Bushra Amiwala
First Gen Z elected official inspiring audiences to lead with authenticity, inclusion, and purpose.
First Gen Z elected official inspiring audiences to lead with authenticity, inclusion, and purpose.
Book Bushra Amiwala for a fresh perspective on leadership, inclusion, and generational change. As the first Gen Z elected official in the United States, she has become a prominent voice on civic engagement, workplace culture, and authentic leadership. Featured by TIME, Forbes, Glamour, and the United Nations, Bushra combines national recognition with experience from Google and Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. Her engaging keynotes provide practical strategies for fostering inclusion, embracing diverse perspectives, and empowering individuals to lead with purpose and impact.
Keynote Speaker Bushra Amiwala is a trailblazing leader, changemaker, and advocate for the next generation. As the first Gen Z elected official in the United States, she has built a reputation for challenging assumptions, inspiring civic participation, and helping organizations understand the evolving expectations of younger generations.
Her journey began with a grassroots political campaign that captured national attention and transformed her into a prominent voice on leadership, representation, and inclusion. Since then, Bushra has become a sought-after keynote speaker for organizations looking to navigate generational shifts, strengthen workplace culture, and foster environments where people can thrive.
Featured by TIME magazine, Forbes 30 Under 30, Glamour, NPR, PBS, Fox, Hulu, and the United Nations, Bushra’s work has resonated with audiences across industries. Her ability to connect personal experiences with practical leadership lessons makes her presentations both relatable and impactful.
Leadership today requires more than expertise. It demands authenticity, empathy, and the ability to connect with people from different backgrounds and generations.
Bushra shares insights from her own leadership journey, demonstrating how authenticity can become a competitive advantage in both professional and personal settings. She explores how leaders can build trust, communicate effectively, and create environments where diverse perspectives are valued.
Her presentations encourage audiences to embrace their unique strengths while developing the confidence to lead with purpose. Through engaging storytelling and practical examples, she shows how genuine leadership can inspire stronger teams, greater engagement, and lasting impact.
Organizations today face growing expectations around diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Bushra helps leaders move beyond theory and develop practical approaches that create meaningful cultural change.
Drawing on her experiences across government, education, technology, and community leadership, she provides audiences with actionable strategies for:
Her approach focuses on sustainable change that benefits both individuals and organizations. Audiences leave with tools they can immediately apply to strengthen collaboration and create more inclusive environments.
As one of the most recognized voices of Generation Z, Bushra offers valuable insights into the values, motivations, and expectations shaping the future workforce.
Her keynotes help organizations better understand how younger generations view leadership, career development, workplace culture, and social impact. She explores the opportunities that emerge when organizations successfully connect generations and create cultures where employees feel heard, valued, and empowered.
Rather than focusing on stereotypes, Bushra highlights the strengths each generation brings to the workplace and demonstrates how collaboration across age groups can drive innovation and growth.
For leaders seeking to attract, retain, and engage top talent, her perspectives provide a roadmap for building workplaces prepared for the future.
Bushra's story demonstrates how one person can create meaningful change through engagement, action, and persistence.
As a former elected official and advocate for civic participation, she inspires audiences to think differently about leadership and responsibility. Her keynotes show how civic engagement extends beyond politics and can serve as a powerful framework for creating positive impact within organizations, communities, and industries.
Through compelling examples and personal experiences, she encourages audiences to become active contributors to the change they wish to see, empowering them to take ownership of their influence and leadership potential.
When you book Bushra Amiwala for your event, you bring a fresh and relevant perspective that resonates with audiences across industries and generations.
Her combination of public service experience, corporate expertise, academic insight, and national recognition allows her to connect with diverse audiences while delivering practical takeaways. As a Google Solutions Consultant and MBA candidate at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, she understands the challenges organizations face in today's rapidly changing world.
Bushra's presentations are engaging, thought-provoking, and action-oriented. She inspires audiences to embrace inclusion, strengthen leadership capabilities, and create cultures where people can succeed together.
Whether speaking to corporate leaders, emerging professionals, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, or industry conferences, Bushra delivers powerful messages that spark conversation and encourage meaningful action.
Book Bushra Amiwala for your event to inspire authentic leadership, strengthen organizational culture, bridge generational divides, and empower your audience to lead with purpose, courage, and impact.
Keynote by Bushra Amiwala:
In this popular talk, Bushra shares her approach in unpacking the unconscious bias, microaggressions, tokenism, and how all of us can tackle these concepts in our daily lives. Coupled with a bit of humor, Bushra shares her personal experiences and brings it back with high level concepts and actionable lessons.
Keynote by Bushra Amiwala:
When she chose to run for office at barely 19, empowering a youth voice was a foreign concept. Hear from Bushra about tangible ways one can become an “everyday leader” and influence their own networks. She shares lessons learned as a young person breaking into politics, rooted around mentorship, networking and not being afraid to ask for things.
Keynote by Bushra Amiwala:
Running for office as a Muslim woman, Bushra found her messages – like those of many other women – to be lost and diminished to her clothing and apperance. She went above and beyond to ensure her platform was the core of her campaign, not her identity, and she shares how we can all continue to support women in politics in this regard.
Keynote by Bushra Amiwala:
Bushra ran for office, clearly seeing gap in her formal qualifications and age – and she did so in spite of her insecurities. Hear the deep impacts of insecurity and imposter syndrome – not just the ways it can show up in your life by how to identify it and overcome it.
Keynote by Bushra Amiwala:
We all hold within us the capacity to become involved and lead – and we do not have the time to wait to be asked to do so. In this talk, Bushra addresses the stigma that leadership is something thought of as larger than ourselves, helping participants find their own voice.