Brisbane & Melbourne, Australia

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Web: http://www.alanwu.org/

Profile

Alan WuBorn in Shanghai, Alan Wu, 24, was a finalist in the 2008 Young Australian of the Year Awards for his work in representing young people and their interests, advocating for and developing mechanisms for youth participation, and building the capacity of other young people to better participate in their communities.

Alan’s work as the youngest and longest-serving Chair of the Australian Youth Affairs Coalition was instrumental in the re-establishment, in 2007, of a federal Minister for Youth position – the first since early 2004 – and the announcement of $2million in new annual federal funding for the youth affairs peak. This is the first time in over a decade that Australia has had a properly-resourced youth peak to represent the rights and interests of young people in public policy discussions.

Alan currently serves on the Victorian Department of Education’s Studies of Asia Reference Group and the Editorial Board of the Melbourne Journal of International Law. Alan also hosts The Wellspring (http://www.alanwu.org/), a web log about youth leadership opportunities in Australia and at the United Nations (UN).

Alan has previously served on the Australian National Commission for UNESCO, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Advisory Council, as Special Envoy for Young People to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and as the youngest-ever Director of the International Young Professionals Foundation. He has held positions with Oxfam’s International Youth Parliament, the Commonwealth Youth Parliament, the Australian National Youth Week National Planning Group, the Australian National Youth Roundtable, and the Foundation for Young Australians.

Alan has presented on youth affairs for numerous organisations including the Asia Education Foundation, the World Bank and the United Nations. He is the youngest-ever person to be invited to speak at the Alfred Deakin Innovation Lectures, is the youngest-ever recipient of the Future Summit Leadership Award, and was amongst the youngest invitees to the Australia 2020 Summit.

Alan maintains interests in:

  • the role of international institutions in promoting human development,
  • building social capital and the capacity of communities to engage in decision-making, and
  • innovative social and political applications of new technology.

Recent & Upcoming

Consulting

Alan consults to a wide range of organisations in the education, government, media, philanthropy and non-government sector. He is available to speak about, or help develop strategies around the participation and engagement of young people and ethnic communities, and sustainable development issues. For more information, please contact Alan using the details above.