Director at Impact Hub Ljubljana | Slovenia

As Director at Impact Hub Ljubljana, Jan Peloza builds ecosystems of NGOs, municipalities, institutions, and companies that work towards achieving more sustainable cities through social and impact entrepreneurship. He is also Director of the Slovenian Youth Agency, President of the European Youth Card Association, and Acting Secretary General of the International Youth Health Organisation. Being a youth leader/worker for over 15 years, Jan contributed to the development of the European health promotion and health advocacy sector, while at the same time as a trainer and facilitator, he helped young people to become socially engaged as organisers of many successful international events. As a co-establisher of Sustainaware – the global youth partnership for education on sustainable development and the European Environmental and Health Youth Coalition –, he showed leadership towards a world free from fossil fuels with a special interest in green washing.