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Wadia Ait Hamza
Wadia is the Head of the Forum of Young Global Leaders at the World Economic Forum. Based in Geneva, he is responsible for the Forum´s engagement with young leaders – managing a community of more than 1,400 members and alumni. Previously, he was the Head of the Global Shapers Community and under his leadership, it has expanded to 500 cities, with local projects benefiting 2 million people and touching the lives of 11 millions people.
Wadia is a past United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Fellow, Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leader, World Economic Forum Global Leadership Fellow, Tariq Ibn Ziyad Initiative Awardee and was selected among the 15 below 40 who make "The International Geneva" by the Swiss magazine Le Temps.
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