Alexia
Hilbertidou
Described by the NZ Herald as the Headmistress of Gen Z, Alexia is the founder of GirlBoss NZ - the school project which has become NZ’s largest organisation for young women. In 8 years, GirlBoss has grown to 17,500 members and programmes have been implemented in more than 400 schools across New Zealand, Australia and the Cook Islands.
Alexia’s own mission is to get women to the table -the boardroom table that is, and she believes the decisions made while young are crucial in paving the way.
Speaker, Advocate,
& Entrepreneur
She has spoken at some of the world's largest conferences such as The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women and One Young World, sharing stages with speakers such as Richard Branson and Meghan Markle.
Alexia is a living, breathing example of how Gen Z are making their mark on the world, becoming New Zealand’s Gender Equality Ambassador at the World Expo, a VIP Scientific Communicator for NASA Space Agency, a National Geographic Explorer, a Global Teen Leader, and a Facebook Leadership Fellow. Alexia studied Leadership for Change at the University of Cambridge and holds a Masters in Emerging Technologies.
Alexia has received over 30 Awards for her work, including being named the Pacific Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Forbes 30 under 30, Semi-Finalist for Young New Zealander of the Year, the Most Influential NZ Woman under 25 at the Westpac Women of Influence Awards, a Commonwealth Covid-19 Hero, and Finalist for World Young Entrepreneur of the Year.
Through her jaw-dropping, name-dropping stories, Alexia proves that you are never too young (or too short) to create change.
Queen’s Young
Leader Award
Alexia was also awarded a Queen’s Young Leader Award for Services to the Commonwealth by Her Majesty, The Queen, at Buckingham Palace. She was selected from over 20,000 nominations and is the youngest Commonwealth Citizen to hold this honour.
