TEC
Tech
The industry that changes fastest, questioned by the generation that will inherit it.
Now listing · Fri 16 Oct 2026
The next generation
One day inside the London Stock Exchange. You host it — because where you start should never decide where you finish.
100 places
Aged 18–30
Free to attend
Paternoster Square, London
Streamed live
Places
0
Young people on the floor
Panels
0
Four territories plus AI
Hours
0
08:00 to 18:00, one room
Hosted by
You
Every panel, moderated by a young host
The idea
You are not
the audience.
Most career events put young people in the back row and industry on the stage. This one inverts it. One hundred young people aged 18–30 run the day — introducing every session, moderating every panel, asking every question, live from the floor of the London Stock Exchange.
The thread running through all of it is careers and AI: what the work was, what it is now, and what it becomes next. Five panels, a live pitch showcase, a build-something-real session, and an hour of speed mentoring with people who actually hire.
It is free. Food is covered, and we help with travel where it is needed. You leave with the film of yourself doing it — which is the part that changes what happens next.
Talent is everywhere. Opportunity is not.
ThenNowNext
The day runs in three chapters. Where careers came from, what industry looks like right now, and what the next ten years asks of you.
Five rooms
in one room
Four industry territories, each a full panel with a young host in the chair — then AI closes the day.
LAW·FIN·ENG
Legal, Finance & Engineering
The professions people assume are closed. Held, for one day, in the building that runs them.
FSH·RTL·HOS
Fashion, Retail & Hospitality
Where most young people get their first job, and almost nobody is told where it can lead.
MED·SPT
Media & Sport
The industries everyone wants in and nobody explains the route into.
AI
The AI Career Panel
Closing the day. Not whether AI takes the job — what the job becomes, and who gets to do it.
Who is in the room
You are the
headline act.
One hundred young people aged 18–30 do not sit in the audience — they run the day. Around them: leaders from five industries, mentors who actually hire, and the people who open doors — all on the floor of the London Stock Exchange, streamed live worldwide.
Talent is everywhere. Opportunity is not.Digilearning · UK social mobility charity 1186577
Nominating charity partners
LTSBBelEveThe Amos BursaryRio Ferdinand FoundationLSEG FoundationThe Marketing Academy Foundation
Brand partners announced through September
Three ways in
Get on
the floor.
A hundred places, four territory panels and one closing AI panel. Whether you want a seat, a nomination or a name on the day — this is where it starts. Free, because cost should never decide who gets in the room.
Only 100 can be in the room — but anyone, anywhere can watch it live online, free. Sign up to watch the livestream →
For young people · applications open
Take a place
Take a place
on the floor.
Who it's forAnyone aged 18–30 in the UK who wants a career they can see themselves in. No degree needed. No experience needed.
What it costsNothing to attend. Food is covered, and travel where applicable.* We would rather you came than worried about the fare.
What you needA few minutes and an honest answer to why you want to be in the room.
You’re in for consideration.
Thank you for applying. We’ll be in touch about your place at the London Stock Exchange. See you on the floor.
Put your
people forward.
Become a nominating partner and send young people from your programme straight onto the floor of the London Stock Exchange.
- An allocation of the 100 places, held for your cohort
- Your young people hosting and moderating on the live stream
- Announcement assets in the summit's own design system, ready to post
- Named on the day, on the wall and on this page
Own a
territory.
Each territory is a full panel with your people on it, chaired by a young host, streamed live from the Exchange. Three are still open.
- A panel of your own, in your industry, in front of the hundred
- Speaking seats, brand presence in the room and on the broadcast
- Speed mentoring slots — direct access to the cohort
- Tickets you can buy on behalf of young people who could not otherwise be there
Free · worldwide · no cap
Watch it live,
Watch it live,
wherever you are.
Only 100 can be in the room — but the whole day streams live worldwide from the floor of the London Stock Exchange, and everyone’s invited. Free, no cap, wherever you are. Leave your details and we’ll send you the link.
You’re on the list.
Thank you — we’ll send you the live-stream link before the day. See you online.
Lend your talent
Volunteers
needed.
It takes a room full of generous people to put a hundred young people on the floor of the London Stock Exchange. Speakers, mentors, hands on the day, marketing minds — if you can help, tell us how.
For professionals · give an hour or a day
Help make it
Help make it
happen.
Thank you — you’re on the team.
We’ve got your details and we’ll be in touch about how you can help bring the Summit to life. Welcome.
Questions
Good to know.
Who can apply to the Youth Summit?
Any young person aged 18 to 30 based in the UK. No degree and no experience needed — just an honest answer to why you want to be in the room.
How much does it cost?
It is free to attend and food is covered. We also help with travel where it is needed, so cost need not be a barrier to being in the room.
When and where is the Summit?
Friday 16 October 2026, on the floor of the London Stock Exchange, Paternoster Square, London. It is streamed live worldwide.
When do applications close?
Applications close at 11am on Friday 9 October 2026.
What happens on the day?
One hundred young people host and moderate every session across five industries — Tech; Media and Sport; Fashion, Retail and Hospitality; Legal, Finance and Engineering — plus a closing AI career panel, a live pitch showcase and an hour of speed mentoring with people who actually hire.
I have been nominated by a charity partner. How do I apply?
Apply the same way and tell us who sent you.
Who runs the Summit?
Digilearning, a UK social mobility charity (registered charity 1186577 and a British Diversity Awards 2026 winner), together with the LSEG Foundation.
Why does the Summit exist?
Talent is everywhere; opportunity is not. The Summit puts one hundred young people on the floor of the London Stock Exchange to help change that, because where you start should never decide where you finish.
Made with
Host partner
The summit is hosted at the London Stock Exchange, Paternoster Square — the whole day, on the floor.
Brand partners
Announced through September
Three of the five territories are still open. If your industry should be in the room, it can be.
Nominating charity partners
LTSB
BelEve
The Amos Bursary
Rio Ferdinand Foundation
LSEG Foundation
The Marketing Academy Foundation
Charities and youth organisations putting young people forward for the hundred places. More join through the autumn — if you work with young people, get in touch.