Dubai-based Indian girl Sumaiyya Shersad has been selected to participate in the Global Young Leaders Conference (GYLC) to be held from June 12 to 23 in the US.
Shershad will be among 400 outstanding students from all over the world participating in the conference to be held in Washington and New York, according to a release from the Congressional Youth Leadership Council (CYLC), which sponsors the meet.
The conference is a unique leadership development programme for secondary school students from around the world who have demonstrated leadership potential and scholastic merit.
At the global meet, whose theme is 'The Leaders of Tomorrow Preparing for the Global Challenges and Responsibilities of the Future', Shershad, who is the granddaughter of Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed, will interact with key leaders and newsmakers with powerful influence over politics, finance, culture and diplomacy.
The programme will have a carefully designed curriculum, which includes thought-provoking simulations that build leadership skills.
GYLC culminates with global summit in which students apply what they have learned throughout the conference as they debate, negotiate and build coalitions dealing with issues such as foreign aid, global warming, cooperative efforts in space, terrorism and human rights.