




The world's top young founders, innovators and changemakers. The ones already building companies, breakthroughs and movements the next century depends on.
The numbers behind the toolkit.
Chosen from across eight categories by an independent panel.
Every honouree on the globe, from Melbourne to Nairobi to São Paulo.
Young leaders from from every corner of the world
Stories, ideas and updates
Discover the latest stories, insights and updates from the Future Minds community, including inspiring young people, new initiatives, events and the work shaping what comes next.
Next intake closes in Dec 2026.
If you're building something and you're under 30, we'd like to meet you.
Frequently Asked Driving Questions
Find quick answers to the most common questions about our programs, process, and learning experience.
Nominees must be 24 or younger on 31 December 2026 — meaning the whole list is still 25 or under at the point of publication. Ages shown on each profile are as of 31 December in the year the list is published. If someone turns 25 between nomination and announcement, they remain eligible.
Nominations open publicly, and anyone can nominate. Every submission is read in full by the Future Minds team and scored against the five hallmarks. The strongest are shortlisted within their domain, so a climate researcher is weighed against other climate researchers rather than against the whole field. The shortlist goes to an independent panel of founders, funders, researchers and past listers. Judges assess only within their own domain, declare conflicts, and never score a nominee they’ve worked with, funded or invested in. Final selections are made by consensus across the panel and the Future Minds team.
Yes, and plenty of listers have. Self-nominations are read identically to third-party ones — we’d rather read a hundred applications from people who put their own name forward than miss someone because nobody around them knew the form existed.






























































































































