Moonshot Youth Innovation Summit

July 13 - 14, 8am - 4pm - Prague Castle, Rudolf Gallery

It Starts with Us

Some conferences give you a line-up. We give you a room.

Experience two days unlike anything else happening in Central Europe this summer. Held at Prague Castle under the auspices of the President of the Czech Republic, we bring together 300 carefully selected young leaders, founders, and changemakers alongside international speakers most European stages simply don't reach. This isn't a TED-style spectacle. It's an intimate, high-energy gathering designed around one conviction: that the most important conversations happen between people, not at them. Expect ideas that challenge you, movement that restores you, in a setting that inspires reverence and reflection.
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Embark on the Summit Journey

Welcome to Prague
Day 1
Summit at Prague Castle
Inside one of Europe's most iconic venues, the conversation begins. International voices you won't find on the usual conference circuit take the stage alongside the next generation of leaders, activists, and builders. A large movement space is open throughout the day for yoga, rest, or simply stepping out of your head and back into your body.
Dinner on the Vltava river
As the sun drops behind the castle, your evening begins on the water. A private boat carries you along the Vltava as Prague does what Prague does best at dusk. This is dinner as conversation; no agenda, no panels, just the people you met and a river that's been flowing through history for a thousand years. The connections made on this boat tend to outlast the summit.
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Day 2
Walk & Talk Food Tour
Prague doesn't reveal itself in conference rooms. We start the second day in the streets: a guided food tour through the city's most characterful neighbourhoods, with good coffee, local bites, and the kind of loose, wandering conversation that only happens when nobody is sitting at a table. Come hungry. Leave with a new favourite person and a new favourite snack.
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Seminars at Nelahozeves Castle
North of the city, the Czech countryside opens up around one of Bohemia's most striking Renaissance castles. The afternoon moves into smaller, more focused seminars - deeper dives into the themes of the summit, with the space and quiet that big venues never allow. If the Monday is about breadth, this is about depth.
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BBQ Dinner at Nelahozeves Marina
The final evening is the simplest and often the best. Long tables, open air, the sound of the river, and a fire that keeps things going long after the food is gone. No dress code, no programme, no rush. Just the people you've spent two days building something with, and a summer night in the Czech countryside to finish it properly.
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Speakers

Sustainable change starts with courage, collaboration, and the voices of young people rising. Our speakers and panelists brought fresh ideas and fierce determination to tackle urgent global challenges.
Mohamed Ali Diini
Founder, Iftin Global
Jeanette Epps
Astronaut & Aerospace Engineer
Nayeema Raza
Creator & Host, Smart Girl Dumb Questions
Martha Adams
Filmmaker & Producer
Laura Gonzalez-Estefani
Founder & CEO, TheVentureCity
Artur Kiulian
Serial Entrepreneur, Speaker, Author
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau
Author & Speaker
Yemi A.D.
Founder & CEO, Moonshot Platform
Heather Sonn
Director, Gamiro Investment Group

Program

From the environment to technology, peace-building to purpose-driven business, we explored what it means to lead with hope and action. We dived into conversations that balance the urgency of today's global challenges with optimism.
Monday
13. 7. 2026
Tuesday
14. 7. 2026
8:00 - 9:00 | WELCOME & FREE MOVEMENT
9:00 - 9:15 | MOONSHOT OPENING ACT
9:15 - 10:30 |  AI & TECHNOLOGY
  • Designing technology that serves humanity.
  • How artificial intelligence, digital systems, and emerging technologies will influence the future of society.
10:30 - 11:00 | MOVE & MINGLE
11:00 - 11:30 | SIDE QUESTS
  • The best conversations at any summit happen just off-script. These intimate breakout sessions are built for exactly that: a small group, a loose brief, and enough time to go somewhere unexpected together. Come with a question. Leave with a collaborator.
11:30 - 12:30 | PEOPLE & PLANET
  • Advancing science for life on Earth.
  • How life sciences, medicine, and environmental innovation can improve health, sustainability, and resilience.
12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch
13:30 - 14:00 | GROUNDED
  • Big ideas need a clear head. Grounded is a guided movement and breathwork session held on the castle grounds after lunch - open to everyone, no experience needed, no performance required. You'll be surprised what surfaces when you stop pushing and start listening.
14:00 - 14:30 | SIDE QUESTS
14:30 - 15:30 | FREEDOM & DEMOCRACY
  • Defending freedom in a changing world.
  • How democratic institutions, civic participation, and global cooperation must evolve in the digital age.
15:30 - 15:45 | MOONSHOT SEND-OFF
18:30 - 20:30 | PRIVATE DINNER ON A BOAT
  • After a day of ideas, conversations, and unexpected connections inside one of Europe's most iconic venues, your Monday doesn't end at the castle gates. Board a private boat as the city shifts into evening, let the Vltava carry you past a Prague most visitors never see, and finish the night around a table with the people who made the day worth having. The best networking never feels like networking.
9:00 - 11:30 | WALK & TALK FOOD TOUR
11:30 - 13:00 | TRANSPORT TO NELAHOZEVES CASTLE
13:00 - 14:00 |  LUNCH
14:00 - 18:00 |  MOONSHOT SEMINARS
  • North of the city, the Czech countryside opens up around one of Bohemia's most striking Renaissance castles. The afternoon moves into smaller, more focused seminars - deeper dives into the themes of the summit, with the space and quiet that big venues never allow. If the Monday is about breadth, this is about depth.
18:00 - 20:00 | BBQ DINNER AT NELAHOZEVES MARINA
  • The final evening is the simplest and often the best. Long tables, open air, the sound of the river, and a fire that keeps things going long after the food is gone. No dress code, no programme, no rush. Just the people you've spent two days building something with, and a summer night in the Czech countryside to finish it properly.
20:00 - 21:30 | TRANSPORT TO PRAGUE
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Attendance at the Moonshot Youth Innovation Summit is currently by invitation only.
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Our Sponsors

Moonshot's sponsors are ready to build a better future by putting young people at the center of the discussion. We a grateful to all of our sponsors, partners, patrons and supporters, for their enthusiasm for our mission and their ongoing support for our work.

The event is held under the auspices of the President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel.
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