Media and Spokespeople
Youth voices matter now more than ever. We have many youth spokespeople who are experts on climate justice, loss and damage, agriculture, energy, finance, gender equality, and much more besides. If you would like to interview or meet any of our spokespeople, please write to us at childrenandyouthpavilion@greenhouse.agency or visit us at the Children and Youth Pavilion in the Blue Zone.
Liz Wathuti
Expertise: Policy
Nationality: Kenya
Liz specialises in policy. She has passions in youth education and regenerative solutions. She is the founder of Green Generation Initiative and TIME’s 100 Next Most Influential People in the World.
Baliqees Salaudeen-Ibrahim
Expertise: Innovation
Nationality: Nigeria
Baliqees specialises in innovation. She has passions in sustainable development, climate justice, and gender.
Sagar Kalra
Nationality: India
Sagar specialises in finance. He has passions in investment and youth education.
Rebecca Moon
Nationality: Canada
Rebecca specialises in youth and education. She has passions in indigenous youth, biological sciences, and social justice.
Manal Bidar
Nationality: Morocco
Manal specialises in loss and damage. She has passions in desertification, climate adaptation and climate justice.
Frances Fox
Nationality: United Kingdom
Frances specialises in climate justice, youth and education. She has passions in the music and sports industries and how they can be mobilised for climate justice.
Patrick Cook
Expertise: Adaptation, Energy
Nationality: United Kingdom
Patrick specialises in adaption and energy. He has passions in economics, policy, and youth advocacy.
Pooja Tilvawala
Expertise: Youth and Education, Climate Justice
Nationality: India
Pooja specialises in youth activism and climate justice. She has passions in areas such as climate mental health, digital social impact and policy change. She also co-founded the Entertainment and Culture pavilion at COP.
Tesicca Truong
Expertise: Policy, Communities
Nationality: Canada
Tesicca specialises in sustainability policy. She has a passion for youth empowerment, citizen engagement and resilience building.
Bao Ngoc
Expertise: Nature, Climate Justice
Nationality: Vietnam
Bao Ngoc specialises in youth participation in Vietnam’s SDG agenda. She focuses on Mekong diplomatic issues.
Analyah dos Santos
Expertise: Communities, Youth and Education, Loss and Damage, Climate Justice
Nationality: United States
Analyah specialises in environmental justice and youth education. She has passions in climate change, community powered transformational change, and loss and damage.
Hailey Campbell
Expertise: Policy, Adaptation
Nationality: United States
Hailey specialises in policy and adaption. She has passions in an equitable fossil fuel-phase out, youth inclusion and community empowerment.
Uchenna Igwe
Expertise: Finance, Policy, Climate Justice, Health, Nature
Nationality: Nigeria
Uchenna specialises in finance, health, policy and climate justice. She applies these to the Global South where her passions are, alongside advocacy.
Carolina Maciel
Expertise: Climate justice, Nature
Nationality: Brazil
Carolina specialises in climate justice and nature. Her passions are in an ancestral perspective, resources and business. .
Millie May
Expertise: Youth and Education, Policy
Nationality: Austria, United Kingdom
Millie specialises in youth, education and policy. She has passions in youth inclusivity in spaces such as COP, alongside photography and glacier melt in the alps.
Amr Ramadan
Expertise: Youth and Education, Climate justice, Gender
Nationality: Egypt
Amr specialises in gender, climate justice, and education. He has passions in sustainable development, and is the founder and CEO of Empower Hub.
Raouiae Khouyi
Expertise:Loss and Damage, Policy, Climate Justice, Indigenous Peoples
Nationality: Morocco
Raouiae specialises in Indigenous Peoples, loss and damage, policy and climate justice. She has passions in education, youth participation in politics and urban diplomacy.
Parneet Kaur
Expertise: Youth and Education, Climate Justice, Gender
Nationality: India
Parneet specialises in climate education and storytelling. As the World Food Forum’s Official Poet in Rome, her passions lie in empowering youth.
Almustafa Abbas
Expertise: Policy
Nationality: Canada
Almustafa specialises in social policy and refugee advocacy. He has passions in climate mobility and Canadian policy.
Malamine Badiane
Expertise: Adaptation, Energy
Nationality: Senegal
Malamine specialises in adaption and energy. He has passions in forestry, climate policy, and climate-smart agriculture.
Safita Ardhia (Vitta)
Expertise: Communities, Youth and Education, Nature
Nationality: Indonesia
Safita specialises in youth empowerment and water. She has passions in agriculture, nature, and restoration projects.
Mohammed Usrof
Expertise: Communities, Youth and Education, Climate Justice, Gender
Nationality: Palestine
Mohammed specialises in environmental justice and sustainable development. He has passions in political economy, NGOs and ecocide. He is leading the Palestinian Youth Climate Negotiations teams.
Aakash Ranison
Expertise: Youth and education, Communities
Nationality: India
Aakash specialises in media creation. He has passions in migration and climate change. He has delivered TEDx talks, and his writing has appeared in publications like Forbes India, Times of India, and Economic Times.
Elena Maria Mueller
Expertise: Finance, Youth and Education
Nationality: Switzerland
Elena specialises in youth, education and finance.
Jane Njugunah
Expertise: Youth and Education, Policy
Nationality: Kenya
Jane specialises in policy and sustainable development. She has passions in peacebuilding, climate diplomacy, and mental health.
Crispin Ngakani
Expertise: Youth and Education
Nationality: DR Congo
Crispin specialises in youth and education. He has passions in sustainable development and the environment. He is the national lead of Climate Clock and EcoClimate Vision.
Zainab Bie
Expertise: Finance, Policy
Nationality: India
Zainab specialises in climate policy and economics. She has passions in sustainable solutions and impactful climate action, business development and social impact.
Prasiddhi
Expertise: Youth and Education
Nationality: India
Prasiddhi specialises in forestry and youth activism. She has held workshops on issues such as climate change, circular economy and social entrepreneurship.
Danfeng Zhu
Expertise: Food and Agriculture
Nationality: Japan
Danfeng specialises in food and agriculture. She has passions in sustainability science and omnimedia.
Emaan
Expertise: Indigenous Communities, Loss and Damage
Nationality: Pakistan
Emaan specialises in indigenous communities and loss and damage. She is the founder of Earth Warriorz.
Maison Kipila
Expertise: Communities, Indigenous Peoples, Nature
Nationality: Kenya
Maison specialises in indigenous climate action. He has passions in sustainable practises and climate change. He is from the Maasai Indigenous Community and aims to ensure their voices are heard on a global scale.
Sakura Takahashi
Expertise: Communities, Nature
Nationality: Japan
Sakura specialises in technology. She has passions in environmental policy, the carbon market, and political and economic systems.