Fellows from this third cohort are based in 16 different European countries and represent 25 nationalities
Salzburg Global Seminar and The Walt Disney Company are thrilled to unveil the third cohort of Public Policy New Voices Europe.
32 Fellows have been chosen to participate in the year-long fellowship program, which seeks to empower diverse leadership, cultivate inclusive democracy, address systemic inequalities, and create a network for change. The program is aimed at students, graduates, and early career professionals based in Europe wishing to understand more about opportunities to affect change through public policy.
This year’s topic of “Inclusive Democracy” will focus on empowering and nurturing diverse leaders aspiring to work in public policy in Europe who will champion inclusive governance, foster equity, and uphold democratic values.
Through a series of engaging workshops, thought-provoking panel discussions, interactive sessions, and networking opportunities, Fellows will gain valuable insights, knowledge, and skills necessary to navigate the intricacies of a career in public policy.
Faye Hobson, program director for Culture, noted, "This year we received an overwhelming number of high-quality applications, which made the selection process all the more challenging but very rewarding.
“To see the widening reach of this program and the high interest from people all around Europe is a testament to the excellent legacy of the work of previous cohorts and reinforces how thankful Salzburg Global is to The Walt Disney Company, The LEGO Group, Squire Patton Boggs, and the Robert Bosch Stiftung for their support of this third cohort of the program.”
The fellowship will take place between March and November 2024, during which time Fellows will attend several virtual meetings and an in-person program at Schloss Leopoldskron in Salzburg.
Fellows in the third cohort are based in 16 different European countries and represent 25 nationalities. These Fellows include:
- Harun Abubakar Siddique, Master's Student, Geneva Graduate Institute, Switzerland
- Amna Ahmed, Graduate Student, Koç University, Türkiye
- Rachel R Asano, Bachelor’s Student, Central European University, Austria
- Wahidullah Azizi, Anti-corruption Activist, Transparency International, Germany
- Zahra Beg, Research Associate, ECPAT International, United Kingdom
- Samira Ben Ali, Outreach and Engagement Coordinator, World’s Youth for Climate Justice, France
- Helena Boateng, Student, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Michael Chiunda, Program Lead, Chalk Back, Hungary
- Atabo David, Youth Ambassador Network Coordinator, International Centre for New Media (ICNM/WSA), Austria
- Dennis Edem Kofi Degbor, Research Officer, Youth Impact Network, Germany
- Bibi Najla Faizy, Marketing Director, Education Ambassador, Germany
- André Gorba Ferreira Biveti, Legal Adviser, Cabinet of Secretary of State for Maritime Affairs, Portugal
- Rodrigo Tadeu Guimarães Jales, Master’s Student, Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne, France
- Esma Gumberidze, European Network on Independent Living/ENIL, Georgia
- Diren Helin Herlbauer, Gender Specialist, United Nations Office at Vienna/United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNOV/UNODC), Austria
- Em Hahn, TA/University Admin at Sciences Po Paris / Regional Copresident of L'Autre Cercle, France
- Juliane Maria (Jane) Hilgert, LLB European Law Student, Maastricht University, Netherlands
- Layla Hussain, Advocacy Officer, Refugee & Migrant Forum of Essex and London (RAMFEL), United Kingdom
- Diana Hysenaj, Activist, Amnesty International, United Kingdom
- Tareq Layka, Lecturer and Consultant, United Kingdom
- Marcia Bikié Motogo Mengue, Co-Founder and Co-President, GEMA Asociación - Guinea Ecuatorial Mujer Africana, Spain
- Mojisola Ogundiran, Program Coordinator, United Network of Youth for Peace and Diplomacy UNYPD, Netherlands
- Vishal Parkash, First-Year BA Student in Economics & Politics, Bard College Berlin, Germany
- Maria Jose Rodriguez Palomeque, Founder and Executive Director, EduHer, Czechia
- Vinayakan Sajeev-Beena, Master’s Student of Economics & Public Policy, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Italy
- Le Sen, Master's Student in Peace and Conflict Studies, Uppsala University, Sweden
- Grace Rebecca Sumner, Founder, Women's Inclusion Health Collective, United Kingdom
- Eden Tadesse, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Invicta, Germany
- Simona Torotcoi, Advocacy Officer, Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent, Romania
- Toninio Waelkens, Digital Sustainability and Health Policy, DIGITALEUROPE, Belgium
- Metkel Yosief, PhD Candidate, Center for Public Management, University of Bern, Switzerland
- Cazmir Zaborowski, Student, Free University of Brussels (VUB), Poland
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