Trevor Lwere is the chairperson of the Pan-African Youth Conference which brings together young people from across the continent and the world to critically study Africa’s development challenges.

He is a member of the Advisory Board of the African Leadership for Governance Network. He is the author of Visions at Dusk, a handbook for African youth to lead social change in their communities. His work seeks to contribute to Africa’s protracted struggle for freedom and development.

Lwere holds a Master’s Degree in Global Affairs from Tsinghua University where he was a Schwarzman Scholar. He obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics with a minor in PPE from the University of Notre Dame as a Hesburgh-Yusko scholar and a Glynn Family Honors scholar and President of the African Students Association.

Lwere currently works as an Economist at Development Reimagined, an Africa-led international development consultancy advancing innovative ideas on poverty reduction and sustainable development in Africa and globally. His work focuses on development economics, political economy, and geoeconomics, with research spanning development finance, global trade, climate action, and Africa’s international development partnerships. He is also a consultant Economist at the Science, Technology and Innovation Secretariat in Uganda.