Yatha Jain

Yatha Jain is an award-winning multicultural advocate and speaker who is also pursuing a career in the medical device industry. She graduated from the University of Sydney with First Class Honours in Biomedical Engineering (Honours)/ Project Management. She is currently a Youth Ambassador for the Multicultural Youth Affairs Network NSW and a Vice-Chair of the non for profit, Prosper (Project Australia).

Yatha has spoken at events including the International Youth Media Conference, The National Youth Futures Summit and was a panellist for the national forum “Intersectionality and Mental Health - what makes us different”, hosted by Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network Australia. She also recently worked with the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism in a Global Program to prevent violent extremism among young people. She has previously completed social impact projects in Nepal with Engineers Without Borders, South Africa with 180 Degrees Consulting and the Tiwi Islands.