Meet our YOUNGA speakers
Key Brands and Organizations
YOUNGA collaborates with experts from global organizations, including UN agencies, to deliver high-quality programming. These engagements are informal and do not imply endorsement or any commercial association with the United Nations or its agencies.
Celebrity Advocates
Pitbull
Mr. Worldwide, Grammy Award-Winning Rapper, Songwriter and Record Producer
Future of Education and Work
Julianne Hough
Emmy award-winning dancer and CEO and Founder of KNRGY
Future of Education and Work
Kat Graham
Actress, Humanitarian and Co-Founder of Modern Nirvana
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Drew Ray Tanner
Actor on Riverdale, Somewhere Between and You Me Her, Musician
Equality and Inclusion
Nikki Reed
Actress, entrepreneur and founder of BaYou with Love
Equality and Inclusion
Lewis Tan
Actor (Mortal Kombat, Shadow & Bone) and martial artist
Future of Education and Work
Dyllón Burnside
Emmy Award Winner, Actor (Pose) and Singer
Equality and Inclusion
Maejor
Record Producer, Singer and Songwriter
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Calum Worthy
Actor and ONE Campaign Ambassador
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Alyson Stoner
Multi-disciplinary Artist, Actor and Digital Creator
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Darin Olien
Superfood Hunter and Co-Host, Down to Earth with Zac Efron
Climate Action and Sustainable Living
Meg Donelly
Actress (The Winchesters and Disney’s Zombies)
Equality and Inclusion
Policy Makers
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Director-General, World Health Organization
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Ms. Anita Bhatia
UN Women Deputy Executive Director and Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations
Future of Education and Work
Jaroslaw Ponder
Head of the ITU Europe Office
Future of Education and Work
Jamil Ahmad
Director, Intergovernmental Affairs, UN Environment
Climate Action and Sustainable Living
Ahmad Alhendawi
Youngest UN official in history and first-ever UN Envoy on Youth
Equality and Inclusion
Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum
Team Leader on Climate Change and Health, WHO
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Anne-Rachel Inne
Regional Office Director Africa, ITU
Future of Education and Work
Karen Reyes Castro
Project Manager of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Initiative, WHO
Equality and Inclusion
Arash Bordbar
Associate Education Officer, UNHCR
Peace and Justice
Marina Maiero
Technical Officer, Department of Health, Environmental and Climate Change at WHO
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Adriana Zacarias Farah
Head of Global Opportunities for SDGs, UN Environment
Climate Action and Sustainable Living
Industry Leaders
Elliot David
Head of Sustainability, Sustainable Bitcoin Protocol
Climate Action and Sustainable Living
Cynthia Germanotta
Co-Founder, Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Chief, Ogimaa Atcha-koo-way, Jim
Knowledgekeeper Foothills Ojibway, Turtle Island
Climate Action and Sustainable Living
Cyrill Gutsch
Founder and CEO of Parley for Oceans
Climate Action and Sustainable Living
Will Straw
Chief Executive Officer, Prince's Trust International
Future of Education and Work
Lee Cockerel
Former EVP at Walt Disney World Resort
Future of Education and Work
Joe Polish
Founder, Genius Network, dubbed “one of the most connected people in the world
Future of Education and Work
Fatima Goss Graves
Co-founder, TIME'S UP Legal Defense Fund, and President, National Women's Law Center
Equality and Inclusion
Kailash Satyarthi
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and child rights activist
Peace and Justice
Keith Mitchell
All-Pro NFL Player turned Celebrity Yogi and Humanitarian
Future of Education and Work
Amanda Ellis
Executive Director, ASU Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability
Future of Education and Work
Young Changemakers
Creators
JJ Niemann
Broadway actor and TikToker
Equality and Inclusion
AY Young
UN Young Leader for the SDGs and founder of the Battery Tour
Equality and Inclusion
Keith L. Williams
UN Young Leader for the SDGs and founder of the Battery Tour
Equality and Inclusion
Jade Zaroff
Artist, producer, entrepreneur, and young changemaker
Equality and Inclusion
Miya Cech
Actress (Nickelodeon's The Astronauts)
Equality and Inclusion
Jacob Pace
Forbes 30 Under 30, Rolling Stone Future 25, founder of Flighthouse
Equality and Inclusion
Activists
Himaja Nagireddy
11th Youth Observer to the UN
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Peace and Justice
Keely Cat-Wells
Disability Activist, Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree and Founder, C Talent at Whalar
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Siyabulela Mandela
Regional Coordinator, Journalists for Human Rights
Peace and Justice
Mohamad Al Jounde
Education Activist, Children’s Peace Prize Recipient
Peace and Justice
Bodhi Patil
UN Youth Ocean Activist and Co-creator of Ocean Uprise, Parley for Oceans
Climate Action and Sustainable Living
Brandon Farbstein
Gen Z activist, speaker and author
Equality and Inclusion
Chaeli Mycroft
Ability Rights Activist, Children’s Peace Prize Recipient
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Peace and Justice
Callie Broaddus
Founder and executive director of Reserva: The Youth Land Trust
Climate Action and Sustainable Living
Saskia Nino de Rivera
Criminal Justice Activist And Turner Prize Recipient
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Peace and Justice