Hot Take: You Can Fight the System from the Inside
This session will showcase the winners of the One Young World Politician of the Year Award 2025, who will discuss how they are fostering inclusion in their respective offices, ensuring underrepresented communities have a voice.
Speakers
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Magalie Laguerre-WilkinsonMagalie Laguerre-Wilkinson
Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist and the CEO and Founder of MagCap Media LLC. Most recently, she served as Vice President of News Programming and Executive Producer of Nick News at Paramount/Nickelodeon, where she led the revival of the network’s iconic news franchise until November 2024. Prior to Nickelodeon, Magalie spent 16 years at 60 Minutes, America’s most-watched news program, where she produced acclaimed stories for the late Ed Bradley and Bob Simon, as well as Lesley Stahl, Anderson Cooper, and Oprah Winfrey. She was the lead producer on the Peabody and Emmy-winning profile of the Kimbanguist Symphony Orchestra in the Democratic Republic of Congo—one of the broadcast’s most memorable and inspiring stories. A seasoned field producer and reporter, Magalie has covered major stories across the globe and throughout the U.S. Her Haitian heritage has made her an essential voice in CBS News’s coverage of the region, including an Emmy-nominated 60 Minutes report on the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. She was also awarded an Emmy for a CBS News special on COVID-19, recognizing her journalistic leadership during one of the most pivotal global events of the past decade. Magalie has also served as a correspondent for 60 Minutes Overtime and CBS News, a reporter for CUNY-TV’s Arts in the City, and co-host of the Carnegie Council’s Ethics Matter digital series. In addition to her work in journalism, Magalie is a sought-after moderator and master of ceremonies. She has hosted and moderated high-profile events for organizations such as the French Institute/Alliance Française, Voices of Faith at the Vatican, the Haitian Ladies Network, and American Friends of Rabin Medical Center. Earlier in her career, she was a producer and associate producer at NBC News, working directly with anchor Tom Brokaw. Magalie lives in New York City with her husband, Bruce, and they are the proud parents of two daughters, Juliette and Joséphine.
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Jie HuangMember of the Legislative Yuan for the Sixth Constituency of KaohsiungJie Huang
Member of the Legislative Yuan for the Sixth Constituency of Kaohsiung
Born in Kaohsiung, Huang Jie was elected to the Legislative Yuan at the age of 30, becoming Taiwan's first openly LGBTQ+ parliamentarian and the youngest member of the 11th Legislative Yuan. She is dedicated to promoting generational justice, gender equality, national security, and transitional justice, actively advocating for human rights. While politics has traditionally been dominated by men and older generations, Huang's emergence demonstrates the civic engagement spirit of Taiwan's younger generation. Together with Democratic Progressive Party legislators, she has promoted the "Youth Fundamental Act," requiring the government to systematically address youth policies and encourage youth participation. She continues to advance reforms particularly important to youth groups, including addressing period poverty, combating digital sexual violence, and supporting various national security bills to defend Taiwan's sovereignty. In 2024, she was selected for both TIME magazine's TIME100 Next list and the BBC's 100 Women list, becoming the first Taiwanese woman politician to receive these honors.
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Zaynab MohamedSenator for Minnesota Senate District 63Zaynab Mohamed
Senator for Minnesota Senate District 63
Zaynab Mohamed is a trailblazing state senator, translator, and global leader from South Minneapolis, Minnesota. The youngest woman ever elected to the Minnesota Senate, she made history as its first female Muslim member and one of the few Black women to serve in the chamber. As a proud immigrant and community organizer, Senator Mohamed brings a lived experience to policymaking that centers equity, inclusion, and justice. She currently serves as Vice Chair of the Senate Jobs and Economic Development Committee, where she played a pivotal role in securing grants and loans to rebuild small businesses following the 2020 civil unrest. She was instrumental in passing Minnesota’s landmark Driver’s License for All legislation, ensuring access to driver’s licenses for all adult residents regardless of immigration status. Her legislative portfolio also includes championing tenant protections, housing assistance, and efforts to address systemic inequality through comprehensive economic policies. In 2025, Mohamed was selected as a Transatlantic Inclusion Leaders Network (TILN) Fellow, a program that cultivates rising, diverse political leaders across Europe and North America. She will speak at the Brussels Forum in Belgium, where she will highlight the critical role of young people in shaping transatlantic relations and building inclusive democracies. Mohamed chairs the Minnesota Senate’s People of Color and Indigenous (POCI) Caucus and is a key voice on the Opioid Epidemic Response Advisory Council, advocating for public health and harm reduction strategies. She is also the legislative architect behind the creation of Minnesota’s Office of New Americans, a groundbreaking state-led network to support immigrant and refugee integration through cross-agency collaboration and policy innovation. In 2024, Mohamed was named a Young Concordia Leadership Fellow and completed the Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development, both prestigious programs that recognize visionary p
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Enrique Collada SánchezMayor of El RecuencoEnrique Collada Sánchez
Mayor of El Recuenco
Enrique Collada Sánchez is the Mayor of El Recuenco, a tiny rural village in central Spain with just 70 residents. Born into a family rooted in this remote territory, Enrique has always felt a deep sense of belonging to his father’s hometown, a place of freedom, nature, and friendship. A telecommunications and computer engineer, Enrique is also a social entrepreneur committed to reversing rural depopulation. At the age of 26, he became one of the youngest mayors in the country. He leads El Recuenco entirely on a voluntary basis, driven solely by his commitment to securing a future for his people. Before being elected, he founded RumboRural, a youth-led organisation that empowers young people from rural areas to become leaders of change. Today, many of its members have become mayors or councillors in their own villages. As mayor, Enrique has transformed El Recuenco into a living laboratory of rural innovation, leading projects in sustainable forestry, bioeconomy, and reinvented social care. His work has drawn national attention, including a visit from Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister to this small village. He also coordinates Castilla-La Mancha’s Urban and Rural Development Agendas, aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals and the Territorial Agenda 2030, shaping the next decade of policy for deeply depopulated areas. Known in the media as “the TikTok Mayor”, Enrique has reached millions by sharing his daily work in an honest and accessible way. He was selected as a Young Civic Leader and as a Fellow of Acumen, joining a global network of social innovators. His story proves that leadership is not about size or position, but about love, responsibility, and courage to lead where others gave up.