The Young Transatlantic Leaders Initiative (YTILI) is a programme of the U.S. Department of State in partnership with the German Marshall Fund of the United States; Luxembourg resident Katarzyna Kolodziejczyk, co-founder of #BRAVEYOUTH, is to represent the Grand Duchy at the forthcoming event in the US.

In 2017, the YTILI Fellowship will engage up to 100 young European leaders in a series of professional development and leadership activities that are designed to support the growth and development of commercial and social business ventures in their home communities.

YTILI empowers young European entrepreneurs and innovators with the tools, networks and resources they need to grow their enterprises and contribute more fully to economic development and job creation, security and good governance in the region. YTILI is also a vehicle for building a transatlantic network of innovators that can contribute to an ongoing policy dialogue that strengthens the transatlantic relationship.

Katarzyna Kolodziejczyk (Kasia Kolo) relocated from Vienna to Luxembourg in 2011. Katarzyna has a tremendous sense of empathy, which makes her recognise factors that other people oversee; her distinctive courage, energy as a self-starter in combination with her technology savvy nature have led to many solutions and creative ideas during her career.

Since mid-2013 her life has been filled with exciting tasks; from co-founding a tech startup, building online & offline communities, she has found enormous enthusiasm and devotion in creating innovative organisations, conferences to keep meeting courageous and inspiring people who make things happen!

About #BRAVEYOUTH: a network of hundreds of brave talents which connects the disconnected with creative vision and meaningful campaigns, promoting bravery in all endeavours. #BRAVEYOUTH's mission is to build a global community of talents, influencers, entrepreneurs, mentors and business partnerships through a whirlpool of visionary vibes: history, culture, art authenticity, design, technology and innovation.

Some of #BRAVEYOUTH's events have included: InspiBrunch, SpeedNetworking, House of The Braves, Brewing Bravery.

In March 2017, #BRAVEYOUTH opened a first foreign chapter #BRAVEYOUTH ALGERIA