Please join us for the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation’s annual Hilton Humanitarian Symposium and Prize Ceremony. Throughout the day we will hear from esteemed speakers exploring this year's theme, "The Power of Perseverance." The day will culminate in a celebration of the 27th Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize recipient, Norwegian Refugee Council.
Speakers
Angeline Murimirwa, Executive Director – Africa, CAMFED
Jan Egeland, Secretary-General, Norwegian Refugee Council
John Thon Majok, Director of Refugee and Forced Displacement Initiative (RAFDI), Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Joyce Msuya, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, UN OCHA
K’Naan, Musician
Lynsey Addario, Photojournalist; Pulitzer Prize Winner
Natalia Kanem, Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund
Sana Mustafa, CEO, Asylum Access
Scott MacMillan, Author, “Hope Over Fate: The Science of Ending Global Poverty;” and Director of Learning and Innovation, BRAC USA
Shameran Abed, Executive Director, BRAC International and son of the late Sir Fazle Hasan Abed
Soledad O’Brien, CEO, Journalist, Producer and Philanthropist
Warsan Shire, Writer and Poet
Zainab Salbi, Hilton Humanitarian Prize Juror; Founder, Women for Women International; TV Host; Author
Zarlasht Halaimzai, Founder and CEO, Amna
