Keynote · African Leadership Academy, Johannesburg
Opening the 2015 Model African Union
The welcome address to the third ALA Model African Union, on the theme “Africa: Moving from Potential to Action.”
18 March 2015 · Keynote
Keynote · African Leadership Academy, Johannesburg
The welcome address to the third ALA Model African Union, on the theme “Africa: Moving from Potential to Action.”
18 March 2015 · Keynote

At the conclusion of a year-long fellowship with the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), I presented Passion to Profession at the 2014 WISE Summit, inviting businesses and foundations to collaborate to deliver a revolutionary career development platform for youth in Bangladesh.

In March 2016, I spoke to a hall full of young African and global leaders at the third ALA Model African Union conference, commending them for being radical enough to believe that their work can change Africa. Speaking directly to non-Africans, I reminded them that Africa will not grow in a vacuum.

In April 2014, I spoke at the inaugural conference of the ALA Model African Union, encouraging young African leaders to take inspiration from pioneers who looked past debilitating circumstances to deliver independence for African nations. I emphasized that idealism is the parent of all innovation.