Impact Team 2050

Princess is a South African nuclear communicator with 13 years experience in the sector. She has successfully cooperated with major nuclear stakeholders like IAEA, WNU, African Young Generation in Nuclear (AYGN), Women in Nuclear South Africa (WiNSA), IYNC and International Science and Technology Centre (ISTC) and took part in key conferences where nuclear had to be represented. After advising the Government of South Africa, she decided to found Africa4Nuclear Foundation to promote African youth voices for nuclear. Her Africa4Nuclear Episodes made a great success on YouTube and other media platforms.

Zongxu is a joint PhD candidate of Tsinghua and Oxford, majoring in water resources management and global governance. His research focuses on the attribution of compound extreme events and their impacts on global ecosystems. He is the head delegate of China to G20 Youth Summit (Y20) Indonesia. In 2022, he participated in COP27 as a global youth ambassador of the Global Alliances of Universities on Climate (GAUC).

Nisanur is a full scholarship student at Kadir Has University in Istanbul who is pursuing a double major in International Relations and Law. She is also employed at the university as a Teaching Assistant. Nisanur has participated in numerous national debate tournaments and Model United Nations (MUN) since high school. During her MUN career, she received multiple awards. She has been working as a guide and translator for filmmakers, producers, and actors from all over the world who come to the Turkish Red Crescent International Amity Short Film Festival since 2018. Nisanur also helps out at the Orphan Foundation as a volunteer. She enjoys oil painting and is currently taking violin lessons. Nisanur speaks Turkish, English, Arabic, and Russian. This year, Nisanur joined the Turkish Y20 Delegation as a Youth Delegate.

Ignacio is a natural resources engineering student at National University of Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina. Currently Ignacio organizes Jovenes por el Clima, a youthled climate movement in Argentina, where he advocates for a just energy transition where workers and countries of the Global South are not left behind. Ignacio takes an active stance locally and internationally. He leads the local government’s Youth and Climate Commission and promotes youth green energy employment. A number of his projects were created together with CNEA (Argentinian Atomic Energy Commission). In 2021, Ignacio was chosen as an Argentinian Delegate for the United Nations’ PreCOP26 Youth Summit known as ‘Youth4Climate: Youth Driving Ambition’ in Milan, Italy.

Edy is a passionate environmental scientist with a focus on physical geography. His unwavering dedication to sustainability and the environment has shaped his academic and professional journey. He has contributed to the Disaster Response Unit at his previous university in Indonesia by providing social services to individuals affected by natural disasters. Presently, he is a postdoctoral researcher at the Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute in Singapore. He also participates in the Research Center for Land Resources Management, aiming to manage land use by understanding the effects of climate and geomorphology, including soil, water, and other factors. Edy also supports Transbulent, an Indonesian environmental research group, and volunteers with the Young Scientist Group at the World Food Forum, devoting his time and energy to initiatives that promote sustainable agriculture and combat food insecurity.

Lora is a graduate of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations with a background in international humanitarian cooperation. Her work focuses on consulting international financial institutions, formerly the World Bank and now the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development. In addition, she is involved in Africa-related research at the Institute of International Studies of MGIMO, with a focus on economic integration and investment flows to the continent. Lora's past experience includes her role as coordinator at the Africa project of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), as well as internships at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the United Nations Development Programme.

Mujeeb is an international energy and sustainability consultant advising governments, utilities and the private sector in their energy transition journey. An engineer by training, his previous engagements include serving intergovernmental organizations, namely the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in the sustainable energy division. He plays an active role in youth empowerment in sustainable energy and climate change through his engagements as a Global Shaper with the World Economic Forum and the SDG7 Youth Constituency, United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth (UN MGCY), where he was the founding team member of "Youth Sustainable Energy Hub", the first online global platform for youth action in sustainable energy. Recently, he has been recognized as a Future Sustainability Leader by Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company).

Iskander comes from Uzbekistan and is passionate about the potential of nuclear energy. As a student of Nuclear University MEPhI, he has made an outstanding success as a young nuclear researcher and advocate at international scientific conferences, i.e. Workshop on Fluid-Thermo Dynamics at Istanbul Technical University. Iskander actively contributes to Russian-Uzbeki relations as a permanent youth delegate to the Russian-Uzbeki Youth Forum and the Conference of Young Energy Engineers in St.Petersburg. Recently, Iskander joined the league of Russian Nuclear Education Ambassadors.

Diana is a young Ecoactivist from Kazakhstan who has majored in international youth advocacy at the United Nations‘ global gatherings like UNEP Assembly, UN FCCC COP, Stockjolm+50 Conference where she led a youth delegation of her homeland. Together with Children Draw the World Fund she has managed to draft amendments to the Kazakhstani Environmental Code. Diana created a series of workshops and initiated collaborations with local universities. This year, she joined RecycleBirge to give an extra attention to plastic pollution, green economy and resource management in Kazakhstan among the youth. She has organized and directed Kazakhstan’s first Climate Change podcast.

Gagik studied International Relations in Yerevan State University, Armenia. He holds a bachelor degree in International Relations. He has worked in different NGOs for the last 3 years. He used to work as a facilitator and project manager in different local and international activities about environmental protection and social inclusion. After two years as Communications Officer in Youth and Environment Europe (YEE), he dedicated one year to Outward Bound Croatia where he worked as an Educator on Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection. Recently Gagik organized an environmental project with JEF Europe and the Slovenian Ministry of Environment. He continues his career as Project Manager at Yeghvard Youth Ecological NGO in Yerevan and is an author of youth-led campaigns & initiatives.