BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.1.7//EN TZID:America/Anchorage X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Anchorage BEGIN:VEVENT UID:194@alaskaworldaffairs.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20151008T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20151008T190000 DTSTAMP:20231222T082949Z URL:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/archived-events/catalysts-for-change/ SUMMARY:How Young Leaders Can Be Catalysts for Change: Africa and Economic Development featuring Dr. Landry Signé DESCRIPTION:\n\nThis program is presented as a part of WorldMatters\, a ser ies engaging Alaska's young leaders in global dialogue.\n\n\nDoors open at 5:30 pm for networking.\n\nSpeaker Bio:\n\nDr. Landry Signé\nDr. Signé is a multiple award-winning international expert\, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Alaska Anchorage\, Distinguished Fe llow and Lecturer in Emerging Markets at Stanford University\, 2011-2013 B anting Fellow “for best and brightest researchers internationally” at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (CDDRL) and 2012 Visiting Scholar at Oxford University. He has been direc ting a research project on the evolution of 48 Sub-Saharan African economi es\, democracies and governance\, explaining successful trajectories to he lp high-level and influential public and private-sector leaders better res olve African challenges. Dr. Signé is the Co-Founder and CEO of the award - winning Global Network for Africa’s Prosperity (www.africaprosperity.c om)\, an initiative committed to improve the state of Africa by engaging “civil society\, academic\, political\, business\, media and internation al actors sharing a passion for Africa to join efforts in fostering Africa ’s development and shaping a better future for the continent”.\n\nAs a pioneer at Stanford University\, he is the first in the Silicon Valley to have initiated a course presenting Africa as a continent of economic oppo rtunities\, as most courses present Africa as a place of turmoil\, and has brought top executives\, entrepreneurs\, investors and Stanford students together to spur business and investment strategies for emerging African m arkets. Prior to joining the CDDRL\, Dr. Signé was a Visiting Scholar at the Stanford Center on African Studies\, Part-time Professor in Political Science at the universities of Ottawa and Montreal\, a Director at the Uni ted Nations Association of Canada-Greater Montreal\, a Founding President at a strategic management and public affairs firm. He has monitored politi cal\, economic\, legal and humanitarian developments and drafted strategic notes with recommendations for preventive diplomacy and conflict resoluti on for the United Nations Department of Political Affairs\, and theVice-Pr esident of the United Nations General Assembly.\n\nDr. Signé completed hi s PhD in Political Science (2010)\, with the Award of Excellence\, at the University of Montreal\, and has been bestowed the Award for the Best Inte rnational PhD Dissertation by the Center for International Studies and Res earch (CÉRIUM). He was named New Leader for Tomorrow committed to shape t he global agenda and 21st century major challenges by an international org anization based in Switzerland. He is also the winner of the awards for Ou tstanding Visionary Leadership for “his pioneering role in promoting ent repreneurial opportunities\, accountable governance and economic developme nt for Africa in the Silicon Valley and North America” (USA)\; Jury’s Favorite Choice Award for Vision and Inspiration (Canada)\; Leadership for Change in Africa Program as a high potential “catalyst for change in Af rica” (United Kingdom/Ghana). He was bestowed the Governor General of Ca nada Award for his “outstanding and selfless contribution to his communi ty and to Canada” by his Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston\ , Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada\, who fully exercises the duties of Canada’s Head of State and Representative of Her Majesty Q ueen Elisabeth II.\n\nHis latest book\, Le NEPAD et les institutions finan cières internationales en Afrique au 21e siècle [English translation: NE PAD and international financial institutions in Africa of the 21st century ] (L’Harmattan\, 2013) received the Best International Book Award by TOU KI Montreal.\n\nDr. Signé is a distinguished speaker and frequent comment ator on issues of African governance\, emerging markets\, economic develop ment\, and international affairs in prestigious platforms on three contine nts\, including The New York Times.\n\n\n\nThe WorldMatters Series is spon sored by\n\n       \n\n \;\n\nSupported by in-kind support from\ n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nThe WorldMatters Series is present ed in partnership with\n\n                         \n\ n \;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/wp-content/upload s/2015/08/WorldMattersLogo-Draft.jpg CATEGORIES:International Program Series,WorldMatters END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Anchorage X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Anchorage BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20150308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0900 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:AKDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR