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WTO Young Trade Leaders 2026

The Young Trade Leaders Programme has been established to bring young people closer to the work of the WTO. The selected participants for the 2026 programme are listed below.

PIYUSH ACHARYA — USA

Piyush Acharya is an incoming computer science student at the University of California, Berkeley, and an engineering intern at Rhema Health, an Andreessen Horowitz-backed startup building
AI voice agents for Medicare patient outreach. Read more

KAREN BAILÓN — ECUADOR

Karen Bailón is a Community Engagement Co-ordinator at GreenCheck, a grassroots-centric non-profit redistributing resources to community-led climate initiatives across MAPA
regions. Read more

NOPPON CHHIM — CAMBODIA

Noppon is a project coordinator and policy advocate with over three years of experience working across NGOs, government institutions, and the private sector. Read more

NOR FEKRI-ZOUIL — MOROCCO

Nor is pursuing a Master's in Management at EM Strasbourg Business School, building her expertise in trade policy, diplomatic negotiation and sustainable development. Read more

EVE ANG YEE LENG — SINGAPORE

Eve is an undergraduate at King's College London, studying Global Health and Social Medicine, working on digital health through youth-led innovation. Read more

SAMUEL PETRÁŠ — SLOVAK REPUBLIC

Samuel is an undergraduate at Sciences Po Paris, studying economics and international trade, and working on trade policy, and the political economy of Central and Eastern Europe. Read more

AKSHAT SHARMA — INDIA

Akshat Sharma is building Brevon Education in rural Himachal Pradesh, bringing AI and Robotics education to communities where this category of learning had not existed previously. Read more

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