Events of G8 Summit 2009

July 02, Thursday,

G8 Young Business Summit - Stresa (1st day)

On the first day of the G8 Young Business Summit, hosted at the Stresa Forum by the Committees for International Relations and the Confindustria Young Entrepreneurs' YES association, an afternoon session behind closed doors will be debating issues relating to the innovations required to rapidly impart a fresh boost to the economy.

July 03, Friday,

G8 Young Business Summit - Stresa (2nd day)

On its final day, the G8 Young Business Summit will be holding a second working session in the morning, once again not open to the public. This will be followed by the drafting of a joint declaration.

July 06, Monday,

Junior 8 Summit - Roma (1st day)

Boys and girls from the G8 member countries and from Brasil, China, Egypt, India, Mexico and South Africa will be meeting in Rome for the Junior 8 Summit from 6 to 10 July. This annual forum is attended by 56 young people aged between 14 and 17, who debate and discuss ways and means of addressing global issues and put together a document for submission to the leaders meeting at the G8 Summit in L'Aquila. The official inauguration ceremony is scheduled to be held in the evening. The event is being organized with the cooperation of UNICEF, the Italian Prime Minister's Office, the Interior Ministry, the Education Ministry, the Youth Ministry and the Rome Municipal Authority.

July 07, Tuesday,

Junior 8 Summit - Roma (2nd day)

On the second day the representatives of the Junior 8 Summit, who are being hosted by the Higher Firefighting Institute in Rome, will be meeting in working groups to debate ways and means of addressing and resolving the world's problems. An initial working session devoted to the drafting of a J8 Declaration for submission to the heads of state and government leaders attending the G8 Summit in L'Aquila will be held in the late afternoon.