Middle East and Africa Summit 2022

Women Driving Change Around the World

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For more than two decades, the Milken Institute has been committed to identifying and addressing the many factors that bar marginalized groups from accessing healthcare, education, employment, and financial capital. In many parts of the world, gender is one of the most insurmountable barriers. At the Middle East and Africa Summit in 2020, we convened women from the region to discuss redefining womanhood in the MEA. Since then, the world has faced a global pandemic, economic downturn, and an international movement for justice, equity, and inclusion. These changes have forced us to think intentionally about the world we wish to live in. Join us for a conversation with women playing fundamental roles in catalyzing change in their home countries and abroad.

    Opening Remarks

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    Haifa Albedrawi

    Senior Advisor, MENA, Program Development, Milken Institute

    Moderator

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    Baria Alamuddin

    Foreign Editor, Al Hayat Newspaper; Editor, Media Services Syndicate

    Speakers

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    Alanoud Alsharekh

    Director, Ibtkar Strategic Consultancy; Activist and Founding Member, Abolish 153
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    Leymah Gbowee

    Nobel Laureate; Founder and President of the Gbowee Peace Foundation
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    Marjan Keypour Greenblatt

    Founder and Director, Alliance for Rights of All Minorities (ARAM)
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    Roya Rahmani

    Vice-Chair Public Policy, Delphos; Former Ambassador of Afghanistan to the United States
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    Paula Yacoubian

    Lebanese Journalist and Lawmaker