an environmental conservationist, eco-social entrepreneur and youth policy advocate. She is the youngest female recipient of the Commonwealth Youth Award for Excellence in Development, and is also a Global Youth Ambassador with Office of the UN Special Envoy on Global Education

a social entrepreneur and youth advocate, she co-founded and today is fully dedicated to the development of Engajamundo, a non-profit youth-led organization that seeks to empower and engage youth in international policymaking processes that could shape our future

a young social activist, who advocates for youth development and democracy. Amir currently studies Economics and Political Science at the American University in Cairo as Middle-East Partnership Initiative Tomorrow’s Leaders fellow

a youth leader and community developer. He currently studies Urbanization at the University of Guadalajara and is the regional delegate for the National Design, Urbanization and Planning Student Association. He has served as a volunteer in the social action programs carried on by the International Bahá’i Community for over 7 years

a student of Urban and Regional Studies at Cornell University and a researcher in the field of community planning and development and recently co-authored a paper appearing in the Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards

has a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and a Higher Diploma in applications and Entrepreneurship. He currently is a coordinator for projects at Gaza Group of Culture and Development and a Director of the economic empowerment project for poor families in Gaza Strip

a hearing impaired disability rights expert, researcher and independent advisor on accessible information and communication standards for persons with disabilities. He holds a Master of Advanced Studies in humanitarian action Degree from University of Geneva, a Bachelor of Arts in economics degree as well as a Human Rights

a student of Political Science at the Free University in Berlin and the University of California, Berkeley. In high school, he founded the awarded youth magazine PUBLIK to amplify youth voices. Since 2013, he has been the representative of the youth advisory board (YAB) of the child rights organization Plan International Germany

has always believed in the power of change of young people. He has worked along with more than 30.000 young volunteers that like him have the desire to change the world. He wants to continue this trail. He has a degree in IT for Business Management and has coordinated online courses for young social entrepreneurs

working in a youth led organization and he has been working on youth leadership, economic empowerment and gender violence prevention, and human rights in Bangladesh for more than a decade. Through his leadership, SERAC was awarded the 2010 UN-HABITAT Youth Fund grant which empowered 50 disadvantaged young women by providing life skills training

has led the volunteer-based life of a social activist. Since the age of seventeen, she has been selected as a youth representative of Saudi Arabia in major conferences including the Sixty-Third UN General Assembly Conference in New York, USA and the World Economic Forum in held in Amman, Jordan. Lama is a published poet and a graduate of Dar Al-Hekma University and Tufts University with a degree in Interational Relations with concentration in international economics.

the Internship Program Director with AIESEC in Côte d’Ivoire. He has over four years’ experience working on youth development and internships Programs. Phares is a Telecommunication engineer with interests in project management, digital marketing, administration and public relations

advises and works with a number of local and international institutions, including the OECD, the World Bank Group, the United Nations Foundation and the Parliament of Canada. In 2014, Olivia represented Canada at the Y20 Summit–a meeting of the official youth engagement group of the G20

a Young Medical doctor and Human Rights Educator. She was the founder and President of Setif Empower Youth Association (SEYA). Maria’s work with SEYA involves developing programs for promoting sustainable education and entrepreneurial skills for young people from the area of Setif in Algeria

a young leader, passionate about youth empowerment, urban affairs and youth participation. Katerina is currently a Learner at the World Innovation Summit for Education – WISE, after serving as Youth Ambassador at the Cyprus Youth Council, representing Cypriot and European youth on local, national and international youth summits