11th Youth for Leadership Summit (Y4LS)
📅 Saturday, November 22, 2025
🕗 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 La Salle Greenhills – Bro. Donato Center Performing Arts Building
🎥 Live stream available for students in the provinces
💸 Free of charge!
What’s the Summit All About?
The future isn’t just arriving—you’re being called to lead it.
The 11th Youth for Leadership Summit (Y4LS 2025) is a nationwide gathering of student leaders, innovators, and changemakers ready to shape an AI-integrated world with empathy, creativity, and courage.
This year’s summit is more than a one-day event—it’s a launchpad for future-ready leadership. Through dynamic panels, interactive segments, and fireside chats, students will learn directly from industry giants who are redefining what it means to lead in tech, business, education, and advocacy. Y4LS is your space to grow, connect, and take action.
Our goal? To equip young leaders with the mindset, skills, and community to lead with purpose in a rapidly changing world.
What’s Waiting for You
- 🎤 Powerhouse Panels & Fireside Chats: Hear from trailblazers in tech, business, education, and advocacy.
- 🧠 Interactive Segments: Learn how to lead with purpose, build inclusive communities, and navigate the future of AI.
- 🎉 Games, Raffles & Prizes: Join high-energy activities and surprise giveaways throughout the day.
- 📱 Post-Event Contest: Share your summit experience and get a chance to win a Samsung tablet!
- 🤝 Connect with Fellow Changemakers: Meet students from across the country who care about making a difference.
Meet the Speakers
Segment 1: Shift + Lead – Empowering Emerging Innovators
- Earl Ng – VP of Business Development, Ng Khai
- Miguel Macale – Sr. Investment Manager, Ideaspace Ventures
- Denise Fabella – Executive Director, Khan Academy
- Matthew Tan – Head of Core Business Products, PayMongo
Segment 2: Heart + Machine – Leading with Creativity and Courage
- Germaine Erika Kaw – Founder & COO, MedGrocer
- Ibba Bernardo – CMO & Founder, PackWorks
- Zheila Santillan – Founder, Pilipinas Journal
- Lorena Biclar – General Manager, Regal Rexnord Philippines
Segment 3: Fireside Chat – Command + Create: Digital Natives at the Helm
- Angelico Natividad – Founder, Iconiqlast
- Julia Alexandra Sumulong – Director, Release Operations, Virgin Music Group
- Lerizze Dizon – Founder, Seek Studio/ Pyur Tea
Powered by Purpose: Our Sponsors
This year’s Youth for Leadership Summit is made possible through the generous support of organizations that believe in the power of young leaders to shape the future.
Gold Sponsors
- EastWest Bank – Empowering financial literacy and future-ready leadership
- Regal Rexnord – Driving industrial innovation with heart
- QBE – Supporting resilience and risk-smart communities
- Avon – Advocating for beauty, empowerment, and social impact
- EXL – Driving business forward with data and AI
Bronze Sponsors
- Cisco Philippines – Connecting communities through tech and transformation
- PBCom – Championing financial growth and youth entrepreneurship
- Reyes Tacandong – Strengthening integrity and leadership in business
- IGT Solutions – Bringing AI innovation and human ingenuity
Food Sponsors
Together, these sponsors are helping us create a summit experience that’s free of charge, packed with inspiration, and full of opportunities—from raffles and games to a chance to win a Samsung tablet.
