UBC Okanagan Debates: Are We Failing Youth?
September 16 at 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Young adults face housing they can’t afford, entry-level work reshaped by AI, and a mental-health crisis their parents never named. Yet they are also the best-educated, healthiest and most connected generation in history, holding tools no one before them had.
Both sides agree on the facts. They disagree strongly on what they add up to.
On September 16, four distinguished voices will tackle the question: Are we leaving a better world for the next generation? Two will argue yes. Two will argue no. You decide.
The debaters
- Renee Merrifield, Founder and CEO, Troika
- Shreya Saxena, UBC Okanagan alumni; engineer and entrepreneur
- Dr. Paul Kershaw, Policy Professor, UBC School of Population and Public Health; Founder of Generation Squeeze
- Mario Canseco, President, Research Co.
Tickets are complimentary, but pre-registration is required. This is an in-person event and will not be live-streamed.
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