Maria Laura Polo González is the current president of the Student Platform for Engineering Education Development, where she leads diverse activities with students all around the world. Maria Laura is an Environmental Engineer from Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia. She is fascinated with nature, biological systems and anthropological processes. Yet, all those interests stem from an underlying true passion for education. Maria Laura has been working towards promoting a cooperative network and experiences that generate a positive effect of engineering on society and the environment, and the participation of students in the decision-making process since 2017, when she became a member of SPEED. She is presently pursuing further studies in New York City, where she lives with her family and their unruly kitten, Azula.

Annai Cuvelier is a UC Berkeley graduate with a Chemical Engineering degree specializing in Renewable Energy. Currently, she serves as an Account Manager at Veolia Solutions and Technology. Recognized as a top environmental firm in the U.S. across various sectors including Hazardous Waste Management, Water Treatment/Supply, and Wastewater Treatment, Veolia is at the forefront of ecological transformation and resource management.
Annai’s involvement with SPEED began during her undergraduate years. She has actively contributed to webinars, hackathons, panels, and other initiatives. In her role as VP of Communication and PR, she bridges the gap between SPEED and companies committed to student initiatives and sustainability. Her efforts help secure sponsorships and amplify SPEED's voice.

Laura Restrepo Alameda is an environmental engineer from the Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia, and she holds the Education for Sustainable Development degree from the University for Peace, Costa Rica. Laura has been part of SPEED since 2018 when she was invited as a peace engineering speaker at the WEEF (World Engineering Education Forum). 

Currently, she is the advocacy officer at Climate Action Network Latin America (CANLA), the latin american node of a global network with more than 1,900 non-governmental organizations in over 130 countries. She is also part of the World Youth Parliament for Water and the Earth Charter Youth Leaders Network,. She is an En-ROADS and Peace positive ambassador.
 

Yash is a Ph.D. student in the College of Computing and Informatics at UNC Charlotte, where he is pursuing an interdisciplinary degree in Computer Science and Sociology. Serving as the incumbent General Secretary of the World Student Platform for Engineering Education and Development (SPEED) and the Technology Focal Point for UNMGCY Science Policy Interface, he advocates for the equitable advancement of STEM education on a global scale, actively fostering youth participation in STEM initiatives through engagements with the United Nations Major Group and stakeholder mechanisms. At UNC Charlotte he is assisting various NSF research projects under the Center for Education Innovation (CEI) Lab and the Human-Centered Computing (HCC) Lab. His research agenda explores how an individual's identity influences their interaction with and learning of technology, particularly in the domains of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Computer Science (CS) education.

Kevin Kuck is from Washington D.C. He graduated from George Mason University in 2024 with a BS in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Photography where he became a published author through his research on bias and stereotypes exhibited by generative AI and advocates for its regulation and ethical implementation. Kevin currently works at DLR Group as a mechanical designer with a focus on sustainable building designs for the education and civic sectors. Kevin serves as SPEED’s webmaster and photographer, he joined SPEED during the 2023 WEEF and GEDC conference where he identified with the organization’s mission. Kevin advocates for students' active involvement in fundamental dialogues in higher ED, industry, society, and more. He is a passionate advocate for DEI initiatives in higher education and all engineering disciplines. Kevin believes in lifelong learning and values the ideology that one should love to fail if they truly love to learn.

Hawa Ibrahim is pursuing a BSc in Information Knowledge Systems at the University of Pretoria, marrying Computer Science with Genetics – because who doesn't want to debug both code and DNA? Their academic interests lie in applying computational solutions to Genetics, though they occasionally escape the lab to dabble in art (with more enthusiasm than skill, she'd admit).

A SPEED member since 2022, being part of SPEED's web team. Hawa joined at the WEEF & GEDC conference in Cape Town, where she got a 101 masterclass in the art of not crashing miniature drones. SPEED appealed to Hawa's interest in sharing student voices in engineering education, believing that current students can possibly help contribute, small or big to how future ones learn.

Collins N. Vaye is a Ph.D. candidate in the Engineering and Computing Education Program at Florida International University (FIU) and an Edward A. Bouchet National Honor Scholar. He holds an MSc in Computer Engineering from FIU and a BSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Liberia. His dissertation focuses on exploring information and communication technology (ICT) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) undergraduate engineering education. His work seeks to understand the “whole” of ICT integration, from policy to practice in SSA. Collins brings to his work extensive international experience and demonstrated leadership in STEM education, collaborating with universities in Africa and the U.S. to support capacity building in STEM. For his “invaluable impact and commitment towards the engineering education community, he was awarded his school’s Outstanding Mentor or Teaching Award and Outstanding Service Award. He is a member of SPEED, where he helps support the organization's research and innovation work.

Ayo Ojo is a graduate of the Tshwane University of Technology with a Bachelor's degree in Geomatics, she is currently pursuing a Postgraduate Diploma in Geomatics at the same institution. Additionally, Ayo is currently studying mechanical engineering at the University of South Africa (UNISA).

Ayo's journey with SPEED began at the 2022 WEEF and GEDC conference in Cape Town, where she participated in the MathWorks Minidrone Workshop. Inspired by SPEED's values and vision, Ayo officially joined the organization in 2023 as a Communications Officer.

Beyond SPEED, Ayo Ojo is an active member of the FIG (International Federation of Surveyors) African Youth Surveyors Network.