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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”

As the first day of the Global Summit finally arrived, many professionals from various fields of work prepared presentations to speak on their passions and educate the youth of the MUN program. Albert Olivia, the Impact Summit Director, has the responsibility of managing events and projects in more than 25 countries around the world. HeSigue leyendo “Albert Olivia: Creating Equality in Opportunity”

The Global Summit, a three day encapsulation of MUN Impact, the first of its kind, kickstarted at 13:00 UTC on July 21, 2020. The three day conference began with an Opening session, followed by 4 sessions where 20 different presenters gave workshops, and concluded with a social hour, where participants were able to socialize withSigue leyendo “The Global Summit: Summary of Day 1”