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

    Speaker

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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
     
    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