Too Young to Matter?
Presented by Blanka Pillár
Founder and Editor-in-Chief, The Globe Review
Budapest, Hungary
Can young people create real impact? In this session, Blanka Pillár shares her experience founding and running The Global Review while still in high school. She offers practical advice on how to plan, execute, and actively run an organization while attending high school and being a minor. She will share tips on time and budget management, mental well-being, and building credibility. Aimed at inspiring the next generation, this session empowers young voices to believe in their ideas and act even when others doubt them.
Key Takeaways:
- How to launch and manage a project as a student and a minor
- Practical tools for balancing leadership, school, mental health and time
- Ways to build credibility and turn ideas into action—at any age
About Blanka Pillár
Blanka Pillár is a Hungarian writer-poet, artist, activist, and the founder, and editor-in-chief of The Globe Review. In 2024, she became the first Hungarian recipient to receive the prestigious Diana Award, which honors young people under 25 for their impact to effect positive change in their communities and in the world.
Her work has appeared in over 30 literary journals and in The Los Angeles Times. In 2024, her original interdisciplinary research was published in the peer-reviewed academic journal Jakobsleiter.
