Youth Leadership Board

Dunola Oladapo works in the Digital Inclusion team at the UN ITU [The United Nations Agency for ICTs]. She has previously worked as a financial analyst at the UK National Audit Office, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Investment Bank. Dunola sits on the #iWill Fund Leadership Board where she influences how investment is allocated to increase UK youth social action;, she is the current UK Coordinator of the Commonwealth Youth Peace Ambassadors Network [CYPAN], and she is a Schwarzman Scholar. She has represented the UK at the Youth G7 Summit, The G(irls)20 Summit, Women Political Leadership Forum and MISK Global Forum. She is a G(irls)20 Ambassador and is the founder and trustee of Luton Lights – a charity to empower girls in the UK.

Dunola has been awarded a UK Women of The Future Award for her continuous work to try to empower those who are marginalised in society.

Fresh is a social entrepreneur from Thailand who has had extensive experience in building LGBTQ-inclusive and intelligent software for youth globally. With their internationally awarded startups such as Prism Chat—an online peer counseling mental support platform for LGBTQ teenagers—Fresh is eager to innovate the Internet into a more equitable space for marginalized communities. Now a student at Harvard University pursuing Computer Science and Psychology, Fresh brings their unique perspective as an intersectional activist and engineer to the Youth Leadership Board.

As a teenager, Joyce observed a number of intelligent young people in her community struggling to acquire or create jobs for themselves. Unfortunately, most acquired an education, but were not empowered with the appropriate skills to help them live to their full potential and to compete in a global job market. This problem fuelled her career objective and entrepreneurial drive to start Career1o1, a start-up that develops and implements solutions tailored to help young people acquire relevant skills, find meaningful jobs, and succeed at their careers. 

 Joyce has also gained professional experience in youth programs, change management and consulting in the telecommunications, media, and banking industries. Joyce received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Ghana and Master's degree from Tsinghua University, Schwarzman College. 

Kay is fired up about  empowering youth to take action in their community for a better future. Currently serving under Hult Prize Foundation and UNDP’s Movers Programme, he gets youth involved in raising awareness about the Sustainable Development Goals and bringing out the best in them through social entrepreneurship. He co-founded Malaysia’s “Listen To Me Lah” podcast, a platform for youth to share their daily encounters with mental health anonymously. As a polyglot, Kay exposes himself to different cultures and uses his language skills to bridge the gap among the younger generation around the world.

Hector is a Venezuelan political activist working in human rights, democracy building and state fragility in Latin America. He holds a law degree from the Central University of Venezuela, a master's degree in public policy from Oxford University and a master's in Global Affairs from Tsinghua University. He is the executive coordinator at the National Communications Directorate in Venezuela and founder of the NGO Observatorio Venezolano de Capacidad Estatal. As a member of the YLB, Hector brings his considerable research experience to bear on understanding the online experiences and digital needs of youth globally.

Jiří is a cybersecurity specialist. He co-founded the company Confer-O-Matic which  develops and provides 3D virtual worlds for networking. He is also a member of the group Google User Group GUG.cz and dedicates time to teaching young people how to be safe online.

Lei is a top graduate of the Community Development faculty at the University of the Philippines. She also studied Social Entrepreneurship at the University of Connecticut as a YSEALI academic fellow. 

Lei has seven years of experience working in the public sector focused on social development and youth leadership. She spearheaded regional programs promoting 21st-century skills and also serves as a trainer for digital citizenship. Lei is the co-founder of AI4GOV— a civic/govtech startup that helps local governments improve service delivery and promote citizen participation.