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The Genocide Summit is the first of many events planned to encourage evidence-based learning and a solutions-orientated approach around the prevention of atrocities committed against communities of people based on certain characteristics

Global Summit:
Genocide,
We Said
Never Again

Background

Supported by the office of President Izetbegović of Bosnia, comes this timely international, digital summit exploring the atrocities of genocide. With a particular focus on the lessons from Srebrenica, the summit explores our present-day understanding of genocide - looking at the Holocaust, the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda, and the Srebrenica genocide of 1995. Including first-person accounts of survivors and witnesses, the lessons learnt, and a unified, active commitment from heads of states, political leaders and social movements to ensure no such atrocity is committed ever again

Featured speakers include:
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

President of Turkey

Ilyasah Shabazz

Author, activist,
daughter of Malcolm X

Jonathan Powell

British Diplomat &
former Labour Adviser

Outreach

Leadership
Wisdom
Series

Background

This series of exclusive, 90min interactive seminars feature some of the world’s most experienced experts on global leadership. As visionaries and practitioners in varied fields, including politics, business, finance and media, these seminars provide a unique and comprehensive insight into understanding the essential qualities of effective leadership

Featured speakers include:
President Bakir Izetbegović

Bosniak Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi

Vice President of the International Publishers Association

Kevin Roberts

Former CEO & Chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi

Outreach

The Libya
Roundtable
for peace

Background

Aimed at establishing effective and lasting resolutions to global conflict, these roundtables bring together key players within conflict zones to facilitate dialogue and negotiation, as well as access to the expertise of leading global affairs experts

Outreach

Leadership
Circles

Background

The development of these circles allows for the building of knowledge capital, innovation skills and collaborative thinking. Leadership Circles host and engage in conversation with existing global leaders to allow for holistic thinking and the sharing of essential experiences in pursuit of effective leadership. The circles provide a ground presence of the foundation’s work in different regions.

Leadership
Capital Fund

Background

This private fund provides strategic funding for leadership development and leadership ventures across the globe. It consists of three sub-funds: leadership investment, leadership ventures and social impact.