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· 2 hours 30 minutes

Youth Forum

Wednesday, October 28, 2020 · 12:15 p.m. · Eastern Time (US & Canada)
About This Webinar

The Youth Pavilion is a space for young professionals and conference participants to share solutions and exchange perspectives around the conference’s theme. The aim is to bring together all sectors of society to foster cooperation and promote a platform of inclusivity, innovation, and empowerment. It will feature thematic sessions on youth entrepreneurship, sustainable development, and innovative solutions to global challenges. Discussions will include youth leaders, scholars, representatives, and experts from various sectors.

Each session will focus on Ideas for Social Impact, Young People’s Role in Fostering Sustainable Development, and Working on Today’s Issues for a Better Future. The Pavilion will also offer an opportunity for attendees to network and present their work through an open mic platform at the Youth Online Gathering. It is a place for a young generation to build momentum on their leading role in fighting global concerns, as well as developing and implementing ideas for a brighter future.

Agenda
  • (12:15 pm - 1:00 pm EDT NY) Entreprenuership: Innovative Ideas for Social Impact | Moderator: Juan Pablo Celis Garcia, Youth Coordinator, WGGS | Panelist: Stephany Hemelberg, Co-Founder, Binach Co. (Colombia) / Mohammed Bahreiba, Co-Founder, Call of Culture (Saudi Arabia) / Xiaoning Lyu, Founder, Viva La Vida (China) / Mohammed Alkaff, CEO, Netaq E Solutions MCPM Mena | October 28, 2020
  • (1:15 pm - 2:00 pm EDT NY) Young People's Role in Fostering Sustainable Developnment | Moderator: Steve Chiu, Representative, Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation (China) | Panelist: Renata Koch Alvarenga, Founder, EmpoderaClima / Olumide Idowu, Co-Founder and CEO, International Climate Change Development Initiative (Nigeria) | October 28, 2020
  • (9:15 am - 10:00 am EDT NY) Shaping Our Future Together | Moderator Rosleny Ubinas, National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the US | Panelist: Ali Mustafa, Representative, The Youtg Assembly (Pakistan) / Jadayah Spencer, Director, International Youth Leadership Institute / Quratulain Tejani, Managing Editor, The Big Picture PK | October 29, 2020
  • (10:15 am - 11:00 am EDT NY) Networking Session: Youth Online Gathering | October 29, 2020
Who can view: People who attended or registered for the webinar only
Webinar Price: Free
Webinar ID: 14942d26c96a
Featured Presenters
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Founder, Binach Co
Stephany Hemelberg is a Colombian entrepreneur, expert in social media and influencers marketing.

Since 2012, she has been involved in social work and community projects in countries like Egypt, Colombia, and Israel. Because of her passion for peace and development, while working fo the British Embassy in Colombia, she supported the Royal Visit in 2014. It was key to the success of the recent Colombian Peace Agreement.

At the age of 25, she founded, along with her husband and best friend, the consulting company Binach. Her business has successfully worked and partnered with some of the most influential public figures in Colombia and Latin America. Stephany is also the co-founder of Innside, an AI company focusing on the economic empowerment of entrepreneurs in the region.

Through her businesses, Stephany’s advocacy platforms and activism focuses on empowerment, tolerance, and the promotion of economic and social rights. She also provides pro bono expertise in operations and performance in marketing-related strategies to NGOs and young entrepreneurs in Colombia. She holds a Bachelors degree Summa Cum Laude in Journalism and Public Opinion, with a concentration in Political Science.
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Founder, Call of Culture
Mohammed Bakhreiba is an IT Engineer, has honor degree from University of Phoenix in Master of Information Systems.

Bakhreiba is a serial social and cultural entrepreneur, innovationist who promotes innovation for effective dialogue and bridging the gap between diverse communities. He started Call of Culture as an innovative culture dialogue project in Napoli - Italy, Sept 2011 in Jun 2013 the project turned as a sustained social enterprise with an office in Washington DC and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Call of Culture has 3 different divisions Content creation, Events and business incubation programs (Alhalimon – The dreamers).

Bakhreiba is a youth representative to the United Nations, a former member of the Youth Steering Committee at the Department of global communicaiton at the UN, member of Sustained Development Goals and Strategy Policy Development committee at the United Nation that developed the 2030 Global Agenda and a member of the International Peace Day organizing committee at the UN and the International Peace Cities program. Bakhreiba is also a member of Give1Project - Future Leadership that is hosted by the White House and State Department of the United States of America. Former Editor in Chief for Arabica Coffee Magazine and Call of Culture Magazine. Bakhreiba is the Founder for Week of Coffee annual event developed in partnership with the diplomatic mission of Italy in Saudi and Fragrance (Niche perfume event, in partnership with French Cultural Service and Collaboration). Bakhreiba was named on @SaudiArabia an official social media account for the new faces of Saudi Arabia.
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Founder and CEO, Viva la Vida
Xiaoning is the founder of Viva la Vida, Forbes 30 under 30 China, Sherpa of G20 Young Entrepreneur Alliance China, Vice President of APEC Voices of the Future China, Education and outreach consultant of World Federation of United Nations Association, and Global Shaper of World Economic Forum.

Viva la Vida is a global community with influence in 50+ countries where people share their authentic stories through art, explore the purpose of life, and form genuine connections with others. It aims at building the largest art and humanity database and has partnered with organizations including UN, Facebook, ByteDance, China Unicom, Vanke, G20 YEA, etc.

As one of the 30 people who got admitted to Minerva Schools of KGI, described as the university "harder to get into than Harvard", Xiaoning has traveled and lived in more than 30 countries in the past five years. She has a registered patent when she's a high school student, and was awarded as "Goldman Sachs scholar" during her sophomore year. She was invited two years in a row to attend the APEC Voices of the Future program and G20 YEA Summit, representing millions of Chinese youth. Xiaoning double majored in natural sciences and business. Vicki Chandler, the science advisor to President Obama, is her academic advisor.
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CEO, BMI Technology Group | CO-Founder, MCPM MENA
Eng. Mohammed is a Tech savvy IT Engineer, with a big passion to make the earth a better place to live.

After more than 16 years of experience in cutting edge technologies like AI, and Intelligent Networks, as part of his social responsibility he is always dedicating most of his time to bring the best technology practices and solutions to the region.

Eng. AlKaff began his career as an Intelligence Network Engineer, his portfolio included being theManaging Partner of Netaq for E-Solutions, Co-Founder of Wershaty, Technology and businessconsultant with Great Mindz, Co-Founder of UI Ventures and SasTech Green Energy UAE. Currently serves as the BMI Technology Group CEO, and MCPM MENA CO-Founder.

He is a serial Entrepreneur and Co-founded a couple of startups. He also loves to do voluntary mentorship and consultancy for several startups.
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Representative, Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation
Steve Chiu serves as Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation’s Representative to the United Nations. In alignment with Tzu Chi’s work in disaster relief, climate action, education for global citizenship, sustainable development and gender equality, Steve works to build relationships, share best practices and develop programs with other organizations to make tangible impacts on the ground, with the mission of alleviating the suffering of those in need. With over 20 years of experience in community based development and local interfaith partnership, Steve seeks to connect the importance of grassroots action to policies that are being developed on the international level.
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Founder, EmpoderaClima
Renata Koch Alvarenga is from the South of Brazil and currently lives in Rio de Janeiro. She's the Founder and Director of EmpoderaClima, an educational platform for youth about gender equality and climate action, with content available in Portuguese, Spanish, English, and French, of the nonprofit Care About Climate. Renata has been a climate and gender justice advocate for the past five years, having presented her work on the Sustainable Development Goals in China, Germany, Bangladesh, Austria, and the United States. She was also involved in education through Model United Nations for eight years through multiple roles, including Secretary-General of the United Ambassadors Model UN in New York City, which brought 500 youth to the UN Headquarters to discuss the Global Goals.
Renata graduated in International Relations from Unisinos, Brazil, and currently works as a Political Analyst at the British Consulate-General in Rio de Janeiro, where she also serves as Chair of the UK Network's Women's Association.
This year, Renata is the Brazil Delegate for the G(irls)20 Global Summit, the only platform for young women to speak directly to G20 Leaders about pressing global issues. She's also co-lead of the Gender Working Group at the Youth Constituency of the UNFCCC, and has represented global youth at COP21 and COP25.
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Co-founder of the International Climate Change Development Initiative (ICCDI Africa)
Idowu is an energetic, and strategic leader who balances a practical view of competing for development interests with a passion for environmental protection and conservation. His knowledge of environmental issues is broad and multi-faceted. What makes him stand
out among his peers is his ability to effectively engage and interest a great cross-section of individuals in environmental issues by building solid relationships, writing articles, contributing to working groups, and leveraging social media platforms.

A resolute self-driven professional with nine years’ progressive experience in project management, business development, sales & marketing, campaign specialist, social media strategy, environmental sustainability, climate change, digital marketing & facilitation.
He enjoys working at the intersection of corporate sectors, media, development, technology, and entertainment. Experience in working and managing teams with diverse multicultural/national backgrounds. Given his dedication to development, he has been instrumental in the development of other businesses, sectors, companies, social change initiatives, serving as a volunteer, mentor, and strategist.

He is the co-founder of the International Climate Change Development Initiative (ICCDI Africa), Youth Focal Point Nigeria UNDP Small Grant Program, Youth Lead Author Global Environmental Outlook (GEO6) & Communication Director for African Youth Initiative on Climate
Change.
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G20 Global Young Changemaker
Johanna Schwarz (27) is a UN youth representative, climate activist, moderator, speaker and strong advocate for youth participation in international politics. Having served in the Youth Steering Committee of the UN Department of Global Communications and leading an ECOSOC-associated youth-NGO, she knows the diplomatic and civil society scene at the United Nations quite well and regularly joins international conferences as speaker and youth participant, including the COP21 in Paris, UN Civil Society Conferences or the Climate Summits in New York in 2019. Johanna is deeply passionate about combating climate change through just transitions and completed her Master's in Climate Change from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2017. She now works in consulting and focuses on facilitating energy and mobility transitions through cleantech with a focus on hydrogen and machine learning. Johanna has been named a G20 Young Global Changer in 2018 and serves in the European Commission’s Think Tank on Youth Participation.
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Founder, Kitchen Connections
Earlene Cruz is the founder and Director of KitchenConnection.org. Kitchen Connection allows lay and professional cooks to host or participate in live, online, and interactive cooking classes that support SDG 2: Zero Hunger. Earlene completed her Master's degree in Social Entrepreneurship and Food Studies at the Gallatin school of New York University, where she is now a visiting professor focusing on food insecurity at the NYU College of Global Public Health. Her scholastic research specifically addresses the power of food to unite and/or divide people. Her passion is for bringing people together, especially through (food) culture and the power that it has to (often) transcend conflict. This work led her to be recognized as a James Beard Scholar. Her previous work included supporting film and bilingual programs through the French Embassy in New York City. There, she contributed to the book, The Bilingual Revolution, which has since been translated into eight languages. Her personal passion for bilingualism has led her to speak five languages. Most recently, she was appointed to the Youth Steering Committee of the United Nations Department of Global Communications, where she supports youth in their efforts to deliver on the SDGs and the 2030 Agenda. She sits on the board of two nonprofits, promoting social entrepreneurship and peace through intercultural exchange.
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Representative, National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United States​
Rosleny Ubinas is the Youth Representative of the Baha’is of the United States to the United Nations. In her work, she strives to build unity and higher levels of consensus for the betterment of society in the discourse areas of gender equity, race unity and meaningful youth participation through a spiritual and moral lens. Rosleny was part of the planning committees for various conferences: 62nd, 63rd and 64th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, the United Nations 67th United Nations DPI/NGO Conference and 68th Civil Society Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is serving her second term as Chair of the UN Department of Global Communications Youth Representatives Steering Committee.

Born and raised in the Bronx, NY, Rosleny spends her free time animating the Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment Program with youth from the area learning together to grow their moral and spiritual qualities through conducting service projects that uplift, engage, and improve their communities.
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Youth Development Professional, IAAI Glocha and Friendship Ambassadors Foundation
Ali Mustafa is a youth development professional who brings with him over 13 years of experience as a human rights advocate and a youth mobilizing force. He has worked with numerous multilateral organizations in various capacities and has developed programs on youth and gender.He founded GNVOY in 2009. In his role with UNFPA, he engaged a group of university students to present youth mobilization programs to various targeted communities and was able to enroll 2500 youth in the program with their constant feedback. He led ‘I Own Karachi’ in Pakistan, a movement to encourage volunteerism amongst youth. With the Friendship Ambassadors Foundation, Ali’s role has been of developing partnerships for youth inclusion in UN programs, while simultaneously working as Co-chair for the Youth Sub-committee of the 68th UN Civil Society Conference, where he engaged a highly diverse team of youth from all over the world making them a part of the conference. He is currently serving as the Youth Representative to the United Nations Department of Global Communications and Director of Generation Next, a movement aiming to create momentum on the Youth Climate Compact adopted at the 68th United Nations Civil Society Conference. Ali holds a Master’s degree in International Relations and is a PhD candidate in Political Science
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Executive Director, International Youth Leadership Institute (IYLI).
Jadayah is an advocate for improving access to opportunities that enhance the lives of youth, people of African descent, and indigenous people worldwide.

A proud IYLI alumna, Jadayah became an IYLI fellow in 2010 and traveled on the 2011 Summer Fellowship Program to Tanzania. She subsequently served in various roles, including being an IYLI volunteer, an IYLI board member, and an IYLI group leader (Brazil SFP 2013).

She has served on several international and local boards, including her work as a Co-Chair of the UN DGC/CSO Youth Representative Steering Committee, and on the New York City Young Women’s Advisory Council which addresses policy issues that directly affect young women of color in New York City, and which has received $20 million in funding to implement policy recommendations.

Jadayah started her undergraduate education at age 16 as a Dean's Scholar at New York University, where she majored in anthropology and double-minored in Social Entrepreneurship and Mandarin Chinese. Jadayah is a born-and-raised Brooklynite, and recipient of several fellowships including StartingBloc, and has been recognized as one of 40 Under 40 Rising Stars in the NYC Non-Profit Sector by New York Nonprofit Media. She loves world travel, meaningful conversations, and dissecting rap lyrics.
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Managing Editor, The Big Picture PK
Quratulain Tejani is a Karachi-based freelance journalist, blogger, content producer, and media entrepreneur and has been working with young community journalists to uncover stories of resilience, peace, and co-existence from the communities of Karachi. She is the Strategy
& Communications Director at The School of Writing where she co-founded and is currently the Managing Editor of The Big Picture Pk, a citizen journalism portal carrying hyper-local stories on people, culture, and society. She has written on the environment, gender, youth inclusion, and freedom of expression and also contributes to Global Voices.

She is also serving as a Youth Representative to UNDGC and has previously served as a member of the Youth Sub-committee for the 68th UN Civil Society Conference and moderated conversations on various themes. She co-founded the International Youth Conference, a global platform hosting dialogues and working on youth inclusion in policies and in brainstorming innovative solutions for sustainable development.

Quratulain is currently enrolled in NYU’s MA in Journalism program and aspires to become a full-time environmental journalist for renowned media outlets.
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Youth Policy and Human Rights Advocate
Juan Pablo Celis Garcia is a youth policy advocate and youth empowerment speaker. Since 2016, he has been part of the Youth Steering Committee of the United Nations Department of Global Communications, Civil Society Unit. He is a former Communications Associate of the United Nations Association of New York (UNA-NY), a program of the UN Foundation. Mr. Celis served as Co-Chair of the Youth Subcommittee for the 66th United Nations DPI/NGO Conference on Education for Global Citizenship in South Korea. Here, he chaired the Gyeongju Youth Declaration on Youth and Decision making. In 2019, he co-led the drafting of the first ever Youth Climate Compact at the 68th United Nations Civil Society Conference. Mr. Celis presented the Compact at the UN Youth Climate Summit in 2019. He is also a former Adviser to the Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the United Nations at the third committee of the General Assembly on youth-related matters. Mr. Celis holds a B.A. in International Studies - Public Policy, Summa Cum Laude, and a Master of international Affairs.
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