Munich Young Leaders
The Munich Security Conference and Körber-Stiftung want to give promising young professionals and future decision-makers the opportunity to participate in important political debates, introduce innovative ideas on the international scene, and strengthen their personal and professional networks. To further this goal, the MSC and Körber-Stiftung have been organizing the Munich Young Leaders (MYL) program since 2009, bringing together young leaders in the fields of foreign and security policy.
Munich Young Leaders 2024
Meet the Munich Young Leaders 2024.
Each year, 25 Young Leaders are selected. They come from governmental institutions, parliaments, think tanks, the media, and the private sector in Germany, selected NATO member and partner countries as well as countries in Asia and the Middle East. Munich Young Leaders are given the chance to take part in the MSC and engage with high-ranking personalities and key decision-makers on foreign policy and security-related issues. Besides this, alumni meetings take place regularly all over the world – as for example in 2017 in Moscow and 2018 in Madrid. The 2019 Annual Meeting took place in New York City. On the occasion of the program's tenth anniversary, the MSC and Körber-Stiftung published the report "Multilateralism is Dead. Long Live Multilateralism".
The Selection
The German embassies in the relevant countries each propose up to three potential participants who fit the expected profile. In coordination with the Chairman of the Munich Security Conference, the Körber-Stiftung chooses the international participants from the proposals submitted. The Munich Young Leaders from Germany are recruited in particular from the Körber Network Foreign Policy, a group of outstanding young foreign policy specialists in the German government, the German Bundestag, as well as in think tanks and the private sector. We ask for your understanding that unsolicited applications cannot be considered.
Past Events
Annual Meeting in New Delhi 2023
From August 24 to 26, 2023, the Munich Young Leaders (MYL) Annual Meeting took place in New Delhi, India. Ahead of this year’s G20 Summit, MYL Alumni from across the globe convened in New Delhi for discussions on pressing global challenges for India and its partners, including the future of multilateralism, strategic choices in the region and opportunities for climate action and economic growth.