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2nd ASEF Young Leaders Summit (ASEFYLS2)Participants and ModeratorsPARTICIPANTSMs Pg Salimatul Sa’adaPG MOHD SALEHBrunei DarussalamSociety for Community Outreachand Training (SCOT)Ms Iva Marinova TSOLOVABulgariaJamba, LEMUR Social CreativeStudioMs Maneth POLCambodiaSHE InvestmentsMr XU LuoChinaHunan Normal UniversityPage 9/32Salimatul is a Primary school teacher, as well as ayouth advocate. She is also a core member of two2 youth-led NGOs: the Human Resource Officer ofGlobal Shapers Bandar Seri Begawan Hub whichaims to empower youth employability, and thecurrent President of the Society for CommunityOutreach and Training (SCOT) that championspoverty alleviation in Brunei Darussalam.Iva has been awarded by Forbes Bulgaria in 2016in the selection „30 under 30“ in the category ofSocial Entrepreneurship. She is an entrepreneurwith 3 start-ups under her belt. She is the founderof Berlle Creative Studio, co-founder of thesocial advertising agency Lemur and co-founderof JAMBA – an online platform that educatesand connects people with disabilities with theirpotential employers. She is the Vice Presidentof the Association of Bulgarian leaders andentrepreneurs. She has also done volunteer workat the Voenna Rampa camp as an English teacherto Syrian refugees.Maneth works as a Project Officer and ProgramFacilitator for SHE Investments leading theProductive Business and Personal DevelopmentProgramme for more women entrepreneurs acrossCambodia. She also manages events, conductsmonitoring and evaluation, and plays a key rolein the strategic development of her organisation.Maneth also has co-founded an organisationcalled „Run for Social“, which focuses oneducation for Cambodian Children.Luo is a postgraduate student at Hunan NormalUniversity. He is also a disability rights advocateand was born with cerebral palsy. In 2015, he wasselected as an ambassador of youth with disabilityto do a summer internship with IBM to promoteinclusive employment. In the past two years, Luohas participated in several workshops and trainingcamps such as a workshop about youth withdisability by Harvard University and a barrier-freeproject in Bangkok, Thailand.

2nd ASEF Young Leaders Summit (ASEFYLS2)Participants and ModeratorsPARTICIPANTSMs Zhiqiong SUNChinaYonsei UniversityMs Marijana JUKICCroatiaCroatian Employment ServicePage 10/32Sun is a master’s degree candidate at theGraduate School of International Studies ofYonsei University with a focus on InternationalTrade and Economic Development and GlobalStrategic Management. Previously, she internedwith Shanghai Kindly International Trade, WZBCCHolding Company and the Seoul Dialogue forHuman Rights.Marijana is a Counsellor in the UnemploymentEntitlements Division at the Croatian EmploymentService. Prior to this, Marijana activelyresearched and participated on the problem ofyouth unemployment and social entrepreneurship.She is also a journalist and member of Legos– an association and magazine founded by thestudents of Faculty of Law in Osijek where shecompleted her Masters in Law.Mr Costas GEORGIADESCyprusMaastricht UniversityCostas is a law student at Maastricht University.His work experience ranges from a traineeshipwith the Permanent Representation of Cyprus tothe European Union, to volunteering for a myriadof projects including volunteering in Lesbos,Greece during the on-going refugee crisis. Costasalso participated in international conferencesrepresenting Cyprus such as the One Young Worldand Council of Europe projects.Mr Iakovos NIKOLAUIakovos is a Bachelor’s student of BiomedicalEngineering at Huazhong University of Science andTechnology. Previously, he was the leader for thevolunteers of the IAESTE organization in Cypruswhich lead him to work as a Mechanical engineerat the Technical University of Liberec (CzechRepublic) on an internship.CyprusHuazhong University of Scienceand Technology

2nd ASEF Young Leaders Summit (ASEFYLS2)Participants and ModeratorsPARTICIPANTSMr Vitezslac TITLCzech RepublicUniversity of LeuvenMr Christian Degn VESTERDenmarkAarhus UniversityMr Mathias Norup JOERGENSENDenmarkYonsei UniversityMs Merlin LINDEEstoniaSkyscafferPage 11/32Vitezslav is a PhD student of Economics at theUniversity of Leuven. He holds master’s degreesin Economics and Economic policy. Vitezslac isa research fellow of EconLab in Prague and aresearcher at Vrije Universiteit in Brussels.His main areas of focus are the implicationsof political connections and efficiency in publicsector including educational institutions.Christian is currently doing a master’s degree inBusiness Administration with a specialisation instrategy, organisation and leadership at AarhusUniversity. His previous work experience includesmanaging the entry process on the Norwegianmarket at Whiteaway Group, Scandinavia‘s biggestretailer of home appliances. Christian was also apartner in „Bambuu“ a software consultancy firmwhich was part of the Aarhus University StudentIncubator and latest STIBO Accelerator.Mathias is currently pursuing a master’s degreein International Studies at Yonsei Universitywhere the fields of concentration are InternationalLaw & Organisations and Global Strategy &Management, after having completed a bachelor’sdegree in Marketing and Sales.Merlin is the CEO of Skyscaffer, an EstonianFinnish educational technology startup. Sheis currently finishing her master’s studies inEducational Technology at the University ofOulu, having previously studied Psychology andEducational Sciences in Estonia and South Korea.Her work experience ranges from sales promotionto managing projects of educational innovation inschools and universities.

2nd ASEF Young Leaders Summit (ASEFYLS2)Participants and ModeratorsPARTICIPANTSMs Kati Marianne RINNEFinlandEconomic Development Division,Helsinki City Executive OfficeMs Nadia Amanda KAHKONENFinlandSouth Pole GroupMs Olivia-Kelly TchakounteLONKEUFrancePrice Waterhouse Coopers (PwC)LuxembourgMr Philipp AEPLERGermanyLondon School of Economics andPolitical Science (LSE)Page 12/32Kati works for the municipal government ofHelsinki performing various roles. She hasproduced research reports on young people‘swellbeing for the Youth Department, andworked in Immigration Unit to support theintegration of refugees permanently settledin Helsinki. Currently, Kati is planning anddesigning employment services in the EconomicDevelopment division. She graduated in 2015from the University of Helsinki with a master’sdegree in social sciences.Nadia currently works as Head of Communicationsat the South Pole Group which focuses on creatingclimate action solutions aligning with the UN SDGsfor private & public organisations. Previously,she has had experience in diplomacy, corporatePR, strategy, team leadership, digital media, andproject management in fast-paced, multiculturalenvironments.Olivia-Kelly is a senior advisor at Price WaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Luxembourg, and has carriedout several policy analysis for the EuropeanCommissionon Digital Entrepreneurship Monitor,the SME Performance Review, the EuropeanCompetitiveness Report 2015, and the BusinessInnovation Observatory. Prior to joining PwC,Olivia-Kelly interned as a Parliamentary Assistantin Canada and as a Culture Programme Assistantat the French Alliance of Philadelphia. She alsoserved as the Head of the European Uniondelegation to the G20 Youth Summit 2016 inChina.Philipp is a postgraduate Research Fellow atthe London School of Economics and PoliticalScience. He specialises in topics concerningeffective governance and regulation of climateand environmental issues. Philipp is particularlyinterested in the role of cities, towns andmetropolitan areas in making lasting contributionsto combatting environmental degradation andclimate change.

2nd ASEF Young Leaders Summit (ASEFYLS2)Participants and ModeratorsPARTICIPANTSMs Simone Noemi JURECKAGermanyHuman Resource DevelopmentService of KoreaMs Myrto OIKOMOMOUGreeceOxford UniversityMr István Balázs OPRAHungaryKUKA RoboticsMr Danish Ahmad MIRIndiaUnited Nations UniversityPage 13/32Simone works as a German employment specialistat the HRD Korea, an organisation affiliated tothe South Korean Ministry of Employment andLabour. She supports her home country Germanywith urgently needed skilled labour and secondhome Korea with career possibilities for Koreanjobseekers. Simone holds a master’s degreein Business Administration and has previouslyworked as a Junior Economist at the KoreanGerman Chamber of Commerce and Industry.Myrto is a PhD student at the University ofOxford and currently focuses on the impact ofpolicy uncertainty on labour markets. Prior toher doctoral studies, she obtained an MPhil inEconomics from the University of Oxford andbachelor’s degree in Finance from the AthensUniversity of Economics and Business.Balázs works in the field of Human-RobotCollaboration at KUKA Robotics, where he ishelping to create a generation of collaborativerobots, which are ready to work shoulder toshoulder with their human coworkers. He hascompleted a master’s degree in ElectricalEngineering with a focus on Control and RobotSystems at the Budapest University of Technologyand Economics (BME).Danish is a master’s student in SustainabilityStudies at United Nations University, Japan witha major in Sustainable energy policies. Danishholds a bachelor‘s degree in Electrical Engineeringand has worked on an environmental project withthe government of India. He also completed apostgraduate joint diploma in Liberal Arts andLeadership with Ashoka University, India, andSciences Po, Paris.

2nd ASEF Young Leaders Summit (ASEFYLS2)Participants and ModeratorsPARTICIPANTSMr Sahil RATRAIndiaTeach for IndiaMs Alira Vania Putri DWIPAYANAIndonesiaKorea UniversityMr Mendra ROBERTOIndonesiaUniversitas IndonesiaMs Maeve Mahon MCKIERNANIrelandTrinity College Dublin andUniversity College DublinPage 14/32Sahil is currently working as a fellow with Teachfor India where his primary responsibilitiesinclude teaching primary kids from low incomebackgrounds. An engineer by education, Sahilhas also worked as a software developer with theFrench travel company, Amadeus before joiningthe social sector.Alira is currently an undergraduate studyingBusiness Administration at Korea University. Shehas previously worked at the Indonesian StudentsAssociation in Korea, ASEAN Youth Networkin Korea and the Embassy of The Republic ofIndonesia as well as an interpreter at the Rio2016 Olympics.Mendra is an undergraduate student of Economicsat Universitas Indonesia. He actively participatesin wide-ranging activities from Model UnitedNations, debates to several volunteering activities.Mendra’s focus is on the topics of child labour,underage trafficking, and female empowerment.Maeve is a master’s student of DevelopmentPractice in Trinity College Dublin and UniversityCollege Dublin. Her focus of research is on theimplementation of social protection systems inUganda. Prior to starting her masters, Maeveheaded a South African NGO as the ChiefOperations Officer, supporting rural orphans andvulnerable children.

2nd ASEF Young Leaders Summit (ASEFYLS2)Participants and ModeratorsPARTICIPANTSMr Damiano AVELLINOItalyOrthoponics/Netto Innovation/FairbnbMs Keiko Olewa ONOJapanActive ConnectorMs Dana MUSTAFINAKazakhstanKAISTMs Mariyam YDYRYSKazakhstanNazarbayev UniversityPage 15/32Damiano is the CEO of Orthoponics, a startupthat creates Aquaponics solution for urbanfarming that can fit every home. With other younginnovators, he also found NETTO Innovation, anassociation that studies innovation trends anddiscuss different possibilities for the future.Damiano is also a platform strategist at Fairbnbwhere he works to craft strategies to build apositive non-extractive sharing economy platform.Keiko Ono is a graduate from the School ofOriental and African Studies (SOAS) in BA Politicsand Development Studies. She is an experiencedyoung professional in foreign policy and iscurrently based in Tokyo as a career consultant,helping international students and youngprofessionals connect with innovative Japanesecompanies looking to internationalise theirworkforce.Dana is currently an undergraduate studyingInternational Finance at KAIST BusinessSchool. With an aim to create a symbiosis ofaccumulated knowledge in finance togetherwith the environment, her research focuseson the opportunities of the Triple BottomLine: Planet, People and Profit. She has donebusiness research as part of an internship forMTI Consulting and has also interned for “Direct”Business Communication Agency as an ExportManager Assistant.Mariyam is a master’s student of Public Policyat Nazarbayev University. Currently, she studiesat Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy as anexchange student. Mariyam is the co-founder ofPublic Association „Jas-Volunteers“ in Astana,Kazakhstan, which aims to improve professionalorientation at schools by building bridges betweenuniversity students and high school students. Shehas also worked as an external program-specialistfor 3 months at UN Women Multi-Country Office inCentral Asia on youth policies.

2nd ASEF Young Leaders Summit (ASEFYLS2)Participants and ModeratorsPARTICIPANTSMr Nursultan DzhangalievichBILISBEKOVKazakhstanGachon UniversityMr Changgyun KIMKoreaKyungpook National UniversityMr Hwajong PARKKoreaRenmin University of ChinaMr Hwansun YOONKoreaKorea Education and ResearchInformation Service (KERIS)Page 16/32Nursultan is a master’s student of DecisionScience at the Gachon University. His work profileincludes experience as a Regional Manager atSME division of JSC Eurasian Bank in Kazakhstan.Changyyun is an undergraduate studentmajoring in Materials Science and Engineeringat Kyungpook National University. His workexperience includes volunteering at the homelesscenter, “Home of Joseph”, in Daegu, Korea.Hwajong is currently an undergraduate student ofEconomic at Renmin University of China havingalready completed a bachelor’s degree in Artsfrom Ateneo de Manila University. He is the cofounder and President of the Sino-Asian GoodwillAssociation (SAGA), an international studentorganisation. He continued his student experiencewith many internships such as a Program Analystat A Bridge for Children International - an NGOdedicated to providing education to migrantworkers in China as well as at the AustralianChamber of Commerce in Beijing, and a Fortune500 company.Hwansun is currently working as the AssistantEducation Specialist at Korea Education andResearch Information Service, a Korean publicorganisation under the Ministry of Educationthat oversees and implements various ICTbased services across the education andresearch areas. He coordinates peer-coachingand teacher-training programmes, as part of thecross-continental educational initiative aimed tocontribute to strengthening ICT literacy, in linewith the Goal 4 of the Sustainable DevelopmentGoals.

2nd ASEF Young Leaders Summit (ASEFYLS2)Participants and ModeratorsPARTICIPANTSMs Hyojin KIMKoreaYonsei UniversityMs Jaeyeon LEEKoreaKorean Women‘s DevelopmentInstituteMs Ji Eun PARK (Cecilia)KoreaCenter for Global SocialResponsibility (CGSR)/ EwhaWomans UniversityMs Jihyun KIMKoreaMorningstar Korea LtdPage 17/32Hyojin is an undergraduate student ofBiochemistry at Yonsei University. Previously,she has volunteered at Hyosung Blue Challenger,Cornell-Yonsei Debate Invitational & Workshop,and at the Rainbow Youth Center.Jaeyeon is currently working for Korean Women‘sDevelopment Institute for a project on Women‘sPolicy Master Plan for Sejong Special AutonomousCity. She holds a master’s degree in InternationalStudies in International Area Studies from SeoulNational University. Her main research area isgender (with a focus on women issues), peaceand security. Jaeyeon has worked in variousdecision making levels in local communities andinternational organisations.Cecilia is a researcher at Ewha WomansUniversity‘s Center for Global Social Responsibility(CGSR) and a master’s candidate in InternationalBusiness at Ewha‘s Graduate School ofInternational Studies. She holds a bachelor’sin Operations Management (University of Utah,David Eccles School of Business) and hasacademic teaching and consultation experienceas a teaching assistant with the Department ofOperations and Information Systems. Ceciliarecently presented a paper at 7th InternationalCorporate Social Responsibility Conference (CSRand Digitization) at Humboldt University of Berlin.Jihyun is currently working in a global financialservice company called Morningstar as anaccountant. With previous experience in varioussectors, Jihyun has honed skills in accountancy,tax regulations and insurance policies.

2nd ASEF Young Leaders Summit (ASEFYLS2)Participants and ModeratorsPARTICIPANTSMs Jisu KIMKoreaKeimyung UniversityMr Jungyun JOKoreaKyungpook National UniversityMr KangSan KIMKoreaMinerva Schools at KGIMs Kye Jin LEEKoreaSeoul National UniversityPage 18/32Jisu is an undergraduate majoring in InternationalRelations at Keimyung University and has engagedin diverse events related to the field. She hastaken part in the Harvard Project for Asian andInternational Relations (HPAIR) in Hong Kong andhas been active in Model United Nations. Jisuhas also gathered internship experience at theSolidarity for the Disabilities Human Rights ofDaegu.Jungyun is a bachelor’s student at KyungpookNational University majoring in BusinessAdministration. He has had internship experienceat KIST Europe Forschungsgesellschaft mbH) inGermany where he handled Finance, Accountingand Human Resource matters.KangSan is a Business And Computer Sciencestudent at Minerva Schools at KGI. KangSan haslobbied for space legislations at US Capitol Hilland represented the youth at the United NationsCommittee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.He also held several leadership positions such asthe Director of Young Sustainable Impact – a startup accelerator targetting the SDGs. He is also theDirector at the International Space DevelopmentConference 2017, President at the local chapterfor Students for the Exploration and Developmentof Space (SEDS), and a Media Associate to theYoung European Leadership.Kyejin Lee is a senior at Seoul National Universitystudying Oriental Painting and Education. Shehas had several art exhibitions in Seoul and haspublished a book about art education. Previously,she was in Venezia Ca‘Foscari University andBeijing Normal University to study languages.

2nd ASEF Young Leaders Summit (ASEFYLS2)Participants and ModeratorsPARTICIPANTSMs Nayoung WONKoreaYale-NUS CollegeMs Se Mi CHOIKoreaKorea UniversityMs Sohui YANGKoreaSogang UniversityMs Subin JOKoreaKorea UniversityPage 19/32Nayoung manages career services programsand employer relations at Yale-NUS College.Prior to this, she managed marketing programsand communications at Deloitte US, where shespearheaded many of the digital and social mediaactivities for the manufacturing sector. Nayounggraduated with master’s in Education from theUniversity of Pennsylvania and a bachelor’s degreefrom the University of Michigan.Se Mi currently volunteers as a Mentor Directorat WFUNA Youth Forum after just completingher mas

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