Habon Ali is a Schwarzman Scholar who studied global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.

She is a systems thinker and connector who has been recognized as Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women. Habon holds a MSc in Global Health from McMaster University and graduated as Valedictorian from the University of Toronto with an Honours Bachelors of Science. She advised Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for over two years while creating Canada's first National Youth Policy and developing Canada's Service Corps.

Most recently, she has furthered social innovation projects at MaRS Discovery District, Opportunity for All Youth, Apathy is Boring, and Grand Challenges Canada. Habon provides strategic advice to the Future of Canada Project at McMaster University which supports interdisciplinary research projects that will allow Canada to lead through challenging and uncertain times

Alexis is a passionate educator, activist, and communications strategist, actively working to build community, mobilize knowledge, and deconstruct oppressive systems. She is skilled in digital communications, accessibility strategies, youth engagement, and social justice. As a Peruvian-Canadian, she is heavily immersed in Latinx activism, as well as mental health advocacy and LGBTQ2S+ rights.

Alexis is currently pursuing a PhD in Communication, New Media and Cultural Studies from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. She also acts as the UofMosaic Program Manager, a Mosaic Institute university and college-level fellowship program that provides young changemakers with professional and personal growth opportunities, and helps them to collaborate on youth-led projects to dismantle prejudice on campuses across Canada. She currently works and learns on the traditional lands of the Haudenosaunee, the Anishinaabe (including the Mississaugas of the Credit) and the Huron-Wendat.

Aiden holds a Bachelor of Arts from Concordia University majoring in Community, Public Affairs, and Policy Studies and a second major in Political Science. Aiden is a community leader and activist who has traveled across Canada and the world speaking on issues including Indigenous rights, climate change and gender-based violence. Aiden was an honorary recipient of the US Embassy Scholarship for a two-week expedition to the Canadian and Greenlandic Arctic where he fostered important bilateral connections amongst youth seeking to practically address climate change.

Aiden was a facilitator for an Indigenous Youth Mental Health Summit where he raised awareness about eco-anxiety and climate change as barriers to well-being. He continued his climate-related advocacy as a member of the Climate Action Cohort with whom he traveled to COP25 in Spain. Recently, he was an Indigenous Innovation Initiative Fellow with Grand Challenges Canada. Aiden believes in the wisdom and transformative power of community and is driven to help overcome the barriers to meaningful political engagement.

Terence is a community builder, passionate about how young people can meaningfully engage in and transform democracy. He currently works in Public Affairs at Rideau Hall (OSGG), serving Her Excellency Mary Simon, the Governor General of Canada, where he contributes to the office’s media relations and public engagement. He is also pursuing his undergraduate degree in Political Science and Public Administration at the University of Ottawa.

Previously an intern at Apathy is Boring, Terence was inspired by democratic innovation. He has worked on projects empowering youth leadership in areas like community development, employment and education, with organizations including Taking IT Global, the Canadian Council for Youth Prosperity and Together|Ensemble. He also co-founded and serves as the Managing Director of Young Ontarians United, a youth-led research group that amplifies young Ontarians’ voices.

His work has only reinforced his firm belief that there is nothing more important than building an informed and engaged generation of young voters.

Almeera specializes in advocacy, engagement and policy. She has worked at the international level to advance gender policy in the G20. Almeera has been an advisor on youth engagement to the board of Amnesty International Canada and has worked to identify new ways to engage young people in campaigning, activism, and communications. Additionally, she has trained youth on governance and advocacy. She is interested in spaces of gender, tech and policy and is pursuing its intersection as a graduate student at the University of Oxford. As a board member, she hopes to leverage her experience to support young people entering and thriving in spaces of power.

Rosalie is currently the Head of Research at DataSciences, a Montreal-based consultancy firm that specializes in political campaigns in Canada and abroad. She holds a Master’s degree in political science from McGill University where she researched intergenerational differences in support for democracy. She then worked as a political aide for one of Quebec’s main political parties, working in a constituency office and facilitating exchanges between citizens and their elected officials. She was also involved on the ground in the 2018 Quebec provincial elections.

Brooks is an advocate for inclusive health and social systems with over 20 years of lived experience with Type 1 diabetes. Brooks is a member of the Prime Minister's Youth Council, and currently works with Diabetes Canada as Manager of Patient Knowledge & Connection to build skills, awareness, and community for those impacted by chronic illness. Leading a wide range of advocacy, fundraising, and awareness-raising campaigns, Brooks has aided in expanding and securing millions for federal and provincial health supports, establishing in law a national diabetes strategy, and pushing for stronger financial supports for Canadians living with disabilities. His actionable, human-centric approach to systems change focuses on improved quality of life, including interventions to provide deeply affordable housing, preventative health technologies, and - of course - opportunities for impactful, innovative democratic engagement.

Brooks holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Prince Edward Island and a Bachelor of Environmental Design Studies in Architecture from Dalhousie University. He is currently living, working, and playing in Epekwitk (Prince Edward Island) on unceded Mi'kmaq land.