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Providing Solutions: What Companies Are Doing to Employ and Engage Vulnerable Youth

This session explores some of the different ways that global companies are currently planning to "answer the call" to improve employment and entrepreneurship prospects among today's young people. Among the topics explored: Why are more and more companies placing youth as a focal point for their CSR initiatives What are the potential "growth" areas for job creation in their particular industries? Panelists from the business sector will also offer their views on the value of working in partnership with governments and civil society organizations to gain greater impact.

Discussants:
• William Lane, Washington Director, Caterpillar
• Martha Herrera, Director, Communications and Social Responsibility, CEMEX, Mexico
• Jane Nelson, Director, Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
• Patricia Devereux, Group Head, Corporate Philanthropy and Citizenship, MasterCard Worldwide

Moderator:
Peter Shiras, Executive Vice President, International Youth Foundation