30 Under 30
Representing Northern Ireland on the world stage
The 30 Under 30 Northern Ireland Climate Change-Makers programme is designed to unearth, inspire, and equip 30 leaders under the age of 30 who can play an instrumental part in shaping a better climate future for Northern Ireland and beyond.
Applications for the 2024 30 Under 30 Northern Ireland Climate Change-Makers programme has now closed
30 Under 30 in Northern Ireland
The 30 Under 30 Northern Ireland Climate Change Makers programme was launched for the first time in 2022 and draws on the international EE 30 Under 30 initiative introduced by the North American Association for Environmental Education.
The programme is delivered by Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful and Podiem, and funded by Coca-Cola and Ulster Garden Villages.
Support has also been gratefully received from Belfast City Council, Pinsent Masons and Danske Bank.
Enquiries
For further information on the 30 Under 30 Northern Ireland Climate Change-Makers programme, please contact Jenna Potter.
Watch 30 Under 30 in action!
Developing world-class climate leaders
After the success of the workshops in the pilot year of the programme, this year we are offering six new carefully selected workshops to the second cohort from February to June 2024, to ensure they gain the skills, knowledge and confidence of well-rounded climate champions for Northern Ireland.
The 2024 workshops from industry professionals include the below topics;
- Workshop 1: Purpose, Why & Impact
- Workshop 2: Wellbeing, Performance & Teamwork
- Workshop 3: Purpose Driven Leadership
- Workshop 4: Biodiversity and Local Business context
- Workshop 5: Emphasis on individual impact
- Workshop 6: Emphasis on group work
We also ensure the cohort get access to accredited Carbon Literacy Training delivered by Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful.
The class of 2024
Following a competitive judging process, the first-ever 30 Under 30 Northern Ireland Climate Change-Makers are:
- Aine Murray - Building Performance Prediction Ltd.
- Ansu Alex - Moore Concrete Products Ltd.
- Bailie Wilson - Ulster University
- Catherine Campbell - Business In The Community NI
- Catherine McGinn - The Carbon Literacy Project
- Cenka Drayne - JANS Group
- Clare Helen Bankhead - Dale Farm Ltd
- Daniel Perry - Belfast International Airport
- Donna Harkin - Cemcor
- Émer Duffy - CATAGEN
- Emma Taylor - Outscape
- Euan Carroll - CATAGEN
- Greta Delfino - Business In The Community NI
- Hanna Miskimmin - Northstone Materials Limited
- Jamie Hamilton - The Odyssey Trust
- Joe Murray - Outscape
- Katie Hughes - DHL Supply Chain
- Katie Ní Chléire - Stamp Out Poverty
- Luc Kelly - Queen's University Belfast
- Malachy Morgan - CAFRE College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise
- Michael MacKenzie - Department for the Economy
- Naomi Martin - Queen's University Belfast
- Niamh Haughian - Martin Property Group
- Polly Garnett - The Belfast Hills Partnership
- Robyn Kelly - Lightsource BP
- Rory Quinn - Queens University Belfast
- Shane Brady - SmartWorkPlus
- Thomas Lyttle - CATAGEN
- Yat Kit Chu - AMIE
- Zara Hamilton - Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful
Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful sends congratulations to each of the class members on behalf of all partners and funders.
Read bios for the class of 2024
What the 2022/23 cohort said
"An extraordinary experience that has enriched my knowledge, expanded my network, and provided me with outstanding industry insights.” — Jordan Birt
"I will never forget the people I met through this.” — Reece England
"It was an honour to be part of the 30 Under 30 programme in 22/23. The programme included some top-quality guest speakers and it was great to get the opportunity to learn from them." — Ciara Grogan
“Would highly recommend it to any younger ambitious leader.” — Josh Armstrong