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2026 WIC Global Youth Leaders: Shirley Jesaira Santana Herrera bridges digital gap for Latin American youth
Shirley Jesaira Santana Herrera, an economist and social entrepreneur in the education technology sector from the Dominican Republic, has been selected as a 2026 World Internet Conference Global Youth Leader.
As founder and chief executive officer of the Excelsior Academy, she dedicates her work to closing the digital divide and addressing inequities in educational access throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Her portfolio of innovative initiatives has delivered learning opportunities to thousands of young people in the region.
She was the first person from the Dominican Republic to receive the Kofi Annan Foundation Global Changemaker recognition and has been featured on Forbes Latin America’s 30 Under 30 list in the social impact and innovation category.
Her professional track record includes serving as national advisor on youth engagement and leadership at the United Nations Population Fund. She has also been selected for the ICANN87 Fellowship Programme and the Generation Connect Young Leadership Programme. She is also a Theirworld Global Youth Ambassador.
The World Internet Conference (WIC) was established as an international organization on July 12, 2022, headquartered in Beijing, China. It was jointly initiated by Global System for Mobile Communication Association (GSMA), National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Center of China (CNCERT), China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), Alibaba Group, Tencent, and Zhijiang Lab.
