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During the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Dr. Jatali Bellanton, Cape Verdean-British fiscal strategist, angel investor, planetary concern educator, and laminitis of Brilliant Minds with Dr. Jatali, hosted the inaugural Brilliant Minds Dinner Series successful grant of Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, erstwhile President of Liberia, Africa’s archetypal elected pistillate caput of state,and Nobel Peace Laureate.
Produced by Barkue Tubman-Zawolo and MBL Intl Group, the backstage evening brought unneurotic a distinguished cross-section of leaders to observe President Sirleaf’s bequest and spotlight the value of women’s leadership, storytelling, and planetary collaboration.
A Celebration of Legacy & Leadership
The meal honored President Sirleaf’s bonzer travel and her continued committedness done the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development (EJS Center). Established successful Monrovia, Liberia, the EJS Center is dedicated to advancing women’s nationalist enactment and societal improvement crossed Africa.
Its flagship program, the Amujae Initiative, equips and elevates women to service astatine the highest levels of nationalist enactment portion sustaining Sirleaf’s bequest of breaking barriers and creating pathways for the adjacent procreation of African women leaders.
“It is Africa’s time,” President Sirleaf shared successful her remarks, emphasizing however African leaders are present shaping their ain collaborations portion inviting planetary partners to prosecute successful meaningful, equitable ways.
Guests included an intimate premix of policymakers, investors, and taste leaders specified arsenic Ashley Bell (Redemption Bank), Mona Scott-Young (Monami Entertainment), Alvin Bekoe (Sanbra City), Rachel Nordlinger (Actum), Adeola Oredola (Global Business Development, WME), Dora Whitley (The Continental Collective), and the Vice President of Cartier, alongside different visionaries successful business, philanthropy, and media.
A Milestone for Storytelling & Legacy
In a defining infinitesimal of the evening, guests were treated to the astonishment debut of the draught trailer for President Sirleaf’s forthcoming documentary — a archetypal viewing adjacent for Madam Sirleaf herself.
What sets this movie isolated is that it not lone chronicles her historical presidency but besides reveals the personal
journey that led her there. The documentary illuminates her way of resilience, challenges, and triumphs— stories seldom seen, offering a much intimate representation of Africa’s archetypal pistillate caput of state.
Executive Producers see Angela Bassett, Richelieu Dennis, Sam Pollard, and Dr. Jatali Bellanton. Producers see Barkue Tubman-Zawolo, Daniel DiMauro, and Morgan Pehme of Calliope Films.
The meal besides served arsenic the infinitesimal wherever Dr. Bellanton announced her caller relation arsenic some Executive Producer and Producer of the documentary, deepening her committedness to amplifying narratives of leadership, resilience, and planetary transformation.
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