Speakers & Interviewees

Here is some advice from the speakers we have had so far! Also check out our YouTube channel to watch the interviews!

Dr. Victor Gao

"You want to make sure that the world you leave is better than the world of today. When you look back, you will have realized that time is not to be wasted. Seize the moment to make yourself a better person, and make your world a better world."

  • Vice President of Center for China & Globalization

  • Late paramount leader Deng Xiaoping's English translator

Rahmina Paulette

"We are the ones to be in charge of our future. We cannot let our leaders speak all the time, yet produce no results. We need to amplify our voices and stand in unity."

Dr. Ariel Rosita King

"Confidence is knowing and accepting yourself. You already have everything you need to succeed inside of you. Confidence allows you to know that."

  • Vice President of Center for China & Globalization

  • Late paramount leader Deng Xiaoping's English translator

Mr. Will Davis

  • Head of the OECD’s Washington Center

  • Former Director of the UNDP’s Washington Office & former White House’s National Security Council staff

Mr. Yaron Gamburg

"Education to values is an important part of democracy. A proactive attitude towards your life comes with.

  • Deputy Chief of Mission at the Permanent delegation of Israel

  • Senior diplomat with more than 20 years of experience in Israel's Foreign Service

Mr. Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury

"Always pursue a balance between the head and the heart. If you are not passionate, you won't rise to the top."

  • Diplomatic Editor with The Economic Times

  • traveled to various parts of the world(Summits, Prime Ministerial and Presidential visits, Jammu & Kashmir)

  • A US State Department IVLP fellow in 2015

John Ferguson

"Out there, there is a future National Security Advisor, Minister of External Affairs, and other leaders. The world is smaller than we think, so how cool would it be if we met at the peaks of our careers, 30 or 40 years from now, again?"

  • Head of Harvard Undergraduate Foreign Policy Initiative

  • Will attain Bachelor’s (Government) and Master’s (Regional Studies—East Asia) in four years

  • Recognized by multiple U.S. Secretaries of State including Dr. Henry Kissinger

Saaim Khan

"Do things you love and take them as far as you can."

  • First-year at Harvard College studying Human Developmental and Regenerative Biology and Global Health

  • Passionate about making research accessible to all via his 2 free research how-to courses on Udemy, Conducting Introductory Computational Biology Research and Structural Biology 101: A Beginner’s Guide.

Hasini Lakshmi Narayanan

"The first step is what matters the most, but it's also the hardest step to take."

  • 13-year-old entrepreneur from Chennai, India

  • Founder of the First Step, a nonprofit that empowers children and interviews young achievers

  • Author of the book, "The First Step"