Last stop before Davos

On 16 January, over twenty leading world actors in issues of migration and refugees engaged in lively debate with over 800 Sciences Po Paris School of International Affairs students and guests during a rich day of dialogue and solutions-oriented discussion.
The annual Youth & Leaders Summit brings together key thinkers and leaders in international affairs to engage in an open dialogue with Sciences Po students, who represent the new generation of international actors from over 105 countries.

An event which embodies the learning experience at the Sciences Po Paris School of International Affairs

The Youth & Leaders Summit, which is organised in close partnership with a dedicated team of Sciences Po PSIA students, is an opportunity for students to engage and learn directly from leading figures on the world stage. The event perfectly embodies the learning experience offered at the Sciences Po Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA). The school’s curriculum combines conceptual foundations and current research with the approaches of professional practice. In addition to outstanding academic faculty, 50% of the teaching staff at the Sciences Po PSIA are internationally-renowned practitioners.

“Sciences Po PSIA excels at bridging the gap between theory and practice. In my experience, this is ideal for future leaders who aim to thrive as innovative and responsible actors in a challenging global world.” Enrico Letta, Dean of the School and Former Prime Minister of Italy.

With 1,500 students representing over 100 countries, the Sciences Po Paris School of International Affairs is the world's largest school of international affairs. Sciences Po is ranked 4th in the world for Politics and International Studies (QS 2016).

The speakers at this year’s summit, which addressed the Migration Crises, were:

Dimitris Avramopoulos, Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, European Union
Taeho Bark, former Minister of Trade, Republic of Korea; Professor, Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS), Seoul National University; PSIA Faculty
Christine Beerli, Vice-President, International Committee of the Red Cross
Irina Bokova, Director-General, UNESCO
Emma Bonino, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Italy
Lakhdar Brahimi, Elder, former Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General
Benoit D'Aboville, Former French Permanent Representative and Ambassador to NATO, PSIA Faculty
Jan Eliasson, former Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations
Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Carlos Lopes, former Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa; Professor, Graduate School for Development Policy and Practice, University of Cape Town
Philippe Martin, Professer of Economics, Sciences Po
Demetrios Papademetriou, President, Migration Policy Institute Europe
Peter Ricketts, Former National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister, United Kingdom, Fomer Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee
Laurence Tubiana, Ambassador for Climate, France, PSIA Faculty
Lionel Zinsou, Former Prime Minister of Benin

Sciences Po Paris School of International Affairs website