Dr. Youssef Chahed

Former Prime Minister of Tunisia (2016-2020)

Dr. Youssef Chahed is known as both the youngest head of government in Tunisia’s history and the longest serving democratic Prime Minister. Prior to becoming Prime Minister, he served as Secretary of State for Fisheries and Minister of Local Affairs. Dr. Chahed is currently a Senior Fellow with the Harvard Kennedy School’s Middle East Initiative.

Mohamed Nasheed

Former President of the Maldives (2008-2012)

Mohamed Nasheed is the first democratically elected president of the Maldives, and the 4th President of the Maldives. He later served as the Speaker of the People’s Majilis from 2019-2023. He is currently serving as the Secretary-General of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF), leading global advocacy for climate-threatened nations.

Monique Priestly

Vermont General Assembly

Victoria Gu

Rhode Island Senate

Amy Kuhn

Maine House of Representatives

James Maroney

Connecticut General Assembly

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

Massachusetts House of Representatives

Jarrett James Lash

14th U.S. Youth Observer to the UN | Township Planner

Frank Pobutkiewicz

Executive Director and Founder of All-American Model United Nations

Marina Rakhilin

Adjunct Professor at Boston College School of Social Work

Katya Arutyunyan

Co-Founder of Overlap Politics

Ambassador Ashraf Haidari

Founder and President of Displaced International (DI)

Brian Thomsen

Special Operations Association of America | OpsHub Inc. | Joint Special Operations Command - SOCOM

Lina Chawaf

Journalist, media consultant, and human rights advocate

Ambassador Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed

Ambassador of the Maldives to the United States of America

Dr. Patrick Keys

Assistant Professor in BU’s Department of Earth and Environment

Benjamin Sovacool

Director of the Institute for Global Sustainability at Boston University

Ambassador Tareq Md Ariful Islam

Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States and Permanent Representative fo Bangladesh to teh UN Office in Geneva

Jin In

Author, former Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion at BU, and Founder of 4Girls GLocal Leadership

Aaron Kopp

Award-winning director, producer, and Emmy-nominated cinematographer

Dr. Dana Janbek

Master Lecturer at Boston University College of Communication

Camille Eiss

Former Senior Advisor to the Ambassador for Sanctions Coordination at the U.S. Department of State

Deepak Rauniyar

Associate Professor of the Practice, Film, and Television

Prof. Luis Ballesteros

Global Business Career Development Professor, Strategy and Innovation

Ambassador Omar Razzak

Former Maldivian Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Belgium

Kevin “KAYR” Robinson

Real estate investor, entrepreneur, and author of Can’t Break Me

Patricia Fabian

Professor of Environmental Health and Associate Director at the Institute for Global Sustainability at BU

Ambassador Storella

Former US Foreign Service Officer serving as Ambassador to Zambia