Youth Challenge Global Judges
Meet the experts who selected our global winners.
The Generation Unlimited Youth Challenge supported more than 800 young people to develop big ideas for education, training and decent work.
Next, 32 of the brightest solutions progressed from 16 countries to the global stage.
Finally, a diverse international panel of young and expert judges selected our top five global winners. Meet the team behind the decision.
Amanda Gardiner
Vice President, Global Sustainability & Social Innovation, Pearson
Anmar Khalid
International Coordinator in Charge of Y-PEER
Daniel Ihansekhien
Regional Programme Development (Youth Empowerment) Advisor, SOS-Children's Villages International
Edward Rubesch
Program Director of the Innovation Driven Entrepreneurship Center, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce
Hilary Hamm
Board Member, Arnall Family Foundation
Ilwad Elman
Director, Elman Peace Centre
Jennifer Colville
Innovation Team Lead, Arab States, UNDP
Julie Cobill
Global New Business Models Manager, Chief Sustainability Office, Unilever
Jumana Haj-Ahmad
Global Chief of Adolescent Development and Participation, UNICEF
Kaajal Pradhan
Head of Programmes and Operations, Restless Development, Nepal, Restless Development
Layla Yarjani
Chief Operating Officer, Little Bridge + UNICEF Next Generation, Founder, Little Bridge
Leticia Gasca
Chief Executive Officer, Global Initiative for Skills Portability
Luis Aguayo
Junior Manager of National Scout Services, World Organization of the Scout Movement
Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu
Chief Executive Officer, Partnerships and Evalutaion, Tony Elemelu Foundation
Nicoletta Cremona
Corporate Citizenship Programs Lead, Accenture
Napolean Garcia
Youth Director, Nuestro Tiempo and Censura Cero
Nguyen Phi Van
Advisor, Startup & Innovation ecosystem building project, Ministry of Science &Technology Vietnam
Noella Richard
Youth Team Leader (Global), UNDP
Noreen Likimani
Project Manager, Nairobi Innovation Week
Olajumoke Adekeye
Founder, The Young Business Agency
Omar Itani
Chief Executive Officer, FabircAID
Richard Perez
Director, Hasso Plattner School of Design Thinking at the University of Cape Town
Shuyin Tang
Partner, Patamar Capital
Sobel Ngom
Founder and Executive Director, Social Change Factory
Tu Ngo
Co-Founder and Chairwoman, YOLA
Vibhu Sharma
Co-Chair, Global Partnership for Children with Disabilities Youth Council
Michael McAbe
Agency Youth Coordinator, USAID
Dr. Andrew Cunningham
Global Lead, Education, Aga Khan Foundation
Tanya Accone
Senior Advisor on Innovation, UNICEF
Fatima Rizwan
Founder and CEO, Techjuice
Mattias Lundberg
Senior Economist and Lead Specialist, World Bank
Aya Chebbi
African Union Youth Envoy, African Union
Khuloud Al Hammadi
Senior Research Analyst, Federal Youth Authority, UAE
Angeles Cortesi
Founder, LOBO
Jaideep Bansal
Chief Operating Officer, Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE)
Muzoon Almellehan
Goodwill Ambassador, UNICEF
Toby Shapshack
Editor-in-Chief and publisher, Stuff | Forbes | Financial Mail | TED Global
Mohamed Al-Arief
Special Advisor to the Minister of Finance, Republic of Indonesia
Grace Mugabekzai
Advisor to the Minister of Youth, Government of Rwanda
Dina Chaerani
Youth Engagement and Recruitment Specialist, Plan International