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A Conversation with a Global Changemaker: Fireside Chat with Travis Adkins
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Join the Africa Center for an inspiring talk with a senior executive leader in foreign policy and international development. With over 25 years of experience across the U.S. government, the United Nations, and leading international NGOs and think tanks, our speaker brings unmatched insight, hard-earned wisdom, and a renewed sense of purpose for the future of global development.
Why Attend?
Reignite your passion for international development
Learn how global impact is still possible — and necessary.
Get actionable advice from a leader who's worked at every level. Whether you’re a student exploring the field or a faculty member questioning its future — this is the conversation you’ve been waiting for.
There is still a path forward. Come see it.
Pizza will be served!
Food Provided (Pizza! (Vegetarian options will be offered))
Where
Sie Complex, Room 1150
2201 S. Gaylord St., Denver 80208, 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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