Archivo de categoría: Global Summit

Arya Kanade presented her workshop, Ladies First, to not only a female audience, but also male students and guests as a way to explain that feminism does not have one of its definitions as specific to females, and much more. Neha Varadharajan interviewed her: How did you find out about the Global Summit? -I foundSigue leyendo “An Interview with Arya Kanade”

During the third session on the first day of the Global Summit, Dr. Anthony Speca, an accomplished professor, teacher, and activist spoke to a group of MUN delegates about his work with the Arctic. Speca is an Adjunct Professor of Canadian studies at Trent University in Canada, as well as a teacher of PPE andSigue leyendo “Dr. Anthony Speca: Model Arctic Council and Sustainable Development”

On the first day of the Summit, Dr. Walter Simonsen gave a presentation during the fourth and final session, about his personal experiences with the MUN program and how it has impacted his professional life as a musician and educator. Simonsen grew up in Mission Viejo, California where he attended high school and became activeSigue leyendo “Dr. Walter Simonsen: How MUN Impacted my Life as an Educator and Musician”

Sophia Kianni is an 18-year-old climate and environmental activist. She is the founder and executive director of Climate Cardinals: an international nonprofit with over 4,000 members working to translate climate information into over 100 languages. She is also a part of many notable organizations and movements such as Extinction Rebellion. Kianni presented at the thirdSigue leyendo “Sophia Kianni: Inside the Youth Climate Movement”

Victoria Basma is the Policy Development Officer for the WISE campaign (Women into Science and Engineering), former education consultant and teacher. She currently works with entrepreneurs to create a positive impact within education systems and pushes towards building sustainable learning ecosystems for students.  During the second session of the Global Summit, Basma presented to aSigue leyendo “Victoria Basma: Leveraging Learning Ecosystems for Social Impact”

Mr Jordan Hattar, a former MUNer himself, started working in humanitarian crises at the age of 18 in South Sudan. He has since worked extensively on the Syrian refugee crisis from the country of Jordan and currently runs the charity he co-founded, Help4Refugees. 85 participants from 35 different countries joined Mr Jordan Hattar as heSigue leyendo “Jordan Hattar – The Recipe for Success”

Lamya Adam, a student in year 11 at Doha College, Qatar presented to a group of over 50 students today at 15:30 UTC during the first day of the inaugural Global Summit. She addressed everyone on the topic of “the delegate will reply in note form.” Her presentation addressed a wide array of topics centeredSigue leyendo “Lamya Adam: Research is Confidence”