ICN Webinar: Empowering Student and Early Career Nurses to Shape the Future
This webinar is being developed in alignment with the International Council of Nurses’ 2026 International Nurses Day theme and report, “Our Nurses. Our Future. Empowered Nurses Save Lives.”
A space for SECNs to engage with the report’s central message, that nurses have the power to transform health systems, improve health outcomes, and shape the future of care when they are enabled to practice to their fullest potential.
It will highlight how SECNs are already contributing to this vision in meaningful ways, while also creating space for reflection on what is needed to further strengthen nursing impact, leadership, and visibility.
📅 7 May 2026
🕓 15:00-16:15 CEST (Check your local time)
🌐 Interpretation: English – Spanish - French
Agenda
| Time (CEST) | Speaker | Presentation |
| 15:00 – 15:05 | Ali Karout, ICN SECN Alliance Steering Committee Member | Welcome and practicalities |
| 15:05 – 15:10 | Erica Burton, ICN Senior Policy Advisor, Nursing and Health Policy | Opening remarks |
| 15:10 – 15:25 | David Stewart, ICN Director of Nursing Policy & Practice | Overview of IND 2026 Report |
| 15:25 – 15:40 | Idah Msimuko, ICN SECN Alliance Representative for National Organisation of Nurses and Midwives of Malawi | Power 1: Numbers |
| 15:40 – 15:55 | Arnold Mokshit, ICN SECN Alliance Representative for Indian Nursing Council | Power 2: Professional |
| 15:55 – 16:10 | Miranda Garcia Zeliz, ICN SECN Alliance Representative for Argentine Federation of Nursing | Power 3: Power of Peace |
| 16:10 - 16:15 | Ali Karout, ICN SECN Alliance Steering Committee Member | Closing Reflections & Next Steps |
Speakers
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Ali Karout, ICN SECN Alliance Steering Committee Member
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Erica Burton, Senior Policy Advisor, ICN
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David Stewart, Director of Nursing Policy and Practice, ICN
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Idah Msimuko, ICN SECN Alliance Representative for National Organisation of Nurses and Midwives of Malawi
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Arnold Mokshit, ICN SECN Alliance Representative for Indian Nursing Council
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Miranda Garcia Zeliz, ICN SECN Alliance Representative for Argentine Federation of Nursing
Objectives
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Introduce student and early career nurses to the key message of the IND 2026 report
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Explore how selected “powers” of nursing apply to the realities and contributions of student and early career nurses
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Showcase practical and inspiring examples from national, regional, or local contexts
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Encourage dialogue amongst participants on how student and early career nurses can be further empowered to shape the future of health care