Heela Yoon is the Founder and CEO of Afghan Women Welfare and Development Association (AWWDA) which is a grassroot level civil society organization based in Afghanistan working towards women and young women empowerment and capacity building. She is currently working at the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP) as the Fourth Cora Weiss Peacebuilding Fellow, a one-year fellowship program for young women peacebuilders from conflict affected countries to support global advocacy at the United Nations Headquarters in NY for the implementation of the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) and Youth, Peace, and Security (YPS) Agendas. Prior to joining GNWP, Heela worked as a Desk officer and Coordinator for the United Nations Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Afghanistan (MoFA). She has also assisted the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the Security Council Desks.

Marcela Gutiérrez is the founder & CEO of LAMARCH, and has over 12 years of hands-on-experience designing and executing entrepreneurship programs and events for a number of globally recognized brands. She is a natural networker with a curious mind that connects the dots in unexpected ways, fostering collaborations across many industries and disciplines. She is a mentor at the Google Launchpad network, founder of XX: a community of female leaders in Mexico; and volunteers at Pelican Bay State Prison through the program Hustle 2.0.

Patrick studied mechanical engineering in Goma at ITIG, which is where his love for architectural design comes from. And the Nakivale Refugee Settlement has been a unique canvas for him — a place to express his passion for designing unique constructions such as bottles houses, geodesic domes and even an amphitheater. In 2014, Patrick also co-founded NakivART, a project that showcases and supports artwork in Nakivale. His artworks include paintings, sculptures and comic books illustrating various topics refugees can relate to – such as his 2014 book Stella, which discusses how to deal with trauma. Patrick joined SINA Uganda in 2015 to learn more about entrepreneurship, mentoring and coaching. The following year he co-founded Opportunigee to help young refugees in Nakivale become entrepreneurs and job creators. He has a certificate in Peace building and Trauma healing from Pax Cultura. Patrick has been the CEO of Promise Hub Nakivale since 2018.

Gabriela Strauss is the founder of Mujeres al Volante (Women on Steering Wheels), an organization that helps women, children, elderly people and other vulnerable populations safely travel around their cities. Mujeres al Volante emerged from a group of mothers who wanted to use their private cars to transport women and children to keep them safe. The project is a continued success and is a continued effort to fight gender-based violence and democratize urban transportation.

Cecilia is a Future Synthesist, striving to be proactive in creating better futures. With over 15 years of innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship experience, she is invested in developing future-making capabilities to boost global future literacy and empowerment. She is fully committed to helping companies, organizations, to envision, strategize, and design, and most of all, to build better futures faster, together. Cecilia is currently a Future Synthesist at Futurity Studio and a former Senior Social Technologist at , digital fabrication lab meets coffee shop, andAlpha Telefonica Innovation. As a serial entrepreneur, she is the founder of multiple companies, MOB, the largest co-working community in Barcelona, and FabCafe allwomen.tech, an AI training school for women by women to build the next generation of women and tech. She has mentored for UNDP + 4YFN Women Innovator Programme, WFP-X, Google Launchpad, and has served on the board of advisor for the City Government of Barcelona.As Future Synthesist, Cecilia strives to be proactive in creating better futures. With over 15 years of innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship experience, she is invested in developing future-making capabilities to boost global future literacy and empowerment. She is fully committed to helping companies, organizations, to envision, strategize, and design, and most of all, to build better futures faster, together. Cecilia is currently a Future Synthesist at Futurity Studio and a former Senior Social Technologist at Alpha Telefonica Innovation. As a serial entrepreneur, she is the founder of multiple companies, MOB, the largest co-working community in Barcelona, and FabCafe, digital fabrication lab meets coffee shop, and allwomen.tech, an AI training school for women by women to build the next generation of women and tech. She has mentored for UNDP + 4YFN Women Innovator Programme, WFP-X, Google Launchpad, and has served on the board of advisor for the City Government of Barcelona.

Amanda is an international development worker who believes in young people's potential to change the world we live in. Originally from Columbus (OH), she has spent the last decade in Honduras living, loving, exploring and working with young people who inspire her every day with their creativity, persistence and resilience. At OYE, she is a fundraiser, grant writer, partnership cultivator and content creator.

Safari Sammy is a young tourism entrepreneur from Rwanda. Sammy is the CEO of Serenity Adventure Safaris, a Tour and Travel Company in Rwanda that provides safaris and travel-related services throughout East Africa. He is also the CEO of Miss Tourism Rwanda which is a beauty pageant company with the aim to celebrate and promote Rwandan culture and beauty. With 5 years of experience in the tourism and hospitality industry, he works hard to promote the Rwandan tourism products both domestically and internationally.

Joshua Opolot is a development expert and has been involved in sport as an athlete, coach and administrator. He has extensive knowledge on sport for development through advisory roles in developing and designing interventions that can address key challenges faced by underprivileged young people. Currently as the executive director for Youth Sport Uganda, he helps young people realise their full potential through harnessing the power of sport.

Eliana Torrico is an environmental activist and lawyer who specializes in environment and urban planning. She is the founder of Collective ​Tree Platform for the Environment in Bolivia, and the Forests Assembly where she advocates for environmental rights and works to create a better world for future generations. Eliana is a relentless advocate for the Nature’s rights, and considers that no generation will be able to live with enough peace if we damage the environment.

Daniela is a lawyer and environmental engineer from Bogotá, Colombia who leads the clean air initiative for the local chapter of AIDA (Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense). Daniela has completed a research internship at Cornell University, Ithaca, and graduated from her LL.M. (Master of Laws) in Environmental Law and Environmental Public Policy from Stanford University, California. She has experience as a researcher in air quality measurement and monitoring, and in the development of environmental public policies from an environmental justice perspective. Daniela's work is centered around advising and supporting communities in the design of strategic legislation and in the proposal of judicial or political solutions for the prevention of socio-environmental conflicts.

Juan Enamorado, better known as JC Rock is an educator and break dancer from San Pedro Sula, Honduras. He is the founder and director of Warriors Zulu Nation Honduras, a youth empowerment organization that uses arts and extreme sports as a means to improve the lives of local youth, giving them opportunities and generating resilient, sustainable communities. His 12 years of activism using art to promote social change has led him to be part of the One Young World Global Youth Leadership Network since 2018, being an ambassador for Honduras.

Alejandro is an activist dedicated to finding technology-related solutions to track and fight xenophobia in virtual platforms. Alejandro Daly is the Director of El Derecho a No Obedecer (The Right Not to Obey), a platform of the Otraparte Corporation that proposes, develops and accompanies citizen advocacy processes to achieve greater and better impacts on four main issues: peaceful protest and mobilization, climate justice, coexistence and security and migration. It takes place mainly in Bogotá, Cali, Cúcuta and Medellín. In addition, he is Co-Director of the Xenophobia Barometer, a platform that systematizes and analyzes the conversation about migration in social networks, web pages and the media in Colombia. Alejandro is a member of Global Shapers Bogotá, an initiative of the World Economic Forum, an ambassador for One Young World, a climate leader for The Climate Reality Project, and a UNICEF consultant for Latin America and the Caribbean.