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Maxwell Frost became the first Gen Z member of US Congress at 25. He's already organising around gun violence prevention, young voter engagement, and climate policy.

Owen Cooper's on screen debut on Netflix's Adolescence had the UK transfixed and won him a Golden Globe at just 16.

A Gen Z marketing whizz with endless strings to her bow, Erifili is the founder of a global creative agency (The Z Link), an author and prolific Substacker, photographer, public speaker, and co-hosts the Espresso Epilogues podcast. She also features on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.

Meagan Loyst, of New York, is the CEO and founder of Gen Z VCs - an active community of 27,000 investors, founders, and operators from 80 countries. She is a leading voice on upcoming tech and consumer trends and her daily content spans everything from climate change, to gaming.

Heman Bekele, a 14-year-old inventor, won the 2023 3M Young Scientist Challenge for developing a cost-effective soap that combats skin cancer by harnessing the power of sunlight to kill cancer cells during handwashing.

In the world of sports, heroes are often defined by their medals. Challenging this notion is Vinesh Phogat, the Indian wrestler whose relentless fight against systemic injustice on her journey to the Paris Olympics has encouraged us to reconsider who we identify as sporting icons.

Dior Vargas is a Latina feminist mental health activist. She uses her platform to discuss issues related to mental health, particularly within marginalised communities.

Lizzie Sider is an advocate for bullying prevention and mental health awareness, Lizzie has shared her personal story and performed at numerous events related to suicide prevention.

Cheyenne Tyler Jacobs is a writer and mental health advocate who shares her journey and advocates for mental health awareness, including suicide prevention.

Jazmine Wildcat is a youth Indigenous rights activist from Wyoming. Additionally, Jazmine uses her advocacy to help improve mental health, suicide and sexual assault rates, as these, too, affect her community.

Beniamin Strzelecki is a passionate advocate for climate action and energy transition. He connects global youth-led energy organisations, collaborates with intergovernmental entities, and conducts research on renewable power generation.

Joice Mendez is a Migrant, social entrepreneur and climate advocate. Focused on water, food, energy justice nexus. Co-founded youth organisations, UN-Water Award recipient.

Fatou Jeng empowers grassroots climate action. Founded Clean Earth Gambia, mobilizing youth for resilience. YOUNGO co-lead, AYICC member. Gender climate negotiator, WWF recognised.

Daffa Praditya D.R is a climate activist. He is an Indonesia Ambassador for UNICEF Indonesia and a National Coordinator for Fridays For Future Indonesia.

Laura Young is an award-winning climate activist, environmental scientist, and ethical influencer. Laura used to work for the international development charity Tearfund as the COP26 Coordinator.

Nesha Ichida is a marine conservation scientist at Thrive Conservation and program manager at ReShark, working for StAR Project Indonesia.

Sanjana Nagesh is ethnically Indian but raised in Australia. Nagesh started the Instagram page BrownGirlGang in 2017 as a way of empowering South Asian women by publicising South Asian women’s successes and celebrating their culture.

Shreya K.C. is a climate activist. Shreya is a campaign coordinator at Mock COP, the Contact Point of the Nationally Determined Contributions Working Group for YOUNGO and a Climate Change Champion for UNICEF South Asia.

Zuriel Oduwole is a Nigerian-American filmmaker and education advocate, recognized for her documentaries highlighting the importance of education and advocating for girls' rights and empowerment.

Yusra Mardini is a Syrian refugee and Olympic swimmer, known for her incredible journey as she swam for hours to save fellow refugees. She inspires others with her resilience and advocates for refugee rights.

Leo Sheng is a Chinese American actor and activist who embarked on an unexpected journey into acting. Known for his role on "The L Word: Generation Q," he reflects his identity as a Chinese American queer trans man through his on-screen work.

Ezra Wheeler, a courageous individual, fearlessly shares their ongoing mental health journey, inspiring others to embrace vulnerability, seek support, and foster a culture of understanding and empathy.

Desmond Napoles, aka Desmond is Amazing, is a pioneering LGBTQ+ youth advocate and drag performer, empowering self-expression and promoting acceptance through their influential platform.

Alex Escaja is an LGBTQ+ activist and acclaimed filmmaker. Through his captivating filmmaking, he fearlessly champions queer visibility and equality, inspiring change and fostering acceptance.

Sriranjini Raman founded Nurture, a program run for youth to help them connect with nature and improve food security by creating opportunities for youth to grow their own food, learn land stewardship and food literacy.

Jazmine Alcon is a Filipino mental health advocate whose goal is to provide and help nourish collective healing among the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.

Owin Pierson is an LGBTQIA+, mental health & AAPI influencer who uses his platform to discuss mental health to make the world & LGBTQ community more accepting and destigmatise mental health.

Helene Selam Kleih is a mental health activist, writer, and model from South London. Helene is the author of Him + His, which explores mental health, but also specifically raises awareness surrounding male mental health.

Temilade Salami is a climate education and communications professional, author and marine biologist. She has led many youth-led environmental sustainability initiatives across Africa.

Adeniké Akinsémolu is a Nigerian scientist and educator advancing sustainable development and environmental conservation. With expertise in ecological awareness, she drives positive change and inspires others to protect our planet.

Nina Gualinga is an Indigenous Equadorian climate change and Indigenous rights activist. Her activism has centred on preventing the exploitation of the Ecuadorian Amazon, and stopping the abuses of Indigenous rights.

Jorge Alvarez is a mental health advocate and social impact strategist. He uses his platform to help people embrace being vulnerable and think about how social issues impact the well-being of the Latinx community.

Mitzi Jonelle Tan is an environmental justice activist and the convenor and international spokesperson of Youth Advocates for Climate Action Philippines.

Daphne Frias is a Latina climate justice activist and storyteller guaranteeing we tackle disability and the environmental emergency simultaneously in order to create a just and equal future.

Disha Ravi is a climate justice activist, storyteller, and one of the founders of Fridays For Future India.

Selina Leem is a climate warrior, poet, and spoken word performer from the Marshall Islands.

Aimée Clint is an autistic writer, activist, and advocate, fighting for acceptance, inclusion, and rights for the autistic community.

Zoey Luna is a trans activist, actress, and artist, advocating for trans rights and visibility in media and the arts.

Kai Shappley is a young trans activist and advocate, fighting for the rights and dignity of trans youth in Texas and beyond.

Evie James is a trans activist and model, advocating for greater visibility and representation of trans people in the fashion and beauty industry.

Eli Erlick is a trans activist, writer, and educator, focusing on gender justice, youth empowerment, and intersectional feminism.

Fox Fisher is a prominent trans activist, filmmaker, and public speaker, dedicated to promoting trans rights and visibility through their work.

Georgie Badiel Liberty is a model, author, and activist. She founded the Georgie Badiel Foundation, a charitable organisation aimed to provide clean water and sanitation to the people of Burkina Faso.

Florence Given is an illustrator, writer, feminist, social activist, and influencer. She uses her highly-engaged social media to raise awareness of issues surrounding sexuality, race, and gender.

Memory Banda is a children’s rights activist. She created Malawi’s Girls Empowerment Network and Let Girls Lead, in an effort to keep girls in school and raise awareness about gender rights. She is known for ardently speaking against child marriage.

Samaira Mehta is a coder and inventor who founded - and is the CEO of - CoderBunnyz, created to help teach children how to code. She is also aiming to eliminate gender bias and increase the number of women in engineering.

Divina Maloum is a human rights activist from Cameroon. Maloum founded Children for Peace (C4P) to help children previously exploited in some capacity.

Te Manaia Jennings is a New Zealand-based Maori visual artist and activist. She uses her art and her lived experience to tackle issues like mental health, specifically depression and body image issues.

Penelope Lea is a Norwegian climate activist from Kjelsås, Oslo. She became the second youngest ambassador for UNICEF at the age of 15 in 2020. She uses her voice to advocate for better environmental solutions.

Manu Meel is the CEO of BridgeUSA, a youth-led non-profit organization that creates spaces on high school and college campuses for open discussion between students about political issues. He also established BridgeCal.

Jeeva Senthilnathan is an engineering student, former city council candidate, and social entrepreneur. She is the executive director of Privando, a non-profit that employs technology to fight sexual abuse in India.

Ishaa Asim is a social justice activist, campaigner, blogger, and public speaker. She served as Youth MP for Manchester, sits on the Greater Manchester Youth Combined Authority, and is a member of the Co-op’s Youth Advisory Panel.

Marina Tricks is a climate activist. She is a member of the Global Majority VS campaign, which took the UK Government to court on the basis that they are violating “our right to life, as well as the right to life of our global human family."

In 2017, Ahmed Alaa was arrested for waving the Pride flag at a Mashrou’Leila concert in Cairo. Ahmed has become one of the leading youth voices speaking up on LGBTQ issues in Egypt.

Victoria Makanjuola is an American podcaster and mental health advocate. Her podcast, Feel Your Feelingz, is dedicated to educating and sharing how Gen Z manage their mental health, spreading awareness and removing taboos.

Zane Landin is a mental health activist. After his own experiences battling with depression and anger, he has spoken out and made an effort to help others with mental health conditions as a leader and organiser at The Stability Network.

Meera Varma is a mental health activist. She is currently a youth ambassador and activist for Rare Beauty. Varma became an integral leader of Active Minds, seeking to end campus suicide.

Harrison Gunn is a youth mental health advocate, Changemaker, presenter, content creator and youth ambassador. He is the presenter of his podcast, It’s Good to Talk, described as place of positivity, inspiration, and conversation.

Joshua Williams was the President of the Guild of Students at the University of Birmingham, where he reformed Birmingham’s offer for care leavers, launching the Black Voices campaign.

Zyahna Bryant is a community organiser and activist for racial justice. Bryant’s first contribution to activism was when she was 12 years old, organising a demonstration for Justice for Trayvon Martin and other Black lives lost to police violence.