Deja Foxx is a 20 year old leading thought at the intersection of social justice and social media. She is the founder of GenZ Girl Gang, a student at Columbia University, and a Digital Creator with Ford Models who got her start advocating for reproductive justice after experiencing homelessness in her teenage years. At just 19, she worked for Kamala Harris as the Influencer and Surrogate Strategist and became one of the youngest presidential campaign staffers in modern history.

Inua Ellams is an internationally recogized poet, playwright & performer His play, The Barbershop Chronicles, has received widespread acclaim, including a celebrated run at the National Theatre. A close friend of the youngPOWER family, we are thrilled to welcome him to speak with us today.

Adam Elliott-Cooper is the author of Black Resistance to British Policing and is a research associate in sociology at the University of Greenwich. He sits on the board of The Monitoring Group, an anti-racist organisation challenging state racisms and racial violence.

After one of Temi's childhood friends was murdered, Temi formed the 4FRONTProject a youth-led social enterprise to empower young people and communities to live free from violence.  At just 23-years-old, she has received a Cosmopolitan Ultimate Women Award and David Cameron's Points of Light Award, in addition to being named IARS Peacemeaker of the Year, and listed in Forbes Top 30-Under 30.

Azekel (they/them) is a Black, queer and non-binary activist. They create community spaces that foster an environment of safety and acceptance for those with intersecting marginalised identities. Among those Azekel works with are the Black trans community, the QTIPOC (Queer, Trans and Intersex People of Colour) community and Black women.

Talia is a young woman and survivor of relationship abuse she experienced at the age of 15 years old. Now the Founder and Director of Youth Realities, a youth-led organisation working from Grahame Park Estate and addressing the issue that almost destroyed her adolescence. Talia now works with young people to provide emotional support and raise awareness to end the cycle of youth domestic abuse.