and French. To listen, join this session in Zoom Events and select your preferred language channel. Please bring your own headphones or earbuds. Click here to access Zoom.

This session connects young professionals and emerging leaders with senior leaders from public health and across the social and behavior change (SBC) field. The discussion is designed to provide practical insights into career pathways, leadership journeys, professional growth, and the future of SBC. Rather than focusing solely on success stories, the session aims to provide candid reflections on navigating career uncertainty, developing skills, building networks, overcoming challenges, and identifying opportunities in a rapidly evolving field. A central feature of the session is that discussion questions will be informed by questions submitted by youth participants prior to the Summit.

The session seeks to:  

Provide insights into diverse career pathways 

Demystify entry points into the field 

Highlight key leadership lessons and professional competencies 

Center youth voices through participant-submitted questions 

Foster mentorship, connection, and peer learning 

Inspire the next generation of leaders