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2025 Sustainable Development in Africa Conference
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Even more, enjoy a delicious lunch by Senegal’s Pikine Grille, followed by flavor-packed bites from Kenya’s MSOSI during our Networking Hour. Be moved by indigenous drumming from the Makomba Ensemble (Baobab Foundation), the rich sounds of Zimbabwe’s Chihera Band by the Muchineripi family, and contemporary African jazz from the incredible MakG.
This isn’t just a conference—It’s a full African cultural experience!
Panel 1: Peace, Security, and the Changing Global Order (9:45- 10:45 a.m. MT)
Panel 2: Aid, Debt, and Trade: Rethinking Economic Independence and Strategic Partnerships (1-2 p.m. MT)
Panel 3: Digital Economies: Africa’s Path to Economic Sovereignty (3-4 p.m. MT)
Panel 4: Climate Change and Human Security (4-5 p.m. MT)
This conference is presented by Korbel's Africa Center and Students for Africa group.
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Where
Sie Complex 5025 | Maglione Hall
2201 S. Gaylord Street, Denver, CO 80210, United States
Speakers
Travis Adkins
President & CEO
U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF)
Travis L. Adkins is a senior executive leader in foreign policy and international development, with 25 years of experience serving in both the legislative and executive branches of the U.S. government; various branches of the United Nations system; and prominent International NGOs and think tanks.
He most recently served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. African Development Foundation; and prior to that as the politically appointed Deputy Assistant Administrator for Africa with the U.S. Agency for International Development; as well as the Staff Director for the House Subcommittee on Africa.
Mr. Adkins has served in over 50 nations throughout Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America; held academic appointments from Georgetown, Carnegie Mellon, and New York Universities; is a Life Member of the Council on Foreign Relations; holds an Honorary Doctorate in Public Service from Bridgewater State University; and is a graduate of Fisk University, one of the U.S.'s illustrious Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
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