In this People First Talk, Faith Abiodun, Executive Director, United World Colleges (UWC) International shared how UWC is making education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace…

Why investing in local leadership will accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals In this People First Talk on the margins of the UN General Assembly Summit of the Future,…

In this People First Talk, we heard from Dr. Norah Obudho, East Africa Director of WomenLift Health about her organization’s work to expand the power and influence of talented women…

In the next People First Talk, we heard from Nedgine Paul Deroly, CEO and Co-Founder of Anseye Pou Ayiti about their work in growing a collective movement of local leaders…

A conversation with Claire Wathen, Director Networks and Partnerships, Skoll Foundation and Visiting Fellow at the University of Oxford, Faith Rose, Program Director, Education Equity, BHP Foundation, Fiona Mavhinga, Executive…

In this People First Talk, we heard from Dr. Jackie Chimhanzi, CEO of the African Leadership Institute, about her organization's work to cultivate Africa's next generation of leaders. We'll learn…

In this People First Talk, we spoke with Angeline (Angie) Murimirwa, CEO of CAMFED, and Mwanglala Mukelabai, Program Manager at CAMFED Zambia. We’ll hear from them about how they’ve been…

In this People First Talk, we heard from Cheryl L. Dorsey, President of Echoing Green, a global organization seeding and unleashing next-generation talent to solve the world’s biggest problems. We…

In this People First Talk, we heard from Safeena Husain, Founder of Educate Girls, about her work to educate millions of girls in the most remote parts of India and…

In this Talk, we heard from Martín about his work to shift the development paradigm and how we measure poverty from a top-down approach, to one that recognizes that agency…

In this Talk, we heard from José about his work to build a university that cultivates ethical leaders for sustainable development to create a just and prosperous society.

In this talk, Adria Goodson, Director of the Ford Foundation Global Fellowship Program, shared her lessons learned on the leadership we need now and how to cultivate it. We’ll explore…

In this talk, Wendy & Khadija shared lessons learned from across the Teach For All network about developing collective leadership.

In this talk, Heather surfaced learnings from Global Health Corps, and shared their experience in mobilizing a diverse community of leaders to build the movement for global health equity.

Please join our livestream for a conversation featuring Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Former President of Liberia and Founder, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development; Darren Walker,…

In this talk, Mauricio shared his thoughts on how to foster agency and leadership from within communities themselves, and the power of peer-driven change to further activate leadership from within.

In this talk, Jacqueline will reflect on what she’s learned through building Acumen and share her insights on cultivating moral leadership as a new model of leadership for today’s world.

Vishal Talreja reflected on his own journey to build Dream a Dream, and shared what he's learned about empowering young people to overcome adversity and thrive in a fast changing…

We believe that a better world is possible, a world with universal access to essential healthcare, reduced inequality, more sustainable food supplies, transformed educational systems, and a greater emphasis on…

In this inaugural talk, Fred reflected on his deepest learnings from building the African Leadership Group, how it’s shaped his beliefs about what kind of leaders we need, and what…

From HIV to Ebola to COVID, the history of pandemics has shown that a powerful tool for systems change is cultivating the individual and collective potential of proximate leaders. This…

Over the past two years, the COVID-19 pandemic and racial justice uprisings have moved us to reflect on the type of society and world we want to share. These upheavals…