Bassel El-Deghaidy is a GPE youth leader from Egypt. He is a Computer Systems Engineering student at the British University in Egypt, is a U.S. Department of State MEPI Alumnus who studied sustainability and leadership at Georgetown University.
He engages with the United Nations Global Compact as the PRME Global Students Regional Leader for Africa, promoting responsible management education and climate action.
He has served as Egypt’s Youth Negotiator on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and the Global Stocktake (GST) at UNFCCC COP29, COP30, and SB62, and previously represented Egypt as a Youth Delegate at COP28.
With experience in Data Science and AI, Bassel advocates for education as a means to empower youth for sustainable development and informed policymaking.
