Young Australians will have a female voice representing them at the upcoming World Economic Forum annual meeting this month at Davos, Klosters in Switzerland.
Founder of Raise Our Voice Australia Ashleigh Streeter-Jones was selected as one of 50 young leaders from the Global Shapers community and the only young representative from Australia to join the forum addressing pressing global challenges.
“Young people have the most stake in our global future, but are the group least likely to be at the table,” says Streeter-Jones.
“I look forward to connecting with leaders attending the forum to bring a youth and gender perspective to these important conversations.”
From January 16-20th, the forum will include 2,500 leaders from government, business and civil society and focus on Cooperation in a Fragmented World– a theme chosen as the world recovers from the challenges of COVID-19 and rising geopolitical tensions.
In Davos, leaders will engage in conversations on energy and food crises, high inflation, technological innovation, social vulnerabilities in the skills and care sector and geopolitical risks in a “multipolar world”.
Other prominent Australians attending are Julie Bishop, Andrew Forrest and Julie Inman-Grant.
At the international conversation, Streeter-Jones will bring an impressive list of achievements at only 28 years of age. She’s been named the youngest ever ACT Woman of the Year, was placed on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list, hosted an event with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and joined former Prime Minister Julia Gillard on her Not Now Not Ever speaking tour last year to mark the 10-year anniversary of the misogyny speech.
Her organisation, Raise Our Voice Australia, works to elevate the voices of young women and gender diverse people from around the country to lead conversations in politics, domestic policy and foreign policy.
Through her work with Raise Our Voice, Streeter-Jones says she’s aiming “to change the face of our public leadership.”– a cause she’ll be contributing to by attending the World Economic Forum.
“I’m excited, but take this opportunity very seriously,” she says.
“To be a young woman representing Australia in this international forum is an incredible privilege.”