Independent (Olesia Ermakova)

Olesia has been living and working in China for the past 8 years. She is involved in various global and regional social impact platforms and NGOs, and gained extensive experience in social entrepreneurship, community engagement, advocacy, communications, and media. Olesia is a CMO of SCOLAR, a social enterprise running projects in youth entrepreneurship and cross-cultural education to achieve SDGs, focusing on Eurasia and SCO region with the mission to facilitate professional growth of young people and increase regional connectivity. Started in Beijing, SCOLAR extended to 15 cities and 9 countries, impacting the lives of over 25 000 youth. Olesia also worked in international cooperation and startup ecosystem of Beijing, promoting cutting-edge technologies and innovations in China, focusing on bringing the new energy and sustainability startups to China. In 2020, she was invited as a guest speaker for the UN Conference on Biological Diversity COP 15 in Kunming. Olesia studied at Peking University and Communication University of China. She is also involved in the World Economic Forum Global Shapers Community.