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The Student Conference: compassionate disrupter, Magid Magid, is now confirmed as Day 1 Keynote speaker

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Magid Magid will join as Day 1 Keynote Speaker and he will share his success as author of 'The art of disruption: a manifesto for real change', former MEP and Mayor of Sheffield as well as Founder & Director of Union of Justice.

Magid MagidMagid Magid is a compassionate disrupter. He is a Somali-British author who came to the UK as a refugee aged five. He is the Founder & Director of Union of Justice. He was a member of the European Parliament representing Yorkshire & the Humber, Mayor of his beloved city (Sheffield), and an elected councillor representing his community. He sits on the Board of Trustees for the EU think tank ‘Friends of Europe’, the arts university ‘The University of the Underground’ and is co-chair of refugee charity ‘City of Sanctuary Sheffield’.

Magid was named one of TIME’s 100 rising stars shaping the future of the world, One Young World Politician of the Year 2019 and European Young Leader 2019. Magid is also a custard connoisseur.

Further information about Magid Magid can be found on his personal website.

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