Ad–Hoc General Assembly of the Director–General

Laia (she/her) is a political science and media studies major entering her fourth and last year at Cal. Originally from France, she joined UCBMUN her very first semester and has found her closest friends in the organization. She has staffed the past three iterations of UCBMUN, and also acted as the Secretary-General of our high school conference, BearMUN 2023. She is delighted to be staffing Ad-Hoc GA for the second time this year! In addition to staffing, Laia also enjoys competing in committees of all kinds on the circuit. In her free time, she loves to go out with friends, read, and fulfill her challenge of studying at every library on campus!

Best,
Laia Malburet-Breuil
Chair, Ad–Hoc General Assembly of the Director–General

I’m Drishti (she/her), one of your chairs this weekend for what’s to be the BEST GAd-Hoc ever :) I’m so excited to meet all of you and see how you deal with the twists and turns that are bound to be present in this committee.

A little more about me: I’m a fourth year Data Science major at Cal and I’ve been in UCBMUN since my freshman year. Currently, I serve as the General Assembly Head Delegate for our club, something that I thoroughly enjoy doing in my free time. This is also my fourth time staffing this conference, and third time chairing. I vice-chaired the SAd-Hoc in 2022, was chief of staff external in 2023, chaired Lok Sabha (spec) last conference, and can’t wait to bring Laia and my GAd-Hoc brainchild to life. On the circuit I compete only in GAs, and love the collaborative aspect the activity brings to the table. I’ve met a bunch of amazing people in my three years competing, and am so excited to end my MUN career with this committee :)

I was born in India but moved to the Bay Area when I was 2, and have been here ever since. If you’re looking for recs on what to do in your free time at this conference, I’m definitely your person to ask. In my free time I love adding onto my Lego collection, building jigsaw puzzles, trying out new recipes, and watching cricket. I also love discovering new TV shows and have recently started watching The Crown and Baby Reindeer (highly recommend but kinda morbid).

This committee will definitely be a committee of all time, and can’t wait to see the unique ideas you all come up with and see the reactions to what Laia and I have in store. We encourage you to treat this like any other GA, but be creative with your solutions. There will be a lot of room to collaborate, so please make sure to have tons of fun! I’m thrilled to be chairing this committee as my last committee, and am looking forward to meeting all of you and bonding with you. See you very soon and hope you’re ready for it!

Best,
Drishti Gupta
Chair, Ad–Hoc General Assembly of the Director–General