Nina Skočak is a political scientist and communications expert working for the European Commission's Scientific Advice Mechanism in Brussels. In tandem with her official duties, she is also a content creator, curating a personal Instagram and TikTok blog that commands a following of nearly 300,000, where she discusses topics such as sustainable fashion and feminism. Her influential online presence led her to run in this year's European elections, leading the youngest independent candidate list in the EU (Gen Z list in Croatia). She came close to winning a seat in the European Parliament, managing to convert every 8th TikTok follow into a vote.