Lara Rudar

Experience

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  Warehouse421

  Jan 2020 - Jun 2021

  Artist

  One of the 11 artists selected for a 1 year mentorship program with Warehouse 421 Gallery Abu Dhabi and Gulf Photo Plus.

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  International Telecommunication Union

  Apr 2020 - Dec 2021

  WSIS Youth Campaigner

  Expanded the Youth Special Track at the Word Summit on the Information Society, organised webinars on emerging technologies and ICTs

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  Emirates Nature-WWF

  Aug 2020 - Apr 2022

  Official UAE Ambassador for Nature

  Planned and organised environmental initiatives that reached 670,000+ UAE youth Advised UAE ministers and sustainability leaders on youth climate engagement and policy, spoke on climate panels

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  Mock COP26

  Nov 2020 - Dec 2020

  UAE Delegate

  Along with 330 delegates representing over 140 countries, I helped produce a treaty for urgent climate action with a legal team of lawyers from ClientEarth and COP26andbeyond

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  UN Climate Change

  May 2021 - now

  Meeting with 400 youth and ministers to create proposals on topics that affected the negotiation process of Pre-COP26 in Milan and COP26 in Glasgow

  • YOUNGO Energy and Science Working Group

    May 2021 - now

  • Youth Delegate of Turkey

    May 2021 - Oct 2021
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  Expo 2020 Dubai

  Oct 2021 - Apr 2022

  EXPO Speaker

  Speaker and panellist at Expo 2020 People's Promise for Climate Impact events, the Cultures in Conversation Program and the UN Global Goals WeekAttended the high-level strategy working session co-hosted by H.E. Reem Al Hashimi and UN DSG Amina Mohammed

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  Stanford Women in Business

  Oct 2022 - now

  Responsible for fostering strategic connections with institutional partners such as the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Distinguished Careers Institute for programming, mentorship, and collaboration Part of the campus relations team in charge of all initiatives that build rapport with the greater Stanford community. This includes SWIB Externships, our internships program, and Stanford partnerships.

  • Director of General Engagement

    Jun 2023 - now

  • Junior Board

    Oct 2022 - Jun 2023
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  Seen

  Jul 2023 - Sept 2023

  Marketing Growth Intern

  Co-lead an organic social media marketing campaign that resulted in a targeted reach of 6 million individualsLed the development and execution of a beta testing program aimed at showcasing tailored use case scenarios of a specific demographic

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  COP28 UAE

  Oct 2023 - Dec 2023

  • COP28 Delegate and Researcher

    Nov 2023 - Dec 2023

  • Constituency Representative at Pre-COP28

    Oct 2023 - Nov 2023
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  The Collidescope Foundation

  Dec 2023 - now

  Co-Founder

  The Collidescope Foundation offer comprehensive back-office support—including legal, accounting, financial, and HR services—alongside mentorship and leadership training for non-profit leaders. We aim to pioneer the future of work for nonprofit and social impact organizations.

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  LA Climate Week

  Mar 2024 - now

  Co-Founder & Managing Director

  Leading and organizing the first-ever LA Climate Week to empower local constituents, institutions, companies, and community organizations help L.A. City and L.A. County achieve their 2030 & 2050 sustainability goals, collaborate across sectors, and foster local climate solutions. LA Climate Week 2024 had 123 events with 10,000 registrations, 2 million total hours of climate action & education, and 5 million impressions online.