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Youth Entrepreneurship Policy Summit

6 – 7 October, 2025
Brussels, Belgium
Panel discussion:  What YEPA participants are taking forward?

Panel discussion: What YEPA participants are taking forward?

About

The European Union-OECD Youth Entrepreneurship Policy Academy (YEPA) has been in action now for three years. This Summit aims to share and discuss the policy messages and learnings from its activities in this time and point the way forward for youth entrepreneurship policy. It will bring together many of the participants in those activities to discuss the barriers faced by young people in entrepreneurship and “what works” in youth entrepreneurship policy and to consider what all policy actors can do in future to strengthen youth entrepreneurship in Europe.

In this panel discussion, YEPA participants will share key takeaways of the Youth Entrepreneurship Policy Academy. Panellists will reflect on how the YEPA experience has influenced their approach to supporting youth entrepreneurship policy.

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Organiser

The European Union-OECD Youth Entrepreneurship Policy Academy (YEPA)

Other Session Contributors

  • Helen Larrecq
    (Policy Analyst, SME and Entrepreneurship Division)
    OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities - France
  • Vicky Tsangaridou-Hadjipavlou
    (Commerce and Industry Officer)
    Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism - Cyprus
  • Thomas Cooney
    (Professor)
    Technological University Dublin - Ireland