HOLCIM @ ONE YOUNG WORLD 2024

SEE YOU IN MONTRÉAL! 

 

For the fourth consecutive year, Holcim is participating in the annual One Young World Summit, which will take place in Montréal from September 18-21. 

Since 2021, Holcim is a proud partner of the annual One Young World Summit, which convenes the brightest young leaders to accelerate social impact. 

Our purpose at Holcim is also anchored in building a better world. We are committed to building progress for people and the planet by enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improved living standards for all. To make this possible, we are committed to developing the next generation of leaders who will build the world of tomorrow, both within the company and beyond.

MEET OUR DELEGATES


Get ready to be inspired by the impact of thirty Holcim game-changers at the 2024 One Young World Summit in Montréal. Witness their bold ideas contributing to build the world they want to live in.

Alejandro Saa Valencia

Energy and Gas Project Development Business Partner, Colombia

‘Holcim Latin America plays a key role in supporting the development of decarbonization in eight countries.’

Alexis Jouron

Energy Analyst & Market Operator, Switzerland

‘I analyzed waste heat recovery systems to enhance energy efficiency.’

Bess Casauay

QA Engineer (OIC), Philippines

‘I’m happy to be part of an organization that not only cares, but fights for the environment.’

Brooke Adey

Production Engineer in Training, Canada

‘Challenging ourselves to capitalize on the value of all second life materials will require us to build new relationships.’

Chetna Mohabeer

R&D Engineer, France

‘My boldest idea is to help the island nations transform their end-of-line waste.’

Daniela Delgado Rumayor

Head of Decarbonization, Mexico

‘I’m incredibly passionate about taking care of the environment and about inclusion and diversity.’

Fadwa Bariki

Kiln and AFR Manager, Morocco

‘I’m working with calcined clay, a very good opportunity to decarbonize our operations.’

Forrest Gates

Inventory Analyst, USA

‘My bold idea is to use AI data manipulation in current operational database models.’

Gideon Jungen

Raw Materials and Project Manager, Switzerland

‘At One Young World, I would like to exchange with like-minded people, grow for myself and for the future.’

Hafsa Rahoui

R&D Engineer, France

‘I make use of science everyday to build a better tomorrow.’

Jan Suykens

Strategy & Business Development Analyst, Belgium

‘I want to return to Belgium with fresh ideas on how to accelerate progress.’

Juan Pablo Charad Wilckens

Circularity & ARM Business Development Engineer, Switzerland

‘I’d like to develop a digital sourcing platform for construction and demolition materials.’

Kayla Weidner

Production Analyst, USA

‘I’m proposing a community outreach program to encourage young girls to pursue careers in STEM.’

Laura Jiménez Hernández

IO Project Manager, Spain

‘Holcim serves my commitment to protect the environment.’

Leonardo Lovricic

Head of Logistics, Croatia

‘Holcim’s commitment to excellence aligns perfectly with my own values.’

Lisa Büscher

Capex Manager, Germany

‘I've decided to start my career in a job where I can contribute in a positive way to the environment and the society.’

Luca Barzani

Engineering Specialist, Italy

‘To me, leadership is the ability to look far away and beyond.’

Luke McLeod

Business Manager, GCC & Grits, Canada

‘My bold idea revolves around empowering the communities we serve with community carbon credits.’

Mahir Dheendsa

Program Specialist, Data Integration & Transformation, Canada

‘If we want to continue building progress for people and the planet, we must leverage AI to help us do so.’

Manel Saidani

CRM Project Assistant, Algeria

‘One Young World is about joining a diverse community of leaders, and together we can change the world for the better.’

Maria Fernanda Hernandez Olivares

Plants of Tomorrow Champion / Process Technician, Mexico

‘My goal is to be a catalyst of inspiration and change inside and outside the company.’

Marilina Moro

Head of Decarbonization, Argentina

‘We are designing a water management system to reduce our consumption of fresh water.’

Max Post

Account Manager, Australia & New Zealand

‘I’m passionate about protecting the world we live in.’

Mihai Tarca

Commercial Strategy Manager, Romania

‘I have a deep respect for nature. That's why I take sustainability into account in all the important decisions I make.’

Miranda Schalk

Environmental Engineer, USA

‘Our collective commitment to innovation and environmental stewardship has the power to inspire and ignite change.’

Nurzada Joldoshbek

P2P Manager, USA

‘My goal is to invest in the younger generation and develop a skilled, innovative and thoughtful team of workers.’

Perrine Chabert

Financial Controller, France

‘My goal is to accelerate the circular economy and feed the decarbonization roadmap.’

Sandra Viczek

Process Engineer, Austria

‘We need to make the cement industry known as a green and sustainable industry.’

Sara Marwan

HR Analyst, UAE & Oman

‘I’m passionate about the belief that every workplace should be a supported and empathetic environment.’

Valentina Carvajal

Branding Leader, Colombia

‘With eco packaging, we will create awareness for our sustainability goals.’

MEET THE SCHOLARS

Alyssa-Amor Gibbons

Alyssa-Amor is an Architeer and multidisciplinary designer who integrates environmental consciousness, energy efficiency, and resilience into her architecture, drawing on her expertise in structural engineering, BIM, and sustainable design. Recognized as one of TIME's Next Generation Leaders, she also serves as a TED speaker and Sustainability Analyst, working on innovative projects like futureCity [x] to address urbanization and climate change challenges in the Global South.

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Alyssa-Amor is an Architeer - a multidisciplinary designer of environmentally conscious, energy-efficient, and resilient architecture: architecture that reflects a deep reverence for nature and our interconnectedness with the world in which we live. With an MEng(Hons) in Structural Engineering and Architecture, her dual backgrounds and specialization in Building Information Modelling (BIM) have fostered a passion for delivering architecture that is in constant pursuit of next-level intelligence through optimization and synergistic design. 

Alyssa-Amor also works as a LEED and WELL advisor, and Sustainability Analyst for SOCOTEC US, with special consideration to the sustainable certification of buildings in hot and humid climates. She draws on this experience and knowledge base to further infuse her work with a consideration for, and sensitivity to, human-centric, wellness-based design. 

She is a TED Speaker, TED Ambassador, and winner of the TED Idea Search Latin America; A New Era, where she shared the importance of teasing architectural inspiration from indigenous vernaculars and how learning from the past can help shape a more secure future. In her boutique architectural studio, she designs with the belief that in our pursuit of one of the most basic human rights - the right to shelter- we should do so whilst stepping as lightly and as respectfully across our physical and cultural landscapes as we can. She was recently named as one of TIME’s Next Generation Leaders, and is currently working on some exciting needle-shifting projects, one of which is futureCity[x], a moonshot vision proposing solutions to the issues of rapid urbanization and forced migration exacerbated by climate change throughout the Global South.

Isaac Rayon

Isaac Rayon is a mathematical physicist with expertise in data analysis, artificial intelligence, and geospatial information, who has worked for companies like IBM and Didi. He is the founder of Blau, a technology company focused on waste management and circular economy, providing solutions to make the waste management chain more traceable and efficient.

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Isaac Rayon is a mathematical physicist from the University of Guadalajara, specializing in data analysis and artificial intelligence from the University of Montreal and geospatial information analysis from CentroGeo CONACYT. He has taken business courses at Loyola Marymount University, MIT, and Babson College. In 2023, he was selected as a Young Leaders of the Americas fellow to represent Mexico in Washington D.C. Isaac has worked for multinational companies such as IBM and Didi, applying his expertise in data analysis. In 2024, he was selected to participate in a program by the Madrid City Council in Spain. 

Founder of Blau, a Mexican technology company focused on waste management and circular economy, part of the 500 Global portfolio. His startup aims to make the entire waste management chain traceable and efficient, reducing its environmental impact. Blau Corp provides technology to governments and waste management companies to improve decision-making and generate accurate information.

Lucy Lyons

Lucy Lyons is the Co-founder and CEO of Kestrix, a company using thermal drones and AI to map heat loss in buildings and create energy retrofit plans, having raised over $1.5M and mapped over 1,700 homes since its 2022 founding. Recognized as a Sigma Squared fellow and listed in Forbes 30 under 30 for technology in 2024, she holds an M.Sc. from Oxford and a B.A. from New York University.

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Lucy Lyons is Co-founder and CEO of Kestrix, the ‘Google Maps of heat loss’ using thermal drones and AI to map heat loss in buildings and generate energy retrofit plans. Since its founding in 2022, Kestrix has raised >$1.5M in funding and mapped 1,700+ homes for heat loss on behalf of major housing providers like Clarion, Peabody, and Places for People. Lucy is a Sigma Squared fellow, joining a community of the world’s most ambitious founders under 26, and was listed in Forbes 30 under 30 for technology in 2024. She holds an M.Sc from Oxford in Sustainability, Enterprise, and the Environment and a B.A. from New York University.

Lyantoniette Chua

Lyantoniette Chua is a Senior Policy Advisor and Fellow at the Center for AI and Digital Policy in Washington, DC, and the founder of The Ambit, an AI Governance initiative representing the Global Majority. Recognized among the 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics for 2024, she is an AI Governance pioneer from the Philippines, recently co-founding AISA to advance AI safety policies in Asia, and balances her work with a passion for tango, tea ceremonies, and climbing.

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Lyantoniette Chua is a Senior Policy Advisor and Fellow at the Center for AI and Digital Policy, Washington DC. Lyan also founded The Ambit, an AI Governance initiative representing the Global Majority, sitting as its Global Convenor. Recently, she co-founded AISA (aisafety.asia): Advancing governance and policies of AI Safety in Asia, starting with Southeast Asia. 

Among the 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics for 2024, Lyan is an AI Governance pioneer, mentor, and speaker from the Philippines - putting her background in the arts (philosophy) and sciences (computer engineering) full circle. 

Outside work, Lyan is mostly found either in milongas dancing tango or holding tea ceremonies. Before tango came to her life, she’s often seen in bouldering sites or top rope climbing walls. 

Lyan is 27, in pursuit of ikigai.

Pongpisit Huyakorn

Pongpisit Huyakorn is a prominent urban planner and faculty member at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand, known for founding the Urban Studies Lab in 2018 to address urban inequality through projects like Placemaking Thailand and urban poverty alleviation initiatives, impacting over 200,000 people. His work emphasizes community empowerment through participatory planning, and he integrates his practical experience into teaching courses on Urban Sociology, Social Innovation, and Leadership, preparing future urban planners to create inclusive cities.

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With nine years of experience in Urban Planning and Urban Studies, Pongpisit Huyakorn specializes in community-based planning, disaster risk reduction, social enterprise, and stakeholder engagement. His international work spans Thailand, Japan, and Italy, focusing on addressing inequality, enhancing community resilience, and facilitating bottom-up planning processes with local communities, academic institutions, and governments. He currently serves as a faculty member at the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at Chulalongkorn University and is the president of the Urban Studies Institute Foundation and the board member of the Ford Resource and Engagement Center Bangkok. 

In 2018, Pongpisit founded the Urban Studies Lab (USL) with the vision to create cities and communities where all people can live a good life, supported by the Ford Motor Company Fund. USL is dedicated to providing research and consulting services, higher education programs, and functioning as an urban living lab aimed at launching impactful initiatives for urban communities. As USL’s director, he has led significant projects, including Bangkok urban poverty alleviation research, smart city initiatives, COVID Relief Bangkok, and the founding of Placemaking Thailand. He has successfully raised and managed over 1 million USD, impacting over 200,000 people across various Thai cities. 

An accomplished educator, Pongpisit has taught a wide range of courses, such as Disaster Management Planning, Community-based Planning and Design, Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Organizational Development & Leadership for Urbanists and Urban Design with Public-Private Partnership. His courses integrate his extensive practical experience with academic insight, preparing a new generation of urban planners and designers for the challenges of modern urban environments.

Highlights from One Young World 2024

Holcim delegates get inspired at One Young World 2024
Holcim delegates drive impact at One Young World 2024

INSPIRING CONVERSATIONS FROM OUR AMBASSADORS

After attending the One Young World summit, our delegates are committing their inspiration and skills to internal transformation projects. Take a closer look at the remarkable ideas our One Young World ambassadors are initiating at Holcim, as they contribute to building the company they want to work for.

As we attend the One Young World 2024 Summit, our focus revolves around the "Artificial Intelligence" plenary session. We aim to delve deeper into the sphere of AI-driven solutions for resilient and sustainable cities. Join us on our mission to #BuildingTomorrow.

We are the global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions. Our purpose is to build progress for people and the planet. At Holcim, you’ll be part of a group of 60,000 passionate, pioneering and high-performing people.