Youth Employment Summit 2026 · London
A national employer summit for turning youth employment policy into workforce action, bringing together employers, government, mayors, educators and young people in the wake of the Milburn Review.
Wednesday 2 Dec 2026 · Central Hall Westminster, London
Supported by the Department for Work and Pensions
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About the summit
At a time when nearly one million young people are not in education, employment or training (NEET), the Youth Employment Summit brings together those best placed to drive real change.
The Milburn Review set out the case. YES 2026 is where employers, government, mayors and educators turn its recommendations into commitments, with young people in the room as partners rather than subjects.
Explore the programme250+
leaders, employers and policymakers in one room
Summit themes
Theme 01
Building talent pipelines from first outreach through to early careers investment that lasts.
Theme 02
What good looks like when businesses make measurable commitments to young people.
Theme 03
Local levers and national change: making the Youth Guarantee work for business.
Theme 04
Insight from the Youth Voice Census and Youth Ambassadors, heard on the main stage.
Programme
Two keynotes, an employer panel, six parallel sessions and a dedicated youth voice session. Every session ends with a commitment, not just a conclusion.
Programme subject to change
See the Full Agenda08:30
Registration and arrival
Coffee and networking in Central Hall.
Arrival
09:30
From Milburn to mobilisation: local levers, national change
Opening keynote. Speaker to be announced.
Keynote
10:45
Employer commitments: what good looks like
Leading employers on early careers investment that delivers.
Panel
11:45
Parallel sessions
The business case for youth employment · What works for early careers investment · Building talent pipelines from outreach
Breakouts
14:00
Parallel sessions
AI and access to recruitment · Supporting young people with additional barriers · Making the Youth Guarantee work for business
Breakouts
15:00
Youth voice
Drawing on the Youth Voice Census and Youth Ambassadors.
Youth voice
16:00
Closing keynote
Speaker to be announced.
Keynote
16:45
Afternoon tea and networking
Close of summit.
Networking
Tickets
Full-day delegate pass including all sessions, lunch and afternoon networking. All prices exclude VAT.
Public sector and training providers
£325
per delegate · excl. VAT
Local authorities, colleges, schools and independent training providers.
Registered charities
£325
per delegate · excl. VAT
Organisations registered with the Charity Commission.
Central government
£350
per delegate · excl. VAT
Government departments and arm’s-length bodies.
Private sector
£399
per delegate · excl. VAT
Employers, businesses and commercial organisations.
Booking for a team? Contact us about group rates.
The venue
Grade II* listed and opposite Westminster Abbey, Central Hall has stood at the heart of national life since 1912. Its Great Hall hosted the first meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in 1946.
Storey's Gate · London SW1H 9NH
Sponsorship and exhibition packages put your organisation alongside the employers, policymakers and educators shaping youth employment.
