Ilyas Ibrahim
Grade: Fourth year of university
Province or Territory: Ontario
Organization/program: Visions of Science
What does being part of this organization or program mean to you?
Visions of Science gave me the opportunity to learn and have an extracurricular free of cost as a black youth coming from a marginalized community. For this reason, I’ve continued to work with them giving back the opportunity the gave me. For me it’s a way to give back to my childhood youth organization.
What part of attending the 2026 Youth Summit and Expo are you most excited about?
The entrepreneurship discussions. And meeting youth leaders from across Canada
What excites you about STEM?
Emerging technologies and artificial intelligence.
Fun fact about me:
I love basketball and soccer, and I co-founded a youth organization: @dwayprograms.