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UNESCO-endorsed founder, UN & TEDx speaker advancing education and gender equity.

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Working with Grace was a highlight of my role as the TEDx Deer Park speaker coach. She came in prepared and humble. She listened to the tips that I gave her for her already great speech and then asked follow-up questions, like a pro!! I anticipate many more great speeches in the future for Grace as well as many leadership roles. She is a rising star!

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Why book Grace Liu for your next event

Founder of UNESCO-endorsed Research To Empower, reaching 250,000+ students across 151 countries with accessible research education.
Speaker at the United Nations, TEDx, ITU and the UNGA Science Summit, inspiring audiences to reimagine youth as leaders.
Award-winning researcher and global advocate equipping organizations with practical frameworks for inclusive innovation.

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Gen Z leader transforming research access into global opportunity

Grace C. Liu is a youth researcher, global advocate, and social entrepreneur advancing education equity and gender inclusion worldwide. As the founder of the UNESCO-endorsed nonprofit Research To Empower (ReTE), and a speaker at the United Nations, TEDx, and the International Telecommunication Union, she brings bold ideas and practical strategies to the global stage. Grace challenges audiences to rethink who gets access to opportunity and how to redesign systems so more young people can lead, innovate, and thrive.

Grace C. Liu – Youth Researcher and Global Advocate

Grace C. Liu is an internationally recognized youth researcher, Gen Z voice, and social entrepreneur dedicated to advancing education equity, youth leadership, and gender inclusion. At just 17 years old, she has emerged as a powerful advocate for redesigning how research, innovation, and opportunity are distributed worldwide.

Her work centers on a simple but urgent question: Who gets access to research and who is left out? What began as personal frustration with inequitable access to academic opportunities evolved into a global movement to democratize research education for students everywhere.

Grace is the Founder of Research To Empower (ReTE), an international nonprofit organization delivering free, accessible, and engaging entry-level research education to K–12 students around the world. ReTE has already reached more than 250,000 students across 151 countries. The organization is officially endorsed by UNESCO under the UN Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development (2024–2033), underscoring its global significance and long-term vision.

In addition to leading ReTE, Grace is the author of Research to Empower, published by Post Hill Press and distributed globally by Simon & Schuster. Through her book, she expands her mission of equipping students, especially those historically excluded from academic and innovation spaces, with the tools to turn curiosity into action.

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Grace C. Liu is a sought-after keynote speaker who brings both credibility and clarity to complex global challenges. She has delivered keynote addresses and invited remarks at some of the world’s most influential platforms, including:

The United Nations
TEDx
The International Telecommunication Union
The Science Summit at the UN General Assembly (UNGA)
The Society of Women Engineers
The National Youth Leadership Council

Her presence on stage is defined by insight, authenticity, and forward-thinking solutions. Grace offers audiences a perspective rarely heard: how systems can shift when young people are trusted with real problems and real tools.

Event organizers book Grace C. Liu when they want more than inspiration. They want substance. She equips audiences with practical frameworks to cultivate inclusive leadership, foster innovation, and expand access to opportunity within their own institutions and communities.

Global Recognition and Awards

Grace’s impact has been recognized on an international scale. She is a 2025 Chegg Global Student Prize Top 10 Finalist, the only U.S. student selected from 11,000 applicants worldwide. She has also been named an Honoree in the Faces of Impact 100 and Future Minds’ 25 Under 25.

Her additional distinctions include:

Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) Special Award
Science Talent Search (STS) Scholar
Diamond Challenge Grand Prize
World Science Scholar
WomenTech Global Rising Star

These honors reflect both academic excellence and measurable social impact. Grace speaks about advancing equity because she is actively building the systems to achieve it.

Leadership Beyond the Stage

Grace’s leadership extends across global institutions and youth-driven initiatives. She serves in roles with the United Nations Major Group for Children & Youth, the National Youth Leadership Council, the Science Summit at UNGA, the WomenTech Network, and the Riley’s Way Foundation.

Her work and voice have been featured by CBS, TED, Newsday, News 12, and numerous major media outlets, amplifying her message to audiences around the world.

Through every platform she steps onto, Grace brings a clear message: curiosity becomes power when access is expanded. Audiences leave her keynotes energized and equipped to build systems that unlock talent at scale, across generations, sectors, and borders.

Booking Grace C. Liu means inviting a speaker who combines research expertise, global recognition, and lived leadership. She challenges organizations to rethink education, equity, and innovation and provides the tools to act.

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Dawn Cotter-Jenkins nnovator in speech-language and communication, and adult education. NYC, NY, local, national, and international, TEDx speaker coach, mentor, instructor, keynote speaker, trainer, and consultant.

I can say that working with Grace was an amazing experience! She is an excellent communicator, researcher and content writer, and not only that, Grace is an inspiring voice in STEM and gender studies. She also has great critical thinking, leadership and teamwork skills. I can see a bright future for her, she has a lot of potential to make a positive change in her community. I am grateful to say that I had the privilege to work with such an amazing girl!

Ana Letícia De Freitas Mendes Student | Technology Tutor Student of Google for Education

Keynotes

Keynote by Grace Liu:

From Curiosity to Action: A Framework for Student-Led Problem Solving Using Research

An accessible, step-by-step framework transforming students into active problem-solvers.

In this practical and energizing keynote, Grace C. Liu shares the exact framework she has used to help students move from asking questions to designing meaningful solutions. Drawing from her work founding Research To Empower (ReTE), she demonstrates how research can become a tool for ownership, agency, and real-world impact. Audiences discover how to shift students from passive learners to active contributors, equipped to investigate challenges, think critically, and build solutions that matter.

Audience Takeaways

Learn a practical framework for student-led research and innovation
Gain tools ready for immediate classroom or program use
Reimagine research as engaging, human, and empowering

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Keynote by Grace Liu:

Beyond Confidence: Creating Belonging and Leadership for Girls in STEM

Moving past surface-level encouragement to address how culture and systems shape belonging, ambition, and leadership.

This keynote goes deeper than confidence-building slogans. Grace explores how environments, expectations, and unspoken norms influence whether girls see themselves as future innovators and leaders. With research-backed insights and lived experience, she outlines how educators, organizations, and institutions can foster cultures where girls are not just included, but positioned to lead. The result is a shift from temporary motivation to long-term belonging and sustained participation in STEM.

Audience Takeaways

Identify hidden barriers affecting girls’ persistence in STEM
Learn strategies to build inclusive, empowering environments
Foster confidence rooted in belonging and purpose

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Keynote by Grace Liu:

Curiosity Is Power: Why the Questions We Ask Shape the Future We Build

A provocative keynote challenging the idea that leadership starts with answers. Grace shows how cultivating curiosity unlocks innovation, equity, and impact at any age.

Grace reframes curiosity as a strategic advantage. Through compelling stories and global examples, she reveals how the courage to ask better questions can transform classrooms, organizations, and entire systems. This keynote challenges audiences to see curiosity as the starting point of innovation and inclusive leadership. It is both inspiring and actionable, offering a clear path from thoughtful inquiry to measurable impact.

Audience Takeaways

Reframe curiosity as a leadership and innovation skill
Learn how questions can drive real-world change and systemic impact
Leave inspired to cultivate environments where curiosity leads to action

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Keynote by Grace Liu:

Who Gets to Do Research? Rethinking Access, Power, and Potential in Education

A powerful examination of how gatekeeping limits talent and how institutions can redesign opportunity at scale.

In this thought-provoking keynote, Grace examines the structural barriers that determine who is invited into research, innovation, and academic spaces—and who is excluded. She draws on her global experience expanding access to research education across 151 countries to show how institutions can widen participation while strengthening excellence. Audiences are challenged to reconsider traditional definitions of merit and to design pathways that unlock untapped potential.

Audience Takeaways

Understand structural barriers that limit participation and innovation
Learn scalable models that expand access without lowering standards
Reimagine equity as a driver of excellence

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Keynote by Grace Liu:

Young Women, Big Ideas: Building Impact Without Permission

A bold reframing of women’s entrepreneurship as agency and positive social change.

In this empowering keynote, Grace speaks directly to young women and the leaders who support them. She explores entrepreneurship as a vehicle for agency, creativity, and measurable impact—not as a distant ambition, but as an accessible path starting now. Through stories from her own journey and global youth movements, she challenges the idea that leadership requires permission. Audiences leave with clarity, courage, and a renewed belief in their capacity to build meaningful change.

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