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[PAST EVENT] Africa Ideas Summit with Mandela Washington Fellows hosted by Reves Center

July 25, 2018
9am - 12pm
Location
Alan B. Miller Hall (Business School), Brinkley Commons-North
101 Ukrop Way
Williamsburg, VA 23185Map this location
Access & Features
  • Open to the public
  • Registration/RSVP
Africa Ideas Summit
Africa Ideas Summit

From July 16 to July 26, 2018, the Reves Center at William & Mary is hosting 23 of Africa?s brightest, emerging civic leaders for leadership training, public policy seminars and mentorship and collaboration with local faculty and community members. This is the fifth year that William & Mary and its partners in the Presidential Precinct have been selected as hosts for the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. 

As the culmination of their Civic Leadership Institute program the Fellows will present their solutions to some of their countries? most pressing challenges in TED-style talks, July 25 at Miller Hall, from 9am-12:00pm, followed by a casual networking lunch. The program is free and open to the public. Registration is online. It will also be streamed live at facebook.com/presidentialprecinct. 

The Fellows, who are between the ages of 25 and 35, have established records of accomplishment in promoting innovation and positive change in their organizations, institutions, communities, and countries. Learn more about the 2018 Mandela Washington Fellows online.


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