Who Gets to Shape the Future?

The Rosenberg Youth Manifesto is a living initiative by the students of Institut auf dem Rosenberg, developed in collaboration with Climate Words, bringing next-generation perspectives on the interconnected needs of people and planet into dialogue with global leaders, scientists, educators and innovators. During Climate Week NYC, in partnership with Swissnex, the Manifesto continues through an immersive installation and a series of interactive conversations exploring leadership, humanity and intelligence, regeneration, and our shared responsibility for the future. Visitors are invited not simply to observe, but to contribute – sharing questions, reflections and commitments that will become part of a growing archive of perspectives. These contributions will travel from New York to The Rosenberg House Davos 2027, where students will bring them into dialogue with decision-makers during the World Economic Forum and use them to inform the next chapter of the Youth Manifesto. Moving from conversation to contribution and action, the initiative asks a simple question: What will your generation add? This event is part of Assembly, the main Swiss stage at Climate Week NYC 2026. As world leaders gather in Midtown Manhattan, Swissnex assembles Swiss and global voices – from private sector innovators and researchers to artists and policymakers – in the East Village for three days of communal climate thinking and action. Assembly speaks to deliberation and democracy – the idea that communities must collectively define their futures – as well as the ongoing, creative, improvisational process of constructing those futures from the pieces of our present. At Swissnex in Boston and New York, we connect Switzerland, North America, and the world in science, education, innovation, and the arts.