Olivia D Purba

Olivia is an environmentalist who has been dealing with environmental policy issues in various roles over the last five` years. She is founder and project director of the Youth Ecopreneurship (YEP) Camp, an initiative to reduce unemployment in Indonesia while growing environmental awareness. As a youth advocate, she has represented Indonesia at various international events including as a youth delegate at the G-20 Summit in Toronto, a head delegate at the Model United Nations in Beijing and a panelist at the Asian Youth Conference in Phnom Penh.

Olivia holds a bachelor degree in International Relations from University of Indonesia and did non-degree studies at Swinburne University and the University of Montana, both under full scholarship. She is currently completing a Masters of Environmental Management and Development at ANU under the Australian Awards Scholarship. In addition to her scholarship, she was also awarded the prestigious Alison Sudradjat Prize.