Just Omono Ibe shared her passion and vision for African Government Stakeholders Engagement Forum (AGSEF) with a panel of advocates and advisors in this conversation facilitated by Mary Kurek, Frontrunners Development President and CEO. The focus for Just was equity in education. With impact experts Angela Unufe-Kennedy (UK), Dr. Toby Malichi (US), Jean Narcisse (US), and Onounju Silver (Ethiopia) on …
Ambassador Ghazala Khan Meets with Young Policymakers to Answer Questions
What you see below is a clip of a Q & A conversation between Ambassador Ghazala Khan of Pakistan, Prince Omenihu, James Akan, Chukwuma Okenwa, (Nigeria), and Sam Dougherty (US). The young leaders have an interest in policymaking as well as understanding how the United Nations can be of assistance to them as they try to make impactful changes in …
Debra Ruh Advocates for Persons with Disabilities
Debra Ruh, Founder & CEO of Ruh Global IMPACT, has quite a personal story about why she is so passionate about making sure the conversation and spotlight on diversity include persons with disabilities. Those disabilities range from physical to mental issues – an area many might not have considered. Debra does, and she can give you numbers and tell you …
Jeff Schlegelmilch: Public Health Preparedness and the Environment
Jeff Schlegelmilch is the Deputy Director for the National Center for Disaster Preparedness. His areas of expertise include public health preparedness, community resilience, and the integration of private and public sector capabilities. Some topics of past work include developing inter-organizational processes for operational epidemiological modeling, evacuation and sheltering planning for people with medical dependencies, and adapting business intelligence systems for …