105: We Empower! with Prof. Dr. Anabel Ternès von Hattburg & guests Tamas Landesz and Roxana Nistor105: We Empower! with Prof. Dr. Anabel Ternès von Hattburg & guests Tamas Landesz and Roxana Nistor
UK Health Radio Podcast
A teenage tech leader and a global strategist share their views on inclusive leadership, digital risks, AI and human connection in a rapidly changing world. The conversation touches on youth mental health, education, policy and women’s voices in high-level decision-making.
52:28•20 Jun 2026
Future-Ready Minds: Youth, Digital Danger and Human-Centred Leadership
Episode Overview
- Sustainable leadership is described as inclusive decision-making where everyone’s opinion is heard and used to shape a fairer future.
- Simple habits like eating well, prioritising sleep and staying social are presented as key foundations for clear thinking and resilience in youth.
- Social media algorithms, harmful content and doomscrolling are highlighted as serious risks that can quietly shape young people’s identity and choices.
- Guests argue that bans on platforms are limited and that education, open conversation and smarter policy are crucial for genuine digital safety.
- Human connection, diverse rooms of decision-makers and women taking their seat at the table are framed as vital advantages in an AI-driven, uncertain world.
“Your mind is the one thing that no app can give back once they have already taken it.”
What drives someone to seek a more human future in a hyper-digital age? This conversation brings together three very different voices with one shared focus: keeping people at the centre of rapid change. Host Prof. Dr. Anabel Ternès von Hattburg talks first with teen entrepreneur and TEDx speaker Tamas Landesz, whose passion for leadership and technology comes with a clear warning.
He argues that true sustainable leadership means **everyone** gets a say: “for sustainability, we need to consider everyone's opinions… if we cooperate, if we have teamwork, that's what creates a sustainable world.” Tamas shares the simple daily habits that keep him steady – eating well, sleeping properly, and staying social – then moves into far tougher territory: predatory algorithms, doomscrolling and harmful content shaping young people’s identities.
He recalls learning of a boy his age who died after buying drugs via Snapchat, and calls for smarter policy and proper education rather than simple social media bans. His closing line lands hard: “Your mind is the one thing that no app can give back once they have already taken it.” The second half shifts to global strategy with Roxana Nistor, founder of Thinkstor Global Strategies and House of Romania.
She talks about building influence ecosystems, not just networks, and why listening and genuine human connection beat any AI compliment. Coming from a humble background in a Romanian mining town to global policy circles, she argues that communities thrive when leaders stop “eating alone” and bring diverse voices into the room. Roxana also opens up about resilience, health challenges, ADHD, and why many women wait too long for permission to lead.
Her message is clear: stop self-sabotaging, take the seat, and let purpose be bigger than ego. If you care about young minds, healthy tech use, leadership or policy, this conversation asks you to pause and ask: who or what is really shaping your decisions?
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