Check out videos from plenary sessions and Ignite Talks at the 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship!
2017 Ignite Talks
2017 Plenary Sessions
- Day 1 Welcome Plenaries featuring Wade Warren (Acting Administrator, USAID) and Mark Taplin (Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State)
- U.S. and African Perspectives on Leadership Panel Discussion featuring Dr. Helene Gayle (CEO, McKinsey Social Initiative) and Norman Moyo (Author and CEO, New Enterprise Business DPA & CUMII, ECONET)
- Keynote Address from Tony Elumelu (Chairman, Heirs Holdings, and Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation)
- Congressional Forum featuring Chris Coons (U.S. Senator, Delaware) and 2017 Fellows Jacquiline Amongin and Pamela Mate
The Mandela Washington Fellowship is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State with funding provided by the U.S. Government and administered by IREX.