Amina is the founder of Écolo à Djibouti, with a mission to advance environmental education and science communication. Amina and her team actively work with schools, local communities, neighborhood leaders, and academic institutions to raise awareness among the Djiboutian population, particularly youth, about climate and environmental issues, while providing them with practical tools to take action.

Bipana is the founder and CEO of ‘The Learning Fortress’, a community-based foundation that advocates for and provides non-formal education spaces for children in rural and marginalized Nepali communities. Their particular focus is on delivering education in ways that celebrate creativity, agency, and local identity.

Caroline founded Neworn, which helps parents make sustainable choices and offer a platform, where they can sell and buy high-quality children’s clothes and accesoires within a trustworthy community, while rewarding them with exclusive discounts from their local and sustainable partner companies.

Christopher is the founder of Recycler, an eco-venture specialized in solid waste management, environmental education, sustainable innovation, and agriculture. His mission is to support youth in building the skills necessary to become effective climate advocates.

Grace runs Emission Pulse, a social and environmental initiative aimed at leveraging innovative technology to monitor and reduce carbon emissions, particularly in climate-vulnerable regions. Their work focuses on creating data-driven solutions to enhance transparency in emission reporting, with the ultimate goal of supporting policy shifts towards a greener future.

Isobel co-founded YOUth Heroes, a youth-led organization that provides mentorship and resources to underserved youth in Ottawa, Canada. The program focuses on teaching the importance of philanthropy and education, inspiring and guiding young people to become agents of social change within their communities.

Jahmel is the founder of Opportunities for Caribbean Youth (OFCY), an online youth platform which provides guidance to for young people looking to upskill, find new jobs, or gain access to more youth opportunities for self-development.

Rawia runs a social initiative called Jobs4Sudan with a mission to support sudanese professionals, and navigate career obstacles, offering resources and guidance to enhance their skills and achieve their career objectives.

Simon is the founder and CEO of Sustein Material, which manufactures carbon-neutral (to-be) construction materials, made from upcycled healthcare fibers. Simon and his team developed a replicable circular economy model by transforming healthcare waste into fully-circular, thermal and acoustic insulation, as well as boards for construction and design.

Passionate about systems-thinking and inclusion, Terence is a foreign policy advisor at Global Affairs Canada. He is also the Chair of Advocacy on the Board of Directors at Apathy is Boring, Canada’s leading youth voter engagement organization. Terence primarily works in government and often with the community sector to gain a wide perspective of Canada’s systemic and policy challenges on foreign affairs, democratic institutions and the inclusion of young people.

Venancio is a founding partner of the global platform Impacto Indigena, a social enterprise and foundation that seeks to drive a narrative shift from considering Indigenous Peoples as mere vulnerable groups to empowering them to be full partners in climate action, sustainable development and peace building.

Yusuf leads Reflective Teens (RT), a non-profit organization established in 2013, which aims to empower under-resourced schools throughout the country by designing innovative solutions that address the challenges these schools face.