In-Market Judge – Veronica Colondam

An advocate speaker and author in the field of social entrepreneurship, Veronica hasdouble degree in Communications and Public Relations & Masters in Social Sciences from Imperial College, London. Alumna of special leadership programs for Young Global Leader in Harvard Kennedy School and Yale, MIT’s Global Classroom of the Theory U of Leadership. Specialised executive program in Social Entrepreneurship, INSEAD and Impact Investing, Said Business School Oxford.

The youngest-ever recipient of the UN-Vienna Civil Society Award, Veronica was the World Economic ForumYoung Global Leader (2006). A Fellow of the Asia Society’s 21 Young Leaders & Globe Asia’s Most Powerful Women in Indonesia (2007), Channel News Asia nominated Veronica a Change Maker (2009) andAsian of the Year (2010). She was one of Forbes Asia’s 48 Asian Philanthropists and Forbes Indonesia’s 10 Most Inspiring Women in Indonesia, both in 2014. Winner of Ernst & Young’s Social Entrepreneur (2011), and the Schwab Foundation’s Social Entrepreneur (2012). Recognized as one of nine Solution Makers at United Nations Solutions-Summit.

YCAB Foundation in 2019 is ranked #35th in the Top 500 NGOs in the World by NGO Advisor Geneva. Veronica leads the team to reach 5 million youths in 2020.