Participants at last year's New Zealand Hindu Youth Conference in Auckland.

Inspiring change for the betterment of society is the theme for a youth conference to be held in Auckland next month.

The 4th New Zealand Hindu Youth Conference - with the theme titled "Inspirers of Change: Together for Tomorrow" - will be held on February 29 at KPMG offices 18 Viaduct Harbour Ave in the CBD.

Organised by Hindu Youth New Zealand, the conference is open to young people of all ethnicities, backgrounds and affiliations.

Supplied The 4th Hindu Youth New Zealand conference will be held in Auckland on February 29.

Murali Krishna Magesan, HYNZ president, said the conference aimed to:

Provide an opportunity for youth to interact with government agencies of importance to young people;

Discuss key areas of society that require youth involvement, to help create the future leaders of New Zealand;

Understand the importance of technology and media and its influence on perception and narrative building;

Inspire youth by sharing local and global success stories of young individuals;

Build and develop leadership capacity among the youth with interactive workshops.

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Supplied Participants at last year's New Zealand Hindu Youth Conference in Auckland.

"Wherever Hindus have settled globally, they have seamlessly integrated and contributed to the host society, and it is no different in New Zealand," Magesan said.

"However, with the rapidly changing global society, it is important our young people are equipped with the skills to be successful and contribute positively.

"This conference will provide an excellent opportunity for capability building, discussing challenges and opportunities as well as interact with government agencies, influencers, and young achievers."

Magesan said discussions on social change, cohesion, youth voice, pluralism, identity, selfless service and building leadership capabilities were key features of the conference.

Using technology for societal good, impact of technology on young people, environmental sustainability, constructive engagement and resilience would also be featured.

Magesan said apart from guest speakers, there would be various panel sessions with Q&A to help shape discussions; interactive workshops to build leadership capacity and other essential skills; and sharing of global success stories of young people.

Hindu youth conferences in the past have given several young people the opportunity to:

Attend leadership development courses organised at parliament, or by various government departments;

Be part of New Zealand government delegations going overseas;

Participate in annually sponsored Southern Cross Outward Bound (outdoor education and personal development) course. Hindu Youth New Zealand sponsors two youth every year and has given more than $60,000 of Outward Bound Scholarships to date;

Send a New Zealand youth delegation to the World Hindu Youth Conference in Bali (2013), and attend the World Hindu Economic Conference in Bangkok (2013).

Magesan said youth who had previously participated in these conferences had gone to represent New Zealand internationally on topics of motivation, leadership, social change and inter-faith.

"They have played pivotal roles as organisers, moderators, and speakers of the globally successful events to connect, share ideas, inspire one another, and impact the common good," Magesan said.

"The committee is working to ensure that by the end of the conference, each of the delegates will have had more opportunities open up for them."

Registration for next month's conference is now open. To register please use this link tiny.cc/4thNZHYC. Early bird registration and special student registration rates are available.

If you are keen to participate as a speaker, want to write for the souvenir programme or want to volunteer with the conference organisation, email hinduyouth.newzealand@gmail.com or contact Murali Magesan on 0210 820 5130.