Aspen is a place for leaders to lift their sights above the possessions which possess them. To confront their own nature as human beings, to regain control over their own humanity by becoming more self-aware, more self-correcting, and hence more self-fulfilling.
Walter P. Paepcke, Aspen Institute Co-Founder
Aspen Institute
Breaking Barriers: Learning from the Challenges Faced
Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.
Tue Apr 4, 2023
Washington, DC 20036
Date
Tue Apr 4, 2023 5:00pm – 8:00pm
Location
Washington, DC 20036
The Aspen Institute
2300 N Street, NW
Join Global Health Corps and Aspen Global Innovators for a reception, keynote address, and panel featuring women bravely leading organizations and movements. Invited speakers include:
Dr. Tanya Jones Managing Director, Results for Development (R4D)
Sherry Hakimi
Founder and Executive Director of genEquality
Temie Giwa-Tobuson Founder & CEO of LifeBank Nigeria; Global Health Corps alumna
Katrina Fotovat Senior Official to the Secretary of State in the Office of Global Women’s Issues (S/GWI), US State Department
Jacqueline Musiitwa Nonresident fellow, Atlantic Council’s Africa Center; Aspen New Voices Fellow
Lola Adedokun Executive Director, Aspen Global Innovators Group; co-Chair of the Aspen Institute Forum on Women and Girls
Heather Anderson CEO, Global Health Corps
Join Global Health Corps and Aspen Global Innovators for a reception, keynote address, and panel featuring women bravely leading organizations and movements. Invited speakers include:
Dr. Tanya Jones Managing Director, Results for Development (R4D)
Sherry Hakimi
Founder and Executive Director of genEquality
Temie Giwa-Tobuson Founder & CEO of LifeBank Nigeria; Global Health Corps alumna
Katrina Fotovat Senior Official to the Secretary of State in the Office of Global Women’s Issues (S/GWI), US State Department
Jacqueline Musiitwa Nonresident fellow, Atlantic Council’s Africa Center; Aspen New Voices Fellow
Lola Adedokun Executive Director, Aspen Global Innovators Group; co-Chair of the Aspen Institute Forum on Women and Girls
Vrinda Batra is an Administrative and Executive Associate at the Aspen Institute’s Global Innovators Group (AGI). There, she supports AGI’s programs on long-term community resilience that aim to advance global health equity. This includes planning and executing flagship AGI convenings at the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York and the annual Aspen Ideas Health and Festival in Colorado, among others.
Vrinda completed her Master of Arts in Conflict Resolution from Georgetown University in December 2022, where she worked as an Editorial Assistant for the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs. Her studies focused on gender, development, and security in South Asia. While at Georgetown, Vrinda was also a Research Fellow with the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center and a Graduate Consultant with nonprofit HasNa. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and Humanities from O.P. Jindal Global University in Sonipat, India.
Tsion Ghedamu is Deputy Director of fellowships for the Aspen Global Innovators Group at the Aspen Institute. In this role, Tsion leads the Healthy Communities Fellowship and the Communities First Global Collaborative.
Sylvia Kalley is the Associate Director of Fellowships at the Aspen Global Innovators Group, leading the Impact West Africa and Advanced Advocacy Fellowship programs, which supports Global Changemakers and Advocates driving impactful social movements across the world.
Peggy Clark is the Founder and Interim Executive Director of Aspen Global Innovators Group (AGI) where she leads programs pioneering breakthrough solutions to global development challenges. AGI trains exceptional leaders from underserved communities through transformative fellowship programs, innovative convenings, and targeted advocacy.
New York is abuzz with the 78th UN General Assembly (UNGA) fever. The midway review of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) this year showed that we are definitely not on track to achieve them unless we make drastic changes and think outside of the box.
