Meet our new Head of Business Development and Head of Communications
Over the past few months the Future Leaders Network has been expanding our Senior Leadership Team to meet the needs of our growing membership! As FLN prepares to host the 2021 G7 Youth Summit next year, we have ambitions to make this Summit the most inclusive and impactful to date! In addition to this, we are rapidly scaling our FLN offerings suite and are undergoing a full re-brand! (To attend the next branding consultation session click here!)
Marcel Hedman
Marcel Hedman is studying at Harvard University having graduated from the University of Cambridge, where he studied physics. While at Cambridge, Marcel founded the Cambridge faction of the global student consultancy named ShARE, which aimed to bridge the gap between doing good and doing well. He is passionate about youth empowerment as well as the intersection of climate change and tech and in his free time enjoys sports and philosophy.
A few words from Marcel:
As Head of Business Development my role is to ensure the financial stability of FLN. In reality, this means launching and maintaining exciting initiatives to empower youth around the country with knowledge and skills. FLN is a great platform to create opportunities for UK youth and to collaborate with a huge variety of individuals and this is why it was exciting to join the senior leadership team. In the future, I will remain engaged in creating a world that benefits all, whether that be through tech, climate change or direct participation in youth organisations.
Kate Seary
Kate is passionate about young people and strives to make the world a better place for them. A UK Youth alumni and Youth Wales member, Kate has experience in lobbying for youth policy at all governing levels and negotiating with parliamentarians and stakeholders. Kate graduated from the University of Birmingham in 2019 with a Master's in Political Science and has aspirations of becoming a political representative in the future. Outside of politics, Kate is a Welsh international track athlete and is currently the reigning Welsh Indoor 1500m Champion.
A few words from Kate:
I'm really excited to start working with FLN. I believe that the young voices in the FLN are important and should be listened to, I'm honoured to be a part of making sure that happens. My plan is to use this role to amplify the voices of young leaders and engage with as many young people as possible. I want to grow the network and share the great work and opportunities of the FLN with people all around the world.
Kate and Marcel join Ian, Sophie and Jordan, our Chairman, CEO and COO respectively in running the Future Leaders Network and taking the organisation to the next level!