Event Management and Leadership through Youth-led Initiatives: A Case Study

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Youth-led initiatives play a pivotal role in fostering leadership, innovation, and community engagement. This study presents a detailed case analysis of TEDxThaltej Youth 2025, an independently organized TEDx event in Ahmedabad, India, examining how a youth-driven team manages complex event operations while upholding professionalism, ethical standards, and sustainability. Through structured leadership, cross-departmental collaboration, and digital innovation, the organizing team addressed challenges such as operational disengagement, speaker withdrawal, and communication gaps. Compliance with ISO 9001:2015, ISO 20121:2024, and the Nirmaya Foundation Green Standard (NFGS) provided frameworks for quality management, sustainable practices, and ethical governance. The study highlights actionable insights for emerging youth-led initiatives, emphasizing the importance of formalized documentation, transparent decision-making, and stakeholder engagement. Recommendations and future directions underscore the potential for scalable, sustainable, and ethically grounded models in youth-led-event-management.

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT RESEARCH STUDIES

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT RESEARCH STUDIES, 1(1), 1-14, 2025.

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© International Journal for Business and Management Research Studies (IJBMRS). Published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) License.

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Shah, F. (2025). Event Management and Leadership through Youth-led Initiatives: A Case Study of TEDxThaltej Youth. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT RESEARCH STUDIES, 1(1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17390011