Laura Bradbury is a graduating political science student at the University of Ottawa. Over the past year, Laura has served as the Head Delegate to the G20 Youth Summit in July 2021 and on the policy track of Digitalization, Innovation and the Future of Work. Laura is currently an intern at the Canadian Space Agency where she works to advance policies for space data and has engaged on international and intergovernmental issues in several departments, including at the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and on the Open Government team at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS). In her spare time, Laura loves to play with her dog, Winnie, and spend time with family and friends. Laura sits on the executive board of the United Nations Association in Canada (UNAC) and the Canadian International Council’s (CIC) Ottawa branch, where she co-developed human capital development approaches to Canadian/Mexican bilateralism titled “The Youth Foreign Policy Framework,” now advanced through the CanMex Youth Lab with the Embassies of Canada and Mexico. Laura is looking forward to advancing her interdisciplinary research in technological applications for human security in graduate studies next year.
About the ‘G20 Youth Summit 2021’
The Y20 Youth Summit is a youth-led event which brought young leaders from across G20 countries to discuss and debate the G20 Leaders’ agenda. The Summit concluded with the drafting of the Y20 Communiqué. The Y20 was a forum for developing cooperation with the future generation, and provided a platform for young people to have their voices heard on issues relevant to the G20 agenda. This year’s Y20 Summit took place in Italy from July 19th-23rd.